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Global smartphone shipments are predicted to drop 4.7% in 2023 to 1.15 billion units, the lowest volume in a decade, says IDC.

Although annual spending growth is expected to slow slightly over the 2023-2027 forecast period, the market is forecast to achieve a five-year CAGR of 19.9%.

The road to recovery for PCs has been challenging coming off explosive years in 2020 and 2021, but signs of growth are finally returning, IDC finds.

Global tablet shipments decline by 29.9% in Q2 2023, with weak demand and low consumer confidence, according to IDC. Apple leads, Samsung ranks second.

Executives are facing unprecedented pressures around adopting GenAI, addressing ever-increasing data complexity, and managing a growing skills gap.

Worldwide revenue for enterprise applications is set to reach $483.1 billion by 2027, with cloud software driving growth, according to a forecast by IDC.

Worldwide smartphone shipments declined 7.8% year over year to 265.3 million units in the second quarter of 2023.

Global PC shipments continue to decline, falling 13.4% in 2Q23, marking the sixth consecutive quarter of contraction, according to IDC.

Most organisations rank their public cloud provider as their most strategic technology partner, with general agreement among IT leaders and business leaders.

Global shipments of smart home devices are expected to remain low until 2024, after experiencing a decline in Q1 2023, according to IDC.

Investments in the IoT ecosystem are expected to surpass $1 trillion in 2026 with a CAGR of 10.4% over the 2023-2027 forecast period, the analysts find.

The study, polling 160 senior decision-makers within manufacturing companies, identifies the areas in which manufacturers can maximise growth.

AVEVA has been recognized as a Leader in the IDC MarketScape for Process Manufacturing Execution System 2023 Vendor Assessment.

According to IDC, AR/VR headset shipments will slow in Q1 2023 as the market awaits wide availability of next-generation headsets.

As demand tapered, retailers continued to offer aggressive promotions to reduce the growing inventory. Vendors also incentivised channel to take on more stock.

Solace unveils IDC Infobrief on the business value of real-time event-driven data flows, revealing widespread adoption and benefits of EDA.

Organisations in the public cloud ecosystem and beyond will benefit from greater revenues, job opportunities and better business outcomes.

From data-driven decisions to fully automated and self-healing networks, AI developments are accelerating innovation and driving costs of operation down.

Weak demand, excess inventory, and a worsening macroeconomic climate were all contributing factors for drop in PC shipments Q1 2023, according to the IDC.

IDC lowers its 2023 forecast for global IT spending for the fifth month in a row, as the weak economy takes its toll.