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Talend named a Gartner MQ leader for data quality tools

Mon, 1st Apr 2019
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Talend has been named a leader in Gartner's Magic Quadrant for Data Quality tools for the second year running, underscoring its vision and execution.
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Traditional IT infrastructure spending surpasses cloud – for now

Fri, 29th Mar 2019
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network infrastructure
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
Traditional IT infra spending surged past cloud in late 2018, despite cloud IT revenue growth hitting USD $16.8 billion. Will cloud reclaim the lead?.
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IDC: Innovative wearable use cases drive double-digit growth

Wed, 20th Mar 2019
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wearables
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iot
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smart home
Wristbands are set to lose their dominance as hearables and industrial applications keep the wearables market moving forward.
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SAS announces US$1 billion investment in AI

Tue, 19th Mar 2019
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risk & compliance
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ai
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sas
SAS unveils a US$1 billion investment in AI, focusing on software innovation, education, and expert services to transform businesses globally.
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Rapid7 reveals cybersecurity gaps within ASX 200 organisations

Wed, 13th Mar 2019
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phishing
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email security
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asx
Even the most mature and well-resourced ASX 200 organisations have trouble sufficiently deploying cybersecurity basics.
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Massive AI market growth to be driven by retail, banking

Wed, 13th Mar 2019
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ai
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healthtech
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analyst report
Spending on AI will hit close to US$36 billion with retail leading the way, followed by banking, according to IDC.
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Check Point names February's most disruptive malware

Tue, 12th Mar 2019
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security vulnerabilities
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coinhive
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cryptomining
Coinhive tops Check Point's Global Threat Index for February 2019, marking its 15th month as the most disruptive malware despite its impending shutdown.
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Personal computing market still falling with one exception

Mon, 11th Mar 2019
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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notebook
The personal computing market is in decline, with unit shipments expected to drop 3.3% in 2019, except for detachable devices which see modest growth.
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Gartner: iPaaS model “simply not profitable”

Mon, 11th Mar 2019
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paas
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iaas
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microsoft
It predicts that up to two-thirds of the existing integration platform as a service vendors will be acquired or exited in the next four years.
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Sonicwall announces network, cloud apps, endpoint protection solution

Thu, 7th Mar 2019
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
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endpoint protection
SonicWall introduced new cloud-managed Wi-Fi access points and wireless planning tools designed to ease the deployment of global wireless networks.
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Apple, Xiaomi, and Huawei dominate surging wearables market

Wed, 6th Mar 2019
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wearables
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healthtech
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analyst report
Apple, Xiaomi, and Huawei lead the booming wearables sector, with a 31.4% growth in 4Q18. Ear-worn devices spearhead this surge, jumping 66.4%.
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Forcepoint launches new converged cybersecurity solutions

Tue, 5th Mar 2019
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endpoint protection
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multi-cloud
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partner programmes
Forcepoint is addressing the need for consolidated, cloud-based security solutions in a deployment-agnostic delivery model.
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Scytale Enterprise streamlines authentication management

Tue, 5th Mar 2019
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iam
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cybersecurity
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hybrid it
Scytale, an authentication provider founded by engineers from tech giants, has launched a cloud-based subscription offering for cloud-native enterprises.
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Cloud data warehouse trends and best practices

Thu, 21st Feb 2019
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storage
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healthtech
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cloud storage
New survey finds that cloud data warehouses offer stronger performance and greater flexibility than on-premise databases.
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IDC: Top 10 trends for Australia's digital transformation

Mon, 18th Feb 2019
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digital transformation
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supply chain
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nps
The CDO title is declining, 35% of us will be working with bots, the Net Promoter Score will be key to success, and more.
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OneSpan uses AI to tackle financial account fraud

Wed, 13th Feb 2019
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fintech
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risk & compliance
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ai
Its new solution uses machine learning to protect online and mobile channels, as well as meet compliance requirements for transactional risk analysis.
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Gartner: Technology, culture change must go hand in hand

Tue, 12th Feb 2019
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digital transformation
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dei
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digital culture
Gartner asserts CIOs will become pivotal in culture change, aligning technology and HR to drive digital transformation and enhanced organisational performance.
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Huawei biggest player in thriving network equipment services market

Thu, 7th Feb 2019
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network infrastructure
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sdn
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naas
The market is dominated by the larger players, with more than 80 percent allocated to just the top four vendors.
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Dell EMC expands multicloud data protection capabilities

Thu, 7th Feb 2019
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data protection
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network infrastructure
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multi-cloud
According to IDC, 92% of organisations have adopted a cloud environment with 64% adopting a multi-cloud approach.
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Ribbon named market share leader for session border controllers

Wed, 30th Jan 2019
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uc
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voip
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contact centre
According to IHS Markit, Ribbon has managed to see strong market share improvement in the growing enterprise session border controller market.