IDC Unveils AI-Powered Technology Intelligence Platform

IDC Quanta to deliver trusted insights directly into enterprise workflows

Apr. 8, 2026 at 11:15pm

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IDC, the premier global provider of technology intelligence, announced the launch of IDC Quanta, a new AI-powered platform that establishes what the company defines as the technology intelligence layer for the AI economy. IDC Quanta is designed to deliver trusted insights directly into the workflows where business decisions are made, transforming how technology intelligence is consumed.

Why it matters

As artificial intelligence accelerates the pace of business and compresses decision cycles, IDC is redefining its role from a destination for research and data to an embedded intelligence capability that provides leaders with the insights they need in the moment, grounded in data they trust, and ready to use. This shift represents a fundamental change in how technology intelligence is delivered and consumed.

The details

IDC Quanta is built on five key design principles: 1) Embedded - delivering intelligence directly within the tools professionals already use; 2) Contextual - combining IDC's intelligence with an organization's own data and content; 3) Secure - ensuring enterprise-grade privacy and control; 4) Aware - proactively delivering the insights decision-makers need without prompting; and 5) Rigorous - grounding intelligence in IDC's 60+ years of proprietary data, research, and analyst expertise.

  • IDC Directions 2026, IDC's flagship client event, was held on April 8, 2026.
  • IDC Quanta is expected to be generally available in the summer of 2026.

The players

Lorenzo Larini

CEO of IDC.

Mark Terranova

Director of Worldwide Analyst Relations at Kyndryl.

IDC

The premier global provider of trusted technology intelligence, advisory services, and events, with more than 1,000 analysts worldwide.

Anthropic

A technology company that IDC is collaborating with to bring its intelligence directly into Claude workflows.

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What they’re saying

“AI is compressing time across the entire technology market, and that breaks the traditional research model. Leaders don't need more noise. They need intelligence that shows up in the moment, grounded in data they trust, and ready to use. IDC Quanta makes that possible. We believe it will define the next chapter of this industry.”

— Lorenzo Larini, CEO of IDC

“In my world, where it used to take human time weeks to draw conclusions, reading hundreds of reports, I can now do that in minutes. That means I can service my stakeholders internally much quicker with better insights. AI needs to interact with the human. That's how you get good answers and that's a key differentiator for IDC right now, in my opinion.”

— Mark Terranova, Director of Worldwide Analyst Relations at Kyndryl

What’s next

IDC is building a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for the technology intelligence layer of the AI economy and is collaborating with Anthropic to bring IDC's intelligence directly into Claude workflows. This collaboration will enable organizations to gain entitlement-based access to IDC's proprietary research, data, and methodologies natively within Anthropic environments.

The takeaway

IDC Quanta represents a fundamental shift in how technology intelligence is delivered and consumed, moving from static research portals to a continuous, embedded intelligence platform that scales across the enterprise. By bringing its trusted insights directly into the workflows where business decisions are made, IDC is redefining its role and enabling faster, more informed decision-making in the AI-driven economy.