79% of organizations have activated a disaster recovery response within the past 12 months

Zerto recently commissioned IDC to conduct a major ransomware and disaster preparedness survey, which revealed that 79% of respondents have activated a disaster recovery (DR) response within the past 12 months. 61% of these incidents were triggered by … Continue reading 79% of organizations have activated a disaster recovery response within the past 12 months

The importance of ramping up digital forensics and incident response tech investments

Magnet Forensics announced the release of an IDC survey which revealed that more than half of the respondents are expecting to make major investments in digital forensics and incident response (DFIR) technology over the next two years to address growin… Continue reading The importance of ramping up digital forensics and incident response tech investments

Organizations need to evolve their data management strategy

IDC predicts that, over the next five years, more than 80% of the data collected by organizations will be unstructured data, and that will only continue to grow 40-50% per year for most enterprises. With the sheer volume of unstructured data yet to be … Continue reading Organizations need to evolve their data management strategy

The importance of balancing security requirements and employee user experience

LastPass released the findings of an IDC survey which revealed that “balancing company security requirements and the employee user experience” is the number one identity challenge, followed by “employees struggling with too many passwords.”… Continue reading The importance of balancing security requirements and employee user experience

Cloud infrastructure spending jumped to $18.6B in 3Q21

According to the International Data Corporation (IDC), spending on compute and storage infrastructure products for cloud infrastructure, including dedicated and shared environments, increased 6.6% year over year in the third quarter of 2021 (3Q21) to $… Continue reading Cloud infrastructure spending jumped to $18.6B in 3Q21

Spending on edge computing to reach $176 billion in 2022

Worldwide spending on edge computing is expected to be $176 billion in 2022, an increase of 14.8% over 2021. Enterprise and service provider spending on hardware, software, and services for edge solutions is forecast to sustain this pace of growth thro… Continue reading Spending on edge computing to reach $176 billion in 2022

Quantum computing market to reach $8.6 billion in 2027

IDC published its forecast for the worldwide quantum computing market, projecting customer spend for quantum computing to grow from $412 million in 2020 to $8.6 billion in 2027. This represents a 6-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 50.9% over … Continue reading Quantum computing market to reach $8.6 billion in 2027

Digital transformation spending to reach $2.8 trillion in 2025

Global spending on the digital transformation (DX) of business practices, products, and organizations is forecast to reach $2.8 trillion in 2025, more than double the amount allocated in 2020. According to a new update to the IDC Worldwide Digital Tran… Continue reading Digital transformation spending to reach $2.8 trillion in 2025

The future of digital infrastructure: Top 10 predictions

IDC’s top 10 predictions for the future of digital infrastructure point to a digital infrastructure strategy that addresses resiliency and trust; data-driven operational complexity; and business outcomes-driven sourcing and autonomous operations…. Continue reading The future of digital infrastructure: Top 10 predictions