IDC [Quanta] · Energy & Resources
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15 billion data points. Decades of expertise. One powerful experience. IDC [Quanta] connects proprietary data, forecasts, and analyst expertise so you can identify opportunities and decide with confidence.
Use Cases
Built for the way you work
Oil & Gas
Investment patterns across upstream, midstream, and downstream operations are evolving rapidly. Technology suppliers need to understand where operators are making strategic investments, and which market opportunities are gaining momentum.
Utilities & Water
Utilities and water operators are balancing grid modernization, workforce turnover, and rising customer expectations all at once. Understanding where capital and technology investment are converging is the difference between a good bet and a missed one.
Energy Transition
The path to net zero runs through technology decisions made today. Identify where operators are making strategic investments in decarbonization, electrification, and energy management — and where the execution gap still remains.
The IDC Quanta Advantage
- Connect forecasts, buyer priorities, technology adoption trends, and analyst expertise in a single view.
- Understand which operators are moving from pilot programs to production-scale deployments.
- Identify where investment is accelerating across upstream, midstream, and downstream operations.
- Reveal the operational and business drivers behind technology spending.
- Validate opportunities with evidence, not assumptions, before committing resources.
- Benchmark your technology roadmap against peers already in production.
- See which investments are paying off before you commit budget.
- Ground every board conversation in evidence, not vendor pitches.
- Track how peer organizations sequence pilots into scaled deployments.
- Spot risk and opportunity in the same forecast.
- Size markets and momentum before the rest of the market catches on.
- Track capital flows across upstream, midstream, and downstream plays.
- Stress-test a thesis against analyst judgment, not just public filings.
- Compare vendor positioning across hundreds of technology categories.
- Move from signal to conviction faster.
Built on data. Enriched by expertise.
Behind IDC Quanta are billions of data points, decades of research, and a global bench of analysts who continuously interpret markets, engage with industry leaders, and provide critical context to emerging trends.
Meet the global analysts powering energy and resource insights
Mireille Dubosc
Research director, energy transition
Europe
Top 100 IIARCoverage themes
Decarbonization strategy, Grid modernization, Energy transition financing, AI in energy operations
Highlights
- #41 on ARInsights’ Vendor Advisors Power 100
- Top 20 leading analyst, Europe
Regions served
Abbreviated bio
Mireille advises technology suppliers and utilities on decarbonization strategy and the investment shifts reshaping the European energy transition.
Education
MSc, Sciences Po Paris
Anand Krishnamurthy
Program VP, utilities & water
Asia/Pacific
Coverage themes
Smart metering, Water utility digitalization, Customer experience platforms
Highlights
- Frequent keynote, IDC Energy Forum Asia/Pacific
Regions served
Abbreviated bio
Anand leads coverage of utility and water digitalization across Asia/Pacific, focused on how operators modernize core operations at scale.
Education
MBA, Indian Institute of Management
Diego Salcedo
Research manager, oil & gas
Americas
Top 100 IIARCoverage themes
Upstream digital strategy, Oilfield services technology, Vendor performance benchmarking
Highlights
- #63 on ARInsights’ Vendor Advisors Power 100
- Top 12 leading analyst
Regions served
Abbreviated bio
Diego tracks how digital transformation and technology selection are reshaping outcomes across majors, national oil companies, and independents.
Education
MBA, Harvard University
Priya Natarajan
Senior research analyst, grid modernization
Asia/Pacific, EMEA
Coverage themes
Grid edge technology, Distributed energy resources, Renewables integration
Highlights
- Contributing author, IDC FutureScape: Worldwide Energy
Regions served
Abbreviated bio
Priya studies how grid operators integrate distributed energy resources and renewables at scale across Asia/Pacific and EMEA.
Education
MS, National University of Singapore
Erik Solheim
Associate vice president, energy & sustainability
Europe
Top 100 IIARCoverage themes
Sustainability reporting, Net-zero execution, Electrification
Highlights
- #28 on ARInsights’ Vendor Advisors Power 100
- Advisory board, WEF Energy Council
Regions served
Abbreviated bio
Erik guides technology suppliers and buyers through the net-zero execution gap, connecting policy shifts to real investment decisions.
Education
PhD, Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Camille Ferreira
Research manager, utilities customer experience
Americas
Coverage themes
Omni-channel billing, Customer lifetime value, Retail energy engagement
Highlights
- Featured analyst, Utility Dive research roundup
Regions served
Abbreviated bio
Camille researches how utilities and energy retailers build the omni-channel journeys that lower cost to serve and improve satisfaction.
Education
MBA, University of São Paulo
Naledi Mokoena
Senior analyst, energy transition
EMEA
Top 100 IIARCoverage themes
Energy access, Decarbonization in emerging markets, Policy and regulation
Highlights
- #57 on ARInsights’ Vendor Advisors Power 100
Regions served
Abbreviated bio
Naledi covers the energy transition across EMEA emerging markets, with a focus on energy access and regulatory dynamics.
Education
MSc, University of Cape Town
Thomas Reyes
Research director, oil & gas digital strategies
Americas
Coverage themes
Digital oilfield, Vendor ecosystem mapping, Cybersecurity in OT
Highlights
- 20-year IDC veteran
- Lead author, annual Oil & Gas MarketScape
Regions served
Abbreviated bio
Thomas has spent two decades tracking how oil and gas operators evaluate and deploy technology across the value chain.
Education
MS Petroleum Engineering, University of Texas
Hana Kobayashi
Senior research analyst, market intelligence
Asia/Pacific
Top 100 IIARCoverage themes
Regional market sizing, Buyer segmentation, Channel strategy
Highlights
- #71 on ARInsights’ Vendor Advisors Power 100
Regions served
Abbreviated bio
Hana builds the region-by-region sizing and buyer intelligence that supplier go-to-market teams rely on across Asia/Pacific.
Education
MA Economics, University of Tokyo
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Ashley Spicer
CIO, Amarok
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Phillip Langeberg
CTO, The Resorts Companies, Inc.
IDC Research / Energy & Resources
What’s inside
Navigate the energy transition with confidence — from the wellhead to the substation to the C-suite. IDC Energy and Resources brings together IDC’s full body of research across oil and gas, utilities, and natural resources into a single, connected subscription.
Energy & Resources
Coverage built for every angle of the transition
Energy transition strategy
Built on the WEF’s three pillars — security, affordability, sustainability — this research closes the net-zero execution gap through energy management, decarbonization, and electrification.
Oil and gas digital strategies
Deep coverage of upstream, midstream, downstream, and oilfield services, tracking how digital transformation, technology selection, and vendor performance are reshaping business outcomes.
Utilities, platforms, AI and technology
As utilities modernize core operations and lean into AI/ML, automation, and cybersecurity, this research tracks the technology decisions reshaping how energy and water get delivered safely, reliably, and affordably.
Utilities customer experience
Utilities and energy retailers are under the same pressure as any consumer-facing business: lower cost to serve, higher satisfaction, stronger lifetime value.
Market intelligence: worldwide, Americas, Europe, and Asia/Pacific
Granular, region-by-region sizing and buyer intelligence built for marketers, sales leaders, product managers, and channel teams who need to prioritize where to invest.
Canadian energy and resources perspective
A dedicated Canadian lens on how energy, utilities, and resource-intensive industries are prioritizing IT spend.
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