Brisbane’s Chief Digital Officer wins 2018 “Digital Leader of the Year” in IDC’s Digital Transformation Awards (DXa) for Australia.

Traditional PC shipments have seen an unexpected rise in Oz, boosted by the commercial market.

By implementing new digital technologies and business models, APAC enterprises are world leaders in digital disruption.

Bill Gates was right: business and risk do go hand-in-hand.

If you are tracking the evolution of data, it is easy to see that we are fast approaching a time when data will be considered life-critical.

“Chromebooks grew by 67.2% YoY, the majority of which came from the education segment. The uptake of Chromebooks is expected to increase in 2018.”

IDC’s smartphone OS report shows that Windows Phone’s market share dropped to 0% in Q4 2017.

The analyst has predicted that digital transformation initiatives will continue to dominate Australian IT business discussions and investment.

In 2017 63 percent of organisations in ANZ were in early stages of their digital transformation because of their 'digital deadlock'.

They say the increased investment is driven by a need more effectively utilise the data that has been captured and maintained.

Australia’s traditional PC market has bucked the global trend to record growth in Q2, driven by strong consumer, enterprise and public sector spend.

The nominations went through a rigorous judging process to determine the top Digital Transformer and Digital Disruptor for A/NZ.

Australia’s mobile phone market romped in ahead of expectations in Q2 2017, growing 18.4% thanks to the launch of new Android devices.

The demand for faster storage and delivery will increase as more applications and services are brought into the cloud.

"It's an extraordinary achievement and we look forward to nominating more cutting-edge smart city innovation projects next year."

With a 21 percent year-on-year decline, IDC reports the first quarter of 2017 was in fact the worst downturn in some time.

The enterprise connectivity market in Australia is on the verge of becoming significantly more software-defined according to IDC.

Aussie businesses have slipped down the mobility maturity stakes, with few local businesses using mobility as a competitive differentiator or enabler.

Australia is much more advanced than most of APAC in enterprise security but still lacks the security maturity and skills to cope with threats.

When it comes to internet of things, open systems rule for Australian decision makers, IDC Australia says.

Education, govt and corporate PC shipments have recorded growth in Australia for Q4 and full year 2016, IDC Australia says. So who's winning and why?

Developing organisations on both sides of the Tasman represent great opportunities for growth, with progression and potential in equal measure.

Recent research has revealed huge growth in the contact centre market in Australia - including the service providers showing the most potential.

Digital transformation will attain macroeconomic scale over the next three to four years and the channel will play a big part on the cloud front.