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Gartner observes... Marketers, Cynics, and the #ALSIceBucketChallenge

The #ALSIceBucketChallenge has taken much of the social media world by storm, but not without generating blowback from critics and cynics.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Wed, 27th Aug 2014

Cybersecurity

Mobility “fundamentally changing” the way NZ organisations do business

Majority of New Zealand businesses investing in mobile solutions to improve customer experience, allocating high budget to mobility.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Wed, 27th Aug 2014

Crowdfunding

Is the crowd missing from vast majority of crowd funding?

What do you envision of when you think of a Crowd? I think of a place with the bustling energy of people moving to and fro in a flurry of activity.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Sat, 23rd Aug 2014

Information Communication & Technology

IT leaders: 8 steps to build a compelling business case for social initiatives...

Gartner outlines 8 vital steps for IT leaders to craft a winning case for social and collaboration software investments amidst rising complexities.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Fri, 22nd Aug 2014

Network Infrastructure

Software-Defined Networking gains ground as US$8 billion value nears

Software-defined networking (SDN) continues to gain ground within the broader enterprise and cloud service provider markets for data centre networking.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 21st Aug 2014

Unified Communications

CIOs start to taste the meringue and unload those pesky humans...

Cloud apps are usually available 99.9+%. Robots are available all but 4000+ hours per year. Human are unavailable 6,880 hours of every 8,760 hours.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Thu, 21st Aug 2014

Bring Your Own Device

APAC Enterprise Mobility market set for fragmented future...

Asian countries are utilising enterprise mobility in different ways, leading to a fragmented market, according to IDC.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Thu, 21st Aug 2014

Apple

Phablets are so yesterday...

Tablets with voice calling outshine phablets in Asia, capturing over 25% market share as consumers seek all-in-one devices.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 21st Aug 2014

3D Printing

Is consumer 3D printing a decade away from mainstream adoption?

3D printing is still 5-10 years away from mainstream adoption, but business and medical applications are ahead of the curve.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Wed, 20th Aug 2014

Analyst report

Six patterns of “wow-worthy” digital marketing…

What makes digital marketing wow-worthy? Exceptional branded moments that remind us what great marketing is all about.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Tue, 19th Aug 2014

Storage

SMB buyers help drive storage market growth

SMB and SOHO purchases boost storage market, with a 1.5% increase in shipments reaching 17M units in Q2 2014, valuing at $1.5 billion.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Mon, 18th Aug 2014

Wireless Networks

Why are enterprise mobile app development teams failing?

Traditional methods of desktop app development won't work for mobile apps due to device diversity & mobile-specific considerations, says Gartner.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Mon, 18th Aug 2014

Marketing

How the role of the CMO is changing...

The role of chief marketing technologist hasn't even reached its tenth anniversary. Yet it's already starting to change. Why?.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Mon, 18th Aug 2014

Social Media

State of crowd funding 'very immature and highly fragmented'

The crowdfunding landscape remains in its infancy, marked by fragmentation and diverse models. Analyst Anthony J. Bradley explores this emerging sector.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Sat, 16th Aug 2014

Storage

Flash... a-ah saviour of the Enterprise

Flash-based storage continues to move from being an expensive niche technology targeted at a few workloads to a more mainstream technology.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Fri, 15th Aug 2014

Microsoft

Android dominates as vendors make smartphone market history...

For the first time, over 300 million smartphones shipped worldwide in Q2 2014, with Android driving the surge, capturing record market share.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Fri, 15th Aug 2014

Microsoft

Plan now to avoid Windows XP deja vu with Windows 7...

Gartner says CIOs and endpoint computing managers should get ahead of the game and avoid the issues many organisations encountered last time.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Thu, 14th Aug 2014

Lenovo

Chromebook sales set to triple as vendor interest intensifies…

Chromebook sales forecast to nearly triple by 2017, as vendors dive into the thriving market aiming to rejuvenate sub-$300 PC interest.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Wed, 13th Aug 2014

Analyst report

Gartner examines the #FAIL safe way to start a tech business...

You're a technologist, and you want to know how to start a company or a product, how to generate a division or develop a new opportunity. Get rejected: Fail.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Tue, 12th Aug 2014

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