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IDC MarketScape: Worldwide AI-Enabled Asset-Intensive Enterprise Asset Management Applications 2025–2026 Vendor Assessment

Brian O'Rourke — Wed, 03 Dec 2025 05:00:00 GMT

This IDC study provides an assessment of EAM application vendors and discusses what criteria are most important for companies to consider when selecting an EAM application.

"An EAM software deployment is a long-term relationship, so cultural fit is as important as price and performance," says Brian O'Rourke, research manager, Enterprise Asset Management and Smart Facilities at IDC. "At the same time, if your company needs solutions for advanced technologies, such as agentic AI or digital twins, your vendor must understand your needs and have solutions that work for your company. This combination of fit and need can be difficult to get right, so careful consideration is necessary."

IDC MarketScape: Worldwide B2B Revenue and Profit Optimization Platforms 2025–2026 Vendor Assessment

Tiffany McCormick — Wed, 03 Dec 2025 05:00:00 GMT

The IDC study examines the rapid transformation of the pricing discipline from manual, back-office processes to needing advanced, AI-driven platforms that integrate data, analytics, and automation for real-time, explainable pricing decisions. The report evaluates vendors on their capabilities in pricing automation, analytics, integration, and user experience, highlighting the strategic importance of these platforms for commercial agility, governance, and measurable business outcomes. Key market trends include the shift away from spreadsheets, the critical need for explainable AI, user experience as a driver of adoption, and the expansion of platforms into holistic monetization ecosystem orchestration of the commercial organization. The assessment provides detailed vendor profiles, strengths, and challenges, offering guidance for technology buyers to prioritize transparency, integration, scalability, and industry expertise when selecting solutions. Ultimately, the report underscores that organizations adopting modern R&PO platforms need to bolster their pricing teams and gain a competitive edge in fast-moving markets, while those relying on legacy tools and underinvested pricing team risk falling behind.

"We are fast approaching a world where pricing agility defines winners and laggards. The pace of change is accelerating, and organizations need the right tools so their pricing can adapt just as fast. The future of profitable growth belongs to those who harness explainable AI, real-time analytics, and automation with a pricing team empowered to drive change and grow profit. Pricing is a strategic lever that needs C-suite investment and attention, not a back-office afterthought." — Tiffany McCormick, research director, AI Monetization, Pricing Strategies, and Business Models

IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Datacenter Services Sustainability 2025–2026 Vendor Assessment

Olga Yashkova — Wed, 03 Dec 2025 05:00:00 GMT

This IDC study leverages the IDC MarketScape methodology to evaluate several major sustainable datacenter services providers around the world, emphasizing the importance of renewable energy sourcing, efficient resource management, and sustainable AI strategies.

"Sustainability has evolved from a nice-to-have corporate initiative to a core strategic imperative in supplier selection. Partnering with a sustainable colocation provider delivers a dual benefit: reduced operational costs and enhanced ESG standing. This is achieved through the provider's commitment to efficient resource management (including electricity and water conservation), active decarbonization via renewable energy, and transparent sustainability reporting," said Olga Yashkova, research manager, Enterprise Workloads and Datacenter Infrastructure, IDC.

IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Enterprise-Focused Subscription and Usage Management Applications 2025–2026 Vendor Assessment

Tiffany McCormick — Wed, 03 Dec 2025 05:00:00 GMT

The IDC study provides a comprehensive evaluation of well-established platforms enabling enterprises to monetize recurring, usage-based, and hybrid business models at a global scale. As enterprise buyers demand deeper orchestration, automation, and intelligence beyond basic billing, vendors are responding with AI-driven product innovation, robust integrations, and flexible architectures to support complex revenue life cycles. The report highlights that modernization, automation, and global readiness are now essential for agility and competitive differentiation, with customer satisfaction hinging on time to market, end-to-end capabilities, and vendor responsiveness. The assessment advises technology buyers to prioritize platforms with embedded AI, seamless integration, and flexible monetization models, emphasizing strategic investment in infrastructure that supports evolving pricing, packaging, and compliance needs. The report concludes that intelligent orchestration and automation are driving the next evolution in subscription and usage management, enabling enterprises to achieve monetization agility, operational efficiency, and sustained customer trust.

"In the race to monetize digital and hybrid offerings, enterprises must look beyond basic billing. Intelligent orchestration, automation, and AI-driven insights are now the foundation for global revenue agility. The future belongs to platforms that turn operational data into strategic advantage." — Tiffany McCormick, research director, AI Monetization, Pricing Strategies, and Business Models at IDC

IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Global Trade Management Applications for Manufacturers and Exporters 2025 Vendor Assessment

Travis Eide — Wed, 03 Dec 2025 05:00:00 GMT

This IDC study analyzes software providers in the market today that support global trade management processes. Global trade has become more complex and less static than it has been traditionally. Systems that automate processes and more deeply integrate analytics capabilities help organizations drive efficiencies and refocus teams to areas where their energy and expertise can deliver more value.

"Evolving global trade complexities and persistent, unpredictable disruption must be supported with systems and tools that enable accurate, timely decisions, empowering practitioners to manage global trade operations optimally, and in conjunction with other supply chain functions that exist within, and extend beyond organizational boundaries. Generating comprehensive, timely, and accurate intelligence across the end-to-end supply chain allows organizations to evaluate trade-offs in real time to improve compliance, identify opportunities to control and reduce costs, and strengthen supplier relationships," says Travis Eide, research director, Global Supply Chain Execution, IDC. "In this IDC MarketScape, we see a group of very strong vendors offering capabilities to make global trade management an integrated part of the broader supply chain. Advanced GTM capabilities allow clients to derive a competitive advantage, where many operate it as a basic function today."

IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Print Security Solutions and Services Hardcopy 2025-2026 Vendor Assessment

Robert Palmer — Wed, 03 Dec 2025 05:00:00 GMT

This IDC study assesses the market for print security solutions and services among the most prominent global hardcopy vendors and identifies their strengths and challenges. This assessment discusses both quantitative and qualitative characteristics that position vendors for success in this important market. This IDC study is based on a comprehensive framework to evaluate security delivered as standalone features and solutions, within the context of an MPDS engagement, and as non-MPDS professional and managed services.

"In today's hybrid work environment, print modernization and zero trust principles are essential for robust document security," says Robert Palmer, research VP for IDC's Imaging, Printing, and Document Solutions Group. "Organizations should work with their print services providers to prioritize secure print environments, leveraging advanced authentication and cloud-based controls to protect sensitive data, mitigate risks, and enable seamless, secure workflows across distributed teams."

IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise-Focused Subscription and Usage Management Applications 2025–2026 Vendor Assessment

Tiffany McCormick — Wed, 03 Dec 2025 05:00:00 GMT

The IDC study provides a comprehensive analysis of the rapidly evolving market for subscription, usage, and billing management platforms tailored to small and midsize enterprises. As SMEs shift from manual and custom-built tools to cloud-native solutions, the report highlights the growing importance of automation, AI-driven analytics, and flexible pricing models in driving operational efficiency, regulatory compliance, and superior customer experiences. Key findings emphasize the value of end-to-end platforms that simplify deployment, support multi-entity billing, and embed predictive analytics with customer satisfaction closely tied to automation depth and ease of use. The report also identifies ongoing challenges, such as market competition, regulatory changes, and the need for advanced AI features, while advising technology buyers to view subscription and usage management solutions as growth enablers rather than mere billing systems. Overall, the IDC MarketScape positions vendors according to their current capabilities and future strategies, offering actionable insights for SMEs seeking to modernize and scale their recurring revenue operations.

"As SMEs continue to embrace cloud-native subscription and usage management, the real competitive edge lies in more than simple billing or automation; it's in platforms that learn, adapt, and orchestrate every revenue moment, enabling small businesses to scale with the intelligence and agility once reserved for global enterprises." — Tiffany McCormick, research director, AI Monetization, Pricing Strategies, and Business Models.

OpenText World 2025: Introducing the OpenText AI Data Platform

Amy Machado — Tue, 02 Dec 2025 05:00:00 GMT

Under the theme "Elevate Together," OpenText World 2025 convened over 2,000 customers, developers, and partners in Nashville, Tennessee. This year's event marked a new chapter for the company, as it was the first OpenText World after appointing James McGourlay (formerly executive vice president, International Sales) as interim CEO and CTO, following the dismissal of longtime CEO and CTO Mark Barrenechea. Most notable was OpenText's launch of the companywide OpenText AI Data Platform initiative.

Sovereign AI: What, Why, and How

Tue, 02 Dec 2025 05:00:00 GMT

Across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA), a combination of strategic interest in AI from states and industry, risk management consideration, and geopolitical maneuvering between states and regions has made “sovereign AI” a hot conversation topic in 2025.

Technology vendors and service providers are rushing to create and amend their offerings to help organizations source AI systems and foundations in a wider variety of ways, but the resulting noise is confusing.

This IDC Tech Buyer Presentation provides a clear sovereign AI definition, a framework for exploring how different aspects of AI sovereignty map to different requirements and situations, and straightforward strategy guidance for CIOs and technology strategists.

What Is the Intensity and Nature of Agentic AI Investments across Business Departments?

Lorenzo Veronesi — Tue, 02 Dec 2025 05:00:00 GMT

This IDC Survey Spotlight provides insights from the manufacturing sample of IDC's Future Enterprise Resiliency & Spending Survey — Wave 7, August 2025. This IDC Survey Spotlight focuses on analyzing the nature of different agentic AI deployments across business domains.