Evolving technology and data trends are paving the way to significant IT and network architecture changes in 2019.

“CIOs who master innovative IoT trends have the opportunity to lead digital innovation in their business.”

Gartner has released a list of what it sees as the most important strategic tech trends to be aware of in the quickly upcoming year.

“So suddenly, in our region, we have become almost early adopters of these new shifts in technological revolutions.”

Being secure by design is an ongoing process and not one that is forgotten as soon as a project is complete.  

An inaugural report on composable/disaggregated infrastructure from IDC shows that it will go from US$300m to $3.4b in next five years.

For the first half of the year, shipments are up 3.5% while revenue is up over 5% compared to the first half of 2017.

Dell’Oro group research has shown that the WLAN market will continue to grow in the near future, driven by small home and small office needs.

With the technology and its applications still an enigma to most, blockchain has a long way to go before it’s mature enough for many use cases.

Alternative payments have overtaken traditional methods in the e-commerce market, including accounting for one-third of total payments in Australia.

Big data and business analytics remains a massive area of growth worldwide and shows no sign of slowing down in the near future.

“The biggest impact that AI is making in the SOC is faster time to triage.”

Artificial intelligence can reduce human effort and lower the time needed to detect, respond to, and recover from cybersecurity incidents.

49% of global mid-market professionals were most likely to suggest that it's easy to get into cybercrime without getting caught.

IDC forecasts worldwide spending to exceed $14 billion in 2019, an increase of 23.2% over 2018.

"Whether it’s selling it on the dark web, manipulating it for financial gain or to damage reputations, unsecured data is a goldmine for hackers."

Cryptojacking is the latest step in the evolution of malware monetisation methods.

The six things anyone trying to sell, integrate or enhance cybersecurity need to know.

Malware infections globally are the most expensive cyber attacks – costing $2.4 million per incident.

While cybersecurity has now become a critical business function, it remains a non-core competence for a significant number of boards.

Ransomware attacks are significantly declining, and active defences strategies are highly effective but underutilised, according to ISACA.

100-gigabit ethernet port shipments more than doubled year-over-year in 1Q18

It remains unclear what the imposed sanctions on ZTE will mean for the New Zealand mobile devices market.

While Aussies are spending less on their monthly mobile plans, it appears they’re still coughing up big bucks for the pleasure of staying connected.