Research Director stories - Page 9

Global PC shipments declined by 5% in Q4 2021, marking the first year-over-year decline in six quarters, according to Gartner.

Private UK fundraising in the virtual reality sector hit a record high, with over £150m raised this year, a 72% increase from 2020.

Organisations are prioritising investments in digital tools to enable seamless and secure data gathering and analysis, according to IDC research.

Asia Pacific IoT spending to grow by 9.6% in 2021, reaching $437bn by 2025, driven by location tracking and 5G deployment.

Qualys is integrating zero-touch patching capabilities into its Patch Management solution, reducing overall attack surface and improving cybersecurity.

Shipments of smartphones will grow 5.3% year over year in 2021, reaching 1.35 billion shipments, according to new forecasts from IDC.

Workday sees 20% increase in Q3 revenue, with more than 70% of financial services firms in the Fortune 500 as customers.

Worldwide artificial intelligence (AI) software revenue is forecast to reach US$62.5bn in 2022, up 21.3% from 2021, says Gartner.

Global smartphone sales to end-users declined 6.8% in the third quarter of 2021, compared to the same period in 2020, according to new reports from Gartner. .

Auditors will be dealing extensively with ransomware and the long-term effects of the pandemic in their audit plans for next year.

NETSCOUT introduces Omnis Cyber Intelligence, a network security software solution that detects and investigates suspicious activities.

Supply chain disruptions are becoming the new normal, according to analyst firm Forrester, with shortages affecting everything from appliances to automobiles.

NTT launches Cyber Threat Sensor AI for scalable security on Amazon Web Services, offering threat detection and analysis.

Digital government services, anywhere-work arrangements, sustainability practices, and cloud first strategies are predicted as leading trends in Asia Pacific.

Over half of digital government programs are failing to scale, despite increased focus and investment, according to a survey by Gartner.

IT spending to reach $4.5tn in 2022, a 5.5% increase from 2021, as enterprises focus on building new technologies, according to Gartner.

New Zealand telcos are rebounding from COVID-19 impacts, with revenues remaining relatively flat despite the pandemic, according to IDC research.

SonicWall's Bill Conner has declared that organisations should no longer change the way they operate just to secure their networks, devices and people.

Global IT and business services revenue is estimated to grow by 3.4% this year, according to new data from IDC.

Half of businesses have experienced an attack on their Active Directory, according to a new report by Attivo Networks.