Yash Ahuja 
Senior Analyst, Measurement & Forecasting Practice | International Data Corporation (IDC)
Toronto, ON, CANADA
Yash Ahuja is a senior analyst with IDC Canada's Measurement & Forecasting team
Biography
Yash Ahuja is a senior analyst with the Measurement and Forecasting team and is responsible for developing comprehensive forecasting reports using macroeconomic data, complex quantitative models, and inputs from sector experts. Before joining the Measurement and Forecasting team, Yash provided research assistance to IDC's Worldwide Channels and Alliances practice.
Yash holds an MBA from Rotman School of Management - University of Toronto and a Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from BMS College of Engineering.
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Associated IDC Services (8)
- IDC Canada Measurement and Forecasting Practice
- Semiannual Digital Transformation Spending Guide
- Semiannual Mobility Spending Guide
- Semiannual Public Cloud Services Spending Guide
- Semiannual Commercial Robotics & Drones Spending Guide
- Semiannual 3D Printing Spending Guide
- Semiannual Augmented & Virtual Reality Spending Guide
- Semiannual Blockchain Spending Guide
Education (2)
Rotman School of Management - University of Toronto: M.B.A.
BMS College of Engineering: Bachelor of Engineering, Civil Engineering
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Media Appearances (3)
Canadian companies to spend $16 billion in 2018 on digital transformation: IDC
IT Business
2018-08-13
Canadian companies are going to be spending more than $16-billion this year on digital transformation technologies and services, which is about 20 per cent higher than the year before, according to new research from the IDC Canada.
Canadian Spending on Digital Transformation Will Exceed $16 Billion in 2018, Led by Innovation Accelerators, According to a New IDC Spending Guide
IDC
2018-08-07
Canadian digital transformation (DX) technologies and services spending is set to surpass $16 billion in 2018, approximately 20% higher than the ~$14 billion spent in 2017. DX spending will be led by the manufacturing industries (discrete and process) and the business services sector (personal/consumer services and professional services). In the newly expanded Worldwide Semiannual Digital Transformation Spending Guide, International Data Corporation (IDC) examines current and future spending levels for close to 100 DX use cases across 19 industries in 8 geographic regions. The results provide new insights into where DX funding is being routed as well as what DX priorities are being pursued.
Canadian IDC projects $602 million in spending on AR and VR in 2018
Mobile Syrup
2018-07-31
Consumer spending on VR is going to skyrocket.
“Augmented reality has more potential to drive higher spending in the longer term than virtual reality, but both ecosystems are evolving very quickly and it is important that Canadian organizations keep both AR and VR in mind,” said Yash Ahuja, measurement and forecasting senior analyst at IDC Canada.
Reports (10)
Marcus Torchia, Yash Ahuja, Giulia Carosella, Swati Chaturvedi, Naoko Iwamoto, Jonathan Leung, Tom Mainelli, Roberto Membrila, Evelin Stoev
May 2018
This IDC study provides details of IDC's Worldwide Semiannual Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality (AR/VR) Spending Guide taxonomy. It should be used as a companion piece for the spending forecast. Technology suppliers can use this forecast structure to help them build an industry-focused outlook to pursue AR/VR market opportunities. The research methodology used to develop the Worldwide Semiannual AR/VR Spending Guide is also referenced.
Yash Ahuja, Nigel Wallis
April 2018
This IDC Market Presentation provides IDC's forecast assumptions for the Canadian ICT markets in 2018 and beyond. This information complements published IDC forecast documents for Canada and IDC's global assumptions published in IDC's Forecast Scenario Assumptions for the ICT Markets and Historical Market Values and Exchange Rates, Version 1, 2018 (forthcoming).
Jessica Goepfert, Gabriele Roberti, Roberto Membrila, Ashutosh Bisht, Andrea Siviero, Yash Ahuja, Naoko Iwamoto, Elena Szolgayova, Denise Lund, Phil Hochmuth, Carrie MacGillivray
Feb 2018
This IDC study provides a detailed description of IDC's Worldwide Semiannual Mobility Spending Guide methodology and taxonomy. It should be used as a companion piece for IDC's Worldwide Semiannual Mobility Spending Guide data deliverable and all of IDC's worldwide vertical research. Technology suppliers may utilize this approach and structure as well to help them build an industry-focused organization.
Bill Fearnley, Jessica Goepfert, Stacey Soohoo, Carla La Croce, Yash Ahuja, Swati Chaturvedi, Roberto Membrila, Yoko Ono, Jonathan Leong, Thomas Vavra
Jan 2018
This IDC study provides a detailed description of IDC's Worldwide Semiannual Blockchain Spending Guide methodology and taxonomy. It should be used as a companion piece for IDC's Worldwide Semiannual Blockchain Spending Guide and all of IDC's worldwide industry research. Technology suppliers may utilize this approach and structure to also help them build an industry-focused organization.
Marianne Daquila, Eiji Ishida, Tim Greene, Martin Kuban, Jebin George, Roberto Membrila, Ashutosh Bisht, Yash Ahuja, Carla La Croce
Jan 2018
This IDC study provides a detailed description of IDC's Worldwide Semiannual 3D Printing Spending Guide methodology and taxonomy. It should be used as a companion piece for IDC's Worldwide Semiannual 3D Printing and all of IDC's worldwide industry research. Technology suppliers may utilize this approach and structure as well to help them build an industry-focused organization.
Eileen Smith, Mette Ahorlu, Ashutosh Bisht, Serena Da Rold, Jebin George, Naoko Iwamoto, Daniel-Zoe Jimenez, Akihiro Kimura, Marianne Kolding, Gard Little, Takashi Manabe, Jim Westcott, Yash Ahuja
Dec 2017
This IDC study provides a detailed description of IDC's Worldwide Semiannual Digital Transformation Spending Guide methodology and taxonomy. It should be used as a companion piece for IDC's Worldwide Semiannual Digital Transformation Spending Guide and all of IDC's worldwide industry research. Technology suppliers may utilize this approach and structure as well to help them build an industry-focused organization.
Jessica Goepfert, Serena Da Rold, Andrea Siviero, Yash Ahuja, Elena Szolgayova, Naoko Iwamoto, Ashutosh Bisht, Roberto Membrila, Phil Hochmuth, Denise Lund, Carrie MacGillivray
Aug 2017
This IDC study provides a detailed description of IDC's Worldwide Semiannual Mobility Spending Guide methodology and taxonomy. It should be used as a companion piece for IDC's Worldwide Semiannual Mobility Spending Guide data deliverable and all of IDC's worldwide vertical research. Technology suppliers may utilize this approach and structure as well to help them build an industry-focused organization.
Marcus Torchia, Swati Chaturvedi, Milan Kalal, Naoko Iwamoto, Roberto Membrila, Kafil Merchant, Andrea Siviero, Tom Mainelli, Yash Ahuja
Aug 2017
This IDC study provides details of IDC's Worldwide Semiannual Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality (AR/VR) Spending Guide taxonomy. It should be used as a companion piece for the spending forecast. Technology suppliers can use this forecast structure to help them build an industry-focused outlook to pursue AR/VR market opportunities. The research methodology used to develop the Worldwide Semiannual AR/VR Spending Guide is also referenced.
Nov 2016
This IDC Insight assesses the extent to which Canadian healthcare organizations are progressing within the mobile-first framework, first explored in Mobile-First CIOs — Emerging Approaches to Enterprise Mobility in Canada (IDC #CA5MS15, September 2015). It does so by examining the current adoption rates of and investments in EMAs and EMM solutions by Canadian healthcare organizations and then evaluating the impact of these findings.
Margaret Adam, Yash Ahuja, Paul Edwards, Pam Miller, Brendan Rouse, Christopher Webber, Steve White
April 2017
This IDC Market Perspective provides IDC's channel and alliance's' top predictions for the market and technology forces that will shape IT channels and alliances in 2017 and beyond. The influence of the 3rd Platform and innovation accelerators continues to be the main source of flux in the channel and alliances ecosystem.
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