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IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Life Sciences R&D Strategic Consulting Services 2026 Vendor Assessment

Nimita Limaye — Wed, 20 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC Health Insights study is a refresher of the life sciences R&D IDC MarketScape, which has a specific focus on strategic consulting in the life sciences R&D space. This document seeks to compare major service providers with each other based on criteria that should be important to life sciences companies when considering the selection of a strategic consulting partner to help provide guidance for strategic, operational, and tactical transformation issues within the R&D space. The IDC MarketScape assessment of strategic consulting outsourcing in life sciences R&D was previously performed in 2011, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2021, and 2023.

"The life sciences strategic consulting market is undergoing a fundamental reset — driven by the convergence of agentic AI, mounting execution pressure, and a sharply more demanding buyer. Organizations are seeking business transformation partners that can close the AI-to-value gap, navigate regulatory complexity, and align their commercial models to client outcomes. The firms that can bridge a blend of scientific depth, digital fluency, organizational change capability, and a willingness to share risk will define the next era of strategic consulting," said Dr. Nimita Limaye, research VP, Life Sciences R&D Strategy and Technology, IDC Health Insights.

AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon Unite in Joint Venture Targeting Nationwide Wireless Dead Zones

Peter Chahal, Simon Baker, Ahmad Latif Ali, Jason Leigh — Tue, 19 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT

On May 14, 2026, AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon announced an agreement in principle to form a joint venture (JV) to eliminate wireless dead zones across the United States. The JV will pool terrestrial spectrum resources and leverage satellite-based direct-to-device (D2D) technologies to extend mobile connectivity to rural, remote, and underserved communities where traditional cell infrastructure is absent or limited. While the venture remains subject to negotiating definitive agreements and satisfying customary regulatory closing conditions, it represents the most significant structural collaboration among the three dominant U.S. carriers in a generation.

Cisco FY 3Q26: Record Revenue, AI Infrastructure Surge, and Campus Refresh Drive Double-Digit Growth

Chris Barnard, Brandon Butler — Tue, 19 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT

On May 13, 2026, Cisco announced earnings for its fiscal third quarter of 2026, which generally coincided with the first calendar quarter of 2026. Cisco delivered a record fiscal third quarter, with double-digit top- and bottom-line growth that exceeded the high end of guidance, fueled by broad-based demand across AI infrastructure and campus networking.

Extreme Connect 2026: Extreme Networks Advances Its Enterprise Platform With AI, Security, and a Complete Wi-Fi 7 Portfolio

Brandon Butler, Mark Leary — Tue, 19 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT

IDC PeerScape: Best Practices for Enterprise Asset Management in Utilities

John Villali — Tue, 19 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT

IDC ProductScape: Worldwide Point-of-Sale (POS) Software Vendors in Grocery and Food Store Retail 2026

Filippo Battaini — Tue, 19 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT

The IDC ProductScape offers a comprehensive guide on the key functionality of point-of-sale software solutions for grocery and food store retail, featuring products from Diebold Nixdorf, Flooid, GK Software, LS Retail, NCR Voyix, and Toshiba. The status of each functionality is categorized as Fully Supported, Partially Supported, Partner Provided, Roadmap, or Not Supported, which is intended to aid technology purchasers in quickly identifying which vendors align with their changing requirements.

From Access to Execution: CyberArk Becomes Idira

Emanuel Figueroa, Katie Norton — Mon, 18 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Across enterprise environments, identity now spans human users, machine workloads, and autonomous agents operating across distributed systems.

Organizations have been securing identity as if access were the control point. Authenticate the user, assign permissions, enforce policy, and assume the system behaves. That model held for a time. It does not hold consistently anymore.

Identity security is entering a different phase. The perimeter has not disappeared; it has expanded across millions of identities, many of them nonhuman, interacting with systems that do not pause for validation. Access still happens. Control, increasingly, does not.

Palo Alto Networks' introduction of Idira signals a structural shift. Identity is moving away from fragmented IAM, PAM, and governance tools toward a unified layer that operates during execution. Not after access. Not alongside it. Inside it.

This reframes the problem. Identity is no longer about who gets in. It is about whether control can follow what happens next.

IDC PeerScape: 数据要素服务最佳实践案例，2026

Leo Li — Mon, 18 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT

本IDC PeerScape报告分析了当前数据要素市场的发展情况以及面临的挑战，并基于IDC调研数据给出相关发展建议和战略方向，同时给出行业最佳实践以供市场参考。

IDC数据分析与数据智能体领域高级研究分析师李浩然表示："数据要素概念的提出和发展已有两年时间，在此过程中其内含和外延在不断调整变化，且受到AI影响极大。在数据要素整体概念下，一部分厂商专注于政府、数据集团、机构的可信数据空间建设，实现数据流通共享；另一部分厂商以高质量数据集为产品特色，提供数据底座建设、数据治理服务来为企业内部AI训推提供支持。从市场空间来看，当前整体市场依然会保持30%以上的增速。"

IDC Survey: Content Maturity and AI Readiness

Amy Machado — Mon, 18 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC Survey study assesses the current state of content solutions across industries and functions. It analyzes maturity levels, key challenges/benefits/metrics, and investment priorities, as well as AI and agentic AI adoption.

It aims to understand how companies are using their content applications today and their priorities for future investments. The analysis covers the evolution of content-centric workflows, the centralization of content, AI and GenAI capabilities that resonate, primary reasons for investing in content applications, and the benefits gained from those investments.

Lumen Acquires Alkira to Facilitate Flexible Network and Cloud Access and Delivery for the AI-Fueled Enterprise

Paul Hughes, Peter Chahal — Mon, 18 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Lumen's announced acquisition of Alkira aims to create a more seamless connection between the carrier network and multicloud environments. With the expectation of increased control, flexibility, and adaptability at a time when network traffic only continues to grow, IDC expects that the integration of the physical with the "programmable" will increase Lumen's nimbleness in delivering connectivity that its customers demand.