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Why the Government needs to leave Apple and Google encryption alone
Encryption

Why the Government needs to leave Apple and Google encryption alone

It doesn't make any sense to put so much pressure on Apple or Google when in the end, they don't control all the keys to the kingdom.

By Avivah Litan • 1 min read • Mon, 22nd Feb 2016
ESET jumps from 'niche player' to 'visionary' in endpoint protection
Malware

ESET jumps from 'niche player' to 'visionary' in endpoint protection

ESET makes the jump from 'niche player' to 'visionary' in Gartner's latest endpoint protection platform magic quadrant. So how did other vendors fare?.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Mon, 22nd Feb 2016
iPhone records first sales decline, but Huawei surges
Analyst report

iPhone records first sales decline, but Huawei surges

Smartphone sales have slowed to their slowest growth since 2008. So who are the winners and losers in the tumultuous market?.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 22nd Feb 2016
Mobile technology is changing the healthcare game
Unified Communications

Mobile technology is changing the healthcare game

Technology is continuing to bridge the healthcare gap, with mHealth information services set to reach more than 150 million users by 2020.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Fri, 19th Feb 2016
Asia Pacific spending closes in on security enhancements
Cybersecurity

Asia Pacific spending closes in on security enhancements

The opportunity to drive new business growth with DX technologies will fundamentally alter APAC enterprise IT sourcing strategies in the next 3 years.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 19th Feb 2016
IT spending set for major slowdown in 2016
IT Budget

IT spending set for major slowdown in 2016

Global IT spending to slow notably in 2016, growing only 2% amid economic instability in emerging markets and smartphone market saturation, reports IDC.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 18th Feb 2016
Line of Business budgets could make up half of IT spending
Supply Chain

Line of Business budgets could make up half of IT spending

Non-IT business units to spend almost as much as IT-funded purchases, says IDC. 47% of corporate IT spending to be funded by non-IT in 2019.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 18th Feb 2016
Digital transformation the heart of APAC business
Digital Transformation

Digital transformation the heart of APAC business

By 2017, 60% of APAC 1000 enterprises will centre their strategy on digital transformation, driving smart city and enterprise development in the region.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 18th Feb 2016
Tracking privileged access vital, says Gartner
Privileged Access Management

Tracking privileged access vital, says Gartner

Unless organisations track and review privileged activity, they risk being blindsided by insider threats and errors that cause significant outages.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Mon, 15th Feb 2016
What the chief data officer role should look like
Chief Data Officer

What the chief data officer role should look like

The number of chief data officer roles in organisations has more than doubled, according to research by Gartner.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Mon, 15th Feb 2016
Frost & Sullivan applauds VMware for education technology solutions
Virtualisation

Frost & Sullivan applauds VMware for education technology solutions

Frost - Sullivan recognizes VMware for its innovative education technology solutions, including the AirWatch teacher tools and Workspace Suite.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 11th Feb 2016
Cloud spending to account for half of federal govt IT budget by 2018
Software-as-a-Service

Cloud spending to account for half of federal govt IT budget by 2018

Lower price points for cloud services and the changing nature of cloud computing is helping to drive federal government cloud consumption.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 11th Feb 2016
Public cloud boom - and innovation - ahead
Public Cloud

Public cloud boom - and innovation - ahead

Public cloud spend is forecast to double by 2019 in Asia Pacific excluding Japan, growing at nearly six times the rate of overall IT spending growth.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 10th Feb 2016
Attacks against IoT, Dark Web indexing, and other tales from Ground Zero
Cybersecurity

Attacks against IoT, Dark Web indexing, and other tales from Ground Zero

I've uncovered Israeli innovation countering soaring IoT attacks and Dark Web's underworld market indexing—key battlegrounds in cyber warfare.

By Avivah Litan • 5 min read • Tue, 9th Feb 2016
Gartner names Bitdefender an endpoint security 'visionary'
Endpoint Protection

Gartner names Bitdefender an endpoint security 'visionary'

Bitdefender named Visionary in Gartner's Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection, validating the company's rapid advancement in enterprise sector.

By Catherine Knowles • 1 min read • Tue, 9th Feb 2016
Need IT? Don't ask your CIO
IT Department

Need IT? Don't ask your CIO

New research reveals LoB managers are heading straight to the source with their IT requirements, rather than going through the CIO.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Tue, 9th Feb 2016
Gartner recognises CA Technologies as Magic Quadrant leader
Data Analytics

Gartner recognises CA Technologies as Magic Quadrant leader

For the fourth year in a row, CA Technologies has been positioned as a leader in Gartner's Magic Quadrant for Integrated IT Portfolio Analysis (IIPA).

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Tue, 9th Feb 2016
Loyalty cards go mobile, according to new research
Mobile wallet

Loyalty cards go mobile, according to new research

More than 3bn loyalty cards will be mobile-only or integrated into mobile apps by 2020, up from 1.4bn last year.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Tue, 9th Feb 2016

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