Analyst report stories - Page 217

Public cloud boom - and innovation - ahead
Wed, 10th Feb 2016
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public cloud
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iaas
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cloud services
Public cloud spend is forecast to double by 2019 in Asia Pacific excluding Japan, growing at nearly six times the rate of overall IT spending growth.

Attacks against IoT, Dark Web indexing, and other tales from Ground Zero
Tue, 9th Feb 2016
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cybersecurity
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threat intelligence
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dark web
I've uncovered Israeli innovation countering soaring IoT attacks and Dark Web's underworld market indexing—key battlegrounds in cyber warfare.

Gartner names Bitdefender an endpoint security ‘visionary’
Tue, 9th Feb 2016
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endpoint protection
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risk & compliance
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edr
Bitdefender named Visionary in Gartner's Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection, validating the company's rapid advancement in enterprise sector.

Need IT? Don’t ask your CIO
Tue, 9th Feb 2016
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it departments
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analyst report
New research reveals LoB managers are heading straight to the source with their IT requirements, rather than going through the CIO.

Gartner recognises CA Technologies as Magic Quadrant leader
Tue, 9th Feb 2016
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data analytics
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martech
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planning
For the fourth year in a row, CA Technologies has been positioned as a leader in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for Integrated IT Portfolio Analysis (IIPA).

Loyalty cards go mobile, according to new research
Tue, 9th Feb 2016
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mobile wallet
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analyst report
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retail
More than 3bn loyalty cards will be mobile-only or integrated into mobile apps by 2020, up from 1.4bn last year.

Data center SDN spend to hit US$12.5 billion by 2020
Fri, 5th Feb 2016
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network infrastructure
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sdn
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naas
Data center SDN is moving from hyperscale and cloud data centers into the enterprise data center, propelling market spend to $12.5 billion by 2015.

Is there any hope for the smart glasses market?
Fri, 5th Feb 2016
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google
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google glass
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smart glasses
While an appealing consumer smart glasses product has yet to be launched, the benefits are now being realised with vendors focusing on enterprise.

IDC: Detailed approach to targeting growth and opportunity required
Fri, 5th Feb 2016
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healthtech
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it spending
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analyst report
IDC is warning that the need is greater than ever for a detailed approach to targeting IT spend growth and opportunity. So where's the opportunity?.

NZ businesses set to spend $90 million on BI and analytics
Thu, 4th Feb 2016
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data analytics
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martech
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planning
NZ businesses set to make NZ$92.3m from BI and analytics in 2016 as market value increases 8.1%, says Gartner.

Smartwatches, fitness devices, HDMs: What's in store for the wearables market?
Thu, 4th Feb 2016
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gaming
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wearables
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digital entertainment
The wearables market is booming, with Gartner projecting sales of 274.6 million devices in 2016, including USD $11.5 billion in smartwatch revenue alone.

Slowing smartphone market affecting all players
Thu, 4th Feb 2016
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smartphones
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personal computing devices
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apple
Global smartphone market slowdown affects Apple, with slowest Q4 market growth since 2008, according to Juniper Research.

Exclusive: IDC NZ tells of new opportunities for Kiwi channel
Thu, 4th Feb 2016
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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personal computing devices
There's a new market opening up for Kiwi resellers offering plenty of revenue potential - and a hidden gem waiting to be mined.

Is Microsoft losing the mobility race?
Wed, 3rd Feb 2016
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personal computing devices
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microsoft
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mobility
Microsoft's share of the total mobility market is just 12%, behind Google and Apple at 70% and 17% respectively, according to new figures from Canalys.

Apple winning the detachable race
Tue, 2nd Feb 2016
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personal computing devices
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microsoft
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apple
The transition towards detachable tablets is in full swing, with Apple coming out on top as the clear winner above Microsoft and other PC vendors.

What’s next after the Internet of Things?
Tue, 2nd Feb 2016
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iot
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solar power
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analyst report
The era of the Internet of Things is ending; we are now entering the era of the Pervasive Digital Presence, according to a security analyst.

Plan B snaps up Iconz, scales up cloud, data centre and networking
Tue, 2nd Feb 2016
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iconz
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analyst report
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partners
Plan B has snapped up pioneer ISP Iconz as it looks to scale up its cloud, data centre and networking services offerings.

What are the major BI and analytics trends for Aussie companies in 2016
Fri, 29th Jan 2016
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data analytics
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martech
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planning
Australian organisations will focus on advanced analytics in 2016, driving business innovation and creating competitive advantage.

The secret to good customer relationships? Successful digital change
Fri, 29th Jan 2016
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digital transformation
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supply chain
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analyst report
Businesses are failing to measure up to changing expectations when it comes to digital change, leading to deteriorating customer-brand relationships.

Holiday quarter bolsters smartphone sales, Huawei making waves
Fri, 29th Jan 2016
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smartphones
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personal computing devices
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apple
The worldwide smartphone market finished 2015 on a high, with a strong holiday quarter boosting volumes to record levels.