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Opportunities abound: Largest chunk of trillion dollar DX spending goes to APAC

Fri, 24th Feb 2017
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A new update from IDC has revealed a trillion dollar opportunity for the APAC channel with digital transformation (DX).
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Public cloud to see growth seven times greater than IT spend growth

Wed, 22nd Feb 2017
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Public cloud services spend will grow at seven times faster than overall IT spending out to 2020 according to IDC – with APAC leading the way.
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Hitachi Insight Group deploys smart city video software in APAC

Fri, 10th Feb 2017
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digital transformation
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iot
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Hitachi Insight Group launches Hitachi Video Analytics software to enhance its Smart City and Public Safety solutions.
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Global IT spending increases – opportunities for vendors to continue

Thu, 9th Feb 2017
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Global IT spending is forecast to reach nearly $2.4 trillion USD in 2017, representing an increase of 3.5 percent over 2016.
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Dropbox hits $1bn revenue run rate, reveals new web design & solutions

Tue, 7th Feb 2017
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analyst report
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Dropbox launches new solutions and revamps website in bid to revolutionise business. CEO says focus is on collaboration.
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DX to drive 75% of Kiwi IT spend by 2019 says IDC NZ

Tue, 7th Feb 2017
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Technologies enabling DX will drive more than 75% of Kiwi IT spend by 2019 with 50% of all infrastructure and software spend being cloud-based by 2020.
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Dominating Apple not immune to tablet market woe, Lenovo 'one to watch'

Fri, 3rd Feb 2017
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Even the holiday quarter of 2016 couldn't save the dwindling tablet market as it continued its spirally decline, IDC says.
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Apple pips Samsung following 'roller coaster' year for the smartphone

Thu, 2nd Feb 2017
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apple
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samsung
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The global smartphone market experienced growth in Q4 2016, with vendors shipping a total of 428.5 million units, according to IDC.
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Declining APAC PC market set to stabilise, but will remain challenging

Thu, 26th Jan 2017
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network infrastructure
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lenovo
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hp
Asia Pacific PC market sees 5.5% YoY decrease in 2016, but commercial market contracts by only 1.4%, says IDC.
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Public datacenter spend to account for majority of $44 billion infrastructure spend

Mon, 16th Jan 2017
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cloud services
Total spending on IT infrastructure products for deployment in cloud environments is set to increase by 18.2% in 2017.
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Vendor revenue from infrastructure on the up in 3Q16

Mon, 16th Jan 2017
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cloud services
Cloud IT infrastructure sales see 8.1% growth in Q3 2016, driven by increased revenue from server, storage, and Ethernet switch sales.
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Is the PC market on the road to recovery?

Thu, 12th Jan 2017
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Worldwide PC shipments in Q4 2016 totalled 70.2 million units, with a 1.5% decline YoY, according to IDC's tracker.
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Robotics spending set to double, market to enjoy 'tremendous' growth

Wed, 11th Jan 2017
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healthtech
Global spending on robotics and related services is set to double by 2020, with the Asia/Pacific region leading the way.
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'Sophisticated' 3D printing market to soar on a global scale

Tue, 10th Jan 2017
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analyst report
The global 3D printing market is predicted to reach $28.9bn in 2020, according to a report by analyst firm IDC.
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What this year means for the data center in APeJ

Mon, 9th Jan 2017
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IDC has highlighted the essential technologies for digital transformation in its latest datacenter predictions report.
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Continual investment in IoT paying off for APAC

Mon, 9th Jan 2017
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Organisations across the globe are continuing to invest in the hardware, software and services that enable IoT, and the market is reaping the benefits.
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IDC releases first ever tracker results for AR & VR headset market

Fri, 16th Dec 2016
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IDC has forecasted a 108.3% CAGR over 5 years for the augmented and virtual reality headset market. AR headsets also predicted to gain momentum.
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IDC: Digital transformation to drive future change in APAC data centers

Thu, 15th Dec 2016
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colocation
IDC predicts that by 2018, 35% of data-intensive businesses will adopt formal data center planning, sourcing, and governance.
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Detachables: Apple pushes Microsoft out of top spot

Tue, 13th Dec 2016
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Apple has surged to the top of the detachable market in New Zealand, pushing Microsoft into second, according to IDC New Zealand.
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Spark is in but Alcatel is out: NZ's top five smartphone vendors reshuffled

Fri, 9th Dec 2016
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vodafone
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spark
Spark has edged out Alcatel from the top five vendors in the New Zealand smartphone market, according IDC's latest smartphone shipment stats.