IDC is seeking a Research Director to join our established worldwide artificial intelligence, automation, data and analytics (AAD&A) research practice to focus on database management tools and technologies. The candidate will have to demonstrate an ability to understand both the existing and future capabilities across all types of relational, non-relational, and dynamic database systems that are capable of running operational or analytic data workloads. The candidate will also cover adjacent technologies used for data modeling, database development, tuning and maintenance. Research will include understanding market drivers and trends, buying behaviors,...

IDC’s Business Value Strategy practice focuses on custom research that provides financial justification for vendors’ IT solutions and helps them transform their sales focus from product features to customer value. The Business Value Interviewer will be responsible for conducting in-depth interviews with end user organizations of client technologies and solutions that provide the foundation for IDC Business Value Strategy projects. Carrying out these interviews will require preparing for interviews by understanding the sponsoring vendor's solution(s), conducting the interview via Zoom or other similar conferencing platform, transcription review, data entry, and conducting any...

IDC is seeking a Research Director to join our established Virtual Client Computing research practice, focusing the technologies which enable companies to resource, secure, and manage virtual desktops and applications from which organizations create the digital employee experience.  This research is used by software vendors to establish or validate their strategic directions, by enterprises to enhance their workspace strategy, and by other analysts to understand how the workspace will evolve over time.   

IDC US/IDC Canada is seeking Research Director, Enterprise Software Sourcing Strategies. We’re building a team of analysts as a part of an exciting new venture at IDC. This position will focus on developing research content and recommendations to help technology and procurement executives source, negotiate and close the optimal deal with software vendors.   This role will be central to developing the research approach and insights to help technology...