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IDC Survey: Worldwide SMB Cybersecurity Outlook, 2026

Supriya Deka, Sakshi Grover — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC Survey presents the global security spending forecast for SMBs worldwide and examines how SMBs approach cybersecurity across data protection, cloud security, IT security spending, network and endpoint capabilities, security and compliance challenges, and security solution selection. It presents current and planned adoption patterns, spending priorities, and cybersecurity decision-making, segmented by small (1–99 employees) and medium-sized (100–999 employees) businesses, as well as by region.

IDC FutureScape: Velocity of AI and Automation 2027 Predictions

Neil Ward-Dutton — Wed, 28 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC FutureScape provides IDC's top 10 predictions relating to core AI, integration, and automation innovations and market developments for 2027.

"The world of AI, integration, and automation technologies is becoming more complicated and changing ever more quickly: The interdependencies between these technologies, as well as dependencies on data and security foundations, infrastructure strategies, skills, effective governance, and more, are becoming increasingly obvious. Enterprises around the world have widely varying degrees of readiness and constraints, and the path to value at scale is not smooth. This year's IDC FutureScape on the velocity of AI and automation explores how these technologies and practices will evolve to support mainstream enterprises," said Neil Ward-Dutton, research VP, IDC's Agentic Automation & AI Technologies.

IDC FutureScape: AI Factories Rewrite IT 2027 Predictions

Mon, 26 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC FutureScape provides IDC’s top 10 predictions on the future of how AI factories rewrite IT. It offers guidance for tech leaders and their teams on how to anticipate and prepare for major developments that are reshaping the ways they procure, deploy, manage, and secure AI-ready infrastructure over the next five years.

“The combination of AI-driven business disruption and rising IT infrastructure techflation is forcing tech leaders to reexamine AI infrastructure strategies. AI factories are emerging to rewrite IT by providing scalable, standardized AI-ready infrastructure that will allow SMBs, enterprises, and service providers to move faster while better matching workload needs to the most appropriate option available,” explains Mary Johnston Turner, research vice president, AI and Workloads, Enterprise Infrastructure, IDC.

IDC Survey: Worldwide Business Consulting Services Client Value, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises, 2026

Bill Latshaw — Mon, 26 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC Survey presents the results of a poll among tech leaders at organizations that purchase business consulting services. The survey examines their business priorities, industries, and regional trends, along with the characteristics most associated with successful consulting engagements. It also captures their opinions of business consulting providers worldwide.

The survey was conducted in March–June 2026 among tech leaders from 233 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with annual revenue of less than $1 billion. A separate publication, IDC Survey: Worldwide Business Consulting Services Client Value, 2026 (IDC #US54016726, June 2026), covers larger organizations.

"SME leaders are rethinking how they procure consulting — what they scope, where projects run, and which firms they trust at each step. Providers that understand these shifts and how they differ by region will be better placed to win the next engagement." — Bill Latshaw, research director, Worldwide Services Research, IDC

2026年国内IT市場主要ベンダーにおけるSMBおよび地方でのチャネル施策とデジタルビジネス推進支援の取り組み

Hitoshi Ichimura — Thu, 22 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT

本調査レポートは、国内IT市場における中堅中小企業（SMB：Small and Medium-sized Business）、またはローカルチャネル（国内の大都市圏以外の地域における販売チャネル）向けビジネス動向、主要ベンダーのチャネル支援動向、ならびにユーザーのチャネル利用動向をまとめたものである。2026年5月に実施した国内企業のCIO（Chief Information Officer）や情報システム部門長、それに準じる管理者を対象としたユーザー調査結果を分析し、サーバー、ソフトウェアにおける国内企業の販売チャネルの利用動向を分析する。さらに、本調査レポートでは企業分野、ならびに公的部門における販売チャネル別のIT支出規模を併せて提供している。

SMB、大都市圏以外の地域の企業では、潜在的なニーズがありながらAIソリューションの採用は一部にとどまっている。これらのセグメントの企業においてAIソリューションの導入が停滞する理由として、ユーザー側の課題、地域のSIer、販売代理店側の課題に加えて、SMB向けAIソリューションの整備の遅れが挙げられる。したがって、IDC Japan、Software, Services, and IT Spendingのシニアリサーチマネージャーである市村仁は「ITサプライヤーは、SMB向けにパッケージ化したAIソリューションがSMBにおけるAI採用の重要な促進要因となり、かつ中長期的な自社ビジネスの拡大につながることを認識し、ERP（Enterprise Resource Planning）パッケージのAI機能搭載による業務効率化／自動化に加えて、産業特化型のユースケースの開発を強化すべきである」と述べている。

IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Talent Acquisition for Midmarket 2026 Vendor Assessment

Abhinav Shrivastava — Wed, 21 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC study provides an assessment of talent acquisition vendors catering to midmarket buyers. Midmarket organizations are operating under the same AI-driven structural shift as the enterprise segment, but with far fewer resources to absorb it. Vendors’ capabilities are converging around similar AI and agentic features, but governance maturity varies widely. Pricing transparency, implementation speed, and the depth of available vendor support stand out as decisive factors for buyers. Buyers seeking to engage with a midmarket-focused talent acquisition vendor should confirm AI activation support, along with a governance framework and documentation, before signing a contract.

“Midmarket buyers are looking for a talent acquisition solution that enables their lean teams to strengthen candidate engagement, improve skill-signal quality, and drive overall hiring efficiency,” said Abhinav Shrivastava, senior research manager, Talent Acquisition and Strategy, IDC. “Vendors that help buyers deploy and scale AI for talent acquisition will overtake those that stay focused on building out capability without revisiting activation and value delivery.”

IDC Survey: IDC SMB Communication Services Survey, 2026 — Fixed Voice Services

Daniela Rao — Wed, 21 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC Survey presentation examines the key factors shaping the evolution of demand for fixed voice services among small and medium-sized businesses in the United States, based on research conducted in August 2026.

Market Forecast：国内インターネット接続サービス法人利用市場予測、2026年～2030年

Yoko Ono — Wed, 21 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT

本調査レポートでは、国内インターネット接続サービス法人利用市場を対象に、今後5年間の市場規模を予測するとともに、成長要因および阻害要因を分析する。

「インターネット接続サービス事業者は、回線単体での差別化が難しい中、中堅中小企業（SMB：Small and Medium-sized Business）を中心にネットワークとセキュリティのセット提供を強化すべきである。また、AI活用への関心が高まる現在、顧客にビジョンを示し、候補ベンダーリストの上位を狙うとともに、直販とパートナーそれぞれに応じたサービス戦略が必要である」とIDC Japan、Network & Securityのリサーチマネージャーである小野陽子は述べている。

IDC Survey: SMB Communications Services Survey, 2026 — Mobility

Daniela Rao — Tue, 20 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT

This IDC Survey focuses on mobile services, carrier selection, and device management practices among U.S. small and medium-sized businesses (1–499 employees), based on survey findings collected in August 2026.

BT Group Acquires TalkTalk and PlatformX

Jan Hein Bakkers, James Eibisch — Fri, 16 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT

BT's acquisition of TalkTalk and PXC out of administration has ensured uninterrupted service for 2.5 million customers. The deal strengthens BT's scale with the most significant impact felt in the intermediate market for broadband and Ethernet where BT Wholesale and PXC are the largest players. If and when the deal is cleared, successful integration will require an ambitious, but realistic timeline, clear and timely communications and commercial alignment.