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Greater demand for modern data protection, disaster recovery as COVID-19 sees increase in attacks

Tue, 4th May 2021
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Data-driven organisations must evaluate evolving requirements for backup and disaster recovery to combat emerging workload challenges.
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Major shift in smartphone market - Huawei drops out, Samsung regains top spot

Thu, 29th Apr 2021
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Huawei drops out of top 5 smartphone vendors for the first time as Chinese brands like Xiaomi and OPPO surge, says IDC.
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Adobe: The power of personalisation in the age of digital experiences

Wed, 28th Apr 2021
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Adobe's Experience Platform has gained traction in various sectors, boasting over 17 trillion audience segment evaluations daily.
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With death of third-party cookies on horizon, Adobe provides marketers with alternative

Wed, 28th Apr 2021
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Adobe says adopting a first-party strategy, whereby quality, permission-based data is placed at the centre of customer engagements, is the future.
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Palo Alto Networks establishes cybersecurity consulting group Unit 42

Fri, 23rd Apr 2021
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The group will help enterprises respond to emerging threats as they navigate an increase in costly, crippling cyberattacks.
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Spend on blockchain solutions to reach $6.6 billion

Thu, 22nd Apr 2021
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Spending on blockchain solutions is set to reach $6.6 billion this year, with strong growth expected in the coming years, according to IDC.
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Pulumi announces version 3.0 of its cloud engineering platform

Thu, 22nd Apr 2021
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Seattle-based company Pulumi has announced version 3.0 of its Cloud Engineering Platform, which it says will unite all aspects of cloud engineering.
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IoT connections to generate $16 billion in security revenue as new threat vectors arise

Thu, 22nd Apr 2021
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The exponential growth of IoT connections will generate $16 billion in IoT security revenue by 2026, according to ABI Research.
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Weak 2020 buoys strong first quarter growth for PC shipments

Wed, 14th Apr 2021
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Backlogs on orders from 2020, particularly for notebooks, were a key driver, though new demand is also a factor as smaller businesses begin their recoveries.
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Dell Technologies unveils new data protection innovations for hybrid cloud workloads

Thu, 8th Apr 2021
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The Dell EMC PowerProtect Backup Service, powered by Druva, is designed to deliver SaaS app protection without increasing IT complexity.
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5G network security a US$9 billion dollar opportunity - report

Wed, 7th Apr 2021
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The cloud-native nature of 5G networks will disrupt the cybersecurity industry, presenting a $9bn market opportunity by 2025, says ABI Research.
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Security and risk management spending in Australia to increase in 2021

Tue, 23rd Mar 2021
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Australian organisations to spend over A$4.9bn on enterprise information security in 2021, an 8% increase from last year, says Gartner.
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Consumer demand boosts wearable device market growth

Wed, 17th Mar 2021
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IDC states worldwide shipments of wearable devices reached 153.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2020, a year-over-year increase of 27.2%.
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PC & smartphone markets on strong growth trajectory in 2021 - IDC

Thu, 11th Mar 2021
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Worldwide smartphone shipments could achieve a 5.5% growth rate this year - and PC shipment rates will also grow 18.2%.
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2021 will be a 'blockbuster' year for PC market

Mon, 8th Mar 2021
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The global PC market is expected to grow 8% in 2021, with total shipments reaching 496.8 million units, according to Canalys.
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Worldwide revenues for AI skyrocket, set to reach $550B by 2024

Wed, 24th Feb 2021
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Global revenues for the artificial intelligence market are set to surpass $500 billion by 2024, with software leading growth.
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Gartner reveals latest forecast for government IT spending

Wed, 24th Feb 2021
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Worldwide government IT spending is forecast to total $483 billion in 2021, an increase of 5.1% from 2020, according to the latest forecast by Gartner.
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Apple and Xiaomi only vendors to see smartphone growth in 2020 — Gartner

Tue, 23rd Feb 2021
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Worldwide smartphone sales declined 5.4% in Q4 2020, with Apple and Xiaomi being the only vendors to experience growth, according to Gartner.
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Apple and Samsung lead semiconductor spend in 2020 — Gartner

Fri, 12th Feb 2021
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The top 10 original equipment manufacturers increased their semiconductor spend by 10% in 2020 and accounted for 42% of the market, according to Gartner.
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Cybersecurity spending for critical infrastructure to surpass US$105 billion in 2021

Thu, 11th Feb 2021
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The brunt of security spending is still first and foremost focused on IT networks, systems, and data security from a defensive perspective.