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Market Forecast: EMEA Enterprise Network Infrastructure Forecast, 2026–2030

Chris Barnard — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC presentation provides a forecast for the WLAN, non-datacenter/campus, and datacenter Ethernet switch market for 2026–2030.

The EMEA enterprise network infrastructure market is expected to achieve a high single-digit compound annual growth rate over the next five years. While branch and campus networking will expand at a relatively modest pace, the primary growth driver will be datacenter Ethernet switching, fueled by increasing investment in AI initiatives.

Market Share: Worldwide Cloud and Datacenter Networks Shares, 2025

Petr Jirovsky, Paul Nicholson — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC study examines the 2025 market shares of the leading vendors in the cloud and datacenter networks market.

Rapid AI-driven infrastructure buildouts reshaped the competitive landscape in 2025 and drove fast growth across the market. Vendors raced to meet surging demand for high-performance datacenter connectivity, with hyperscale and neocloud demand driving much of the movement in vendor rankings.

"The datacenter network market has seen substantial growth and been transformed by AI workloads spanning generative AI through to inference, alongside accelerating cloud expansion and network modernization," said Paul Nicholson, research vice president, Cloud and Datacenter Networks at IDC.

Market Share: Worldwide and U.S. Device and Print Management Market Share, 2025 — Strong Years for Market Leaders

Evan Hardie, Geoffrey Wilbur — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC study examines the 2025 market shares of the leading vendors in the device and print management market.

"The importance of print and device management software continues to grow as organizations adjust to hybrid work, Windows Protected Print (WPP), and ARM device printing requirements. Providers that address key IT pain points and deploy AI in practical, value-driven ways are likely to outperform, while others risk falling behind," said Evan Hardie, research director for Data and Analytics and Consumer Devices lead at IDC.

Building the AI-Ready Enterprise: Cisco's Vision for Integrated Infrastructure and Security

Sakshi Grover, Pushkaraksh Shanbhag, Rajiv Ranjan, Vinay Gupta — Sun, 09 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC Market Note presents IDC's key observations from Cisco India Analyst Day 2026, held in Bengaluru, India. The event highlighted Cisco's strategy to enable AI-ready enterprises through the convergence of AI infrastructure, networking, security, observability, customer experience, and AI-driven operations. IDC examines how Cisco is evolving from a networking-centric portfolio toward an integrated platform approach designed to simplify AI operationalization, strengthen cyber-resilience, and support enterprise AI deployments at scale.

Figma’s Product Expansion Illustrates Design-Led Development as an Emerging Form of Intent-Driven Development

Arnal Dayaratna — Fri, 07 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

IDC Survey: Sustainability Software, 2026 — Vendor Selection and Satisfaction Trends

Amy Cravens — Fri, 07 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC Survey examines how organizations select, consolidate, and rate sustainability software vendors in 2026. Drawing on survey results on 816 organizations across 17 countries and 15 industries, IDC finds vendor selection is shifting from scale to fit: niche specialists are defending distinct segments as institutional platforms capture the largest, fastest-growing share of the market. Stacks are consolidating rather than diversifying, and satisfaction now tracks organizational maturity more than stack size or vendor type. Vendors that pair platform breadth with defensible niche depth are best positioned as the market bifurcates.

"The sustainability software market is splitting into two winning strategies: platforms that win on breadth and incumbency, and specialists that win by going deep in a niche. Fit is beating feature count, and growth is coming from vendors expanding within the accounts they already hold, not necessarily from displacing incumbents," said Amy Cravens, research manager, Sustainability/ESG Software at IDC.

Market Forecast: Europe Page Volume Forecast, 2026-2030

Phil Sargeant — Fri, 07 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC study provides the five-year forecast for the European hardcopy page volume market. It contains IDC’s review and forecast of the page volume market for the home and office segments in Europe from 2025 to 2030. Data for 2025 is recorded, and data for 2026 to 2030 is forecast.

“European page volumes will continue to decline as organizations implement new AI and digitization processes that reduce the demand for printed pages in the business process,” said Phil Sargeant, senior program director, Imaging, Hardcopy Devices, and Document Solutions at IDC.

Market Forecast: Worldwide Cloud and Datacenter Networks Forecast, 2026–2030

Paul Nicholson, Petr Jirovsky — Fri, 07 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC presentation provides the five-year forecast for the cloud and datacenter networks market and delivers insights into the drivers and inhibitors of growth. This presentation also forecasts and analyzes key trends impacting the worldwide market for datacenter networking for the 2026–2030 period.

“The datacenter network market is entering a period of robust growth, fueled by AI workloads spanning generative AI through to inference, alongside accelerating cloud expansion and network modernization.” — Paul Nicholson, research vice president, Cloud and Datacenter Networks, IDC

Dassault Systèmes AEC Summit 2026: AI Datacenter Boom Expands the Engineering Software Opportunity

Jeffrey Hojlo — Thu, 06 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC Market Note provides key takeaways and analysis from the Dassault Systèmes AEC Summit recently held in Velizy-Villacoublay, France.

"Although construction organizations have often looked to manufacturing organizations for best practices in streamlining production and project processes, the datacenter or AI factory building boom of the past couple of years has brought the need for modularity and prefabrication to the fore. Although this strategy will be in complement to existing construction design, building information modeling (BIM), and project management solutions, there is an opportunity to expand this to other industries in which a more repeatable platform approach may be helpful, such as government, healthcare, and education." Jeffrey F. Hojlo, research vice president, IDC.

Eaton and Infleqtion Partner with U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory to Advance Quantum Computing for Critical Infrastructure Resilience

Heather West, PhD — Thu, 06 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Eaton and Infleqtion's announcement reflects a broader shift in enterprise quantum adoption, where the focus is moving beyond scientific research toward decision support for critical infrastructure. As organizations navigate increasingly complex operational, cybersecurity, and governance challenges, hybrid quantum-classical computing is emerging as part of a broader enterprise resilience strategy.