IDC’s “Future of X” Practices
Helping the C-Suite Understand and Address
Digital Transformation Requirements
Charting the Course to the Future Enterprise
By 2023, digitally transformed enterprises will account for 53% of total GDP.
Are You Prepared?
IDC’s global research teams provide expert guidance to business leaders and technology suppliers on the digital transformation trends, requirements, and business goals driving the new CEO agenda. With nine Future of X research practices, IDC provides the critical context organizations need to build a digital-first strategy that helps scale operations, establish trust, improve customer experiences, and achieve measurable business goals and outcomes.
Each Future of X practice is global, cross-functional, and organized as a virtual team, combining thought leadership with industry-leading analysis of important technology trends and survey-based insights.
Compete, Differentiate, Win
Interested in learning how IDC’s Future of X research can help your organization address the new C-Suite technology agenda? Explore all of the research practices.
Connectedness
Create pervasive and seamlessly connected experiences
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Digital Innovation
Deliver innovative services and experiences at scale
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Operations
Develop resilient decision-making and unify operational data streams
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Customer Experience
Strengthen customer loyalty through empathy at scale
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Industry Ecosystems
Build open, agile and scalable ecosystems that encourage innovation
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Trust
Mitigate risk, create value and engender trust with customers
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Digital Infrastructure
Ensure ever faster delivery of reliable digital services and experiences
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Intelligence
Build intelligent organizations based on evidence-based cultures
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Work
Create dynamic work models that promote agility, flexibility and intelligence
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Resources
Learn more about IDC’s FoX Research
Video: Learn how IDC can help you prepare for the Future of Connectedness.
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Video: Learn how IDC can help you navigate the Future of Customer Experience.
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Video: Learn how IDC can help you prepare for the Future of Digital Infrastructure.
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Video: Learn how IDC can help you navigate the Future of Digital Innovation.
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Video: Learn how IDC can help you navigate the Future of Intelligence.
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Video: Learn how IDC can help you prepare for the Future of Operations.
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Video: Learn how IDC can help you prepare for the Future of Trust.
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Video: Learn how IDC can help you navigate the Future of Work.
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Video: An Introduction to the Future of Industry Ecosystems Framework
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Introducing IDC’s Future Enterprise Podcast Series
Leverage technology to achieve innovative business outcomes
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