Analyst report stories - Page 167

Gartner is predicting increased IT spend in Australia this year with IT services and software key areas for resellers to capitalise on.

New Zealand IT spending is predicted to decline marginally to $11.4 billion in 2015, with decreases in devices and communications services hitting.

IBM has been named as a Leader in the 2015 Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Backup Software and Integrated Appliances.

The video conferencing equipment market experienced a decrease in revenue in 1Q15 but is expected to grow as video remains a high priority.

Gartner declares an analytics era, as data lakes brim with potential insight amidst the IoT surge. Big Data's next leap pivots on smart analysis.

Cloud and big data analytics are fuelling growth in the Australian software market as end users harness analytics and ERP and security demands soar.

Big data and advanced analytics adoption has hit tipping point in Australia as organisations seek to leverage technology to innovate and compete.

VoIP providers are focusing on pushing solutions across corporate and individual consumer sectors, and this is leading to multi-pronged developments.

Microsoft, Huawei, Fortinet, F5 Networks, AWS, Microsoft and Telstra among who's who of tech companies honoured at Frost & Sullivan APAC ICT awards.

Female CIOs are more risk-aware than their male counterparts, although the top technology priorities amongst CIOs are the same regardless of gender.

In order to select 'leaders', Gartner evaluates vendors on their ability to execute as well as the completeness of vision of their products in the SWG.

Big data is only valuable if you know how to use it. The future of IT-driven innovation lies in the algorithm economy.

Various key technology developments are impacting the smart wireless devices sector. Juniper Research has revealed top five stand-out devices.

Demand for server-based storage and hyperscale infrastructure drives a 6.8% Increase in enterprise storage spending in the first quarter of 2015.

Legacy IT systems, stretched IT budgets and a lack of critical IT skills are just some of issues that are inhibiting government CIOs.

Server shipments record strongest growth in four years on back of cloud demand; massive revenue boost for mainframes – and Lenovo.

Third-party applications designed to run on wearable devices will surge as developers race to deliver killer apps for consumer and enterprise use.

The increasing number of non-smartphone devices and the need to connect these devices offer new revenue opportunities for device vendors and telcos.

The executives that ranked the top of the list are actioning change within an organisation and are recognising the need to move forward.

IDC has assessed how each MSSP vendor measures up against the others to determine who was leading the pack in the market.