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IDC Survey Spotlight: Do Buyers Prefer to Purchase Sustainability Capabilities as a Single Platform or Point Solutions for Specific Purposes?

Amy Cravens — Tue, 11 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC Survey Spotlight examines how buyer preferences for purchasing sustainability capabilities — as a single platform, point solutions, or a combination of both — have shifted between 2024 and 2026. Drawing on 816 organizations surveyed in IDC's April 2026 Sustainability Software Survey, trended against IDC's April 2024 survey, IDC finds that point solutions are losing ground as buyers gravitate toward hybrid and platform-centric buying strategies. Purchasing philosophy diverges sharply by region and sustainability, signaling that vendors need segment- and region-specific packaging rather than a single global go-to-market motion.

"There is no single winning playbook for how buyers want to purchase sustainability software. Preferences are converging on hybrid strategies rather than one dominant model, and the right mix depends heavily on a buyer's region and how mature their sustainability program is. Vendors that offer platforms with modular flexibility will be best positioned to win," says Amy Cravens, research manager, Sustainability and ESG Software, IDC.

IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Hardcopy Peripherals Tracker Taxonomy, 2026: Update, July 2026

Tue, 11 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC study provides a comprehensive overview of and definitions for hardcopy peripherals. The definitions provided in this document represent the scope of IDC's HCP hardware research. This taxonomy outlines market segmentations and measurement methodologies for HCP, including classification by technology, vendor, geography, and revenue metrics.

"IDC's worldwide HCP taxonomy presents a standardized and detailed framework of the HCP market," said Phuong Hang, director, Worldwide Trackers at IDC. "The taxonomy document serves as a guideline to better understand and use IDC's HCP research."

Market Forecast: Worldwide IT Leasing and Financing Forecast, 2026–2030

Lara Greden — Tue, 11 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC presentation provides the five-year forecast for the IT leasing and financing market and delivers insights into the drivers and inhibitors of growth.

"Financing and leasing enable flexible, OPEX-based procurement that protects against technology obsolescence and depreciation risk while improving budget predictability, particularly valuable for AI infrastructure and rapid refresh cycles. These models conserve capital while also bundling sustainability benefits such as circularity and ITAD, which most buyers weigh as important decision criteria." — Lara Greden, senior research director, Networking and Infrastructure Services, Enterprise Infrastructure at IDC

Market Forecast: Worldwide and U.S. Document Solutions Software Forecast, 2026-2030

Tim Greene, Evan Hardie, Geoffrey Wilbur — Tue, 11 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC study provides the five-year forecast for the document solutions software market and delivers insights into the drivers and inhibitors of growth.

"The document solutions software market faces headwinds as digital transformation shrinks print volumes and fleets. But there is a clear path to growth: vendors that shift from document digitization to actionable data delivery. Those that build AI-driven document processing, lead with cloud, and serve the compliance needs of healthcare, finance, and government will turn a declining print market into an automation opportunity." — Evan Hardie, research director, Consumer Devices Lead

2026年国内ゼロトラストエンタープライズネットワーク市場動向分析

Yoko Ono — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

本調査レポートは、国内ゼロトラストエンタープライズネットワーク（SASE／SD-WAN）市場における市場動向を定性的に分析した結果をまとめたものである。また、同市場における主要な通信事業者およびテクノロジーベンダーのオファリング内容とビジネス概況をプロフィールとして掲載している。

国内SASE／SD-WAN市場では、2025年のサイバー攻撃を契機にゼロトラスト導入がCEO（Chief Executive Officer）レベルの経営課題へと格上げされ、大企業層が成熟する一方、中堅中小企業（SMB：Small and Medium-sized Business）層への裾野拡大が新たな成長エンジンとなっている。導入コストが依然として障壁となる中、SASEベンダーやチャネルパートナーがこの層にどこまで対応できるかが問われている。「SASEベンダーとチャネルパートナーは、課金体系の工夫や提供機能のパッケージ化などを通じて、中堅企業層への裾野拡大を加速すべきである」と、IDC Japan、Network & Securityのリサーチマネージャーである小野陽子は述べている。

AI Rewrites the Optical Network Investment Playbook

Ajeet Das — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC Market Note explores how AI is fundamentally reshaping the optical network investment landscape. AI-driven bandwidth demand is now the primary force shaping optical network investments, as operators shift from routine upgrades to structural changes focused on AI and edge datacenter interconnects. Over the next three years, the market will see a leap in network capacity, with 6T becoming the dominant tier and bypassing incremental upgrades. Vendors and service providers must align their strategies with this rapid transition to capture emerging opportunities in AI- and edge-driven optical infrastructure.

"AI isn't just driving optical network investment; it's rewriting the entire playbook, forcing operators to leap generations into capacity planning." — Ajeet Das, research director, Telcom Network Infrastructure, IDC

Market Forecast: EMEA Enterprise Network Infrastructure Forecast, 2026–2030

Chris Barnard — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC presentation provides a forecast for the WLAN, non-datacenter/campus, and datacenter Ethernet switch market for 2026–2030.

The EMEA enterprise network infrastructure market is expected to achieve a high single-digit compound annual growth rate over the next five years. While branch and campus networking will expand at a relatively modest pace, the primary growth driver will be datacenter Ethernet switching, fueled by increasing investment in AI initiatives.

Market Share: Worldwide Cloud and Datacenter Networks Shares, 2025

Petr Jirovsky, Paul Nicholson — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC study examines the 2025 market shares of the leading vendors in the cloud and datacenter networks market.

Rapid AI-driven infrastructure buildouts reshaped the competitive landscape in 2025 and drove fast growth across the market. Vendors raced to meet surging demand for high-performance datacenter connectivity, with hyperscale and neocloud demand driving much of the movement in vendor rankings.

"The datacenter network market has seen substantial growth and been transformed by AI workloads spanning generative AI through to inference, alongside accelerating cloud expansion and network modernization," said Paul Nicholson, research vice president, Cloud and Datacenter Networks at IDC.

Market Share: Worldwide and U.S. Device and Print Management Market Share, 2025 — Strong Years for Market Leaders

Evan Hardie, Geoffrey Wilbur — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC study examines the 2025 market shares of the leading vendors in the device and print management market.

"The importance of print and device management software continues to grow as organizations adjust to hybrid work, Windows Protected Print (WPP), and ARM device printing requirements. Providers that address key IT pain points and deploy AI in practical, value-driven ways are likely to outperform, while others risk falling behind," said Evan Hardie, research director for Data and Analytics and Consumer Devices lead at IDC.

Nielsen's DoubleVerify Deal Adds Verification Signals, but extends the industry’s neutrality issue

Roger Beharry Lall — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT