Australian Stories

Aus public cloud services market to grow to $10.6bn in 2021

Australian organisations are expected to spend A$10.6bn on public cloud services this year, a rise of 18.4% from 2020, according to Gartner.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Thu, 22nd Apr 2021

Risk & Compliance

Security and risk management spending in Australia to increase in 2021

Australian organisations to spend over A$4.9bn on enterprise information security in 2021, an 8% increase from last year, says Gartner.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Tue, 23rd Mar 2021

Global Stories

Chief Financial Officer

Over 80% of CFOs plan on expanding investment into digitalisation

New research from Gartner reveals that 82% of finance leaders plan to increase investment in their company's digital capabilities this year.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Mon, 28th Jun 2021

Digital Transformation

Remote working trend continues, digital transformation plans brought forward

Over half of all knowledge workers worldwide are expected to work remotely by the end of 2021, according to Gartner.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 23rd Jun 2021

IT Department

Majority of tech products will be built by tech outsiders by 2024

A new category of buyers outside of the traditional IT enterprise will wield significant influence in the sector over the next few years, according to Gartner.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 17th Jun 2021

Application Security

Micro Focus' CyberRes named leader in Gartner MQ for Application Security Testing

Micro Focus' CyberRes Fortify portfolio has been recognized as a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Application Security Testing.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Wed, 9th Jun 2021

Mergers and Acquisitions

Tech M&As to soar to new highs in 2021

Tech M&As are set to surpass 2018 levels after rebounding in late 2020, particularly in communication and software sectors, according to Gartner.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Thu, 27th May 2021

Data Analytics

Small and wide data to power analytics and AI, Gartner finds

By 2025, 70% of organizations will shift focus from big to small and wide data, making AI less data hungry, says Gartner.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Thu, 20th May 2021

Artificial Intelligence

CFOs should invest in AI soon or risk obsolescence — Gartner

CFOs must embrace AI within next few years or risk falling behind, warns analyst firm Gartner. Modernisation is just the starting point.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 20th May 2021

Cloud Access Security Broker

Spending on cybersecurity and risk management tech to hit $150 billion in 2021

Global spending on information security and risk management technology will reach $150.4 billion this year, according to research from Gartner.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Tue, 18th May 2021

Semiconductors

Global chip shortage to persist until second quarter of 2022

The global semiconductor shortage is predicted to continue until at least Q2 2022, with device shortages expected until Q4 2022, says Gartner.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 14th May 2021

Human Capital Management

Workday cloud financial management expertise recognised in Gartner MQ

Workday has been named a Leader in the 2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Cloud Core Financial Management Suites for the fifth consecutive year.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Fri, 14th May 2021

Data Analytics

Data and analytics professionals leading DX initiatives

Data and analytics professionals are taking the lead in digital transformation initiatives, according to a survey by Gartner.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 7th May 2021

Hybrid & Remote Work

Employee fatigue on the rise as organisations fail to adapt to hybrid future

Current virtualized work design models are damaging employees' well-being and productivity, according to Gartner.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Fri, 7th May 2021

IT Automation

Gartner predicts boom in hyperautomation technologies

The global market for tools and technologies that enable hyperautomation will reach $532.4 billion this year and will total $596.6 billion in 2022.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 29th Apr 2021

Semiconductors

Alibaba Group ranks third in global IaaS market, first in APAC

Alibaba Group remains third in the global Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) market for the third year running, according to Gartner.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 22nd Apr 2021

Marketing Technologies

AI and ML not being utilised enough in the digital marketing sphere — Gartner

Lack of AI and machine learning use in digital marketing is hindering personalised experiences for customers, says Gartner.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Thu, 15th Apr 2021

Risk & Compliance

Gartner: Top security and risk management trends for 2021

Top trends in security and risk management include cybersecurity mesh, identity-first security, and remote work support, says Gartner.

By Shannon Williams • 5 min read • Tue, 30th Mar 2021

Unified Communications

Gartner forecasts market boom for social and collaboration tools

The sharp uptake of social and collaboration tools in 2020 was far from a short term fad while people worked from home.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 25th Mar 2021

Disaster Recovery

Why business continuity must adapt to secure the new way of working

The rapid shift to remote work during the pandemic has increased digital risk, with cyber attackers targeting cloud-based tools, warns NTT.

By Nick Forrester • 5 min read • Mon, 22nd Mar 2021