IDC's Worldwide Semiannual Infrastructure Software Platforms Tracker Taxonomy, 2026

Description

This IDC Taxonomy discusses IDC's Worldwide Semiannual Infrastructure Software Platforms Tracker Taxonomy, 2026, which provides a comprehensive framework for categorizing the global infrastructure software market. It details 33 functional markets across network, storage, and physical/virtual computing software, supporting consistent market sizing, segmentation, and competitive analysis. The taxonomy underpins IDC's research database, enabling robust tracking of over 2,000 companies and informing both syndicated and custom research on evolving infrastructure software trends and vendor landscapes.

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IDC's worldwide Semiannual Infrastructure Software Platforms Tracker taxonomy

Semiannual Infrastructure Software Platforms Tracker taxonomy changes for 2026

Taxonomy Overview

Definitions

Network software
- Network infrastructure software
- Software virtual application delivery controllers (ADCs)
  - SDN controller
  - Service mesh
  - DDI
- Network management software
  - Network equipment management
  - Network observability
  - Network operations
  - Multicloud networking
Storage software
- Data protection software
  - Backup and recovery software
  - Backup and recovery reporting software
  - Storage replication software
  - Host or hypervisor-based replication software
  - Systems and data migration software
  - Fabric and appliance-based replication software
  - Array-based replication software
  - Replication management software
- Archiving software
  - Email archiving software
  - File and other archiving software
- Storage infrastructure and device management software
  - Storage resource management and heterogeneous SAN management software
  - Storage resource management and homogeneous SAN management software
  - Storage device management software
  - Virtualization and federation software
  - Host-based file systems and volume management software
  - Storage access and path management software
  - Automated storage tiering software
  - Storage acceleration software
  - Other storage management and infrastructure software
- Software-defined storage controller software
  - Block-based software-defined storage controller software
  - File-based software-defined storage controller software
  - Object-based software-defined storage controller software
  - Hyperconverged software-defined storage controller software
Physical and virtual computing software
- Operating system environments
  - Core operating systems
  - Embedded/industrial operating systems
- Other computing and storage software
  - Remote desktop control software
  - Container data and infrastructure management software
  - Datacenter facilities management software
  - Other computing software

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