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Global smart speaker market experiences 45% growth

Amazon leads the global smart speaker market with 10.4 million units shipped in Q3 2019, according to Canalys. Google slips to fourth.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Thu, 14th Nov 2019

Apple

IDC: Global smartphone market returns to positive growth

Global smartphone shipments increase in Q3 2019, ending seven quarters of decline, says IDC. Indian market leads growth. Chinese brands rise.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Fri, 8th Nov 2019

Digital Entertainment

Gartner: Wearable device spending to total US$52 billion in 2020

Gartner forecasts 2020 wearable device spending to reach USD $52 billion, up 27% from 2019, driven by smartwatches and smart clothing.

By Ben Moore • 3 min read • Wed, 6th Nov 2019

Data Analytics

TIBCO stands out as Leader in Forrester Wave report

The company was amongst 11 evaluated vendors and scored a 4.17 out of a possible 5 points in the current offering category.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Tue, 5th Nov 2019

Digital Transformation

Gartner: ANZ orgs digitally mature but lagging in “Fitness”

40% of global CIOs and 54% in Australia and New Zealand have scaled their digital endeavors, according to Gartner's annual survey.

By Ben Moore • 5 min read • Tue, 5th Nov 2019

Robotic Process Automation

Cognizant named RPA services leader by Forrester

It received the highest possible ratings in the customer and business outcomes, partner ecosystem, and commercial model criteria.

By Ben Moore • 3 min read • Fri, 1st Nov 2019

Hyperscale

AWS leads cloud race, but Microsoft & Google grow faster

Amazon Web Services (AWS) dominates the global cloud infrastructure services market, but Microsoft Azure is catching up, according to Canalys.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Fri, 1st Nov 2019

Globalisation

Gartner: CIOs need to start delivering on digital

CIOs must align digital strategies to tackle CEO concerns of reglobalisation, economic slowdown and 'digital dithering,' urges Gartner.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 31st Oct 2019

IT services

Gartner: ANZ still outstripping the globe on IT spending growth

Australia and New Zealand are set to outpace global growth in IT spending according to Gartner, with notable increases in both countries forecasted for 2020.

By Ben Moore • 4 min read • Thu, 31st Oct 2019

Digital Transformation

IDC: What CEOs need to know about the digital economy

In just a few short years, IDC predicts that half of all GDP worldwide will come from digitally enhanced products, services, and experiences.

By Ben Moore • 4 min read • Wed, 30th Oct 2019

Unified Communications

Gartner's nine UX trends for 2020

These digital experience trends fall within two broad categories – how digital technology is experienced and how digital experiences will be built.

By Ben Moore • 5 min read • Wed, 30th Oct 2019

Unified Communications

Gartner: Top digital experience trends for 2020

Gartner predicts that facial recognition payments, interfaceless machines, and a UX research renaissance will be top digital experience trends in 2020.

By Shannon Williams • 5 min read • Wed, 30th Oct 2019

Data Analytics

Australian banking and securities IT spend to reach $18.5 billion

Australian banking and securities IT spending is set to grow 5.2% in 2020, driven by investments in BI, analytics, and RPA, says Gartner.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Tue, 29th Oct 2019

Financial Systems

BlackLine named as Leader in Gartner Magic Quadrant

BlackLine has been selected by Gartner as a Leader in the 2019 Magic Quadrant for Cloud Financial Close Solutions for the third year running.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Tue, 29th Oct 2019

Internet of Things

Securing IoT top priority for enterprises, research says

Securing IoT devices is a crucial goal for enterprises, says ABI Research, as the number of connected devices is projected to reach 44 billion by 2023.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Sat, 26th Oct 2019

Robotic Process Automation

Forrester names Automation Anywhere as leader in RPA

Automation Anywhere received the highest possible score in the bot development/core UI/desktop functions criterion as well as the market presence category.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Fri, 25th Oct 2019

Disaster Recovery

Commvault named leader in Gartner Magic Quadrant for 8th consecutive time

Commvault has been named a leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for the eighth consecutive time, excelling in data center backup and recovery solutions.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 25th Oct 2019