IT Budget stories - Page 13

Growth in hosting and cloud services spend will outpace total IT spend growth this year, with a survey also highlighting the value of specialisation.

A global Gartner survey has made some interesting revelations, including the average IT budget amongst all IT industries - and where it should be.

LogRhythm's latest cyber resiliency report casts a damning look into the state of Asia Pacific organisations in Asia Pacific.

Local IT spend is tracking ahead of the global average with Gartner forecasting growth across all segments - except data centre systems.

Every year, citizens of India wait with bated for the announcement of the country's budget - here's what three business leaders think.

The industry analysts say while Japan is the largest market in the region, it is New Zealand that will have the highest growth rate in 2017.

Global IT spending is forecast to reach nearly $2.4 trillion USD in 2017, representing an increase of 3.5 percent over 2016.

Digital transformation will attain macroeconomic scale over the next three to four years and the channel will play a big part on the cloud front.

Local IT spend will continue to climb this year but while spend in some categories is increasing, others are falling. Gartner tells who wins and loses.

Organizations spending only 5.6% on IT security could still be vulnerable, says Gartner. Comparisons to average spending don't reveal enough about security.

Australian computer software spend has accounted for a record $3.75 billion in the third quarter. That amount is expected to grow rapidly next year.

According to IDC, SMBs will spend USD $564 billion on IT in 2016, growing to USD $668 billion by 2020, to stay competitive against larger enterprises.

While 2016 brought to light a number of massive data breaches, we have to be ready for more highly sophisticated and rapid attacks in 2017.

In the APeJ region, IDC forecasts tech spending in manufacturing will hit USD $36 billion by 2020, driven by industrial automation and efficiency gains.

VMWare's State of the Cloud Report has shown that decentralisation of IT spending is having a detrimental effect on Australian and global enterprises.

IT and Business Services revenues to exceed $1tn in 2018, says IDC forecast, with Asia Pacific set to have highest growth rate.

Gartner hails 'civilisation infrastructure' as IT's pinnacle, poised to transform society's fabric and business ecosystems in the next decade.

Government spending on IT in India will reach US $7.2 billion in 2016, a 2.4% increase compared to last year, new Gartner research has shown.

Positive momentum is on display in big industries where companies continue to invest in 3rd Platform solutions like cloud, mobility, and Big Data.

IT spending stagnates at $3.41 trillion in 2016, Gartner cites global currency shifts and Brexit anxieties impacting the market.