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SAS announces US$1 billion investment in AI
Risk & Compliance

SAS announces US$1 billion investment in AI

SAS unveils a US$1 billion investment in AI, focusing on software innovation, education, and expert services to transform businesses globally.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Tue, 19th Mar 2019
Massive AI market growth to be driven by retail, banking
Artificial Intelligence

Massive AI market growth to be driven by retail, banking

Spending on AI will hit close to US$36 billion with retail leading the way, followed by banking, according to IDC.

By Ben Moore • 3 min read • Wed, 13th Mar 2019
Check Point names February's most disruptive malware
Security vulnerabilities

Check Point names February's most disruptive malware

Coinhive tops Check Point's Global Threat Index for February 2019, marking its 15th month as the most disruptive malware despite its impending shutdown.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Tue, 12th Mar 2019
Personal computing market still falling with one exception
Gaming

Personal computing market still falling with one exception

The personal computing market is in decline, with unit shipments expected to drop 3.3% in 2019, except for detachable devices which see modest growth.

By Ben Moore • 3 min read • Mon, 11th Mar 2019
Gartner: iPaaS model “simply not profitable”
Platform-as-a-Service

Gartner: iPaaS model “simply not profitable”

It predicts that up to two-thirds of the existing integration platform as a service vendors will be acquired or exited in the next four years.

By Ben Moore • 2 min read • Mon, 11th Mar 2019
Sonicwall announces network, cloud apps, endpoint protection solution
Firewalls

Sonicwall announces network, cloud apps, endpoint protection solution

SonicWall introduced new cloud-managed Wi-Fi access points and wireless planning tools designed to ease the deployment of global wireless networks.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Thu, 7th Mar 2019
Apple, Xiaomi, and Huawei dominate surging wearables market
Wearables

Apple, Xiaomi, and Huawei dominate surging wearables market

Apple, Xiaomi, and Huawei lead the booming wearables sector, with a 31.4% growth in 4Q18. Ear-worn devices spearhead this surge, jumping 66.4%.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Wed, 6th Mar 2019
Forcepoint launches new converged cybersecurity solutions
Endpoint Protection

Forcepoint launches new converged cybersecurity solutions

Forcepoint is addressing the need for consolidated, cloud-based security solutions in a deployment-agnostic delivery model.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Tue, 5th Mar 2019
Scytale Enterprise streamlines authentication management
Identity and Access Management

Scytale Enterprise streamlines authentication management

Scytale, an authentication provider founded by engineers from tech giants, has launched a cloud-based subscription offering for cloud-native enterprises.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Tue, 5th Mar 2019
Cloud data warehouse trends and best practices
Storage

Cloud data warehouse trends and best practices

New survey finds that cloud data warehouses offer stronger performance and greater flexibility than on-premise databases.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Thu, 21st Feb 2019
OneSpan uses AI to tackle financial account fraud
Fintech

OneSpan uses AI to tackle financial account fraud

Its new solution uses machine learning to protect online and mobile channels, as well as meet compliance requirements for transactional risk analysis.

By Ben Moore • 2 min read • Wed, 13th Feb 2019
Gartner: Technology, culture change must go hand in hand
Digital Transformation

Gartner: Technology, culture change must go hand in hand

Gartner asserts CIOs will become pivotal in culture change, aligning technology and HR to drive digital transformation and enhanced organisational performance.

By Ben Moore • 3 min read • Tue, 12th Feb 2019
Huawei biggest player in thriving network equipment services market
Network Infrastructure

Huawei biggest player in thriving network equipment services market

The market is dominated by the larger players, with more than 80 percent allocated to just the top four vendors.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 7th Feb 2019
Dell EMC expands multicloud data protection capabilities
Data Protection

Dell EMC expands multicloud data protection capabilities

According to IDC, 92% of organisations have adopted a cloud environment with 64% adopting a multi-cloud approach.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Thu, 7th Feb 2019
Ribbon named market share leader for session border controllers
Unified Communications

Ribbon named market share leader for session border controllers

According to IHS Markit, Ribbon has managed to see strong market share improvement in the growing enterprise session border controller market.

By Ben Moore • 3 min read • Wed, 30th Jan 2019
IDC: Cloud 'megaplaforms' are heading to 70% workload share
Hyperscale

IDC: Cloud 'megaplaforms' are heading to 70% workload share

While the Big Four providers will have the lion's share, lock-in will be avoided through multi-cloud and cloud-native approaches.

By Ben Moore • 3 min read • Wed, 30th Jan 2019

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IDC: Top 10 trends for Australia's digital transformation
Digital Transformation

IDC: Top 10 trends for Australia's digital transformation

The CDO title is declining, 35% of us will be working with bots, the Net Promoter Score will be key to success, and more.

By Ben Moore • 3 min read • Mon, 18th Feb 2019