Spending on cognitive and AI systems to reach $77.6 billion in 2022

Global spending on cognitive and artificial intelligence (AI) systems is forecast to continue its trajectory of robust growth as businesses invest in projects that utilize cognitive/AI software capabilities. Spending on the rise According to a new upda… Continue reading Spending on cognitive and AI systems to reach $77.6 billion in 2022

Security appliance market experiences year-over-year revenue growth

According to the IDC Worldwide Quarterly Security Appliance Tracker, the total security appliance market experienced positive unit shipment and revenue growth for the second quarter of 2018. Worldwide revenue for the second quarter increased 11.1% quar… Continue reading Security appliance market experiences year-over-year revenue growth

Google adds a bunch of rugged devices to its Android Enterprise Recommended program

Rugged smartphones, the kind of devices that business can give to their employees who work in harsh environments, are a bit of a specialty market. Few consumers, after all, choose their smartphones based on how well they survive six-foot drops. But there is definitely a market there, and IDC currently expects that the market for […] Continue reading Google adds a bunch of rugged devices to its Android Enterprise Recommended program

Nearly half of businesses suffered an unrecoverable data event in the last three years

over 90% of respondents do not consider their organization to be IT resilient and nearly half have suffered an unrecoverable data event in the last three years, according to IDC. While the majority of businesses surveyed have a cloud, digital transform… Continue reading Nearly half of businesses suffered an unrecoverable data event in the last three years

72% of CEOs admit they’ve taken intellectual property from a former employer

In a clear demonstration that top executives defy data security best practices and company policy, 72 percent of CEOs admit they’ve taken valuable intellectual property (IP) from a former employer. 93 percent of CEOs say they keep a copy of their work … Continue reading 72% of CEOs admit they’ve taken intellectual property from a former employer

Digital transformation will help cloud service providers increase revenue

A new IDC survey found that cloud service providers have a high degree of confidence in their business outlook as a result of very strong customer demand for cloud services to enable digital transformation. “Cloud service providers around the wor… Continue reading Digital transformation will help cloud service providers increase revenue

WPA3: Next generation of Wi-Fi security now available

Wi-Fi Alliance introduced Wi-Fi CERTIFIED WPA3, the next generation of Wi-Fi security, bringing new capabilities to enhance Wi-Fi protections in personal and enterprise networks. As the Wi-Fi industry transitions to WPA3 security, WPA2 devices will con… Continue reading WPA3: Next generation of Wi-Fi security now available

Digital transformation: Insight into getting it right

If digital transformation (DX) is using digital technologies to create new business models and change markets, then the journey has only just begun, according to IDC. The study of nearly 800 enterprise companies across 15 countries showed this and othe… Continue reading Digital transformation: Insight into getting it right

Worldwide cloud IT infrastructure revenues continue to grow

Vendor revenue from sales of infrastructure products (server, storage, and Ethernet switch) for cloud IT, including public and private cloud, grew 45.5% year over year in the first quarter of 2018 (1Q18), reaching $12.9 billion. IDC also raised its for… Continue reading Worldwide cloud IT infrastructure revenues continue to grow