Analyst report stories - Page 212

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.

Global tablet shipments to decline 3.8% this year, says IDC, but cellular-enabled tablets and 2-in-1 devices buck the trend with strong growth.

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

Westcon spearheads industry transformation, pushing Australian businesses towards a digital future while IDC's Adam Dodds predicts a radical shake-up.

Gartner believes that 2014 is the last year that the market will exhibit such solid double-digit growth in its current form.

The worldwide hardcopy peripherals (HCP) market experienced a small decline in the first quarter of 2015 (1Q15), according to IDC.

Apple's recent shift to bigger screen models with a broader country reach has had an immediate impact on volumes.

Wearables will be a $1 billion market in Australia by 2018 with enterprise adoption expected to take off from 2017.

Augmented Reality apps in the mobile games market will generate 420 million downloads annually by 2019, up from 30 million in 2014.

Fitbit tops the sales figures, but research firm Canalys forecasts 20 million Apple Watches will be shipped in 2015.

With a global PC market slump of 7% in Q1 2015, analysts remain sceptical that the launch of Windows 10 will revive PC sales despite Microsoft's efforts.

Education has driven worldwide Chromebook sales to end users to reach 7.3 million units in 2015, up 27% from the year before.

Enterprise architects must pivot towards harnessing the power of the new digital business ecosystem to foster innovation, Gartner advises.

Gartner is urging buyers to be cautious as many service providers are shifting their strategies after failing to gain enough market traction.

IoT market to grow 19% this year alone, investment in data centres needed to prevent aging data centres hindering IoT growth.