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Big players losing as they fail to capitalise on booming PaaS market
Platform-as-a-Service

Big players losing as they fail to capitalise on booming PaaS market

IBM and Oracle are losing out as they fail to capitalise on the booming PaaS market and concede share to specialists, open source and cloud providers.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 18th Apr 2016
Meet a CIO with fabulous talent management skills and you'll meet a successful business
Productivity

Meet a CIO with fabulous talent management skills and you'll meet a successful business

Without inspiring lead supported from above, even the best business, the best enterprise, will disappear entirely and without much of a trace.

By Michael Maoz • 3 min read • Fri, 15th Apr 2016
Why only half of CDOs are poised for success
Data Analytics

Why only half of CDOs are poised for success

Half of CDOs risk falling short of success amid internal resistance and lack of support, warns Gartner expert.

By Jo Bennett • 3 min read • Thu, 14th Apr 2016
Apple, Asus buck downward PC sales, while Lenovo, HP slump
PC shipments

Apple, Asus buck downward PC sales, while Lenovo, HP slump

Asus and Apple are the only vendors to record increased PC shipments for the first quarter of 2016 as the PC market continues to decline.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Thu, 14th Apr 2016
What 3D printing means for your supply chain
Supply Chain

What 3D printing means for your supply chain

A broader understanding of 3D printing's value to the supply chain is increasing investment plans across industries worldwide.

By Pete Basiliere • 3 min read • Wed, 13th Apr 2016
Existing security best-practice can handle IoT exposures? Not really
Internet of Things

Existing security best-practice can handle IoT exposures? Not really

There is a belief that IoT security exposures can be taken care of with existing IT-centric security practices. Earl Perkins disagrees.

By Earl Perkins • 4 min read • Tue, 12th Apr 2016
Growth ahead for Kiwi IT spend, but which markets win and which lose?
IT Budget

Growth ahead for Kiwi IT spend, but which markets win and which lose?

Gartner is predicting IT spend in New Zealand to see a small increase this year and on to 2017. So which markets will win - and which are in decline?.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Fri, 8th Apr 2016
Aussie IT spend on the up - who wins, who loses?
IT Budget

Aussie IT spend on the up - who wins, who loses?

Gartner figures show Australian IT spend is forecast to grow this year and on to 2017 - but which markets are the winners, and which are in decline?.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Fri, 8th Apr 2016
IT spending a casualty of economic uncertainty, says Gartner
Infrastructure-as-a-Service

IT spending a casualty of economic uncertainty, says Gartner

Worldwide IT spending to drop this year, according to Gartner, due to economic uncertainty and currency fluctuations.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Fri, 8th Apr 2016
Isn't it about time that the CIO set out on a customer journey?
Opinion

Isn't it about time that the CIO set out on a customer journey?

How have CIOs stepped up to the role of delivering better marketing insight, or driving higher sales, or pushed for a more loyal customer base?.

By Michael Maoz • 3 min read • Thu, 7th Apr 2016
Has digital marketing finally become just marketing?
Marketing Technologies

Has digital marketing finally become just marketing?

Digital, now the DNA of marketing, challenges brands to innovate with a customer-centric, multi-channel approach, experts agree.

By Kirsten Newbold-Knipp • 3 min read • Thu, 7th Apr 2016
Slowing demand for key applications drag semiconductor market down
Semiconductors

Slowing demand for key applications drag semiconductor market down

Semiconductor spend dropped in 2015 as slowing demand for key applications and currency fluctuations caused turbulence.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 6th Apr 2016
Service providers must go bimodal or become irrelevant
Bimodal it

Service providers must go bimodal or become irrelevant

Gartner is cautioning IT service providers to get a move on in becoming bimodal, with concerns about providers abilities to transform quickly enough.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Tue, 5th Apr 2016
The hype and misunderstanding surrounding analytics
Data Analytics

The hype and misunderstanding surrounding analytics

The hype related to analytic technologies and vendors continues unabated. It seems that investors are still pushing up prices of analytic vendors.

By Andrew White • 3 min read • Tue, 5th Apr 2016
Is there such a thing as a little disruption?
Digital Transformation

Is there such a thing as a little disruption?

Dollar Shave Club proves that disrupters come in all shapes and sizes, as it challenges market leader Gillette in the men's shaving market.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Fri, 1st Apr 2016
Smartphone market to see single digital growth for the first time
Analyst report

Smartphone market to see single digital growth for the first time

Global smartphone market to hit its first single-digit growth, slowing to 7% in 2016, as the industry braces for change, says Gartner.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 1st Apr 2016
MuleSoft 'leader' in enterprise integration PaaS, who else makes the cut?
Platform-as-a-Service

MuleSoft 'leader' in enterprise integration PaaS, who else makes the cut?

MuleSoft is among five companies to garner a position in Gartner's 2016 Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Integration PaaS.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Thu, 31st Mar 2016
Are you betting your career against the future?
Digital age

Are you betting your career against the future?

CIOs and IT professionals need to embrace digital business or risk being left behind, warns Gartner Research VP.

By Diana Morello • 2 min read • Wed, 30th Mar 2016
Nespresso doing digital right, says expert
Supply Chain

Nespresso doing digital right, says expert

40 years after the invention of the Nespresso machine, the latest models are going digital - it's a pivotal example of digital business in action.

By Mark Raskino • 3 min read • Wed, 30th Mar 2016