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Australian organisations are experiencing digital fatigue
Digital Transformation

Australian organisations are experiencing digital fatigue

We are now knee-deep in the digital business era, with many enterprises reimagining their business and operating models based on digital capabilities.

By Shannon Williams • 6 min read • Wed, 14th Sep 2016

Global Stories

EMC remains top of the leader board in purpose-built backup market
Network Infrastructure

EMC remains top of the leader board in purpose-built backup market

Worldwide purpose-built backup appliance (PBBA) factory revenues grew 11.5% YoY, hitting $871.1 million in Q2 2016, says IDC.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Tue, 27th Sep 2016
Gartner opinion: “You need to fire your reseller”
Resellers

Gartner opinion: “You need to fire your reseller”

Gartner suggests ditching resellers who fail to clarify licensing changes, an essential service spotlighted at the Dallas ITFPAM Summit.

By Steven White • 3 min read • Mon, 26th Sep 2016
Clever thinking takes SDN advantages to the wider branch network
Network Infrastructure

Clever thinking takes SDN advantages to the wider branch network

SDN's new frontier: VeloCloud extends the tech's reach, targeting a $6bn leap in the burgeoning branch network market by 2020.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Fri, 23rd Sep 2016
Cheaper mobile devices push PC monitor market toward early grave
Digital Signage

Cheaper mobile devices push PC monitor market toward early grave

Mobile devices rise spells doom for PC monitor sales, with shipments to dip below 100m by 2020, says IDC tracker report.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Fri, 23rd Sep 2016
Inspur is the fastest growing server vendor in the world, says Gartner
DataCentre infrastructure

Inspur is the fastest growing server vendor in the world, says Gartner

Inspur says it continues to expand its growth globally - with operations currently expanding rapidly across the U.S., Japan, and several others.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Wed, 21st Sep 2016
Why ANZ organisations need to embrace digital transformation
Digital Transformation

Why ANZ organisations need to embrace digital transformation

A business today can no more compete without digital transformation than an elite athlete can compete without the highest levels of fitness.

By Gordon Gakovic • 3 min read • Wed, 21st Sep 2016
Modest outlook for smartwatch market expected, set to swell in 2020
Wearables

Modest outlook for smartwatch market expected, set to swell in 2020

New smartwatch shipments are expected to see only modest growth for the remainder of 2016, despite the Apple Watch establishing a new benchmark.

By Shannon Williams • 5 min read • Tue, 20th Sep 2016
EXCLUSIVE: Current channel change 'like root canal without anesthetic' says Gartner
Customer Experience

EXCLUSIVE: Current channel change 'like root canal without anesthetic' says Gartner

As resellers grapple with a painful change in business models, Gartner's Neil McMurchy offers some insight on the way forward.

By Heather Wright • 5 min read • Mon, 19th Sep 2016
Hesitations over public cloud adoption creates channel opportunity
Hybrid Cloud

Hesitations over public cloud adoption creates channel opportunity

Savings from adopting the cloud driving growth of the public cloud services market, set to reach $208.6m this year. #CloudComputing #Gartner.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Mon, 19th Sep 2016
PC vendors: Shape up or ship out
Health Technologies

PC vendors: Shape up or ship out

PC vendors face a stark choice and must decide between overhauling their businesses or leaving the PC market, according to Gartner.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Mon, 19th Sep 2016
Cutting edge tech marketing: Google, Adobe and Facebook come out on top
Data Analytics

Cutting edge tech marketing: Google, Adobe and Facebook come out on top

Google, Adobe, Facebook, Marketo and Salesforce lead the way when it comes to 'cutting edge' marketing technology vendors, IDC says.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Fri, 16th Sep 2016
Dell and HPE head of the pack in 'shuffling' server market
Network Infrastructure

Dell and HPE head of the pack in 'shuffling' server market

There's some shuffling going on amongst vendors in the global server market, with Dell leading shipments and HPE remaining leader in server revenue.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Thu, 15th Sep 2016
Managed IoT services will accelerate IoT adoption
Internet of Things

Managed IoT services will accelerate IoT adoption

This is not the norm, but it is clear that a growing portion of enterprises understand the value of connecting assets and processes.

By Eric Goodness • 2 min read • Wed, 14th Sep 2016
ProphetStor disaster recovery powers IDC Frontier's Japanese data centers
Disaster Recovery

ProphetStor disaster recovery powers IDC Frontier's Japanese data centers

IDC Frontier Japan has fully integrated ProphetStor Data Services across its nine data centers in Japan, in preparation for its cloud-based DRaaS.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Mon, 12th Sep 2016

Stories from Other Regions

CenturyLink takes home industry award two years in a row
CenturyLink

CenturyLink takes home industry award two years in a row

CenturyLink has won the 2016 Asia Pacific Hybrid IT Strategy award for the second year running, according to Frost - Sullivan.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Fri, 23rd Sep 2016
EXCLUSIVE: IDC NZ tells where resellers can find the gold in mobility
Mobility

EXCLUSIVE: IDC NZ tells where resellers can find the gold in mobility

There's money to be made in mobility in NZ, with several key areas ripe for the picking. IDC NZ gives the lowdown for resellers.

By Heather Wright • 5 min read • Wed, 21st Sep 2016