IDC
Tech market trackers, forecasts and spending data
4.2Enterprise / CustomBest for Funds needing citable market data for infrastructure theses
Market Data Forecasts Analyst Research
Overview
IDC (International Data Corporation) has measured technology markets since 1964, and its Trackers — recurring share and shipment datasets for cloud, devices, software, semiconductors and AI — remain the default citation for tech market size. Spending guides break markets down by geography, industry and segment. For VC diligence, IDC is the quantitative complement to Gartner's advisory: fewer opinions, more time-series you can actually build a model on.
Key features
- Quarterly Trackers for share and shipment data
- Worldwide spending guides by segment and geography
- Technology market forecasts and sizing
- Custom research and analyst access
- Deep coverage of infrastructure, devices and AI markets
Pros
- Hard numbers where others sell narratives
- Granular segmentation supports defensible TAM math
- Long historical time-series for trend analysis
Cons
- Datasets are priced for corporates, not seed funds
- Less useful for application-software niches