International Data Corporation (IDC) stories - Page 58

Global tablet shipments to decline 3.8% this year, says IDC, but cellular-enabled tablets and 2-in-1 devices buck the trend with strong growth.

IDC has assessed how each MSSP vendor measures up against the others to determine who was leading the pack in the market.

Westcon spearheads industry transformation, pushing Australian businesses towards a digital future while IDC's Adam Dodds predicts a radical shake-up.

The worldwide hardcopy peripherals (HCP) market experienced a small decline in the first quarter of 2015 (1Q15), according to IDC.

Apple's recent shift to bigger screen models with a broader country reach has had an immediate impact on volumes.

With a global PC market slump of 7% in Q1 2015, analysts remain sceptical that the launch of Windows 10 will revive PC sales despite Microsoft's efforts.

IoT market to grow 19% this year alone, investment in data centres needed to prevent aging data centres hindering IoT growth.

Worldwide personal and entry-level storage shipments decline, due to competition from public cloud and media consumption preferences.

Cloud-based services in NZ are expected to record a staggering 15-27% CAGR out to 2019 according to a new IDC report, with IT budgets also on the up.

Australia is at the forefront of enterprise mobility maturity and vision with BYOD solved and companies seeking complex business transformation.

IT investments by Australian utilities companies remain focused on delivering cost savings and efficiency gains, but change is in the wind.

Core replacement cycles are brewing and global insurers will spend US$8.2 billion on software and IT services for policy administration in 2015.

New investments will be directed to implementation of innovate solutions based on 3rd platform technologies that align business strategy with IT.

IDC questions if the ‘party is over’ and if demand for routers has plateaued. Are equipment suppliers in for a sustained drought in router revenue?.

IDC says market awareness reached new heights due to a flurry of product announcements, new market entrants, and venture capital funding.

In 2014 the value for the Australian security appliance market reached $191 million and this is only set to grow, according to IDC.

As tablet sales drop, IDC finds silver lining in cellular models and resilient 2-in-1 devices amid dynamic tech market shifts.

Samsung has reaffirmed itself as the global lead for smartphone shipments in the first quarter of 2015, says IDC.

Installed service provider datacenter capacity consumed by IoT workloads will increase nearly 750% between 2014 and 2019, says IDC.

Traditional loyalty cards are increasingly being replaced by more sophisticated digital alternatives that can deliver greater insight for the retailer.