NEEDHAM, Mass., June 1, 2021 – International Data Corporation ( IDC ), the leading market intelligence and technology research company, has chosen Tampa Bay to expand its sales operations and is expecting to hire 80 people for its new sales center by the end of 2023.
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NEEDHAM, Mass., May 18, 2021 – International Data Corporation ( IDC ) has acquired Metri, an independent IT benchmarking, sourcing, and performance measurement firm. The deal adds IT budget and operations benchmarking capabilities to IDC s existing robust price benchmarking solutions, creating an unmatched end-to-end source for the IT buyer that will help drive measurable business value. By combining IDC s global capabilities with Metri s extensive insights into IT buyer and vendor benchmark data, business leaders will now be able to gain access to a comprehensive source of IT planning intelligence that will help them drive faster innovation and save on IT investments. The IDG, Inc. family is excited to have Metri join us on our mission to assist global audiences in making the best data-driven technology purchasing decisions, said Mohamad Ali, CEO of IDG, Inc., IDC s parent company. Combining IDC s existing sourcing capabilities with Metri s comprehensive
HCI 2.0 from HPE powers business recovery through innovation
Global market intelligence firm IDC predicts that business recovery will have five clear stages. In a recent interview with ZDNet, IDC president Crawford Del Prete defined the five stages of the pandemic as: crisis, slowdown, recession, investment and, finally, recovery.
Del Prete explains that organisational responses will match these phases.
The first phase was all about maintaining business continuity, with organisations transitioning to remote working as governments across the globe announced lockdown measures.
Role of IT services on the journey to pandemic recovery. Source: IDC, via ZDNet (supplied)
Now organisations are moving out of crisis mode, into focusing on return on investment and cost optimisation. With a global recession flattening economies, Del Prete says businesses will now look to “flatten their own organisations’ recessionary curve by leveraging technology”.
Jan 26, 2021
After contracting 4,9% in 2020, IT spending across the Middle East, Turkey, and Africa (META) will make a welcome return to growth this year, increasing 2,8% to $77,5-billion.
That’s according to the latest predictions revealed by International Data Corporation (IDC), presenting the first ever virtual edition of IDC Directions Middle East, Turkey & Africa.
Group vice president and regional MD Jyoti Lalchandani explains that spending on digital transformation (DX) is set to gather even more pace in the post-pandemic period, increasing from 25% of total IT spending in 2020 to 37% in 2024.
“The Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent economic fallout has accelerated digital transformation across the region, spurring unprecedented demand for contactless services, cloud solutions, and collaboration applications,” says Lalchandani.
IDC Named Analyst Firm of the Year by the Institute of Industry Analyst Relations (IIAR)
IDC Named Analyst Firm of the Year by the Institute of Industry Analyst Relations (IIAR) In a global virtual ceremony held yesterday, the Institute of Industry Analyst Relations (IIAR), a not-for-profit member influencer relations association, announced IDC as its Analyst Firm of the Year 2020. In its announcement, the IIAR stated, “This year AR professionals recognized IDC as the Analyst Firm of the Year based on its breadth of research, global coverage, and the quality of insights.” The announcement also noted, “When compared to other firms nominated, AR professionals said they appreciated the flexibility IDC offered, in addition to overall value for money.”