Analyst report stories - Page 206

IDC's reports regularly pop up in tech news stories, but have you ever wondered how those reports are collated – or how IDC operates as a business?.

Bolstered by the increasing propensity for malicious attacks, the security appliance market has experienced double-digit shipment growth and 8.6% reve.

Enterprise videoconferencing equipment showed positive results in 4Q14 with overall videoconferencing equipment revenue increasing 15.8%.

The PC market is in a state of flux, with shipments expected to fall in 2015 but grow in 2016 and 2017, according to IDC.

While the iPad is the weakest link, salvation comes in the form of Microsoft and the commercial sector which will help garner low but positive growth.

Deidre Steyn, ICONZ-Webvisions general manager, managed hosting, ANZ, makes the case for cloud computing, and offers tips on getting your CFO onboard.

Only a small minority of CIOs consider public cloud a first consideration for projects, with many CIOs clinging to their existing infrastructure.

Apple Watch lacks compelling use cases for salespeople, says Gartner analyst, who questions why salespeople would choose it over their iPhones.

By 2016, DevOps will be a mainstream strategy employed by 25% of Global 2,000 organisations, and will no longer be niche.

Gartner's Tiffani Bova urges overhaul of stale channel programmes, trapped by outdated metrics, as cloud challenges loom.

Worldwide server market revenues increase 1.9% in the fourth quarter as demand in china once again drives the market forward, says IDC.

Printing isn't dead yet, with IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Production Print Tracker showing significant growth in the print market.

Social and economic pressures are forcing senior education leaders to rethink business models and consider a range of new technologies.

The New Zealand PC market logged an 'astonishing' year in 2014, with year-on-year growth of 15.9% and 774,400 units shipped.

Gartner's Schlegel highlights the need for skill over software in the evolving landscape of Business Intelligence success strategies.

Resellers take note: the devil is in the detail for the IoT and its success will rest on managing identities and access.

Despite CIOs claiming security as a priority, IDC reveals a startling gap between their concerns and actions in New Zealand.

Jayesh Jain exemplifies business rules for CIOs, elucidating their collection and deployment to bolster business strategy.

Although the frequency of a cybersecurity attack on a large scale is low, by 2018, 40% of large enterprises will have formal plans in place.

The concomitant move towards bigger screens in smartphone handsets may be about to throw a further spanner in the works.