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Plantronics brings management software to iOS and Android

IT managers can now see, manage and gather insights from the entire line of Plantronics enterprise devices, from desktop to tablets and mobile phones.

By Ben Moore • 2 min read • Thu, 5th Apr 2018

Data Analytics

A glance at the future: Mind-reading AI, VR journalism & radical collaboration

Purdue scientists decode brain activity, igniting AI-led mind-reading tech to revolutionise future workplaces.

By Ram Vaidyanathan • 6 min read • Thu, 5th Apr 2018

Private Cloud

Public cloud drives double digit growth of IT infrastructure revenues

Public cloud growth reached new heights in the final quarter of 2017 after growing more than 34 percent year over year.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Wed, 4th Apr 2018

Storage

Pure Storage announces AI-ready infrastructure

Built by Pure Storage and powered by NVIDIA, AI-ready infrastructure (AIRI) aims to make AI-at-Scale accessible.

By Ben Moore • 3 min read • Tue, 3rd Apr 2018

Storage

Pure Storage & NVIDIA unveil industry-first 'AI in a box' offering

Pure Storage has forayed into new grounds after announcing the industry's first comprehensive AI ready infrastructure, named AIRI.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Wed, 28th Mar 2018

Open source

IDC report: global AI spend to reach US$19 billion in 2018

Global spending on AI systems is projected to hit USD $19.1 billion in 2018, up 54.2%, as per IDC. Retail to lead, surpassing banking.

By Patrick Martlew • 4 min read • Tue, 27th Mar 2018

Wireless Networks

IDC predicts exponential growth for mobile solutions in 2018

APeJ spending on mobility solutions is expected to grow 5.3% year over year in 2018, reaching more than $540.7 billion.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 3 min read • Mon, 26th Mar 2018

IoT Security

Expert says thriving IoT security market “shouldn't surprise anyone”

After Gartner forecast IoT security spending to hit US$3.1b in 2021, Huntsman's Piers Wilson says IoT vulnerabilities are being found all the time.

By Ashton Young • 4 min read • Thu, 22nd Mar 2018

Wearables

Smartwatches forecast to dominate wearables market by 2022

It's been hyped about for years, but according to IDC smartwatches are finally beginning to make an impact on the wearables market.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Wed, 21st Mar 2018

Unified Communications

IDC forecast 'exploding' cognitive/AI opportunities in APeJ service market in 2018

APeJ AI services market boom: IDC predicts 78% growth in spending, forecasting AI as key for competitive edge.

By Patrick Martlew • 2 min read • Mon, 19th Mar 2018

Converged Infrastructure

Gartner: Integrated systems revenue will grow $12.3b in 2018

Hyperconverged integrated systems (HCIS) will experience the strongest growth at 55%, while integrated stack systems will experience a 5% decline.

By Ben Moore • 3 min read • Fri, 16th Mar 2018

Hyperscale

Amazon and Facebook make 2017 the year of hyperscale

Hyperscale operators' capex surged 19% in Q4 2017, hitting $22bn. Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Apple and Facebook are the five biggest spenders.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Fri, 9th Mar 2018

EduTech

45% of smartphones will use full-screen designs in 2018 - Research

Expect more notches, under-display fingerprint readers and camera integration to apps as bezels begin to fade away.

By Ben Moore • 2 min read • Fri, 9th Mar 2018

Wearables

Apple wrests control of record-breaking wearables market

The worldwide wearables market continued its upward trajectory in the final quarter of 2017 with full year shipment volumes reaching new records.

By Ashton Young • 4 min read • Fri, 2nd Mar 2018

Sales

Gartner: Global smartphone sales record first ever decline

Global smartphone sales dropped by 5.6% in Q4 2017, marking the first yearly decline since 2004, as per Gartner. Samsung stayed on top despite this shift.

By Patrick Martlew • 3 min read • Fri, 23rd Feb 2018

Virtualisation

Veritas debuts CloudPoint 2.0 - data protection with Azure & Google Cloud integrations

Veritas Technologies has launched CloudPoint 2.0 on Google Cloud Platform, offering enhanced data protection and simplicity for multi-cloud environments.

By Julia Gabel • 3 min read • Wed, 14th Feb 2018

Private Cloud

Alibaba gives AWS, Microsoft and Google a run for their cloud money

New data from Synergy Research Group has solidified the world's most dominant cloud providers as Amazon (AWS), Microsoft, Google – and Alibaba.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Mon, 12th Feb 2018

Unified Communications

Gartner forcasts growth in 2018 global device shipments

Gartner predicts global device shipments will rise 2.1% to 2.32 billion units in 2018, driven by high-end smartphones and premium ultramobiles.

By Patrick Martlew • 3 min read • Tue, 30th Jan 2018

Hyperscale

Just 20 metros generate 59% of worldwide colocation revenue

Just 20 metro areas, including Tokyo, London, and New York, generate 59% of global colocation revenues, with retail accounting for 72% of Q3 earnings.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Tue, 16th Jan 2018

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Distributed Denial of Service

28% of NZ firms say they'll pick up the pace on cybersecurity spending

New Zealand organizations are under pressure to prioritize security in all technology deployments, according to a new report from IDC New Zealand.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Mon, 19th Mar 2018