International Data Corporation (IDC) stories - Page 51

Higher education IT spending in the Asia Pacific region is expected to significantly increase by 2019, thanks to digital transformation initiatives.

Two-thirds of enterprises failing to control their critical data, risking security breaches, says IDC research commissioned by Actifio.

Christchurch's Sensing City and an Auckland City smart zoning initiative have been named among the most outstanding smart city projects in APAC.

APAC businesses prioritise innovation cells for agility amid CEO concerns over financial pressures and evolving business models.

Lenovo leads Q3 PC market despite shipment decline; HP, Dell secure top spots while Apple gains market share and Acer faces significant drop.

While the latest PC shipment data from IDC and Gartner makes for gloomy reading, both analyst firms believe there is light at the end of the tunnel.

Mobile technology spend will reach $1.2 trillion by 2019 with the manufacturing sector offering the largest enterprise opportunity for mobile tech.

The data center space is on the verge of significant disruption, with hyper-converged infrastructure becoming the norm, says IDC researcher.

Asia Pacific is experiencing high growth in cloud IT infrastructure sales, with sales of server, storage and Ethernet switches up 49.9% in Q2.

As more companies in Australia and New Zealand embrace cloud hosted technologies, there are some important issues for organisations to consider.

A tale of two markets is playing out between integrated platforms and integrated infrastructure systems, as one market booms and the other contracts.

IoT is gaining momentum with 73% of IT and business decision makers having deployed, or planning to deploy IoT in the next 12 months according to IDC.

IDC recommends all parties take a more assertive approach to accommodating the cloud model for long-term success.

Security appliance market continuing on its growth trajectory for the first half of 2015, with Cisco continuing to lead the market.

A growing list of vendors, proliferation of devices, price points and steady consumer adoption will fuel growth in the worldwide market for wearables.

New Zealand PC market stabilises despite decline, says IDC. PC shipments totalled 188,000 units in Q2 2015. HP dominates with 37% market share.

Cisco triumphs in burgeoning enterprise videoconferencing market with 45.6% share as global demand for high-end video solutions spikes.

Cisco secures a solid lead in the Ethernet switch market, outperforming rivals as the sector witnesses a 1.0% annual upsurge.

Two-in-one shipments are up 86.5%, while tablets stumble, and IDC predicts the iPad Pro, Windows 10 and Skylake will push enterprise adoption.

PC shipments are set to continue their downward trajectory through 2016 according to the latest report from IDC, and the New Zealand news is no better.