| Criteria | IDC (This Report) | Gartner (Hype Cycle/MQ) | Forrester (Wave) | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | Highest (actual shipments) | Medium (survey-based) | Medium (customer references) | | Forward-looking | Conservative, linear | More speculative | Balanced | | Vendor rankings | Market share (quantitative) | Magic Quadrant (qualitative) | Wave (criterion-based) | | Best for… | Finance, procurement, capacity planning | Strategy, risk management | Vendor selection, RFPs |
The IDC report also noted that the growth of cloud computing was having a significant impact on the IT industry as a whole. "Cloud computing is no longer just a technology trend, it's a business imperative," said a senior analyst at IDC. "Organizations that don't adopt cloud computing will be left behind." report idc
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Some key findings from the IDC report include: