The study, IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Big Data Consulting and Systems Integration Services 2016 Vendor Assessment (IDC # US41240916), profiled 13 vendors participating in the worldwide Big Data consulting and systems integration market. The vendors assessed were Accenture, Atos, Capgemini, Cognizant, Deloitte, EY, HCL, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), IBM, Infosys, KPMG, PwC, and TCS. Of the vendors assessed, IDC named Deloitte, EY, HCL and IBM as "Leaders" in the space for 2016.
"This is IDC's first-ever evaluation of the Big Data management consulting and systems integration services, and it will help IT buyers evaluate which service providers to consider," said Ali Zaidi, research director, IT Consulting and Systems Integration Business Strategies at IDC. "Big Data and analytics has become pervasive and is one of the fastest-growing segments of business analytics services when it comes to customer spending. Buyer needs for continuously improving financial performance, for operational efficiency, and to lower cost are the key drivers behind spending growth around Big Data C&SI services."
The study presents a vendor assessment of the 2016 worldwide Big Data consulting and systems integration services market using the IDC MarketScape model. The evaluation is based on a comprehensive and rigorous framework that assesses vendors relative to the criteria and one another and highlights the factors expected to be the most influential for success in the market in both the short term and the long term.
About IDC MarketScape
IDC MarketScape criteria selection, weightings, and vendor scores represent well-researched IDC judgment about the market and specific vendors. IDC analysts tailor the range of standard characteristics by which vendors are measured through structured discussions, surveys, and interviews with market leaders, participants, and end users. Market weightings are based on user interviews, buyer surveys, and the input of a review board of IDC experts in each market. IDC analysts base individual vendor scores, and ultimately vendor positions on the IDC MarketScape, on detailed surveys and interviews with the vendors, publicly available information, and end-user experiences in an effort to provide an accurate and consistent assessment of each vendor's characteristics, behavior, and capability.