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10 key facts from Gartner on women in technology

Gartner reveals grim statistics on gender diversity in boardrooms and the IT sector, highlighting a lack of women in leadership roles.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Mon, 12th Mar 2018

Network Infrastructure

HPE overtaken by Dell EMC in data centre server revenue

A fierce battle took place in the worldwide server market in the fourth quarter of 2017 with global revenue soaring 25.7 percent.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Fri, 9th Mar 2018

EduTech

45% of smartphones will use full-screen designs in 2018 - Research

Expect more notches, under-display fingerprint readers and camera integration to apps as bezels begin to fade away.

By Ben Moore • 2 min read • Fri, 9th Mar 2018

Unified Communications

IDC NZ warns that the current fixed broadband market is unsustainable

IDC New Zealand has released a market report discussing the current and future state of the New Zealand fixed broadband market.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 3 min read • Thu, 8th Mar 2018

Trustwave

Gartner positions Trustwave as a new “Leader” in MQ for managed security services

Trustwave was previously positioned as a Challenger in the 2017 version of the report, marking its first appearance in the report.

By Patrick Martlew • 2 min read • Fri, 2nd Mar 2018

Artificial Intelligence

A definitive look at whether AI is a job creator, enabler or destroyer

AI isn't taking your job—it's transforming it. Increased AI and automation in enterprises shift roles from repetitive tasks to high-value strategic work.

By Patrick Martlew • 4 min read • Fri, 2nd Mar 2018

Network Infrastructure

We need to stop thinking about security and networks as separate

We can no longer treat network security like a house onto which we keep tacking on additions and performing makeshift patch jobs.

By Rhys Shannon • 4 min read • Fri, 2nd Mar 2018

DataCentre infrastructure

International server market revenue surges 26.4%

Global server market revenue soared by 26.4% to USD $20.7 billion in 4Q17, driven by strong demand for cloud services and new server technologies.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 3 min read • Thu, 1st Mar 2018

PC Hardware

IDC says there's a silver lining behind ongoing PC decline

Despite the personal computing devices market posting another decline in 2017, IDC says there are a number of positive aspects to take advantage of.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Thu, 1st Mar 2018

Data Analytics

Qlik named Leader in Gartner's Magic Quadrant for analytics and BI

Qlik's associative technology brings data together without complex data warehouses and enables users to explore in any direction they want.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Wed, 28th Feb 2018

Apple

2017 sees smartphone shipments decline for the first time ever

Smartphone shipments fell in 2017 for the first time since their inception with some regions worse than others, but IDC remains optimistic.

By Ashton Young • 4 min read • Wed, 28th Feb 2018

Sales

Gartner: Global smartphone sales record first ever decline

Global smartphone sales dropped by 5.6% in Q4 2017, marking the first yearly decline since 2004, as per Gartner. Samsung stayed on top despite this shift.

By Patrick Martlew • 3 min read • Fri, 23rd Feb 2018

Marketing Technologies

Forrester names Adobe leader in enterprise marketing and campaign management

Adobe shines in Forrester's latest reports, leading in enterprise marketing and campaign management, acclaimed for top scores in current offering and strategy.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Thu, 22nd Feb 2018

Customer Relationship Management

Gartner says fertile ground for channel in CX tech

25% of organisations will use chatbots by 2020 and other predictions for CX tech by analysts at the Gartner Customer Experience Summit 2018 in Tokyo.

By Ben Moore • 2 min read • Thu, 22nd Feb 2018

Data Analytics

Gartner names MarkLogic visionary in Magic Quadrant for data management solutions

Gartner lauds MarkLogic as Visionary in database analytics for second year, highlighting its innovative enterprise solutions.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Wed, 21st Feb 2018

Smart Cities

Smart city technology investment to reach US$80bil this year – IDC

Intelligent traffic and transit and fixed visual surveillance are the two largest use cases in terms of worldwide spending.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Wed, 21st Feb 2018

Converged Infrastructure

Nutanix emerges as Leader in Gartner's Magic Quadrant for hyperconverged infrastructure

20% of business-critical applications currently deployed on three-tier IT infrastructure will move to hyperconverged infrastructure by 2020.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Tue, 20th Feb 2018

Infrastructure-as-a-Service

Gartner provides 7 steps for dealing with Spectre and Meltdown

No doubt you've heard of Spectre and Meltdown before, given security researchers are calling them 'catastrophic' - here's Gartner's advice.

By Ashton Young • 5 min read • Fri, 16th Feb 2018

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EduTech

No sign of slowing - Digital transformation will bring $45b to GDP by 2021

A Microsoft and IDC study shows that digital transformation products and services will continue to bring in big numbers over the next four years.

By Ben Moore • 3 min read • Mon, 12th Mar 2018

Breach Prevention

Mandatory data breach law comes into force THIS Thursday - are you ready?

Despite the imminent law with crippling fines that affects almost every significant sized AU business, a Canon study has found 3 in 5 are unaware.

By Ashton Young • 5 min read • Wed, 21st Feb 2018