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Data center giants Equinix & Digital Realty make 2017 a record year for M&As

Entering 2018, there are also four additional major deals that have been agreed to but not yet closed that are worth over $2.6 billion.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Tue, 9th Jan 2018

Software-as-a-Service

Synergy: $180 billion global cloud market growing steadily

Synergy reports the global cloud market soared to USD $180 billion in 2017, marking a 24% annual uptick, with IaaS and PaaS leading at 47% growth.

By Patrick Martlew • 2 min read • Mon, 8th Jan 2018

Identity and Access Management

Gartner's ten predictions for smartphone AI developments

Gartner predicts smartphone AI will evolve into personalised companions by 2022, with 80% of devices boasting on-device AI, up from 10% in 2017.

By Kai Ping Lew • 5 min read • Mon, 8th Jan 2018

Hyperscale

The state of Singapore's data center market explored

he Singapore colocation market generated an estimated SG$1.3 billion this year, and is expected to be worth SG$2 billion by 2021.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Thu, 14th Dec 2017

IT Automation

Gartner says by 2020 AI will create more jobs than it replaces

Much has been said about artificial intelligence's (AI) imminent elimination of human jobs, but Gartner says in actual fact the reverse is true.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Thu, 14th Dec 2017

Malware

Cisco maintains grip on IT security market after 'strong channel partner focus'

Canalys has released its latest predictions surrounding the global IT security market's performance over the third quarter in 2017.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Wed, 13th Dec 2017

Malware

Malicious attacks to drive surge in cybersecurity spending for 2018

Gartner has predicted security spending to total US$96.3b in 2018, an increase of 8% from 2017 with some segments performing better than others.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Mon, 11th Dec 2017

Data Analytics

Gartner analyses the rise and role of the chief data officer

Overall, the report finds that chief data officers are becoming a linchpin of digital business transformation.

By Julia Gabel • 4 min read • Thu, 7th Dec 2017

Endpoint Protection

Cylance, Symantec, Carbon Black lead next-gen endpoint security market

Cylance, Symantec and Carbon Black have all featured top of the ranks in the Enterprise Management Associates next-generation endpoint security report.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Wed, 6th Dec 2017

Apple

Gartner: solid growth for top 5 global smartphone vendors

Global smartphone sales grew by 3% in Q3 2017, with top vendors posting strong gains. Samsung led with 19.3% growth, while Xiaomi soared with an 80% rise.

By Patrick Martlew • 3 min read • Fri, 1st Dec 2017

Hyperscale

IDC outline differences in the data centre market across APAC in new report

IDC's new report uncovers key differences in the APAC data centre market, with ANZ leading in infrastructure maturity but lagging in edge computing awareness.

By Patrick Martlew • 2 min read • Fri, 24th Nov 2017