https://my.idc.com/rss/29928.do IDC RSS alerts https://my.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=lcUS54523826&utm_medium=rss_feed&utm_source=alert&utm_campaign=rss_syndication IDC Link Fri, 01 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT Matthew Eastwood, Dave McCarthy https://my.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=lcUS54524126&utm_medium=rss_feed&utm_source=alert&utm_campaign=rss_syndication IDC Link Fri, 01 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT Adam Resnick https://my.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=lcUS54524026&utm_medium=rss_feed&utm_source=alert&utm_campaign=rss_syndication IDC Link Fri, 01 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT Wayne Kurtzman, Shari Lava https://my.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=lcUS54521826&utm_medium=rss_feed&utm_source=alert&utm_campaign=rss_syndication <P>AWS's latest announcements mark a significant acceleration in its enterprise AI strategy, positioning the company as a provider of a full-stack agentic AI platform. The expansion of the AWS-OpenAI partnership, integration of frontier models, and launch of new agentic solutions signal AWS' intent to deliver unified, production-ready AI capabilities with enterprise-grade security, governance, and operational controls. The announcements carry resonance for manufacturing enterprises, where early adopters, including BMW, 3M, and Mondelez, signal growing demand for AI that bridges operational technology environments, supply chain complexity, and distributed workforces. This move strengthens AWS's competitive posture in the rapidly evolving AI infrastructure and application landscape and sets a meaningful precedent for how industrial organizations will adopt agentic AI at scale.</P> IDC Link Thu, 30 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT Sarah Lee https://my.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=US54486226&utm_medium=rss_feed&utm_source=alert&utm_campaign=rss_syndication <P>This IDC PeerScape highlights five key best practices that distinguish successful APM implementations in utilities: adopting risk-based asset prioritization, integrating IT and OT data, transitioning to condition-based predictive maintenance, aligning APM with business and regulatory objectives, and strengthening data governance. Together, these practices enable utilities to optimize maintenance strategies, improve reliability metrics, reduce operational costs, and enhance their ability to justify investments in a highly regulated industry.</P><P>Utilities that treat APM as an enterprise transformation rather than a standalone technology deployment are better positioned to manage risk, extend asset life cycles, and deliver consistent, high-quality service to customers. As grid complexity continues to increase, APM will play a central role in enabling utilities to balance reliability, affordability, and sustainability objectives.</P><P>"Asset performance management is becoming a foundational capability for utilities navigating grid modernization, changing market dynamics, and rising reliability expectations. Organizations that integrate data, analytics, and operational decision-making into a cohesive APM strategy will be best positioned to reduce risk, optimize assets, extend asset life cycles, and deliver measurable business and regulatory outcomes," said John Villali, senior research director, IDC Energy Insights.</P> IDC PeerScape Thu, 30 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT John Villali https://my.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=EUR154507826&utm_medium=rss_feed&utm_source=alert&utm_campaign=rss_syndication <P>This IDC Perspective analyzes the role of Velotic in the modern industrial software ecosystem. Velotic's creation out of the integration of Proficy, Kepware, and ThingWorx marks a shift from monolithic industrial applications to data‑centric, AI‑ready platforms. The company offers manufacturers not only an OT backbone and ecosystem but also introduces choices around architecture, DataOps, branding, and partner models.</P><P>"Industrial software is no longer a sidecar to hardware or IT procurement; long‑term value will accrue to those that control and structure industrial data, not just to those selling individual point solutions," said Lorenzo Veronesi, associate research director, Manufacturing Insights, IDC. "Manufacturers should treat Velotic not just as a logo change, but rather as a chance to evolve their architecture. They should pursue a map drafting of the as-is versus to-be Proficy, Kepware, and ThingWorx dataflows and define a mid-term target for an integrated, AI‑ready data fabric."</P> IDC Perspective Thu, 30 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT Lorenzo Veronesi https://my.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=lcUS54516126&utm_medium=rss_feed&utm_source=alert&utm_campaign=rss_syndication <P>Google Cloud Next 2026 marks a pivotal transition from generative AI experimentation to production-scale agentic systems. The event highlighted Google Cloud's strategy to deliver a unified platform spanning infrastructure, data, security, and developer tooling, enabling enterprises to build, deploy, and govern autonomous agents at scale. Central to this vision is the Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform, which integrates development frameworks, runtime environments, governance controls, and optimization capabilities into a cohesive system. This IDC Link examines the key announcements and provides perspective on their implications for developers, DevOps, and platform engineering as we move toward the agent development life cycle (ADLC).</P> IDC Link Wed, 29 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT Jim Mercer https://my.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=US52989526&utm_medium=rss_feed&utm_source=alert&utm_campaign=rss_syndication <P>This IDC MarketScape assesses the capabilities and strategies of enterprise point-of-sale (POS) software vendors with a significant presence in the worldwide grocery and food store retail segment. The evaluation assesses vendors against criteria spanning omni-channel strategy, innovation, delivery, global capabilities, loss prevention, multi-vertical support, and customer satisfaction. A key component of the evaluation is how well vendors are positioning their platforms as composable commerce foundations capable of supporting the rapidly evolving operational and customer experience demands of modern grocery retail.</P><P>"Grocery POS is no longer a checkout technology; it is the operational core of the modern store. The vendors that are pulling ahead have built open, composable platforms in which AI, loss prevention, payments, and food service capabilities converge on a shared foundation, giving retailers the freedom to build differentiated experiences without being constrained by their technology stack," said Filippo Battaini, research manager, IDC Retail Insights.</P> IDC MarketScape Wed, 29 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT Filippo Battaini https://my.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=US54484126&utm_medium=rss_feed&utm_source=alert&utm_campaign=rss_syndication <P>This IDC Perspective examines how enterprise application modernization enables practical digital transformation across the enterprise. Many organizations continue to underutilize ERP, CRM, HCM, and supply chain systems while simultaneously pursuing AI-driven innovation initiatives. As enterprise application vendors embed generative AI and agentic AI automation capabilities into modern SaaS platforms, organizations running legacy versions of these applications will struggle to adopt these innovations. This document guides CIOs through the strategic and operational considerations for modernizing enterprise application environments so they can take advantage of embedded AI capabilities and translate digital transformation investments into measurable operational outcomes.</P><P>"Many organizations are pursuing AI initiatives while still operating legacy versions of enterprise applications that limit their ability to adopt the embedded AI capabilities vendors are introducing into modern SaaS platforms," says John Bermudez, adjunct research advisor for IDC's IT Executive Programs (IEP). "Upgrading and modernizing ERP, CRM, HCM, and supply chain systems is increasingly becoming a practical foundation for organizations seeking to translate AI innovation into real improvements in operational performance."</P> IDC Perspective Wed, 29 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT John Bermudez https://my.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=US53412026&utm_medium=rss_feed&utm_source=alert&utm_campaign=rss_syndication <P>This IDC Tech Buyer Presentation examines organizational sourcing strategies in utilizing managed service providers (SPs) and partner ecosystems, particularly public cloud providers, when using managed cloud services. This presentation will provide organizations, whether they currently utilize these services or are considering using these services, with a blueprint for developing an optimal sourcing strategy when selecting managed SPs for managed cloud services.</P><P>Key factors analyzed in determining what shapes the underpinnings of an optimal sourcing strategy for managed cloud services includes the changing structure in the community of managed SPs, alternatives for managed cloud services with public cloud providers, strategic partnership requirements enabling transformation to cloud, the role of managed SPs in supporting public clouds, sourcing strategies and challenges in using public cloud providers for managed public cloud services, key capabilities requirements for managed cloud services, and criteria in down selecting managed SPs for managed cloud services. This presentation also provides organizations with a framework of building blocks as guidelines to select the right managed SPs for services that are centered on factors which organizations emphasize as critical, including: determining optimal bundling requirements, controlling and optimizing value of partnership-based managed cloud services, defining means of achieving value expectations, ensuring availability of critical capabilities, having access to key resources in optimizing financial management, and requiring critical support to ensure operational excellence.</P><P>“Organizations looking to utilize managed SPs for managed cloud services need to carefully assess the providers that organizations are considering across a wide array of issues with the goal of building a sourcing strategy that balances achieving critical business and IT objectives with the degree of risk that firms are willing to take in handing over the management, continuous support and control of their technology environments to a third-party service provider. Factors that organizations need to consider when developing a sourcing strategy for managed SPs must include clearly defining the roles and responsibilities of both managed SPs and partners used to support provisioning of managed cloud services, ensuring that managed SPs can deliver the value required, requiring that managed SPs utilize strategic capabilities needed to meet SLAs as well as business and IT goals, ensuring that the managed SP utilizes FinOps in optimizing financial management and expecting managed SPs to incorporate robust governance.” — Program VP David Tapper, Outsourcing and Managed Cloud Services, IDC</P> Tech Buyer Presentation Wed, 29 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT David Tapper