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IDC - Global digital transformation spend to near $2T by 2022
Digital Transformation

IDC - Global digital transformation spend to near $2T by 2022

Global spending on digital transformation is set to hit USD $1.97 trillion by 2022, driven by investments in IoT, AI, and smart manufacturing, IDC reports.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Wed, 14th Nov 2018
Digital transformation an almost $2 trillion industry by 2022
Digital Transformation

Digital transformation an almost $2 trillion industry by 2022

Digital transformation investment is set to surge to USD $1.97 trillion by 2022, driven by sectors like manufacturing and retail, says IDC.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Wed, 14th Nov 2018
Gartner's 7 steps for agile marketing
DevOps

Gartner's 7 steps for agile marketing

Gartner urges marketing leaders to adopt new, collaborative leadership styles in order to successfully lead agile teams.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Wed, 17th Oct 2018
Why the term 'VAR' no longer makes sense
Partner Programmes

Why the term 'VAR' no longer makes sense

A Gartner expert weighs in on VAR consolidation and muses over whether the term 'value-added reseller' still has any relevance.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Tue, 16th Oct 2018
Gartner - 70% of AI for digital commerce projects succeed
Marketing Technologies

Gartner - 70% of AI for digital commerce projects succeed

As AI adoption continues to grow, a recent Gartner survey shows that in digital commerce organisation projects are succeeding at a massive rate.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Thu, 11th Oct 2018
Automated technology could save financial institutions nearly $10 million a year
Cloud Services

Automated technology could save financial institutions nearly $10 million a year

Pitney Bowes launches Spectrum Screener, a solution for financial service providers to improve identity verification and achieve regulatory compliance.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Wed, 3rd Oct 2018
ServiceNow invests in Germany with two new data centres
DataCentre infrastructure

ServiceNow invests in Germany with two new data centres

In addition to the new facilities, ServiceNow hopes to double its workforce in the area by the end of next year.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Wed, 26th Sep 2018
Research finds majority of businesses failing to comply with GDPR
EduTech

Research finds majority of businesses failing to comply with GDPR

70% of companies couldn't fulfil data access and portability requests within the GDPR-specified one-month time limit.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Mon, 17th Sep 2018
90% of organisations to demand IaaS & PaaS from same provider
Platform-as-a-Service

90% of organisations to demand IaaS & PaaS from same provider

Gartner predicts 90% of organisations will seek integrated IaaS and PaaS by 2022, driving substantial growth in the cloud services market.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Sat, 15th Sep 2018
NVIDIA and Arrow Electronics bring Xavier to industrial market
Robotics

NVIDIA and Arrow Electronics bring Xavier to industrial market

The new platform enables AI and robotics technology to transform manufacturing, logistics, smart cities, healthcare and more.

By Ben Moore • 2 min read • Thu, 13th Sep 2018
Apple still on top as wearables market grows worldwide
Apple

Apple still on top as wearables market grows worldwide

Apple's share of the market continues to grow along with Chinese competitors Xiaomi and Huawei. Fitbit still in decline.

By Ben Moore • 3 min read • Wed, 5th Sep 2018
Gaming, portability keeping PC market green despite numbers' drop
Gaming

Gaming, portability keeping PC market green despite numbers' drop

2-in-1s, ultra-slim notebooks and gaming PCs will keep market value growing, despite dropping sales numbers, says IDC.

By Ben Moore • 3 min read • Fri, 31st Aug 2018
IDC - Worldwide large format printer shipments up 1H18
EduTech

IDC - Worldwide large format printer shipments up 1H18

For the first half of the year, shipments are up 3.5% while revenue is up over 5% compared to the first half of 2017.

By Ben Moore • 2 min read • Thu, 30th Aug 2018
IDC adds new category with $5.6b opportunity growth by 2022
Virtualisation

IDC adds new category with $5.6b opportunity growth by 2022

The new network functions virtualisation infrastructure category is under carrier network infrastructure and looks to be a high growth area.

By Ben Moore • 3 min read • Tue, 28th Aug 2018
EMA names Pulse Secure leader in hybrid IT secure access platform solutions
Firewalls

EMA names Pulse Secure leader in hybrid IT secure access platform solutions

The survey included executives from over 200 enterprises and an analysis of hundreds of vendor product briefings, case studies and demonstrations.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Mon, 27th Aug 2018
Exclusive: How to intentionally build security into a network
Firewalls

Exclusive: How to intentionally build security into a network

Intent-based networking (IBN) offers an opportunity to design security objectives into the fabric of a complex network, and then enforce them.

By Apstra • 4 min read • Fri, 24th Aug 2018
Cybersecurity should be priority in US$8b smart utility spend
Distributed Denial of Service

Cybersecurity should be priority in US$8b smart utility spend

Utilities are becoming increasingly connected worldwide, and also becoming increasingly vulnerable - so why are governments letting security slide?.

By Ben Moore • 3 min read • Thu, 23rd Aug 2018
REPORT: An in-depth look into Japan's largest data center markets
Hyperscale

REPORT: An in-depth look into Japan's largest data center markets

Structure Research recently published a 160 page study on the Tokyo and Osaka colocation data center markets – we've picked out the important bits.

By Ashton Young • 4 min read • Tue, 21st Aug 2018
ANZ infosec spending approaches double-digit growth
Data Loss Prevention

ANZ infosec spending approaches double-digit growth

Gartner has released a new forecast of Australia and New Zealand's information security spending power between 2018 and 2019.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Fri, 17th Aug 2018