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Smart Home Summit: AI-enabled hubs point the way to the mass market
Mon, 21st Nov 2016
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While the smart home is becoming more and more present and understood, OEMs and service providers still have a long way to go before it's ubiquitous.
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Digital tools still need to work with analog brains
Mon, 21st Nov 2016
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edutech
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e-learning
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personal computing devices
Research suggests that there are significant educational benefits to some old-fashioned analogue skill sets that can be critical to the way we think.
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Application modernisation drives the transformation agenda
Thu, 17th Nov 2016
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The distance between thinking about that first step and actually taking it is a chasm that many customers view as extremely challenging.
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Trumping expectations: What now for the public sector?
Mon, 14th Nov 2016
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healthtech
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The US government's adoption of technology is unlikely to be undone by the new administration, according to expert Chris Pennell.
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Ovum: Big questions for those looking for answers in big data
Mon, 14th Nov 2016
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data analytics
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martech
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Data scientists and vendors must acknowledge that the future remains unpredictable, despite advances in analytics and big data, claims analyst.
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ICT enterprise: What are Government priorities?
Mon, 7th Nov 2016
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digital transformation
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government
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Government CIOs prioritizing mobile apps and CRM tools, but face challenges in making the most of investments - Ovum survey.
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Ovum: Cloud-native technologies improve cybersecurity
Mon, 7th Nov 2016
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cloud security
Ovum reveals cloud-native tech as cybersecurity game-changer with revolutionary 'Rotate, Repave, Repair' methods.
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Ovum on gigabit broadband: Is it speed for speed's sake?
Mon, 31st Oct 2016
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uc
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wireless networks
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cloud services
Is there a genuine need for speeds of 1Gbps or more? Equipment vendors want to think so, but service providers Ovum has spoken to are less certain.
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Where are enterprises in achieving digital transformation?
Thu, 27th Oct 2016
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digital transformation
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healthtech
Ovum's ICT Enterprise Insights program 2016/17 reveals progress of enterprises' digital strategies & investment in technologies.
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Veeam crowned 'clear market leader' for data availability and protection in cloud era
Thu, 27th Oct 2016
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virtualisation
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Veeam is celebrating after being named ‘the clear market leader’ in Ovum’s new Decision Matrix for data availability and protection for the cloud era.
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Engagement and efficiency are the key drivers of IoT adoption
Thu, 27th Oct 2016
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Ovum’s ICT Enterprise Insights 2016/17 report shows a clear desire to use emerging Internet of Things technologies.
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The goal is clear for CSPs: Become digital media providers despite the challenges
Thu, 27th Oct 2016
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digital services
Communications providers face challenges in transforming their networks to support digital services, with quality of experience being a key concern.
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Fast data analytics requires even faster governance
Mon, 17th Oct 2016
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data analytics
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martech
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Data can be ingested, analysed, and visualised in near-real time – leaving little chance for compliance practitioners to interpret or react to trends.
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Consumer-facing intelligent agents have promise – but beware the hype
Thu, 13th Oct 2016
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ai
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Consumer-facing AI agents such as digital assistants and chat bots have great potential but face challenges, warns analyst Eden Zoller at Ovum.
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Workplace by Facebook: Can the social media giant convince IT decision makers?
Tue, 11th Oct 2016
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wireless networks
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cloud services
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facebook
Workplace by Facebook launches to boost organisational collaboration - but will IT leaders be swayed by its familiar interface?.
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Google and Snapchat use AI and wearables to shake things up
Mon, 10th Oct 2016
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Two major announcements happened in the world of OTT communications in September, involving Google and Snapchat.
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Google’s Daydream View is a good, if tentative, step forward for mobile VR headsets
Mon, 10th Oct 2016
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ar, vr & metaverse
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Google’s design team has obviously gone to town on the Daydream View – replacing hard matte plastic with fabric and creating a hassle-free headset.
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Disaster recovery: Australian organisations not immune to IT outages
Mon, 10th Oct 2016
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cloud services
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More than a third of Australian organisations have experienced an IT outage, according to a report by Zerto and Ovum.
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The rise of dedicated portable headsets
Mon, 10th Oct 2016
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Oculus teases new tetherless VR headset, aiming to merge mobility with immersive tech, amidst a competitive week in VR arena.
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Google’s new devices: Don’t be fooled
Mon, 10th Oct 2016
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Google’s new devices boast sleek designs and tempting prices, but analyst Ovum warns they are a strategy to push Google Assistant, not a hardware play.