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AI Infrastructure Software: Three Graphics Processing Unit Management Scenarios and the One Winning Today

Shahin Hashim — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 05:00:00 GMT

Graphics processing unit (GPU) resource management is now a central challenge for AI infrastructure software, with IDC projecting that vertically integrated stacks in which GPU vendors control both hardware and software will dominate through 2026. Although Kubernetes and open source alternatives are maturing, they remain dependent on vendor components. Enterprises should plan for vendor-coupled solutions in the near term, explicitly evaluate resource management capabilities, negotiate for future flexibility, and monitor signals for potential market shifts toward open alternatives.

"Open standards may eventually create real choice in GPU management software, but 'eventually' doesn't help enterprises make infrastructure decisions today. The near-term reality is vendor-driven, and planning should reflect that," said Shahin Hashim, associate research director, Infrastructure Software Platforms, IDC.

Accounting Data Fabrics Across the Office of the CFO: Implementation Pathways with and Without ERP as the Core Platform

Heather Herbst — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 05:00:00 GMT

This IDC Perspective discusses accounting data fabrics across the office of the CFO. As CFOs embrace AI and automation, data integrity becomes critical, driving the adoption of accounting-grade data fabrics to ensure financial truth and trust. Enterprises face three architectural paths — ERP-centric, overlay, and hybrid — each impacting governance, AI enablement, and strategic flexibility. The right approach depends on risk, growth, and innovation priorities, with hybrid models emerging as dominant. Ultimately, accounting data fabrics are a strategic imperative, underpinning control, compliance, and enterprise credibility in an AI-driven finance landscape.

"In the AI era, data integrity isn't just a technical detail, it's the economic backbone of enterprise trust and the CFO's new mandate. After all the CFO's reputation is on the line." — Heather Herbst, research director, CFO Buyer Insights

Are Economic Pressures Slowing the Push Toward AI Agents?

Michelle Morgan — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 05:00:00 GMT

This IDC Survey Spotlight explores why economic pressures are not slowing enterprise investment in AI, particularly AI agents across sales, service, and contact center functions. As organizations protect AI budgets despite broader cost constraints, expectations around measurable business impact are rising. The analysis highlights what this shift means for technology suppliers, including how to position AI agent strategies, align with productivity and cost priorities, and meet increasing executive demands for clear, defensible ROI.

Azure Native Routing Appliance: A Step Forward, But Not the End of Network Virtual Appliances

Taranvir Singh — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 05:00:00 GMT

Cisco Live Amsterdam 2026: Platform Economics, Cisco360, and an Ecosystem Strategy for the AI Era

Stuart Wilson — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 05:00:00 GMT

This IDC Market Note analyzes Cisco Live Amsterdam 2026, which demonstrated Cisco's shift to a platform‑anchored, open ecosystem operating model, with Cisco 360 Partner Program as the partner transformation engine and AI‑era alliances extending Cisco's infrastructure footprint. The region's sovereignty requirements, contracting complexity, and multivendor estates shape Cisco's EMEA execution, but also create new opportunities for partners aligned to life-cycle value, automation, agentic operations, and observability‑driven outcomes.

Claude Code Security: Why Cloud Security Platforms Are the Linchpin for CISO-Grade AI AppSec

Philip Bues, Frank Dickson — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 05:00:00 GMT

Launched in limited preview on February 20, 2026, Anthropic’s Claude Code Security introduces reasoning-based AI to application security, blending code analysis, vulnerability validation, and developer-guided remediation. The market reaction has been cautiously optimistic: early enterprise security teams cite strong detection and contextual remediation but emphasize the need for deeper integration and transparency.

Claude Code Security should be evaluated both as an application-layer capability and as an emerging component of enterprise AI governance frameworks. For CISOs, the strategic question is whether Claude Code Security can be operationalized within enterprise cloud security frameworks to deliver robust governance and meet compliance requirements. While its technical innovation is promising, enterprise value will depend on integration maturity, auditability, and regulatory alignment. Cloud security remains the anchor for policy enforcement, observability, and risk management. CISOs must evaluate not only detection capabilities but also the tool’s fit within broader governance, audit, and compliance strategies.

IDC Market Glance: Corporate Tax Management, 1Q26

Kevin Permenter, Jordan Steele — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 05:00:00 GMT

This IDC Market Glance provides a glance at the current makeup of the corporate tax applications landscape, illustrates the participating vendors, and depicts the segments and structure of the market.

IDC Market Glance: Storage and Compute Infrastructure Software Platforms Core and Adjacent Markets, 1Q26

Shahin Hashim — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 05:00:00 GMT

This IDC Market Glance maps the vendor landscape across storage, compute infrastructure software, and private cloud platforms. It segments the market into distinct categories, spanning infrastructure hardware, software, and infrastructure automation, operations, and management; so buyers can compare vendors, track how capabilities are shifting, and make informed decisions about vendor selection and consolidation.

IDC ProductScape: Worldwide Data Integration Software Platforms, 2026

Stewart Bond — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 05:00:00 GMT

The IDC ProductScape offers a comprehensive guide on the key functionalities of data integration software platforms, featuring products from Alteryx, AWS, Boomi, CData, Denodo, Fivetran, Gathr.ai, IBM, Informatica (a Salesforce company), Matillion, Microsoft, Oracle, Pentaho, Precisely, Prophecy.io, Qlik, Rocket Software, SAP, SAS, SnapLogic, and Workato. 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.

"Data integration is no longer just about moving data — it is about delivering AI-ready, governed, and observable data products that power real-time, agentic enterprise intelligence," says Stewart Bond, research VP, Data Intelligence and Integration Software at IDC.

IDC Survey: 2025 Enterprise Communications Services Survey — Enterprise Networking Trends

Courtney Munroe — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 05:00:00 GMT

The IDC Survey provides key trends on the current usage of enterprise wide area networking in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom as well as related priorities and challenges. AI-driven analytics, network performance, and security remain key enterprise priorities. Security risks, hybrid multicloud architectures, and skills gaps are pushing enterprises to rely more heavily on managed services.