With a strong team of technology and industry analysts as well as consulting talent in China complementing IDC's international research expertise, IDC is the premiere global provider of market intelligence, advisory services, and events for the information technology, telecommunications and consumer technology markets. Establishing it’s China branch in 1986, IDC was the earliest global technology market research firm to enter the Chinese market. In China, IDC analysts focus on the local ICT market, producing research that covers areas including hardware, software, service, internet services, emerging technologies, and enterprise digital transformation.