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Multicloud possible liberator for APAC's monopolising cloud market

By 2022 IDC expects the top four clouds in APAC will be the destination of choice for a whopping 70 percent of workloads.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Wed, 30th Jan 2019

Unified Communications

70% of organisations to adopt AI by 2021 – still 'human' work though

Gartner says while there are obvious concerns for today's workforce, the massive rise of AI will be about augmentation, not total automation.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Wed, 30th Jan 2019

Hyperscale

New research shows data centre acquisition upsurge

Data centre acquisitions surged in 2018 with 68 deals worth USD $16 billion, despite falling below 2017's peak, Synergy Research reports.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Tue, 15th Jan 2019

Hyperscale

IoT's rapid rise fuelling an explosion of data

IDC expects global annual spending on IoT to exceed US$1 trillion by 2022, driving huge demand for data centres.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Tue, 15th Jan 2019

Private Cloud

Cloud IT infrastructure revenues overtake traditional IT for first time

The rush to 'digitally transform' and adopt cloud-based technologies has caused some major changes in the market.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Sat, 12th Jan 2019

Hyperscale

Hyperscale data centres surging globally, 132 more on the way

Global demand for data surge fuels a boom in hyperscale data centres, with 132 new facilities set to bolster the current 430, a rise led by Amazon and Google.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Thu, 10th Jan 2019

Encryption

Encryption app to help travellers secure their devices

Researchers in the UK are developing an app called 'Shatter Secrets' to help travellers protect their digital information from border control agents.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Thu, 10th Jan 2019

Virtualisation

Bulk of US$250b cloud market claimed by just nine companies

The top nine vendors in the wide cloud market ecosystem are responsible for well over half of all the revenues.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Wed, 9th Jan 2019

Unified Communications

Gartner: 66% of organisations will deploy 5G by 2020

Some organisations need 5G faster than many telco providers can deliver, which may result in unexpected 5G network providers.

By Ben Moore • 3 min read • Wed, 2nd Jan 2019

Unified Communications

CSPs 'not capable enough' to meet 5G demands of end-users

A new study from Gartner produced some startling findings, including the lack of readiness of communications service providers (CSPs).

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Wed, 19th Dec 2018

Wearables

Wearables market flourishing - fuelled by smartwatches

A market that has stuttered in the past now has a bright forecast as adoption of wearable technology continues to thrive.

By Ashton Young • 4 min read • Tue, 18th Dec 2018

iOS

IDC: Smartphone shipments ready to stabilise in 2019

IDC expects year-over-year shipment growth of 2.6% in 2019, while the world's largest market is still forecast to be down 8.8% in 2018.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Wed, 12th Dec 2018

Network Infrastructure

How Schneider Electric aims to simplify IT management

Schneider Electric launches EcoStruxure IT Expert in Australia, offering vendor-neutral, cloud-based monitoring to simplify IT infrastructure management.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Mon, 10th Dec 2018

Robotics

Malaysia investing in data-driven future – but obstacles remain

The country has openly expressed its desire to become the prime destination for high-tech industries in Southeast Asia.

By Ashton Young • 4 min read • Thu, 6th Dec 2018

Network Infrastructure

Is the on-premises data centre really going to 'die'?

Gartner certainly thinks so, as it expects the sheer majority of enterprises to have binned their on-premises facility by 2025.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Thu, 6th Dec 2018

Software-as-a-Service

Gartner's ten 2019 trends for infrastructure and operations

As IT infrastructure and operations take an continually growing role in the IT ecosystem, Gartner highlights what to prepare for in the year ahead.

By Staff Writer • 7 min read • Wed, 5th Dec 2018

Robotics

Spending on robotic systems and drones will be on the rise in 2019

Worldwide spending on robotics systems and drones will jump to USD $115.7 billion in 2019, with a projected leap to USD $210.3 billion by 2022, IDC forecasts.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Wed, 5th Dec 2018