Global Stories

BitTitan looks to 'automate profitability' with expanded MSPComplete

BitTitan says its new expanded version of the MSPComplete platform empowers partners to increase revenue and reduce service delivery costs.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 5th Apr 2017

Hyperscale

APAC colocation market hits US$9b; Equinix, Digital Realty retain global leadership

APAC's data center colocation and wholesale market netted nearly US$9b in Q3 of 2016 with Equinix and Digital Realty remaining the global leaders.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 24th Jan 2017

Internet of Things

Enterprise wallets are opening for 'pragmatic' IoT deployments

UK firms embrace practical IoT solutions, with 90% planning to up spending despite ROI and security concerns, a 451 Research survey reveals.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 10th Jan 2017

Infrastructure-as-a-Service

Cloud brokerage a boom business for 2017

Demand for cloud brokers is driving new opportunities for service providers and IT departments. But what makes a successful cloud broker?.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Mon, 9th Jan 2017

Infrastructure-as-a-Service

IT budgets focus on cloud services, creating opportunity for vendors and MSPs

Enterprises are increasing IT spending on hosting and cloud services, with total budgets set to reach 34%, up from 28% currently, according to 451 Research.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Mon, 21st Nov 2016

Cloud Services

Cloud pricing is a 'race to the top' not the bottom

Forget the 'race to the bottom', when it comes to cloud pricing, it's a race to the top with customers valuing high value services over cheap pricing.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 30th May 2016

Hyperscale

APAC providing 40.1% of space for colocation; consolidation ahead

Colocation revenues, and square footage, are climbing with APAC now accounting for 40.1% of global colocation space - but there's consolidation ahead.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Mon, 4th Apr 2016

Microsoft

VMWare, Cisco and Microsoft top of list as enterprises spend up on SDI

Enterprises are upping their spend on software defined infrastructure this year with VMware, Cisco and Microsoft top of the list as go-to-vendors.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 15th Mar 2016

Converged Infrastructure

Converged infrastructure spend on the rise, Cisco benefiting

Spending on converged infrastructure set to increase in 2016, with 79% of enterprises planning to spend more. #ITinvestments.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Mon, 7th Mar 2016

DevOps

2016 'hotbed' of M&A activity predicted – so who's buying who?

2016 is shaping up to be a hotbed of activity for mergers and acquisition in 2016, according to 451 Research. So who's buying who?.

By Heather Wright • 4 min read • Mon, 29th Feb 2016

Storage

Healthy storage spending in 2016, study finds

The majority of organisations are expected to increase spending on storage in 2016, with a focus on public cloud storage services.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Tue, 23rd Feb 2016

Data Analytics

The three trends set to disrupt software in enterprise

While legacy market participants feel they have the digital assets they need, many lack imagination to spot where the next disruption is coming from.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Fri, 18th Dec 2015

Internet of Things

Key trends for Internet of Things for 2016

While the IoT has reached an all-time high of hype and hyperbole, more and more organisations plan to deploy IoT technologies in the coming year.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Thu, 3rd Dec 2015

Cloud Services

Mobile application demands affecting IT departments

New research suggests enterprises are increasingly expecting IT departments to carry the bulk of the workload developing bespoke mobile applications.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Fri, 9th Oct 2015

Wearables

Apple Watch proving popular with users, new research finds

The Apple Watch receives positive reactions from owners, threatening traditional watches and health monitors. -Research.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Wed, 16th Sep 2015

Health Technologies

IT departments ill-equipped to meet the demand for mobile apps

Demand for enterprise mobile applications is set to increase rapidly, but IT departments may struggle to keep up, according to a survey by 451 Research.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Wed, 8th Jul 2015