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Cohesity Catalyst: Expanded DSPM Capabilities and Agent Recovery Pave the Way to Autonomous Resiliency

Jennifer Glenn, Johnny Yu — Fri, 25 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT

At its Catalyst 2026 event (September 16–17), Cohesity introduced two capabilities that extend its resilience story from infrastructure to data itself: automation that routes Cyera-powered DSPM classification directly into backup, retention, and recovery policy as data is created and reclassified, and Agent Resilience, a natively built capability that protects AI agent memory and configuration and can roll a misbehaving agent back to a known-good state. IDC finds both announcements are a reasonable bet that data security and data protection belong on one operational surface, but with the two disciplines still running separate playbooks and success metrics internally, the harder work ahead for most businesses is organizational not technical.

Comcast and Fastly Partner to Redefine Content Delivery Model Through a Programmable Edge Platform

Ghassan Abdo, Jitesh Bhayani — Fri, 25 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT

On September 10, 2026, Comcast and Fastly announced a partnership that embeds Fastly's programmable edge software directly into Comcast's nationwide network, including its virtual cable modem termination system (vCMTS) infrastructure. The deployment extends across more than 200 edge locations and is designed to improve streaming performance, reduce latency, and support emerging workloads such as gaming, edge compute, security services, and AI inference. Unlike traditional CDN relationships that operate alongside provider networks, Fastly's software becomes part of Comcast's network architecture. IDC views the announcement as a notable step toward a more integrated edge services model, where connectivity, content delivery, security, and compute capabilities converge on a common edge platform. Beyond improving content delivery, the partnership highlights how service providers can leverage distributed edge assets to support future AI-enabled and latency-sensitive services while creating new opportunities to monetize infrastructure investments.

Dreamforce 2026: Salesforce Expands Who Can Build While Developers and Admins Keep Control

Adam Resnick — Thu, 24 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Dreamforce 2026 made clear that Salesforce's main AI emphasis is on giving business users much more power to create with AI, while developers and admins are getting better tools for the building, security, integration, and governance work they already do. Claudeforce is one part of a broader push in which Salesforce is using a brand already familiar to developers and consumers to reach business functions that are earlier in adopting agentic AI. Quick Pages lets business users create working interfaces in production without changing org metadata, while other Salesforce tools extend natural language creation across more business work. Technical teams still control the platform underneath it. Buyers should plan for governance that can handle a much larger builder population and cost controls that track spend across Salesforce-managed models, outside models, and third-party agents.

IDC Survey Spotlight: How Will AI Workloads Reshape Enterprise Network Demands in the Next Two Years?

Brandon Butler — Thu, 24 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC Survey Spotlight profiles a question from IDC's Enterprise Infrastructure Pulse Survey (EI Pulse Survey) on how significantly AI workloads are reshaping enterprise network demands. The survey data shows organizations reporting major or severe network impact from AI workloads more than tripling over a two-year period, reflecting a shift from AI as traffic the network simply absorbs to a workload the network must be architected around.

"AI has fundamentally changed what enterprises need from their network. It's no longer just about handling more traffic — it's about supporting continuous, unpredictable interactions between users, agents, models, and tools that legacy networks weren't originally designed for. The fact that major or severe AI-related network impact has more than tripled in just two years suggests network modernization is becoming a more urgent consideration for many organizations. Suppliers that can speak to AI workload readiness, simplified management, and the governance and observability capabilities enterprises are increasingly prioritizing are well positioned to influence modernization decisions going forward." — Brandon Butler, senior research manager, Network Infrastructure and Services, IDC

IDC Survey Spotlight: What Are the Top Network Improvements, Gains, or Outcomes Enterprises Achieved with Third-Party Services?

Leslie Rosenberg — Thu, 24 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC Survey Spotlight, based on IDC's August 2026 Enterprise Infrastructure Pulse — Networking Survey explores what customers are thinking, planning, and doing with their network infrastructure, including investments, technology adoption, operations, and organizational impact. This Survey Spotlight examines specific improvements, gains, and outcomes an organization achieves when working with a third-party SP.

IDC Survey Spotlight: Where Do Organizations Currently Stand in Their Enterprise Edge Adoption Journey?

Olga Yashkova — Thu, 24 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC Survey Spotlight examines where organizations are today in their edge adoption journey compared with 2025, drawing on IDC’s August 2026 Edge View Survey (n = 650). Respondents represent organizations with 500+ employees that are currently using at least one form of edge computing. They are director-level or above decision-makers across IT, line of business, and operations who are knowledgeable about their organization’s edge infrastructure and strategy.

The survey covers edge computing strategy, drivers, industry-specific use cases, partner ecosystem, deployment challenges, and spending.

“Enterprise edge is advancing quickly along the maturity curve, with success increasingly defined by organizations’ ability to scale and efficiently manage distributed deployments,” said Olga Yashkova, research manager, Edge AI Strategies at IDC.

IDC Survey Spotlight: Where Does Network Egress Sit in the List of Rising AI-Related Costs, and How Are LOBs Involved?

James Eibisch — Thu, 24 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC Survey Spotlight shows how many companies are experiencing rising network egress costs as a result of AI-enabled applications and agents and how that may be linked to the involvement of LOBs in AI spending decisions. This document is based on IDC's Future Enterprise Resiliency and Spending Survey (FERS Survey) Wave 4, conducted among 1,448 enterprises worldwide in July 2026.

IDC Survey Spotlight: Which Edge Deployment Locations Are Leading the Shift from Evaluation to Production?

Olga Yashkova — Thu, 24 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC Survey Spotlight examines the leading edge deployment locations for enterprises, drawing on IDC's August 2026 Edge View Survey (n = 650). Respondents represent organizations with 500+ employees that are currently using at least one form of edge computing. They are director-level or above decision-makers across IT, line of business, and operations who are knowledgeable about their organization's edge infrastructure and strategy.

The survey covers edge computing strategy, drivers, industry-specific use cases, partner ecosystem, deployment challenges, and spending, including colocation-specific edge data points.

"Edge colocation has quickly become the venue of choice for enterprises moving from evaluation to production, backed by interconnection ecosystems and operational maturity that other venue types have yet to match," said Olga Yashkova, research manager, Hosting and Colocation program at IDC.

IDC's Worldwide Quarterly PC Monitor Tracker Taxonomy, 2026

Thu, 24 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC study provides a comprehensive overview of and definitions for PC monitors. The definitions provided in this document represent the scope of IDC's PC monitor hardware research.

This taxonomy outlines market segmentations and measurement methodologies for the PC monitor industry, including classification by technology, vendor, geography, and revenue metrics.

"IDC's worldwide PC monitor taxonomy presents a standardized and detailed framework of the PC monitor market," said Jay Chou, research manager of IDC's Worldwide PC Monitor Tracker program. "The taxonomy document serves as a guideline to better understand and use IDC PC monitor research."

Market Analysis Perspective: Worldwide Flexible Consumption and Leasing/Financing Strategies for IT Infrastructure, 2026

Lara Greden — Thu, 24 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC Market Analysis Perspective provides insight into the current and future state of the flexible consumption and IT leasing and financing markets. It includes an overview of the current market landscape, a technology buyer perspective, a market outlook, and IDC's advice for technology suppliers and services suppliers in the market.