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Market Analysis Perspective: Worldwide Asset Life-Cycle Management Applications, 2026
Content 29 slides Get More When you purchase this document, the purchase price can be applied to the cost of an annual subscription, giving you access to more research for your investment. Related Links Web Rights Referencing Documents Abstract This IDC Market Analysis Perspective provides insight into the current and future state of the asset life-cycle management applications market.
Market Forecast: Worldwide Facility Management Applications Forecast, 2026–2030
Content 19 slides Get More When you purchase this document, the purchase price can be applied to the cost of an annual subscription, giving you access to more research for your investment. Related Links Web Rights Referencing Documents Abstract This IDC study examines the 2026–2030 forecast for the worldwide facility management applications market and reviews the forces and dynamics that are expected to influence the market for the next three to four years.
Market Share: Worldwide Facility Management Applications Shares, 2025 — Growth Continues as AI Impacts the Market
Content 17 slides Get More When you purchase this document, the purchase price can be applied to the cost of an annual subscription, giving you access to more research for your investment. Related Links Web Rights Referencing Documents Abstract This IDC presentation examines the 2025 market shares of the leading vendors in the facility management applications market.
IDC MarketScape: Worldwide AI-Enabled Lease Administration Applications 2026 Vendor Assessment
Content Table of Contents (31 pages) Get More When you purchase this document, the purchase price can be applied to the cost of an annual subscription, giving you access to more research for your investment. Related Links Web Rights Referencing Documents Abstract This IDC study provides a vendor assessment of the worldwide AI-enabled lease administration applications market through the IDC MarketScape model.
IDC's 2026 SaaS CSAT Awards
This IDC presentation provides an overview of the results from IDC's SaaS CSAT Awards.This award program recognizes the leading SaaS vendors in each of the 22 application markets, based on the highest customer satisfaction scores received in IDC's SaaS and Agent Path survey. SaaS Path is a global survey of roughly 2,845 organizations across all geographic regions and company sizes, in which customers are asked to rate their vendor on more than 30 customer satisfaction metrics.
The Progression of Agentic AI in Asset Life-Cycle Management Applications
Content Table of Contents (6 pages) Get More When you purchase this document, the purchase price can be applied to the cost of an annual subscription, giving you access to more research for your investment. Related Links Web Rights Referencing Documents Abstract This IDC Market Perspective discusses that agentic AI is reshaping asset life-cycle management, but full autonomy will arrive gradually as data quality, ERP connectivity, and tightening regulation shape the pace.
The Agentic Evolution of Enterprise Applications — September 2026 Update
This IDC Market Presentation illustrates how agentic AI is set to transform enterprise applications over the next 10 years, in terms of how they are designed, delivered, and engaged with by users. The included framework visually depicts the steps and phases through which applications will evolve, along with the expected timing and distributed level of adoption associated with each stage of the journey.
IDC Survey Spotlight: What Technologies Are Customers Using at Scale and Piloting with Their FM Applications?
Content 3 slides Get More When you purchase this document, the purchase price can be applied to the cost of an annual subscription, giving you access to more research for your investment. Related Links Web Rights Referencing Documents Abstract This IDC Survey Spotlight highlights the technologies being used at scale and piloted, along with their facilities management (FM) applications. The data shown in this document comes from IDC’s 2026 SaaS Path and Agent Path Survey, published in April 2026.
Market Forecast: Worldwide Asset Life-Cycle Management Applications Forecast, 2026–2030
Content 22 slides Get More When you purchase this document, the purchase price can be applied to the cost of an annual subscription, giving you access to more research for your investment. Related Links Web Rights Referencing Documents Abstract This IDC study provides the five-year forecast for the worldwide asset life-cycle management applications market and delivers insight into the drivers and inhibitors of growth.
IDC Survey Spotlight: What Technologies Are Customers Using at Scale and Piloting with Their ALM Applications?
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IDC Survey: Early Adopters of Agentic AI Use Cases Within the Facilities Function, 2026
Content 30 slides Get More When you purchase this document, the purchase price can be applied to the cost of an annual subscription, giving you access to more research for your investment. Related Links Web Rights Referencing Documents Abstract This IDC Survey provides insights from IDC's January 2026 Global Agentic AI Use Case Survey.
IFS Q1 2026 Financial Results: Industrial Operations Embed AI for Agility, Performance, and Work
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Niagara Summit 2026 Signals Shift Toward Autonomous, AI-Driven Buildings
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IDC ProductScape: Worldwide AI-Enabled Asset-Intensive Enterprise Asset Management Applications, 2025–2026
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Facility Management Applications Are Increasingly IT-Driven as Technology Use Increases
Content Table of Contents (6 pages) Get More When you purchase this document, the purchase price can be applied to the cost of an annual subscription, giving you access to more research for your investment. Related Links Web Rights Referencing Documents Abstract The worlds of IT and facilities are increasingly intertwined.
IDC Survey Spotlight: What Are the Top Business Concerns or Initiatives Your Facility Management Application Is Meant to Address?
Content 3 slides Get More When you purchase this document, the purchase price can be applied to the cost of an annual subscription, giving you access to more research for your investment. Related Links Web Rights Referencing Documents Abstract This IDC Survey Spotlight discusses the top business concerns or initiatives that facility management (FM) applications customers wish to address with their software. The data shown in this document comes from IDC's April 2025 SaaSPath Survey.
AI Advisors, Agents and the Future of ALM: Is Market Demand Outpacing Vendor Supply?
Content Table of Contents (6 pages) Get More When you purchase this document, the purchase price can be applied to the cost of an annual subscription, giving you access to more research for your investment.
IDC Market Glance: Asset Life-Cycle Management, 1Q26
This IDC Market Glance provides the landscape of asset life-cycle management subsegments and associated segments, including definitions and a list of companies within each subsegment. It is intended to lay out in graphical detail how IDC thinks about the asset life-cycle management market.
IDC Market Glance: Facility Management, 1Q26
This IDC Market Glance provides the landscape of facility management (FM) subsegments and associated segments, including definitions and a list of companies within each subsegment and associated segments. It is intended to lay out in graphical detail how IDC defines and thinks about the facility management applications market.
IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Manufacturing AI-Enabled Asset-Intensive Enterprise Asset Management Applications 2026 Vendor Assessment
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IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Utilities AI-Enabled Enterprise Asset Management 2026 Vendor Assessment
Content Table of Contents (23 pages) Get More When you purchase this document, the purchase price can be applied to the cost of an annual subscription, giving you access to more research for your investment. Related Links Web Rights Referencing Documents Abstract This IDC study evaluates enterprise asset management (EAM) technology providers by qualitatively and quantitatively assessing their capabilities and strategies regarding their EAM offerings in the utilities industry.
IFS FY2025 Financial Results: Purpose-Built Industrial AI Accelerates IFS’s Growth, Differentiation, and Scale
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IDC MarketScape: Worldwide AI-Enabled Asset-Intensive Enterprise Asset Management Applications 2025–2026 Vendor Assessment
Content Table of Contents (33 pages) Get More When you purchase this document, the purchase price can be applied to the cost of an annual subscription, giving you access to more research for your investment. Related Links Web Rights Referencing Documents Abstract This IDC study provides an assessment of EAM application vendors and discusses what criteria are most important for companies to consider when selecting an EAM application.
Deeper Dive into a Photo Mystery
James M. Caiella Mr. Caiella was a journalist of more than 45 years with experience as a photographer, editor, writer, designer, and graphic artist. He worked as lead editor of scholarly publications for the Naval History and Heritage Command, senior editor of Proceedings and Naval History magazines, and writer-editor for the U.S. Marine Corps’ History Division.
IDC FutureScape: Worldwide Future of Work 2026 Predictions
target audience: TECH BUYER Publication date: Oct 2025 - Document type: Tech Buyer Presentation - Doc Document number: # US53859325 Content 39 slides Get More When you purchase this document, the purchase price can be applied to the cost of an annual subscription, giving you access to more research for your investment. Related Links Web Rights Referencing Documents Abstract This IDC study discusses the top 10 predictions for the future of work for 2026.
T-45 to Depart the Pattern
The Navy’s venerable T-45 Goshawk first flew in 1988 and has been in service since the early 1990s. The aircraft on which it is based—the BAE Hawk trainer—has been in service since the early 1970s. The Goshawk was originally manufactured by McDonnell Douglas, but Boeing took over when the two companies merged in 1997.
Worldwide Facility Management Applications Market Shares, 2024: GenAI and Technology Adoption Drive the Market
This IDC study provides market share data for the facility management (FM) applications market in 2024. "The facility management applications market continued its upward trajectory at nearly 12% revenue growth in 2024," said Brian O'Rourke, research manager, Enterprise Asset Management and Smart Facilities. "This follows a pattern of double-digit annual revenue growth in this market over the post-pandemic period as companies wrestle with the demands of a new type of workplace.
Worldwide Facility Management Applications Forecast, 2025-2029: Significant Growth Should Continue
target audience: TECH SUPPLIER Publication date: Sep 2025 - Document type: Market Presentation - Doc Document number: # US52941125 Content 18 slides Get More When you purchase this document, the purchase price can be applied to the cost of an annual subscription, giving you access to more research for your investment.
IDC 2025 SaaS CSAT Awards
This IDC Tech Buyer Presentation provides an overview of the results from IDC's SaaS CSAT Awards.This award program recognizes the leading software-as-a-service (SaaS) vendors in each application market — across 23 markets — that receive the highest customer satisfaction scores based on IDC's SaaS Path Survey.
Oracle Ushers In The Agentic Age with Oracle AI Agent Studio
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The Agentic Evolution of Enterprise Applications - July 2025 Update
This IDC Market Presentation illustrates how generative and agentic AI will completely transform the way enterprise applications are designed, delivered, and engaged with by users. The included framework visually depicts the steps and phases through which enterprise applications will evolve, along with the expected timing and distributed level of adoption associated with each stage of the journey.
Interdicting Narcotics at Sea: The Coast Guard’s Counterdrug Mission Is a Team Effort
Lieutenant Commander Krystyn Pecora, U.S. Coast Guard, is executive officer of the USCGC Seneca (WMEC-906). A permanent cutterman, she has commanded the cutter Sitkinak (WPB-1329), served two tours on the Sherman (WHEC-720), is a plankowner of the Bertholf (WMSL-750), and served as external affairs officer for the Fifth Coast Guard District. She holds a bachelor’s in civil engineering from the Coast Guard Academy and a master’s in media and communications studies from Florida State University.
Bring the ‘Japan Model’ for Air Wings to CONUS
As a training officer for Strike Fighter Squadron 195 stationed in Japan, I had one of the best jobs in the Navy. Every day, I was to ensure my squadron was ready for the high-end fight. This was made easier because, in Japan, all fixed-wing squadrons of Carrier Air Wing 5 (CVW-5) are located on the same base. We could hone our tactical proficiency as a fighting unit year-round, maintaining operational readiness for the carrier air wing. This basing construct should be mirrored at home.
Hexagon LIVE 2025: Advancing Measurement and Analytics of the Digital and Physical Worlds
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Worldwide Asset Life-Cycle Management Applications Forecast, 2025–2029: GenAI and Agentic AI to Drive Growth
target audience: TECH SUPPLIER Publication date: Jun 2025 - Document type: Market Presentation - Doc Document number: # US52190825 Content 18 slides Get More When you purchase this document, the purchase price can be applied to the cost of an annual subscription, giving you access to more research for your investment.
IDC ProductScape: Worldwide Computerized Maintenance Management System Applications, 2025
This IDC ProductScape offers a comprehensive guide on the key functionalities of computerized maintenance management system (CMMS), featuring products from Accruent, Eptura, Fluke Reliability, FMX, Limble, MaintainX, MRI Software, Nuvolo, Planon, Rockwell Automation (Fiix), ServiceChannel, Siemens (Brightly), TMA Systems, and UpKeep.
IDC's Worldwide Future of Work Use Case Taxonomy, 2025
target audience: TECH SUPPLIER Publication date: Jun 2025 - Document type: Taxonomy - Doc Document number: # US52943525 Content Table of Contents (38 pages) Get More When you purchase this document, the purchase price can be applied to the cost of an annual subscription, giving you access to more research for your investment. Related Links Web Rights Referencing Documents Abstract This IDC study explores the evolving landscape of work influenced by AI and ongoing digital transformation.
Worldwide Asset Life-Cycle Management Applications Market Shares, 2024: Agentic AI on the Horizon
target audience: TECH SUPPLIER Publication date: Jun 2025 - Document type: Market Presentation - Doc Document number: # US52940625 Content 17 slides Get More When you purchase this document, the purchase price can be applied to the cost of an annual subscription, giving you access to more research for your investment.
SaaS Path 2025: Banner Books for Core HR, Employee Experience, Learning Experience Management, PLM/CAD, Subscription Management, Talent Acquisition, and Talent Management
target audience: TECH SUPPLIER Publication date: Jun 2025 - Document type: Pivot Table - Doc Document number: # US53563825 Content Table of Contents (1 pages) Get More When you purchase this document, the purchase price can be applied to the cost of an annual subscription, giving you access to more research for your investment.
What Are the Top Business Concerns or Initiatives Your Facility Management Application Is Meant to Address?
target audience: TECH SUPPLIER Publication date: Jun 2025 - Document type: IDC Survey Spotlight - Doc Document number: # US53568125 Content 2 slides Get More When you purchase this document, the purchase price can be applied to the cost of an annual subscription, giving you access to more research for your investment.
See-But Verify, Part II
It has been exactly two years since Proceedings for the first time published images created with artificial intelligence (AI)—a radical step for us. The cover image and the images inside, in Need to Know, were all computer generated (although heavily edited by our excellent designer) using the AI tool Midjourney.
Renewing Shipbuilding Will Require a Culture Change
The U.S. naval shipbuilding crisisimperils national security and undercuts economic vitality. But it is not a new problem—Mike Petters wrote a Proceedings article almost 20 years ago titled “American Shipbuilding: An Industry in Crisis.” The problem persists, and confronting it is more important than ever. I have witnessed the evolution of the U.S. shipbuilding industry throughout my career, first as the Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard, and now as an employee of Bollinger Shipyards.
IFS Attracts EUR 15 billion Valuation: Industrial AI Moves Beyond the Hype
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Train at Scale to Defeat Drones With Shotguns
A recent report from Task and Purpose’s YouTube channel discussed the role of shotguns in the Ukraine-Russia War. It discussed shotguns as a potential long-term solution to target small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) at short range. Two thoughts came to my head after watching the video. First, maybe I can finally carry my beloved Remington 870 2.75-inch pump shotgun on a deployment.
IDC Market Glance: Facility Management, 1Q25
This IDC Market Glance provides the landscape of facility management subsegments and associated segments, including definitions and a list of companies within each subsegment and associated segment. It is intended to lay out with graphical detail how IDC defines and thinks about the facility management applications market.
Building Management Systems and Facility Management Firms Increasingly Intertwined in the Post-COVID-19 Workplace
target audience: TECH SUPPLIER Publication date: Mar 2025 - Document type: Market Perspective - Doc Document number: # US53238425 Content Table of Contents (8 pages) Get More When you purchase this document, the purchase price can be applied to the cost of an annual subscription, giving you access to more research for your investment.
Facility Managers Key to ESG Efforts But Tools Are Lacking
target audience: TECH SUPPLIER Publication date: Mar 2025 - Document type: Market Perspective - Doc Document number: # US51783924 Content Table of Contents (7 pages) Get More When you purchase this document, the purchase price can be applied to the cost of an annual subscription, giving you access to more research for your investment. Related Links Web Rights Referencing Documents Abstract This IDC Market Perspective discusses ESG and sustainability as relevant to facilities management.
SaaSPath 2024: How Satisfied Are Asset Life-Cycle Management Applications Customers with Their Vendors?
target audience: TECH SUPPLIER Publication date: Mar 2025 - Document type: IDC Survey Spotlight - Doc Document number: # US52940925 Content 2 slides Get More When you purchase this document, the purchase price can be applied to the cost of an annual subscription, giving you access to more research for your investment.
IDC MarketScape: Worldwide SaaS and Cloud-Enabled Facility Management Applications 2024-2025 Vendor Assessment
target audience: TECH BUYER Publication date: Feb 2025 - Document type: IDC MarketScape - Doc Document number: # US52038324 Content Table of Contents (33 pages) Get More When you purchase this document, the purchase price can be applied to the cost of an annual subscription, giving you access to more research for your investment.
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