Analyst report Stories - Page 143

What's new in the CRM CEC Magic Quadrant

Vendors added and upgraded, alongside the old reliables in the 2020 Gartner Magic Quadrant for CRM Customer Engagement Center.

By Ben Moore • 3 min read • Tue, 16th Jun 2020

Digital Transformation

Talend named Leader in Data Fabric Evaluation by Forrester

It received the highest score in the Current Offering category and earned the highest possible scores in 15 of the 25 criteria evaluated.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Mon, 15th Jun 2020

Cloud Access Security Broker

Cisco, ESET, Fortinet crowned by Canalys, while Symantec, IBM & McAfee underperform

Several big names have been revealed as underperforming compared with the market average with low partner sentiment.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Wed, 10th Jun 2020

IT Budget

IDC COVID-19 Tech Index finds business confidence in decline

Business confidence on IT spending is continuing to decline despite moves to ease economic lockdown, according to new research from IDC.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Mon, 8th Jun 2020

Supply Chain

There's hope still for global PC market, Canalys finds

PC market expected to improve in Q2-Q4 despite COVID-19 impact, with smaller YoY declines than Q1, says Canalys.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 5th Jun 2020

Unified Communications

Cloud and remote working solutions bolster UC market

Cloud-based web conferencing spending to grow by 25% in 2020 due to global workplace restrictions, but growth to slow in 2021, says Gartner.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 5th Jun 2020

Supply Chain

IDC: PC shipments forecast to decline 12.4% in 2020

PC and computing device shipments are set to drop 12.4% in 2020, says IDC, citing COVID-19's impact. Recovery is seen with a 1.3% CAGR over five years.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 4th Jun 2020

Firewalls

Thycotic acquires Onion ID, launches new access management products

Thycotic has acquired Onion ID and launched new products aimed at enhancing privileged access management for cloud apps and remote workers.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Thu, 4th Jun 2020

Public Cloud

Cognizant named Leader in Gartner 2020 Magic Quadrant for public cloud infrastructure and managed services

Cognizant recognized as a Leader by Gartner in its 2020 Magic Quadrant for Public Cloud Infrastructure Professional and Managed Services.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Wed, 3rd Jun 2020

Supply Chain

Global smartphone sales decline 20% due to COVID-19, Samsung, Huawei see double-digit declines

Smartphone sales plummeted by 20.2% in Q1 2020 due to COVID-19, with major Chinese manufacturers and Apple hit hard, according to Gartner.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Wed, 3rd Jun 2020

Unified Communications

Industrial IoT will aid in advancement of 5G, analysts find

Analysts at Frost - Sullivan reveal that integrating 5G into industrial IoT will revolutionise key sectors by automating processes and boosting efficiency.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 29th May 2020

Wearables

Wearables market sees 29.7% growth, driven by hearables

The growth in Q1 2020 was fuelled by new product launches from market leaders as well as increased perceived utility as people set up offices at home.

By Nick Forrester • 3 min read • Fri, 29th May 2020

IT Automation

DigiCert receives top award from Frost & Sullivan thanks to agile approach

DigiCert wins Frost and Sullivan's 2020 Global Company of the Year for pioneering technologies and setting new standards in internet security.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 28th May 2020

Notebook

Global device shipments to plummet by 13.6% in 2020

Gartner reveals a 13.6% decline in global shipments of devices in 2020, impacting mobile phones, tablets, and PCs as COVID-19 shifts economic priorities.

By Nick Forrester • 3 min read • Wed, 27th May 2020