International Data Corporation (IDC) stories - Page 36

We can no longer treat network security like a house onto which we keep tacking on additions and performing makeshift patch jobs.

Global server market revenue soared by 26.4% to USD $20.7 billion in 4Q17, driven by strong demand for cloud services and new server technologies.

Despite the personal computing devices market posting another decline in 2017, IDC says there are a number of positive aspects to take advantage of.

Smartphone shipments fell in 2017 for the first time since their inception with some regions worse than others, but IDC remains optimistic.

Intelligent traffic and transit and fixed visual surveillance are the two largest use cases in terms of worldwide spending.

The low power WAN market is about to get competitive thanks to the rise of IoT, according to a new IDC NZ report.

APAC spent around US$148m on blockchain solutions in 2017, with 2018's forecast almost double that and IT services taking the lion's share.

Growth for the overall year just remained positive with 1.6 percent year over year growth in 2017, a sharp drop from the 24 percent growth in 2016.

An IDC report has shown that Samsung's smartphone shipments took a dive in Q4, letting Apple take the top spot but only for that quarter.

What's the point in committing to a rack of brand new servers if you're going to move their applications to the cloud in the near future?.

IDC forecasts that by 2021, 60% of Australia's GDP will be digitised, driven by DX; cloud services spending will surpass AUD $9.8 billion.

The analyst has predicted that digital transformation initiatives will continue to dominate Australian IT business discussions and investment.

Fusionex has been named a 'Major Player' in an IDC report that assesses big data and analytics solutions from global vendors present in Asia/Pacific.

Nearly 26% of New Zealand organizations implemented IoT solutions in 2017, up from 13.7% the previous year, says IDC NZ.

Gartner and IDC offer contrasting views on Q4 2017 PC market, with IDC reporting growth while Gartner shows a decline. Optimism remains for both.

As 80% of IT budgets shift to the cloud in 15 months, adopting microservices can propel businesses forward by enhancing flexibility and efficiency.

IDC predicts that the percentage of useful data will grow from 22% in 2013 to 37% in 2020, even as the volume of data available grows exponentially.

An industry-leading UEM solution, high-profile customer deployments and IoT-focused solutions and partnerships solidify VMware's position as a leader.

When it comes to the cloud, companies and organisations have become more comfortable with running critical business workloads there.

In 2017 63 percent of organisations in ANZ were in early stages of their digital transformation because of their 'digital deadlock'.