• IDC Insights:

    Industry Focus:

    • Energy
    • Financial
    • Government
    • Health
    • Manufacturing
    • Retail

    IDC Insights lines of business assist businesses and IT leaders in making more effective technology decisions by providing insightful fact-based research and consulting services. Our global research and analysis is focused on mitigating technology risks and maximizing the effectiveness of IT investments.

  • ENERGY

    Areas of expertise:

    • Smart Grid
    • Clean Energy
    • Intelligent Oil & Gas

    IDC Energy Insights assists energy businesses and IT leaders in making more effective technology decisions by providing insightful fact-based research and consulting services. Our global research analyzes and advises on business and technology issues facing the utility and oil & gas industries.

  • FINANCIAL

    Areas of expertise:

    • Mobile Banking and Payment
    • Enterprise Risk Management
    • Cash Management & Liquidity
    • Buy Side Operations

    IDC Financial Insights assists financial services business and IT leaders in making more effective technology decisions by providing insightful fact-based research and consulting services. Our global research analyzes and advises on business and technology issues facing the banking, insurance, and securities and investments industries.

  • GOVERNMENT

    Areas of expertise:

    • Infrastructure Consolidation
    • Open Government

    IDC Government Insights assists Government and IT leaders in making more effective technology decisions by providing insightful fact-based research and consulting services. Our global research analyzes and advises on business and technology issues facing the Federal/Central and local/provincial Governments.

  • HEALTH

    Areas of expertise:

    • EMR and EHR for Providers
    • Connected Health
    • Healthcare Industry Reform
    • Life Sciences Value Chain

    IDC Health Insights assists health businesses and IT leaders in making more effective technology decisions by providing insightful fact-based research and consulting services. Our global research analyzes and advises on business and technology issues facing the payer, provider and life sciences industries.

  • MANUFACTURING

    Areas of expertise:

    • Supply Chain Modernization
    • Next Generation Product Lifecycle Management
    • Operational Technology

    IDC Manufacturing Insights assists manufacturing businesses and IT leaders in making more effective technology decisions by providing insightful fact-based research and consulting services. Our global research analyzes and advises on business and technology issues associated with design, development and distribution of goods across markets.

  • RETAIL

    Areas of expertise:

    • Retail PLM and Sourcing Optimization
    • Customer Experience (Retail Omnichannel)
    • Merchandising Strategies

    IDC Retail Insights assists retail businesses and IT leaders in making more effective technology decisions by providing insightful fact-based research and consulting services. Our global research analyzes and advises on business and technology issues facing the retail industry.

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IDC and IDG believe in investing in our employees through ongoing education. Our education department offers numerous seminars and workshops to meet individual career growth needs. Educational opportunities include technical seminars, analyst education, sales training, management development, and tuition assistance. Please read below to learn more about the training programs available to IDC employees.

Technical Seminars
Customized seminars on IDC-specific applications are presented monthly, with training on IDC's e-mail system, research template, customer relationship management (CRM), web-conferencing tools, and website. Employees may also access hundreds of web-based tutorials on MS Office, Lotus Notes, HTML, and more through our eLearning option.

Analyst Education
Research Analysts have the opportunity to attend ongoing skills training. Including our new analyst training program, forecasting, demand-side research, sales skills, and writing classes. Additionally, IDC sponsors frequent Best Business Practice sessions to allow our analysts to share their expertise.

Sales Training
Sales training is available for all levels of the sales organization. Sales Managers, Sales Representatives and Customer Service Representatives are encouraged to attend classes on proactive selling, value selling, customer service, negotiating, presentation skills, and sourcing.

Management Development
New and veteran managers can take advantage of the management development opportunities offered by IDC & IDG Education. Programs include mediation, performance evaluation, and new manager training. IDG management course topics include performance management, reward and recognition, retention, and delegation skills.

CEO & SVP Lunches
Our CEO, Kirk Campbell, & our Senior Vice Presidents host frequent employee luncheons. These informal gatherings are excellent forums for meeting colleagues and sharing ideas.

Tuition Assistance
The Tuition Reimbursement Program is designed to assist employees with various educational expenses including the cost of tuition, registration/lab fees and required books for non-IDC sponsored courses. The fiscal year dollar limit is $7,000 per employee.

IDG Training & Development Offerings
Our parent company, IDG, offers management, professional, and personal development courses. Classes cover topics such as performance management, delegation, reward and recognition, budgeting, communication, personal financial strategies, and time management.