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Large investment ahead for ITOM services as DX and IOT drive demand
Microsoft

Large investment ahead for ITOM services as DX and IOT drive demand

Investment in IT operations management tools is climbing, with Gartner forecasting increased demand from enterprises for managed ITOM and ITOMaaS.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 31st Jul 2017
Cloud infrastructure services skyrocket 47% - AI to be big future player
Software-as-a-Service

Cloud infrastructure services skyrocket 47% - AI to be big future player

​The global cloud infrastructure services market continued its rampant growth in Q2 2017, surging 47 percent year-on-year to reach US$14 billion.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Fri, 28th Jul 2017
IaaS set to surpass SaaS spending in 2017 and be a major driver of growth
Software-as-a-Service

IaaS set to surpass SaaS spending in 2017 and be a major driver of growth

IDC has predicted the public cloud services market to exceed the US$10b mark this year with IaaS spending surpassing SaaS for the first time.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Fri, 28th Jul 2017
ANZ among top 4 nations for IoT readiness - IDC report
Internet of Things

ANZ among top 4 nations for IoT readiness - IDC report

The International Data Corporation (IDC) report provides a comparative assessment of Asia Pacific excluding Japan.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Wed, 26th Jul 2017
Canalys launches white-labelled event app to make partner events easier
Ibeacon

Canalys launches white-labelled event app to make partner events easier

Canalys is serving up a new event app, for use by technology vendors and their channel partners, to improve attendees experience at partner events.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 25th Jul 2017
SSA market to explode over next 12 months – Gartner ranks top vendors
Storage

SSA market to explode over next 12 months – Gartner ranks top vendors

Solid-state arrays (SSAs) are set to improve in performance by a factor of 10, doubling in density and cost-effectiveness over the next year.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Tue, 25th Jul 2017
New opportunities emerge as APAC web application firewall market surges
Firewalls

New opportunities emerge as APAC web application firewall market surges

Research from Frost & Sullivan has revealed the demand for cloud-based and virtual web application firewalls is strong in the APAC market.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Sat, 22nd Jul 2017
South Korea, Singapore and NZ tops for IoT readiness
Internet of Things

South Korea, Singapore and NZ tops for IoT readiness

South Korea, Singapore and New Zealand have topped IDC's list of Asia Pacific countries most ready and capable to harness internet of things.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Thu, 20th Jul 2017
OutSystems rolls out ANZ expansion with new Sydney office
Digital Transformation

OutSystems rolls out ANZ expansion with new Sydney office

OutSystems boosts APAC expansion, inaugurating a new Sydney office to propel ANZ's digital transformation and support local clientele.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Thu, 20th Jul 2017
Arbor networks deemed Asia Pacific's 2017 Anti-DdoS Vendor of the Year
Distributed Denial of Service

Arbor networks deemed Asia Pacific's 2017 Anti-DdoS Vendor of the Year

​Frost & Sullivan has presented Arbor Networks the 2017 Asia Pacific Anti-Distributed Denial of Service Vendor of the Year award.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Thu, 20th Jul 2017
​Gartner labels Fortinet a 'leader' in enterprise network firewalls
Firewalls

​Gartner labels Fortinet a 'leader' in enterprise network firewalls

Fortinet has been recognised as a 'leader' in the 2017 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Networks Firewalls.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Wed, 19th Jul 2017
ANZ markets forecast to log higher IT spending growth over coming year
IT services

ANZ markets forecast to log higher IT spending growth over coming year

IT spending across Australia and New Zealand is forecast to exceed the global average this year, with Australian spend up 3.7% yoy and NZ up 2.7%.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 19th Jul 2017
IT spending by AU educational institutions to exceed US$1.6b
Internet of Things

IT spending by AU educational institutions to exceed US$1.6b

​Educational institutions in Australia are loosening the purse strings in a move the IDC says is in response to 'dramatic changes' in student demands.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Wed, 19th Jul 2017
Gartner: AI tech will be in most software products by 2020
Artificial Intelligence

Gartner: AI tech will be in most software products by 2020

Machines can actually do some things better and faster than humans, once trained; machines and humans can accomplish more together than separately.

By Julia Gabel • 3 min read • Tue, 18th Jul 2017
HP ousts Lenovo to reclaim top spot as PC market continues to decline
PC shipments

HP ousts Lenovo to reclaim top spot as PC market continues to decline

HP has reclaimed top spot in the worldwide PC market from Lenovo, which has suffered its biggest year on year shipment declines according to Gartner.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Mon, 17th Jul 2017
Top 10 technologies to disrupt markets – and unearth new opportunities
Digital Transformation

Top 10 technologies to disrupt markets – and unearth new opportunities

Frost & Sullivan have released insights into ICTs that have the ability to disrupt existing markets as well as unearth new opportunities.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Sat, 15th Jul 2017
Traditional PC market declines but fares better than expected
Network Infrastructure

Traditional PC market declines but fares better than expected

​Worldwide shipments of traditional PCs declined in the first quarter of 2017, but surprisingly the figures are more positive than expected.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Fri, 14th Jul 2017

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