Research Director stories - Page 21

While the Big Four providers will have the lion's share, lock-in will be avoided through multi-cloud and cloud-native approaches.

By 2022 IDC expects the top four clouds in APAC will be the destination of choice for a whopping 70 percent of workloads.

Gartner says while there are obvious concerns for today's workforce, the massive rise of AI will be about augmentation, not total automation.

Data centre acquisitions surged in 2018 with 68 deals worth USD $16 billion, despite falling below 2017's peak, Synergy Research reports.

IDC expects global annual spending on IoT to exceed US$1 trillion by 2022, driving huge demand for data centres.

The rush to 'digitally transform' and adopt cloud-based technologies has caused some major changes in the market.

Researchers in the UK are developing an app called 'Shatter Secrets' to help travellers protect their digital information from border control agents.

The top nine vendors in the wide cloud market ecosystem are responsible for well over half of all the revenues.

Some organisations need 5G faster than many telco providers can deliver, which may result in unexpected 5G network providers.

A new study from Gartner produced some startling findings, including the lack of readiness of communications service providers (CSPs).

A market that has stuttered in the past now has a bright forecast as adoption of wearable technology continues to thrive.

IDC expects year-over-year shipment growth of 2.6% in 2019, while the world's largest market is still forecast to be down 8.8% in 2018.

Schneider Electric launches EcoStruxure IT Expert in Australia, offering vendor-neutral, cloud-based monitoring to simplify IT infrastructure management.

The country has openly expressed its desire to become the prime destination for high-tech industries in Southeast Asia.

Gartner certainly thinks so, as it expects the sheer majority of enterprises to have binned their on-premises facility by 2025.

As IT infrastructure and operations take an continually growing role in the IT ecosystem, Gartner highlights what to prepare for in the year ahead.

Worldwide spending on robotics systems and drones will jump to USD $115.7 billion in 2019, with a projected leap to USD $210.3 billion by 2022, IDC forecasts.

Gartner reports infrastructure service providers must expand beyond edge computing, embracing digital touchpoints to meet evolving customer demands.

Huawei and Xiaomi drove global smartphone sales in Q3 2018, according to Gartner. Overall sales grew 1.4% to reach 389 million units.

Gartner research shows that as the need for beyond-edge customer engagement rises, infrastructure service providers need to follow suit.