Analyst report stories
Smarter AI, composable analytics and XOps are among the top data and analytics technology trends for 2021, according to Gartner.
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%.
Despite organisations cutting spending in many areas during 2020 due to the impact of COVID-19, security remains a consistent area of increased investment.
Pandemic challenges have catalysed technology trends across the globe and accelerated organisations' digital transformations sooner than initially predicted.
Worldwide smartphone shipments could achieve a 5.5% growth rate this year - and PC shipment rates will also grow 18.2%.
The reduction is, in part, due to the theory that aggregated compute resources across enterprise and large data centres are more efficient.
Laptops are the future of work for many SMBs in Asia Pacific post-COVID-19, but owners may not be ready, says a new survey from IDC and ASUS.
Hyperconnectivity market offers billion-dollar opportunities, says Frost - Sullivan analysis. Device-to-person ratio to exceed 20 to 1 by 2030.
Strategic misalignment is the prevalent threat keeping innovative biometric monetisation from reaching critical mass in the larger IoT ecosystem.
APAC banks rush to bolster digital transformations post-pandemic amid revelations of technological gaps, with digital banks seeing triple customer growth.
Akamai named a leader in Forrester's DDoS Mitigation Solutions report, praised for its expertise and unique approach to defence.
Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) construction companies are leading the regional COVID-19 recovery, with 30% prepared for the new normal.
The global PC market is expected to grow 8% in 2021, with total shipments reaching 496.8 million units, according to Canalys.
IoT-managed services providers are expected to leverage vertical expertise to expand globally, experiencing significant growth overall.
Financial services must adapt to the current global upheaval by prioritizing customer experience and security, while optimizing costs.
Kaspersky ranked number one in channel satisfaction, receiving the highest overall rating of 87.8% in the Canalys Worldwide Vendor Benchmark.
Global revenues for the artificial intelligence market are set to surpass $500 billion by 2024, with software leading growth.
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.
Worldwide smartphone sales declined 5.4% in Q4 2020, with Apple and Xiaomi being the only vendors to experience growth, according to Gartner.
Qlik secures its position in Gartner's Magic Quadrant for Analytics and Business Intelligence Platforms for 11th year.
