CIO

MARCH 19, 2025

At the time, the best AIs couldnt pass the 5% mark on the SWE-bench, a challenging benchmark designed to see how well AI can solve real-world coding problems. Theres also a separate research project thats looking at 50-year-old mainframe code, and using AI to extract the business logic and rewrite it for a cloud-native framework, he says.

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APRIL 10, 2025

The goal is to give such leaders widespread visibility into planning, benchmarking, and optimization of their IT investments, according to the TBM Council. TBM is a discipline designed to provide an IT spending and value framework for CIOs, CTOs, and CFOs.

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OCTOBER 16, 2024

Although it identifies six ethical principles, these haven’t been translated into codified benchmarks, and there have yet to be any concrete standards or recommendations issued. Researchers point out that the act is expected to have an impact beyond EU borders due to its “wide extraterritorial effects.” for the latter).

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CIO

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

In life sciences, LLMs can analyze mountains of research papers to accelerate drug discovery. Another client that comes to mind is a company that monetizes operational benchmarking of clinical facilities. In retail, they can personalize recommendations and optimize marketing campaigns.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Challenge: Consumers want to shop on their own terms Recent research shows that 77% of consumers today buy through a mix of digital and physical shopping, while just 17% buy only online or only in physical stores (IDC Retail Insights: Consumer Sentiment Survey, 2024 — Findings and Implications, July 2024). And they are making progress.

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OCTOBER 11, 2023

Last month, we began collecting responses for our 2024 State of Competitive Intelligence survey. So far, of the 106 people who have completed the survey, 62% have said they struggle to gather information about their competitors in a timely manner.

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CIO

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

“A typical candidate for the CAIO role is someone with a proven track record of leading successful innovation programs and with a clear understanding of AI,” says David Weldon, adjunct research advisor with IDC’s Executive Programs (IEP) in IDC PlanScape: Chief AI Officer Role (May 2024). Here is your chance to be that leader.”

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MARCH 5, 2024

Copilot benchmarks show productivity improvements Early benchmarks show that people using copilots are more productive and use time savings to focus on higher-level functions. GitHub’s research shows that users accept 30% of code its Copilot suggests and that less experienced developers have a greater advantage with AI.

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JULY 10, 2024

Daniel Saroff is group vice president of consulting and research at IDC, where he is a senior practitioner in the end-user consulting practice. This practice provides support to boards, business leaders, and technology executives in their efforts to architect, benchmark, and optimize their organization’s information technology.

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CIO

JANUARY 8, 2025

Acknowledging the challenges of digital transformation Lack of precedence or an absence of suitable benchmarks for results could be limiting factors for a digitalization exercise. Sharing of resources, ideas and research between teams should not only be encouraged but should be bestowed with tangible rewards.

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CIO

JULY 30, 2024

Kenneth Gonzalez, Head of Analyst Relations, Freshworks, highlights some key findings from Freshworks’ Freshservice IT Service Management Benchmark Report 2024 (FBR 2024) , which surveyed more than 9,400 organizations across over 100 countries, that corroborates the value of generative AI in ITSM.

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JUNE 28, 2024

What Is Competitive Benchmarking? Competitive benchmarking uses qualitative and quantitative data to rank IT vendors against their peers. Competitive benchmarking is a tool that TBR has been providing to leading IT vendors for nearly 20 years.

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CIO

JULY 30, 2024

IDC research indicates that nearly 30% of organizations worldwide have embedded sustainability into their business model and overall strategy. Partner for success IDC research indicates that industry ecosystems are increasingly teaming up to facilitate sustainability strategies, discuss challenges, and share best practices.

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CIO

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

IDC research has found that 52% of organizations pay the ransom when attacked ( Ransomware 2024: If We Have Backups, Why Are We Still Paying a Ransom? ). Learn more about IDC’s research for technology leaders. If the attack threatens the ongoing operation of the organization, there may be few alternatives.

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CIO

AUGUST 1, 2024

MIT Center for Information Systems Research The MIT Center for Information Systems Research (MIT CISR) operates as a research center in Sloan School of Management at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. We work directly with technology leaders, executives, and boards to develop our research insights.”

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CIO

AUGUST 13, 2024

Learn more about IDC’s research for technology leaders. As an adjunct research advisor and former vice president of research with IDC’s IT Executive Programs (IEP) and the CIO and Technology Professionals Agenda program, Serge focuses on digital transformation leadership for business and technology executives.

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AUGUST 29, 2024

The research also found that getting security tools under control through consolidation and other methods can save an average of about 16% of total tool costs and nearly 20% of analyst time. Learn more about IDC’s research for technology leaders. Contact us today to learn more. Karen holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from UCLA.

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AUGUST 22, 2024

Keep reading for a look at key findings from our research, along with tips on how CISOs can apply them to enhance the effectiveness of the security personnel they manage. Learn more about IDC’s research for technology leaders. We learned, for example, that very few organizations have just a single security team. Most have several.

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CIO

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Learn more about IDC’s research for technology leaders. Dr. Ken Knapton is an adjunct research advisor for IDC’s IT Executive Programs (IEP). Templates and tools exist to help with this problem. An upcoming report by IDC, IDC PlanScape: Cybersecurity Posture Board Reporting , provides examples for you to follow.

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CIO

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Across nuclear innovation areas, as with most of tech, AI is revolutionizing both traditional and experimental nuclear technology from optimizing existing plant operations through predictive maintenance to accelerating fusion research by mastering plasma control, Breckenridge says. Contact us today to learn more.

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CIO

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

According to IDC research, edge computing is growing worldwide at 15% annually and will reach $232 billion in 2024. Edge computing will play a pivotal role in the deployment of AI applications,” says Dave McCarty, research vice president for cloud and edge services at IDC. Learn more about IDC’s research for technology leaders.

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CIO

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Learn more about IDC’s research for technology leaders. Schwartz is an adjunct research advisor with IDC’s IT Executive Programs (IEP), focusing on IT business, digital business, disaster recovery, and data management. Contact us today to learn more. Karen holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from UCLA.

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CIO

JUNE 27, 2024

Swapnil Shende, associate research manager for AI at IDC Asia/Pacific, sees complications for multinational organizations. Effective risk management will be crucial for addressing legal and reputational risks, and innovation strategies may require adjustments to comply with regulatory standards.

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CIO

AUGUST 20, 2024

Learn more about IDC’s research for technology leaders. Schwartz is an adjunct research advisor with IDC’s IT Executive Programs (IEP), focusing on IT business, digital business, disaster recovery, and data management. Edge computing is having a moment, and it’s doubtful that it will disappear anytime soon.

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AUGUST 7, 2024

Secondary market research involves utilizing preexisting data and insights gathered from various sources in the past. Unlike primary research, which gathers new and original data through surveys or experiments, secondary research relies on already available information. But why is it so important, exactly?

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Market Research Marketing Research Research Primary Research 147

CIO

JANUARY 31, 2024

1 Powered by the latest Intel GPUs and CPUs aboard liquid-cooled Dell servers, the Dawn supercomputer combines breakthrough artificial intelligence (AI) and advanced high-performance computing (HPC) technology to help researchers solve the world’s most complex challenges Accelerating breakthrough Dawn vastly increases the U.K.’s

Innovation 448

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CIO

AUGUST 8, 2024

Learn more about IDC’s research for technology leaders. Christopher Tozzi , an adjunct research advisor for IDC, is senior lecturer in IT and society at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. International Data Corporation (IDC) is the premier global provider of market intelligence, advisory services, and events for the technology markets.

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CIO

APRIL 5, 2024

The EU and US want to foster scientific information exchange between AI experts on either side of the Atlantic in areas such as developing benchmarks and assessing potential risks. Researchers gave the development of US-EU coordination on AI a cautious welcome, while looking for more detail on the specifics. “AI

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CIO

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Based on internal research, when these companies acted based on the following process, they recorded positive results related to customer defects (20% to 30% down); employee experience (20% up); and customer satisfaction (60% up). Developer velocity index benchmarking. The results are not definitive, but they are promising.

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Pharmaceutical Benchmarking Finance Retail 476

CIO

JULY 10, 2024

Christopher Tozzi , an adjunct research advisor for IDC, is senior lecturer in IT and society at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Prior to pivoting to his current focus on researching and writing about technology, Christopher worked full-time as a tenured history professor and as an analyst for a San Francisco Bay area technology startup.

Security 461

Security Security Startups Benchmarking 461

CIO

AUGUST 22, 2024

Salesforce debuts gen AI benchmark for CRM June 18, 2024: The software company’s new gen AI benchmark for CRM aims to help businesses make more informed decisions when choosing large language models (LLMs) for use with business applications. The agent will be accessible via their respective software interfaces.

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CIO

AUGUST 6, 2024

According to IDC Research, “Downtime continues to cost cloud buyers” (IDC’s Cloud Pulse, 4Q23: Executive Summary, Part II — 2024 Cloud Return on Investment). Learn more about IDC’s research for technology leaders. So while the CrowdStrike incident is dramatic, cloud outages are not rare. Contact us today to learn more.

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CIO

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Learn more about IDC’s research for technology leaders. Christopher Tozzi , an adjunct research advisor for IDC, is senior lecturer in IT and society at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. International Data Corporation (IDC) is the premier global provider of market intelligence, advisory services, and events for the technology markets.

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CIO

AUGUST 27, 2024

Learn more about IDC’s research for technology leaders. As an adjunct research advisor and former vice president of research with IDC’s IT Executive Programs (IEP) and the CIO and Technology Professionals Agenda program, Serge focuses on digital transformation leadership for business and technology executives.

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Business Benchmarking Security Security 412

CIO

JULY 15, 2024

Dr. Ron Babin , an adjunct research advisor for IDC, is a senior management consultant and professor who specializes in outsourcing and IT management (ITM) issues. Currently, Babin’s research is focused on outsourcing, with particular attention to the vendor/client relationship and social responsibility. Contact us today to learn more.

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CIO

AUGUST 15, 2024

For example, according to IDC research, datacenter capacity is a critical focus for M&A activity, with total deals in the first half of 2022 estimated to be over $24 billion ( Colocation Segment Trends: M&A Drives Datacenter Investment , IDC, February 2023 ). Learn more about IDC’s research for technology leaders.

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