Analyst report stories - Page 244

Adobe comes out top of the vendor web analytics shop…
Thu, 15th May 2014
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martech
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lenovo
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adobe
Adobe named leader in web analytics, achieving top scores in 66 out of 75 criteria in independent Forrester report.

Aussie CIOs raise concerns of a digital leadership vacuum
Thu, 15th May 2014
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iaas
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cloud services
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ict
Australian IT leaders are facing challenges in digitalisation compared to their global counterparts, according to a survey by Gartner Executive Programs.

Veeam: Jump aboard the cloud bandwagon...
Thu, 15th May 2014
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virtualisation
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dr
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cloud services
Rising above the IT buzz, cloud storage becomes vital with IDC forecasting public IT cloud services spending to surpass $107bn in 2017.

The Public Cloud: Don’t rain on the enterprise parade
Wed, 14th May 2014
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public cloud
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cloud services
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analyst report
Amid benefits like low cost and scalability, the public cloud's data privacy concerns cast a shadow on enterprise adoption.

Dr Dre celebrates as Apple nears US$3.2 billion Beats acquisition
Tue, 13th May 2014
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personal computing devices
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apple
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beats
Apple set to acquire Beats Electronics in a $3.2bn deal, their largest ever acquisition, according to reports.

Are Govt's under pressure to cut IT program budgets?
Fri, 9th May 2014
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government
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ict
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analyst report
Government agencies around the world are facing pressure to cut IT budgets and services, according to a survey by Gartner.

NZ CRM revenue increase lags global figures
Fri, 9th May 2014
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crm
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uc
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martech
New Zealand CRM software spend lags behind global growth, reaching $79m in 2013 compared to $20.4bn worldwide, according to Gartner.

Microsoft reveals cloud adopters are “best performing” partners
Thu, 8th May 2014
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microsoft
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cloud services
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analyst report
Early adopters of cloud computing are among the “best performing” partners, according to a Microsoft commissioned study.

Voice Control: Why Apple, Google and Microsoft need to fight back
Thu, 8th May 2014
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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personal computing devices
Digital platform providers are competing to find the next big method to grab consumers' attention: voice control and monitoring.

Enterprise applications must be more agile
Thu, 8th May 2014
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cloud services
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social media
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analyst report
Gartner insists enterprise apps must evolve with a focus on agility to fully exploit cloud and mobile tech, reshaping development practices.

Is tech causing Kiwi consumers to stay indoors?
Thu, 8th May 2014
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smartphones
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gaming
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digital entertainment
New Zealanders are increasingly staying at home for shopping and leisure activities due to advances in technology, according to research by IDC New Zealand.

Apple and the inevitability of disruption…
Wed, 7th May 2014
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personal computing devices
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apps
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apple
Apple and Starbucks are eyeing the mobile payment market, but will they truly disrupt the way we pay? Analyst James Wester weighs in.

Brocade - Trimming the fat in the cloud
Wed, 7th May 2014
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brocade
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cloud services
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analyst report
New figures demonstrate that CIOs will use the cloud to drive growth and innovation throughout their organisations.

Why enterprises must embrace wearable tech...
Tue, 6th May 2014
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wearables
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personal computing devices
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byod
Once widespread consumer adoption takes place, the enterprise is never far behind – whether it’s ready or not.

Gartner: Facebook ups its bet on mobile...
Mon, 5th May 2014
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apps
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facebook
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social media
You can say this about Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg: once they got the memo about mobile, internalised it and then made it an operational imperative.

Industry feels the heat as tablet market misses a beat
Mon, 5th May 2014
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personal computing devices
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lenovo
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apple
Tablet market stagnates with shipments dipping to 50.4m in Q1 2014, hinting at a tough year ahead for the tech industry.

Vendors proved wrong as Business Intelligence market slows
Fri, 2nd May 2014
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data analytics
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martech
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planning
Spending on Business Intelligence and analytics software in New Zealand reached $75.3m in 2013, a 7.5% increase from the previous year.

A tale of two halves as NZ SMB IT spending passes $2.1 billion mark
Thu, 1st May 2014
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smb
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analyst report
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sme
SMB spending in New Zealand grew by only 0.7% in 2013, but excluding hardware, the market expanded by 3.5%. Medium sized businesses are the star segment.

Are CEOs serious about digital business in 2014?
Wed, 30th Apr 2014
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analyst report
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research director
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moth
CEOs lagging in understanding of digital business, with few mentioning it in annual reports. Organizations over-optimistic about achieving business change.

Remaking the mobile market...
Mon, 28th Apr 2014
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smartphones
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supply chain
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microsoft
Microsoft is hoping its recent acquisition of Nokia will help it gain a larger share of the smartphone market.