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IoT security spending to hit $348m this year, cloud security vital

Gartner is forecasting cloud IoT spend to hit US$348 million this year, and says cloud-based security services will be vital going forward.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 26th Apr 2016

Digital Transformation

CEOs view digital transformation as positive - but dramatic

Local CEOs are prioritising technology higher than their international counterparts, and are bullish about the impact of digital on their profits.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Fri, 22nd Apr 2016

Analyst report

Big names on show at this year's Canalys Channels Forum

Big names such as Cisco, Dell and HP will be presenting at this year's Canalys Channels Forum in Barcelona and Mexico.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Wed, 20th Apr 2016

Marketing Technologies

Is your product the new form of marketing?

Marketing a product that customers don't particular want or like can be a real slog. But when the inverse is true, marketing becomes a pleasure.

By Jake Sorofman • 2 min read • Wed, 20th Apr 2016

Hyperscale

Are ANZ business too keen for cloud?

ANZ firms may be overzealous on cloud, risking costs without clarity on benefits, warns Gartner's Warrilow ahead of Sydney summit.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Tue, 19th Apr 2016

Risk & Compliance

How poor social media risk management can lead to customer disloyalty

Use of social media to build customer loyalty is a common strategy for major corporations today. However, it is a strategy that can quickly backfire.

By John Wheeler • 3 min read • Mon, 18th Apr 2016

Platform-as-a-Service

Big players losing as they fail to capitalise on booming PaaS market

IBM and Oracle are losing out as they fail to capitalise on the booming PaaS market and concede share to specialists, open source and cloud providers.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 18th Apr 2016

Hyperscale

TCC Technology named top Thai data center hosting service provider

Thailand's TCC Technology has been named Frost & Sullivan's Thailand Data Center Hosting Service Provider of the Year.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Fri, 15th Apr 2016

Fintech

Australian fintech sector skyrocketing

The Australian fintech sector will reach $4.2 billion by 2020; of which A$1 billion will be completely new added value to the Australian economy.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Fri, 15th Apr 2016

Productivity

Meet a CIO with fabulous talent management skills and you'll meet a successful business

Without inspiring lead supported from above, even the best business, the best enterprise, will disappear entirely and without much of a trace.

By Michael Maoz • 3 min read • Fri, 15th Apr 2016

Data Analytics

Why only half of CDOs are poised for success

Half of CDOs risk falling short of success amid internal resistance and lack of support, warns Gartner expert.

By Jo Bennett • 3 min read • Thu, 14th Apr 2016

PC shipments

Apple, Asus buck downward PC sales, while Lenovo, HP slump

Asus and Apple are the only vendors to record increased PC shipments for the first quarter of 2016 as the PC market continues to decline.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Thu, 14th Apr 2016

DataCentre infrastructure

Cloud driving infrastructure spend in 2016

Spend on server, storage and Ethernet switches for deployment in cloud environments is expected to increase by 18.9% this year.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 13th Apr 2016

Supply Chain

What 3D printing means for your supply chain

A broader understanding of 3D printing's value to the supply chain is increasing investment plans across industries worldwide.

By Pete Basiliere • 3 min read • Wed, 13th Apr 2016

Network Infrastructure

Lenovo leads dismal PC shipments market

PC shipments continue to decline, with the only hopes for improvement dependent on commercial replacements and economic stability, according to IDC.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Tue, 12th Apr 2016

Internet of Things

Existing security best-practice can handle IoT exposures? Not really

There is a belief that IoT security exposures can be taken care of with existing IT-centric security practices. Earl Perkins disagrees.

By Earl Perkins • 4 min read • Tue, 12th Apr 2016

Distributed Denial of Service

Arbor Networks earns top overall effectiveness in NSS Labs DDoS test

Arbor Networks' has garnered the highest overall security effectiveness score for its AP 2800, in NSS Labs' first DDoS Prevention Test.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 11th Apr 2016

Network Infrastructure

HPE continues to dominate cloud infrastructure, but competitors close in

Dell, Cisco and EMC are closing the gap marginally on Hewlett Packard Enterprise's number one spot for cloud infrastructure sales.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Mon, 11th Apr 2016

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Gaming

Virtual reality taking off with augmented reality also set to soar

IDC is forecasting skyrocketing VR hardware shipments this year, with AR ramping up in the next few years too - to a combined 110m shipments in 2020.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Fri, 22nd Apr 2016