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International Data Corporation: History, Companies, Technology & Standards

International Data Corporation (IDC) is an American market intelligence and advisory company covering the information technology, telecommunications, and consumer technology markets. The company provides research, data, analytics, advisory services, and events for technology vendors, enterprise technology buyers, and investors.

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International Data Corporation topic overview

The analysis highlights History, Companies, Technology and Standards as prominent areas in the source structure around International Data Corporation.

Related topics
5
Source areas
2
Connected nodes
7
Extracted relationships
24
Concept neighborhoods
5
Bridge connections
7

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Overview · 3 topics
History · 2 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Founded
1964
Industry
Market intelligence, advisory services, events
Owner
Blackstone Inc.
Headquarters
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Area served
Worldwide
Founder
Patrick Joseph McGovern

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

History

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How International Data Corporation connects Entity context

The extracted context around International Data Corporation shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, International Data Corporation → CIO, Computerworld, DEMO Conference, IDC, In, InfoWorld, International Data Group, Macworld, Massachusetts, McGovern, Patrick Joseph McGovern, PC World, The Another extracted example is International Data Corporation → Worldwide. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

International Data Corporation

Top relations

related to history · 13
International Data Corporation → CIO, Computerworld, DEMO Conference, IDC, In, InfoWorld, International Data Group, Macworld, Massachusetts, McGovern, Patrick Joseph McGovern, PC World, The
Area served · 1
International Data Corporation → Worldwide
Founded · 1
International Data Corporation → 1964
Founder · 1
International Data Corporation → Patrick Joseph McGovern
Headquarters · 1
International Data Corporation → Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Industry · 1
International Data Corporation → Market intelligence, advisory services, events
Key people · 1
International Data Corporation → Lorenzo Larini, CEO
Owner · 1
International Data Corporation → Blackstone Inc.
Type · 1
International Data Corporation → Private
Website · 1
International Data Corporation → idc.com

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

data international idc group mcgovern advisory technology company services corporation research blackstone inc market intelligence events patrick later idg communications

International Data Corporation relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 24 structured relationships around International Data Corporation. Examples in this analysis include International Data Corporation → Area served → Worldwide and International Data Corporation → Founded → 1964. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
International Data CorporationArea servedWorldwide1.00infobox
International Data CorporationFounded19641.00infobox
International Data CorporationFounderPatrick Joseph McGovern1.00infobox
International Data CorporationHeadquartersBoston, Massachusetts, United States1.00infobox
International Data CorporationIndustryMarket intelligence, advisory services, events1.00infobox
International Data CorporationKey peopleLorenzo Larini, CEO1.00infobox
International Data CorporationOwnerBlackstone Inc.1.00infobox
International Data CorporationTypePrivate1.00infobox
International Data CorporationWebsiteidc.com1.00infobox
International Data Corporationfounded in19640.95text
International Data Corporationfounded byPatrick Joseph McGovern0.90text
International Data Corporationrelated to historyPatrick Joseph McGovern0.60section

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around International Data Corporation bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include International, Group and Patrick. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • International Data Corporation
    • International
    • Group
    • Patrick
    • Idc
    • Mcgovern
    • Corporation
    • Data
    • Research
    • Founded
    • Joseph
    • Later
    • Blackstone
  • international data corporation
    • International
    • Founded
    • Joseph
    • Group
    • Patrick
    • Mcgovern
    • Massachusetts
    • Intelligence
    • Market
    • Technology
    • Advisory
    • Idc
  • blackstone inc.
    • Inc
    • International
    • Boston
    • Businesses
    • Larini
    • Lorenzo
    • Group
    • Data
    • Acquired
    • Communications
    • Founded
    • Idg
  • boston
    • Massachusetts
    • Larini
    • Lorenzo
    • Founded
    • Industry
    • Joseph
    • Corporation
    • Events
    • Inc
    • Intelligence
    • Market
    • Patrick
  • patrick joseph mcgovern
    • Patrick
    • Massachusetts
    • Mcgovern
    • Industry
    • Boston
    • Larini
    • Lorenzo
    • Blackstone
    • Inc
    • Market
    • Services
    • Group

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For International Data Corporation, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects International Data Corporation with Overview. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
International Data Corporation — Overview · splits 4 ⟂ 4
International Data Corporation — History · splits 5 ⟂ 3

Map overview Semantic statistics

International Data Corporation

Nodes8
Edges7
Triples24
Avg. degree1.75
Density0.25
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around International Data Corporation to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History, Companies, Technology & Standards, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — International Data Corporation · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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