Lars Goransson
Vice President, Research, Worldwide Services at IDC
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Accenture FY 4Q26: Bookings Recovery and Full-Year Revenue Above Guidance Point to Sustained AI Transformation Demand; OT Security Platform Now in Market
IDC Products & Services Research Current: Accenture FY 4Q26: Bookings Recovery and Full-Year Revenue Above Guidance Point to Sustained AI Transformation Demand; OT Security Platform Now in Market Oct 13, 2026 - Real-time IDC Research® opinion on industry news, trends and events Related Research Related Research by Analyst IDC Market Glance: Services as a Product, 3Q26 IDC Survey: Enterprise Perceptions of Services as a Product Survey, 2026, Part 2: Platform, Reusable IP, and Agentic Delivery...
IDC Market Glance: Services as a Product, 3Q26
This IDC Market Glance presents a current-state taxonomy of the services as a product market, mapping representative providers across 16 functional segments that cut across business services, IT services, and engineering services: application, employee experience, sales and marketing, finance and accounting, tax and compliance, customer care, HR/human capital management (HCM), procurement, legal, consulting, digital engineering, operational technology (OT), data and AI, managed cloud,...
IDC Survey: Enterprise Perceptions of Services as a Product, 2026, Part 1: Adoption, Outcomes, and Commercial Models
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Fujitsu’s July 2026 Executive Analyst Day: Executing on the Fujitsu Management Vision 2035, from MONAKA Silicon to Sovereign Orchestration
Content Table of Contents (12 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 Perspective presents highlights from Fujitsu’s Executive Analyst Day 2026 held across three days (July 14–16).
IBM Earnings 2Q26
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Accenture Q3 FY26: Solid profitability and cash flow as growth moderates; new moves in OT security and the mid-market
IDC Products & Services Research Current: Accenture Q3 FY26: Solid profitability and cash flow as growth moderates; new moves in OT security and the mid-market Jul 13, 2026 - Real-time IDC Research® opinion on industry news, trends and events
The Third Wave: Why Agentic AI Will Expand the Worldwide Services Market
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EXL Investor and Analyst Day 2026: Data, Context, AI, and Trusted Execution as the Foundation for Sustained Business Outcomes
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 Note provides an overview of EXL’s 2026 Investor and Analyst Day, held in New York City on May 13, 2026.
IBM Earnings 1Q26
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Accenture Q2 FY26: Record bookings and continued margin expansion; accelerating agentic and platform-mediated execution
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IDC’s Worldwide Services as a Product Taxonomy, 2026
Content Table of Contents (68 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 detailed description of IDC’s services as a product (SaaP) framework and taxonomy.
Infosys North American Analyst Day 2026: AI-First Strategy to Drive Sustainable Differentiation
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CIO readiness in the face of the Middle East war: From disruption to resilience
Geopolitical crises rarely arrive with clear warning. When they do, the pressure on digital infrastructure, supply chains, and technology operations becomes immediate. The war in the Middle East is a structural stress test for the modern digital economy and for the CIOs responsible for keeping businesses running through disruption.
CIO Readiness in the Face of the Middle East War: Resilience, Cyberpreparedness, and Workforce Continuity
This IDC Perspective examines how an expanding Middle East War could reshape CIO priorities through 2026 and beyond by increasing volatility in energy markets, cloud and network availability, cybersecurity exposure, and regional technology supply chains. It presents two planning scenarios: prolonged instability and escalation with energy shock. It outlines the immediate and longer-term actions technology leaders can take to protect people, sustain operations, and preserve strategic flexibility.
IDC Survey: The State of AI's Impact on Services Pricing Models - AI-Powered Services Pricing Model Survey, 2025
This IDC Survey presentation leverages data from IDC's AI-Powered Services Pricing Model Survey, conducted in November 2025. The survey examined buyer expectations for the pricing of engagements with external vendors that incorporate AI in their delivery of the following types of services: Project-based services, managed services, support services, and engineering services.
IBM Earnings 4Q25: AI, Automation, Data, and Mainframes Reshaped IBM Market Position
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IDC FutureScape：全球IT行业2026年预测（中文版）
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IDC Services CSAT Awards, 2026
This IDC Tech Buyer Presentation provides an overview of the results from IDC's Services CSAT Awards. This award program recognizes the leading services firms in each services market, across 18 markets, that receive the highest customer satisfaction scores based on IDC's Services Path Survey.
EY Neurosymbolic Growth Platforms: An Early Example of Platform-Enabled Strategy Services
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Accenture FY 1Q26: Reinvention Takes Hold with Revenue Up 5% in Local Currency, New Bookings Up 10%
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McKinsey Global Analyst Summit 2025 - Rewiring for Measurable AI Business Value
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. Related Links Web Rights Referencing Documents Abstract This IDC Market Perspective details key takeaways from McKinsey's 2025 Global Analyst Summit.
Services Path: Vendor Ratings Report, 2025 - Customer Satisfaction Direct from the Mind of the Buyer
Content 84 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 Presentation provides services vendor ratings overall and by 18 services categories from IDC's 2025 Services Path Survey.
IBM Earnings Q325: Consistent Improvement Building a Path for Further Business Expansion
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Agentic Future of IT Services: Projects to Platforms
Economic volatility, sovereignty and security concerns, and the rapid advance of AI are creating powerful crosscurrents that few enterprises or providers can ignore. IT leaders on both the enterprise and services sides are under pressure to deliver innovation at speed while maintaining control, transparency, and trust. IDC’s FutureScape: Worldwide Services 2026 research identifies this moment as the agentic pivot—a stage where AI is shifting from experimentation to orchestration.
Lars Goransson, Research Vice President, Worldwide Services, IDC
Economic volatility, sovereignty and security concerns, and the rapid advance of AI are creating powerful crosscurrents that few enterprises or…
IDC FutureScape: Worldwide Services 2026 Predictions
This IDC FutureScape forecasts a transformative shift in global IT and business services, driven by modular, AI-enabled platforms, agentic AI, tech stack modernization, and quantum computing, fundamentally altering service delivery, pricing models, workplace dynamics, and enterprise strategies for competitive advantage and value realization.
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.
IDC FutureScape: Worldwide IT Industry 2026 Predictions
target audience: TECH BUYER Publication date: Oct 2025 - Document type: Tech Buyer Presentation - Doc Document number: # US53858725 Content 48 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 Do you have questions about this document or available subscriptions? Thank you for submitting the form. We will be in touch.
H-1B Visa Policy Shift: Risks and Opportunities for the Global IT Services Industry
target audience: TECH SUPPLIER Publication date: Oct 2025 - Document type: Market Note - Doc Document number: # US53832325 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.
Accenture Q4 FY25: Revenue Up 7% in USD and 4.5% in Local Currency, Adjusted Operating Income Up 8%, Strong Full-Year Performance Driven by AI and Ecosystem Partnerships
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IDC Survey: Digital Workplace Services Trends
target audience: TECH SUPPLIER Publication date: Jul 2025 - Document type: IDC Survey - Doc Document number: # US53380225 Content 26 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.
IBM Earnings 2Q25: Strategy Is Yielding Results and Building Trust, Albeit in a Quiet Way
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IDC Market Glance: Services, 3Q25
This IDC Market Glance provides an overview of the worldwide services vendor landscape segmented by 3 primary markets (project-oriented services, managed services, and support services) and 15 IDC services foundation markets in our services taxonomy.
Canadian 2024 Predictions: Reimagining AI Everywhere
target audience: TECH SUPPLIER Publication date: Jan 2024 - Document type: Market Presentation - Doc Document number: # CA51575223 Content 21 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 Do you have questions about this document or available subscriptions? Thank you for submitting the form. We will be in touch.
IDC Directions 2023 - Canada
Overview Join IDC Directions 2023 Canada virtual conference on April 20th! This year IDC's thought leaders will present their expert insights, market intelligence, and guidance to help Canadian organizations overcome the global economic slowdown, as well as political, and social disruptions impacting their business. As we move into the next phase of the economic cycle, the spotlight continues to shine on IT and digital initiatives to help organizations slice through the storms of disruption.
IDC Directions 2022 Canada
Thriving in Today's Digital-First World Canada, April 5, 2022 Overview Join us for IDC Directions 2022 Canada to explore the most relevant topics in the Canadian technology and business space, and gain access to actionable guidance from IDC's brightest minds to help you thrive in a digital-first Canada with trust, scale, and impact. How will the Canadian IT industry transform and innovate, while also continuing to deliver on the growing demands from consumers and end-users?
IDC Connections 2021 Canada
Accelerating Your Path to a Digital-First Enterprise Canada, November 4, 2021 Overview The digital economy is quickly advancing, and the recent pandemic disruption, along with complex economic and technology trends have only served to further increase the urgency of navigating digital transformation requirements across all businesses and industries. Soon, most Canadian executive leaders will be running companies that look more digital than physical.
IDC Directions 2021 Canada
Delivering Digital Resiliency in a Changed World Canada, April 22, 2021 Overview Virtual Event via Hopin Thursday, April 22 (1pm - 4pm ET) As we navigate the challenges of a changing world, digital resiliency will be critical for Canadian organizations transitioning to the next normal.
IDC Directions 2021 Canada
Delivering Digital Resiliency in a Changed World Canada, April 22, 2021 Overview Virtual Event via Hopin Thursday, April 22 (1pm - 4pm ET) As we navigate the challenges of a changing world, digital resiliency will be critical for Canadian organizations transitioning to the next normal.
IDC Canada Predictions 2021: Digital Priorities for the Future Enterprise
Share TECH SUPPLIER Dec 2020 - Market Presentation - Doc # CA47071220 IDC Canada Predictions 2021: Digital Priorities for the Future Enterprise By: Lars GoranssonManaging Director, IDC Canada, Tony OlvetGroup Vice President, Research, Jean Philippe BouchardVice-President, Future of Work and Mobility Research On-line Presentation Abstract This IDC Market Presentation explores IDC Canada's ICT predictions for 2021 and was originally presented as a Web Conference on December 8, 2020.
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