Analyst report stories
Despite global shipment numbers dropping by more than a third, the market outlook is still positive an IDC Tracker report shows.
While VR headset shipments have fallen 33.7% since last year, IDC says there is set to be a u-turn as the commercial sector gains traction.
Apple's share of the market continues to grow along with Chinese competitors Xiaomi and Huawei. Fitbit still in decline.
IDC says the telco industry is scrambling to convert entire data centres from vertically integrated stacks to software-defined infrastructure.
The IT vendor programme. A stalwart of the channel, but one that is seemingly beginning to hold less relevance as new research reveals.
A new report shows the shift to software-defined infrastructure will lead the telco compute and storage infrastructure market to over US$16b by 2022.
An inaugural report on composable/disaggregated infrastructure from IDC shows that it will go from US$300m to $3.4b in next five years.
2-in-1s, ultra-slim notebooks and gaming PCs will keep market value growing, despite dropping sales numbers, says IDC.
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.
Companies realise they need to improve the way they manage security and policy, and they also realise that automating workflows and processes is key.
The new network functions virtualisation infrastructure category is under carrier network infrastructure and looks to be a high growth area.
A report by CA Technologies reveals a significant trust gap in the APJ region, as consumer confidence in data protection by companies scores only 63 out of 100.
The survey included executives from over 200 enterprises and an analysis of hundreds of vendor product briefings, case studies and demonstrations.
Only with resilient operations can businesses mitigate the risk of downtime and focus on projects that drive transformation.
Digital transformation is driving more and more service providers to the managed services model, with 1/3rd expecting a major model shift by 2020.
Although the US has the most established market, Frost & Sullivan says 'market-savvy' vendors will be targeting APAC and its rapid growth.
Gartner says if the majority of providers don't act now, in five year's time 75 percent of today's IT service providers will become irrelevant.
Utilities are becoming increasingly connected worldwide, and also becoming increasingly vulnerable - so why are governments letting security slide?.
Dell'Oro Group and IDC have both released reports forecasting the future of the SD-WAN market, which is very bright indeed.
The Gartner Hype Cycle 2018 highlights five emerging technology trends, including democratised AI and DIY biohacking, crucial for future business success.
