IDC Quanta integrates with Microsoft Copilot for sourced market data

Your AI assistant is probably open right now, next to the deck or memo you’re writing. IDC’s Future of Work Survey, 2026 (n = 1,146) found that 88.8% of organizations report a productivity gain from AI. IDC Quanta is now available in Microsoft Copilot, letting users check market claims in Word, PowerPoint or Excel against IDC research, with each sourced figure appearing as a tracked change and a citation linking to idc.com IDC blog.

The connector, listed in Copilot’s Connectors Gallery, draws on 60+ years of IDC research, 1,000+ analysts and more than 15 billion data points tracked annually. Users can ask plain-language questions in the Copilot chat panel and receive answers grounded in their organization’s IDC entitlement, complete with source attribution. Unlike a generic Copilot query that pulls from the open web, IDC Quanta locks the exact dataset, definitions and categories, ensuring the numbers match IDC’s published figures.

Sign-in uses existing Microsoft credentials, with Microsoft Entra ID mapping the user to the organization’s IDC license. The service does not use customer data to train AI models. Product marketers, sellers, strategy and market-intelligence teams can now embed verified market share, spending forecasts and analyst contacts directly into drafts, reducing the need for separate searches on idc.com. IDC Quanta in Microsoft Copilot is available now, with demos and documentation on the IDC Quanta page.