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Figma's Expansion Strategy in Japan: Strengthening Its Positioning as an AI-Powered Platform and Expanding Value Creation Support

Tatsuhiro Soga — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This Market Note examines the latest developments in and strategy behind Figma's expansion in the Japan market as the company broadens its product portfolio for the AI era. Figma, based in California, provides a collaborative design and product development platform.

As AI-enabled development support tools and vibe coding become more widespread, efficiency is improving in prototyping and the early stages of application development. At the same time, SaaS vendors are expected to face growing pressure to move beyond functionality alone and instead leverage the best practices and operational knowledge they have accumulated through customer engagement to help customers create business value. In this environment, "Figma's advisory services will increasingly need the capability to identify and articulate concrete value-creation opportunities based on each customer's workflows, product development processes, and existing design assets," says Tatsuhiro Soga, research analyst, Software, Services, and IT Spending, IDC Japan.

This is the English translation of the Japanese document (IDC #JPJ54302326).

From Design Tool to AI Platform: Key Takeaways from Canva Create 2026

Roger Beharry Lall — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT

IDC Survey: Scaling AI in Energy Retailers and Water Suppliers — Maturity, Challenges, and Investment Focus — Insights from IDC’s 2026 Energy & Utilities Industry-Specific Tech and Innovation Survey

Gaia Gallotti — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC Survey examines a portion of IDC’s 2026 Energy & Utilities Industry-Specific Tech and Innovation Survey. IDC’s 2026 Energy & Utilities Industry-Specific Tech and Innovation Survey is a landmark study covering utilities around the world. It was run from February to March 2026.

The survey covered 800 respondents, of whom 531 are utilities respondents from the following countries: Australia, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, India, Italy, KSA, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, the Philippines, Poland, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, the UAE, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

This study extrapolates and analyzes select data for 257 energy retailers and suppliers and water suppliers around the world.

This study focuses on AI, which for the purposes of this survey refers broadly to all forms of artificial intelligence, including machine learning, deep learning, generative AI, and embedded AI in enterprise, operational, or industrial systems. The analysis covers the following areas:

Current level of AI adoption maturity
Key data-related challenges in scaling AI
The most significant people- and process-related barriers to scaling AI
Operational and business areas currently prioritized for AI investment
Technology domains prioritized to support AI at scale
Types of partners considered most valuable for scaling AI solutions

Salesforce TDX 2026 – Developer Enablement in the Transition to Agentic Development

Adam Reeves — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Workday Innovation Summit 2026: Uncovering the New Agentic Operating Model

Mickey North Rizza — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Workday held its 2026 Innovation Summit in Napa, CA April 22^ndand 23^rd. The Innovation Summit brought forward Workday’s continued emphasis on AI by automating more work, designing new processes, and delivering more intuitive experiences. Workday’s latest chapter brings more innovation around AI including Workday AI teammates (agents) that cut across the Workday platform and the Workday applications.

IDC Market Glance: 中国AI Agent行业应用与开发平台市场概览，1Q26

Yanxia Lu, Zhenya Sun — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT

本报告调研并呈现了2026年第一季度中国AI Agent行业应用与开发平台市场的主要活动、技术演进方向以及典型厂商。

IDC中国研究经理孙振亚表示：”2025年至2026年初，中国AI Agent市场在智能体行业应用和开发平台上均取得显著进展。行业侧，在政务、金融、工业、互联网等垂直领域，智能体正从单点辅助走向端到端的业务流程闭环；平台侧，智能体开发平台作为智能体规模化落地的核心载体，产品功能逐渐完备，生态整合能力持续增强，低代码/无代码工具的普及也在加速长尾业务场景的智能体供给。在技术层面，MCP、Agent Skills与CLI形成分层协作的工具调用体系，正推动智能体工具生态持续走向成熟；在治理层面，智能体编排、可观测性和安全管控能力正在成为智能体开发平台的标准配置。IDC将持续追踪该市场的技术演进与商业化进程，为行业参与者提供最新市场全景与决策参考。”

IDC Market Glance: 中国企业级AI Agent应用市场概览，1Q 26

Zhenya Sun — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT

本报告调研并呈现了2026年第一季度中国企业级AI Agent应用市场的主要活动、技术演进方向以及典型厂商。

IDC中国研究经理孙振亚表示：”2025年至2026年初，中国企业级AI Agent市场完成了从概念验证到规模化价值交付的关键跨越。在技术层面，MCP、Agent Skills与CLI形成分层协作的工具调用体系，推动智能体工具生态的成熟和完善；在商业层面，定制化开发、订阅+Token混合计费与结果即服务等多层次模式并行发展。与此同时，智能体治理与可观测性能力正在从平台附加功能升级为规模化部署的基础设施。IDC将持续追踪该市场的技术演进与商业化进程，为行业参与者提供最新的市场全景与决策参考。”

IDC Market Glance: 中国数智化转型解决方案市场，1Q26

Lianfeng Wu — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT

本IDC Market Glance报告聚焦于中国数智化解决方案市场的整体发展趋势，涵盖数智化服务、数智业务应用、应用开发平台、数据与大模型平台以及数智基础设施等关键领域。同时，报告重点关注企业核心数智化套件与行业数智化应用的融合创新，以及智能体与AI原生应用开发平台等新兴能力。这些由数据与AI驱动的解决方案正加速融入企业核心业务流程，并不断延伸至产业链上下游的合作伙伴与客户生态体系，推动组织实现端到端的智能化运营与价值创造。

IDC ProductScape: Worldwide Utilities Asset Performance Management, 2026

John Villali — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC ProductScape offers a comprehensive guide on the key functionalities within the worldwide utilities asset performance management space, featuring products from Emerson’s Aspen Technology, AVEVA, Baker Hughes, Bentley Systems, C3 AI, GE Vernova, Hitachi Energy, Honeywell, IBM, IFS, Octave (formerly Hexagon Asset Lifecycle Intelligence [ALI]), and SAP. The status of each functionality is categorized as fully supported, partially supported, partner provided, road map, or not supported, aiding technology purchasers in quickly identifying which vendors align with their changing requirements.

Oracle AI World Tour London 2026: Advancing Agentic AI Through a Full-Stack Strategy

Leonardo Freitas, Bo Lykkegaard, Stuart Wilson — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC Market Note provides insights into Oracle's AI World Tour event in London, where the company presented its vision for "agentic AI" and reinforced its positioning as a full-stack enterprise technology provider. The company introduced a series of product innovations spanning applications, database, and infrastructure, all aimed at enabling AI-driven business process execution rather than incremental task automation.