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Analyst report stories - Page 168

Enterprise storage

NetApp big gainer in enterprise storage market as flash booms

Tue, 13th Jun 2017
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NetApp has bolstered its foothold in a flat enterprise storage systems market according to IDC's latest figures, which show declines for Dell and HPE.
Siem

LogRhythm tops in Gartner SIEM Peer Insights Customer Choice Awards

Tue, 13th Jun 2017
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LogRhythm has taken out the gold medal at Gartner's 2017 Peer Insights Customer Choice Awards for SIEM. So who won silver and bronze?.
Evaluate

IDC: Kiwi businesses entering 'critical phase of re-evaluation' of IT partnerships

Mon, 12th Jun 2017
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it procurement
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The increasing shift from technology-focused outcomes to business ones is bringing change for the managed services market. IDC New Zealand explains.
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LogMeIn takes aim at CRM market with launch of Bold360

Mon, 12th Jun 2017
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cx
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LogMeIn has unveiled Bold360, a customer engagement platform offering real-time, 360-degree views of contextual data.
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Global wearables market grows 17.9 percent - and we have a new leader

Fri, 9th Jun 2017
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apple
The worldwide wearables market continued its rapid rise in the first quarter of 2017 (1Q17) with multiple companies experiencing triple digit growth.
Disruption

Disrupt or be disrupted - Gartner

Fri, 9th Jun 2017
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opinion
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analyst report
Gartner reveals disruptors like Amazon and Uber outpace traditional tech firms, urging a rethink of business models for sustained growth.
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Veritas unveils new tech to solve multi-cloud challenges

Thu, 8th Jun 2017
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multi-cloud
Veritas Technologies has announced new multi-cloud data management solutions to improve visibility and protection of cloud-based data.
Virtual reality man

AR/VR continues relentless growth with headset shipments rapidly growing

Wed, 7th Jun 2017
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ar, vr & metaverse
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headsets
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analyst report
A total of 2.3m units were shipped in the first quarter of 2017 and a long list of new products are scheduled to ship in the second half of 2017.
Smartphone stack

Kiwi smartphone shipments plunge and the leader changes - again

Tue, 6th Jun 2017
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telcos
Samsung surges to lead in NZ's smartphone market post-Note 7, as overall shipments take a hit. Apple trails closely, despite sector decline.
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Cloud-based ERP: EXCLUSIVE interview with Epicor's exec VP Sabby Gill

Mon, 5th Jun 2017
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erp
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cloud services
Epicor's EVP Sabby Gill speaks on the surge in cloud-based ERP, as firms swap CapEx for OpEx in the digital economy.
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Six Kiwi projects garner finalist status in IDC Smart City Asia Pacific Awards

Thu, 1st Jun 2017
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awards
Six out of 46 finalists in the IDC Smart City APAC awards are Kiwi projects - with only China garnering more finalists. So who's in the running?.
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Gartner reveals four major forces powering the security software market

Thu, 1st Jun 2017
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cybersecurity
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mssp
The security market is going through a major shakeup as advanced analytics, SaaS, managed services, and other trends explode, says Gartner.
Vintage telephones

High-end market to drive smartphone shipment rebound in 2017

Thu, 1st Jun 2017
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apple
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samsung
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analyst report
After a slow 2016, a new forecast from the International Data Corporation (IDC) has revealed smartphone shipments are expected to rebound in 2017.
Money flowing from tap

Cost of cybercrime for businesses to surpass $8 trillion over next five years

Thu, 1st Jun 2017
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malware
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ransomware
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cybersecurity
New insights from Juniper Research have predicted a rather dire future for modern businesses in the constant war against cybercrime.
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Personal computing devices will return to growth - but not until 2019

Mon, 29th May 2017
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microsoft
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apple
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Commercial notebooks and detatchable tablets will help drive the personal computing device market back to growth – but it won't be until 2019.
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Gartner asks: Do you have a ticking time-bomb in your network?

Thu, 25th May 2017
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hyperscale
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dc
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colocation
A growing number of network and security vendors have said that some product lines have an increasing likelihood of total system failure.
Smartphone011

Chinese trio now accounting for nearly a quarter of all smartphone sales

Wed, 24th May 2017
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analyst report
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research director
Huawei, Oppo and Vivo have grabbed a combined 24% of the global smartphone market, with ASPs on the up as buyers spend more for better phones.
Rosy future

Gartner labels Genesys the leading vendor for contact centre infrastructure

Wed, 24th May 2017
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martech
Genesys has been deemed a Leader in the Gartner 2017 Magic Quadrant for Contact Centre Infrastructure, Worldwide.
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What to tell the board about the blockchain – Gartner

Tue, 23rd May 2017
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blockchain
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risk & compliance
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opinion
How to tell the board about a technology that could disrupt business models, remove institutional arbiters, and reprogramme the economy.
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Avoiding pitfalls in IoT integration - Gartner

Mon, 22nd May 2017
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api
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opinion
Benoit Lheureux outlines five steps for integration leaders to address some of the most common challenges in IoT integration.