IDC operates a 1,000+ person research and advisory business with 1,300+ analysts covering 110+ countries. The tech stack reveals a data-driven analyst shop: Python, Pandas, NumPy, R, SPSS for quantitative work; Power BI, Plotly for delivery; HubSpot and Salesforce for go-to-market. Active adoption of Xactly and GitLab, plus migration away from Jenkins, signals modernization of both sales operations and engineering infrastructure. Hiring velocity is accelerating across sales (43 roles), research (23), and data (18), driven by projects around CRM optimization, market modeling, and techmatch platform development—suggesting a push to scale both analyst output and client-facing tools.
Notable leadership hires: Events Director, Event Head, Account Director, Business Development Director, Strategic Account Director
IDC provides market research, advisory services, and industry events to IT buyers, business executives, and investors in technology, telecommunications, and consumer tech. The company operates through vertical-focused advisory units serving Financial, Government, Health, Retail, Manufacturing, and Energy sectors, with primary and company-level market modeling as core IP. The organization spans research, data, engineering, and sales functions across 20+ countries; a large analyst base delivers regional and local expertise. Pain points include client churn risk, modernizing data delivery pipelines, and meeting tight deadlines—typical friction points for research-at-scale operations.
Python, R, Pandas, NumPy, SciPy, SPSS for analysis; Power BI and Plotly for visualization; Salesforce, HubSpot, Marketo for sales and marketing; GitHub, GitLab for development; OpenAI and Gemini for AI integration. Currently adopting Xactly and GitLab; moving away from Jenkins.
IDC is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The company hires across 20 countries including the United States, United Kingdom, India, China, Singapore, Malaysia, and others.
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