Research Director stories - Page 25

Wearable device shipments grew by only 1.2% in Q1 2018 as declines in basic wearables offset gains in smart wearables from brands like Apple and Fitbit.

The application infrastructure and middleware market experienced a surge in spending of 12.1% in 2017, reaching $28.5bn, according to Gartner.

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Global smartphone sales return to growth with Xiaomi grabbing up sales to hit over 100% year over year improvement.

Hyperscale operators' Q1 capex soared to USD $27 billion, driven by immense outlays from Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Apple, and Facebook, says Synergy Research.

Ingram Micro’s 2018 Showcase invited some of the most forward-thinking minds from the IT industry to talk, and the future they painted is fascinating.

AR/VR products and services which have gained exceptional market momentum in 2018 and are expected to achieve a five-year CAGR of 68.5%.

Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Apple, and Facebook continue to balloon in the hyperscale data centre market with spending reaching an all-time high.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise unveiled its HPE Intelligent Assurance Suite for CSPs this week, hailing it as an AI that can automate a dynamic world.

AI is set to revolutionise marketing, offering real-time personalisation and conversational experiences at scale, according to a report from Gartner.

India’s data centre hardware spending will reach USD $2.7 billion in 2018, a 2.6% rise, while software spending surges by 10%, says Gartner.

All the details for Ingram Micro Showcase 2018, which will be hitting Christchurch, Wellington and Auckland this year.

While the market for slate tablets continues to struggle, the detachables market is starting to flourish - something the top vendors are exploiting.

Spending on cloud infrastructure services rose by 51% in Q1 2018, surpassing growth rates of the previous five quarters, according to Synergy Research data.

Rubrik and Veeam have recruited former Gartner analysts Pushan Rinnen and Dave Russell, respectively, to enhance their cloud backup and recovery strategies.

Nokia and Intel are placing their bets on the 5G revolution and its effect on the edge cloud industry with their latest piece of data centre hardware.

Given the limited amount of land, how much longer will Hong Kong’s data centers remain the gem of the industry?.

Public cloud will continue its rapid growth in 2018 but according to Gartner there could be a tunnel coming to take the light.

Growth in end-user device spending is set to drive an overall bump in the total market for 2018, the analyst says.

IT managers can now see, manage and gather insights from the entire line of Plantronics enterprise devices, from desktop to tablets and mobile phones.