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Revenue down despite strong fourth quarter for server market
Network Infrastructure

Revenue down despite strong fourth quarter for server market

The worldwide server market had a strong fourth quarter in 2019, despite shipments and revenue declining for the full year.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 20th Mar 2020
Nutanix rolls out new capabilities for big data workloads
Data Analytics

Nutanix rolls out new capabilities for big data workloads

Nutanix enhances its platform with Nutanix Objects 2.0, adding features for big data workloads, including multi-cluster support and increased storage capacity.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 19th Mar 2020
Alibaba Cloud fastest-growing in public cloud market
Hyperscale

Alibaba Cloud fastest-growing in public cloud market

After AWS and Azure, Alibaba Cloud is the third biggest public cloud provider in the market and is showing no sign of slowing down.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Tue, 17th Mar 2020
IDC: Global IT spending growth may drop as low as 1% for 2020
Supply Chain

IDC: Global IT spending growth may drop as low as 1% for 2020

Depending on how the economic factors around COVID-19 play out, a pessimistic scenario would see spending growth nowhere near the 4.3% expected.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Thu, 12th Mar 2020
Female-focused healthtech solutions a growing market
Health Technologies

Female-focused healthtech solutions a growing market

Technologies such as mHealth, telehealth, and wearable devices to help pregnancy care, fertility, and menstrual care treatments while reducing costs.

By Ben Moore • 3 min read • Mon, 9th Mar 2020
Data visualisation market growing US$900 million a year
Data Analytics

Data visualisation market growing US$900 million a year

The biggest increase in the use of data visualisation tools is expected to be in academia and research, financial services and healthcare.

By Ben Moore • 3 min read • Mon, 9th Mar 2020
IDC: PC market will also be hit by COVID-19
Supply Chain

IDC: PC market will also be hit by COVID-19

The long list of ICT markets that are being disrupted by the virus' effect on manufacturing includes desktops, laptops, workstations and tablets.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2020
IDC names Mindfields 'leading RPA service provider'
Fintech

IDC names Mindfields 'leading RPA service provider'

Named as one of the leading service providers in the recently released IDC Perspective: Six Capabilities from Leading RPA Service Providers.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Thu, 5th Mar 2020
TIBCO takes first Challenger title in BI Magic Quadrant
Data Analytics

TIBCO takes first Challenger title in BI Magic Quadrant

Gartner's 2020 Analytics and Business Intelligence Platforms Magic Quadrant outlines the company's strengths and cautions.

By Ben Moore • 3 min read • Thu, 5th Mar 2020
Samsung's commitment to eSIMs to overhaul market - report
Google

Samsung's commitment to eSIMs to overhaul market - report

Samsung's adoption of eSIM technology in its S20 range is set to surge global shipments to over 225 million, transforming the smartphone market.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Thu, 5th Mar 2020
IDC: Smartphone market bounce-back delayed by COVID-19
Supply Chain

IDC: Smartphone market bounce-back delayed by COVID-19

The disruption to the manufacturing centres in China will cause a huge dip in the growth of the global smartphone market for 2020.

By Ben Moore • 3 min read • Thu, 5th Mar 2020
Just two smartphone makers saw growth in Q4 2019 as global sales decline
Apple

Just two smartphone makers saw growth in Q4 2019 as global sales decline

Apple and Xiaomi were the only top smartphone vendors to gain in Q4 2019, as global sales dipped 0.4% year over year, Gartner reports.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Wed, 4th Mar 2020
How DXC is using AR/VR tech for enterprise
Health Technologies

How DXC is using AR/VR tech for enterprise

DXC Technology leverages AR/VR tech to streamline training for Ixom, significantly reducing costs and enhancing safety with Microsoft HoloLens.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Tue, 3rd Mar 2020
Standard Chartered and Infor collaborate to digitise financial supply chain
Supply Chain

Standard Chartered and Infor collaborate to digitise financial supply chain

The bank and cloud software company say the collaboration will enable businesses to minimise supply chain delays.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Mon, 2nd Mar 2020
Gartner: Third-party support market set to triple in three years
SAP

Gartner: Third-party support market set to triple in three years

Organisations are increasingly looking for support outside OEMs to keep legacy infrastructure running and escape the sales pressure of vendors.

By Ben Moore • 3 min read • Mon, 2nd Mar 2020
Smart speaker vendors breaking records despite coronavirus disruption
Digital Entertainment

Smart speaker vendors breaking records despite coronavirus disruption

Despite COVID-19 fears, smart speaker shipments surged in Q4 2019. Amazon, Google, and Chinese vendors hit record highs, says Canalys.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Fri, 28th Feb 2020
AI adoption stalling despite huge industry growth
Robotic Process Automation

AI adoption stalling despite huge industry growth

Despite the APAC region's AI potential, trust issues, biases, and lack of transparency stall adoption, as revealed in an Ernst and Young poll.

By Nick Forrester • 3 min read • Fri, 28th Feb 2020
Rapid7 Leader in Magic Quadrant for SIEM
Network Infrastructure

Rapid7 Leader in Magic Quadrant for SIEM

Among six other vendors, the company has been named a leader in Gartner's 2020 Magic Quadrant, noted for its ease of use.

By Ben Moore • 2 min read • Thu, 27th Feb 2020
Cohesity named customers' choice for data centre B&R
Disaster Recovery

Cohesity named customers' choice for data centre B&R

For the third time in a row, based on feedback from end-user professionals who purchase, implement, and/or use the product or service.

By Ben Moore • 2 min read • Thu, 27th Feb 2020