Analyst report stories - Page 225

Fitbit tops the sales figures, but research firm Canalys forecasts 20 million Apple Watches will be shipped in 2015.

Genesys named market leader by Gartner in Magic Quadrant report for seventh consecutive year. #contactcentre #customerexperience.

With a global PC market slump of 7% in Q1 2015, analysts remain sceptical that the launch of Windows 10 will revive PC sales despite Microsoft's efforts.

Education has driven worldwide Chromebook sales to end users to reach 7.3 million units in 2015, up 27% from the year before.

Plan B has appointed former Vodafone enterprise director Grant Hopkins as its chief commercial officer, which will focus on customer experience.

Enterprise architects must pivot towards harnessing the power of the new digital business ecosystem to foster innovation, Gartner advises.

Gartner is urging buyers to be cautious as many service providers are shifting their strategies after failing to gain enough market traction.

IoT market to grow 19% this year alone, investment in data centres needed to prevent aging data centres hindering IoT growth.

Worldwide personal and entry-level storage shipments decline, due to competition from public cloud and media consumption preferences.

Cloud-based services in NZ are expected to record a staggering 15-27% CAGR out to 2019 according to a new IDC report, with IT budgets also on the up.

Australia is at the forefront of enterprise mobility maturity and vision with BYOD solved and companies seeking complex business transformation.

The cost of data breaches is expected to soar to $2 trillion globally by 2019 - and its not mobile or IoT that will be the source of most breaches...

Planning for the long term is crucial for organisations to outperform their competitors, according to a survey by Gartner.

Gartner has named Axiros as a Cool Vendor in IoT, highlighting Axiros’ interesting approach to technology in a crowded and fast moving market.

IT investments by Australian utilities companies remain focused on delivering cost savings and efficiency gains, but change is in the wind.

Core replacement cycles are brewing and global insurers will spend US$8.2 billion on software and IT services for policy administration in 2015.

Wireless communication test equipment will focus on LTE, M2M comms and easy deployment, says Frost - Sullivan.

New investments will be directed to implementation of innovate solutions based on 3rd platform technologies that align business strategy with IT.

IDC questions if the ‘party is over’ and if demand for routers has plateaued. Are equipment suppliers in for a sustained drought in router revenue?.

Revolutionising your nest: 3 pioneering vendors innovating in the thriving smart home trend, set to shape our domestic futures.