Gartner stories - Page 79

New Zealand's IT spending predicted to grow 1.7% in 2014, reaching NZ$11.1 billion, according to Gartner forecast.

Jim Thompson of Unisys highlights the hurdles in virtualising mission-critical systems, revealing a cutting-edge solution for stability.

Despite a decline in PC sales, Gartner forecasts a 6.9% growth in device shipments in 2014, driven by mobiles and tablets.

Alcatel-Lucent bolsters Enterprise team in Australia and New Zealand amid growing demand for cloud-based collaboration and network solutions.

Harnessing emotions, relevancy, trust, and clear benefits, Gartner outlines four essential steps to drive social media behaviour effectively.

Big data's dark side revealed: gathering more data may seem wise, but like a dead chicken, it can quickly become a problem.

Worldwide sales of tablets to end users reached 195.4 million units in 2013, a 68 percent increase on 2012, according to Gartner.

The rise of big data, social networking and mobile interactions is forcing organisations to focus on the enterprise information that is most relevant,.

Unified theory of computer market: CPU, server OS will swallow up all functions & features. New blog by @valdis_filks.

Worldwide sales of smartphones accounted for 53.6 percent of overall mobile phone sales in 2013, exceeding annual sales of feature phones for the first time.

Nearly half of all jobs risk automation in the next 20 years. Can smart machines enhance or threaten your career path?.

Wearable tech is set to transform how we live, driving hands-free functionality in everyday tasks and spurring 5% of sales by 2020.

NBC News accused of misleading report on cybersecurity in Sochi; conditions equally bad at Starbucks, says Gartner analyst.

Criminals are rapidly evolving their hacking techniques, and are attacking quickly, making timely security and fraud analytics more critical than ever.

Gartner reveals, 51% of CIOs feel ill-prepared for the digital era, facing rapid changes and talent shortages in 2014's IT landscape.

Cloud computing's dawn phases end as 2014 sees a shift to strategic, mainstream adoption, moving past pioneering stages.

My identifying these concerns wasn't mean to depress you. But on the road to securing the Internet of Things, I think they bear consideration.

Bitcoin's rise challenges the status quo, suggesting vast untapped internet innovation potential beyond traditional financial models.

Global mobile advertising spending is forecast to reach $18.0 billion in 2014, up from the estimated $13.1 billion in 2013.

Survey reveals senior managers as major threats to cloud security, sparking calls for a drastic reshuffle at the top for better compliance.