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Oracle leading as vendor revenue grows in integrated systems market
HP

Oracle leading as vendor revenue grows in integrated systems market

IDC:The industry saw competitive dynamics shift with major vendors forming new partnerships. This is sure to set a new competitive landscape for 2015.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Mon, 30th Mar 2015
Gartner: Device spending on the up, despite dropping PC sales
Apple

Gartner: Device spending on the up, despite dropping PC sales

Amid waning PC sales, Gartner forecasts a 7.2% hike in global device spend, buoyed by mobiles and ultramobiles in 2015.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Fri, 20th Mar 2015
EXCLUSIVE: We examine how IDC operates in NZ
Analyst report

EXCLUSIVE: We examine how IDC operates in NZ

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?.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 18th Mar 2015
Microsoft set to gain as iPad falters in tablet market
Microsoft

Microsoft set to gain as iPad falters in tablet market

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.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Fri, 13th Mar 2015
​DevOps, the billion dollar strategy, goes mainstream
DevOps

​DevOps, the billion dollar strategy, goes mainstream

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

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Mon, 9th Mar 2015
Samsung hands over smartphone crown to Apple
Lenovo

Samsung hands over smartphone crown to Apple

Samsung lost the No. 1 spot to Apple in the global smartphone market in the fourth quarter of 2014, after holding the top spot since 2011.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Wed, 4th Mar 2015
While you were sleeping: Records fall on Wall Street
Cisco

While you were sleeping: Records fall on Wall Street

Wall Street rose, with the Dow touching a record high and the Nasdaq climbing above 5,000 for the first time in fifteen years amid optimism about the.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Tue, 3rd Mar 2015
Smartphones: Could bigger screens herald the end of tablets?
Apple

Smartphones: Could bigger screens herald the end of tablets?

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

By Donovan Jackson • 2 min read • Thu, 26th Feb 2015
Kaseya debuts Release 9 with new private cloud infrastructure
Private Cloud

Kaseya debuts Release 9 with new private cloud infrastructure

Kaseya has announced the availability of Release 9 with a new solution for mobility management and a new private cloud infrastructure.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Wed, 4th Feb 2015
Tablet market falls for the first time ever
Lenovo

Tablet market falls for the first time ever

Samsung's struggles continue as low-cost vendors are quickly proving that mid- to high-priced Android tablets simply aren't cut out for today's tablet market.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Wed, 4th Feb 2015
IDC names Nutanix world leader in hyperconverged solutions
Converged Infrastructure

IDC names Nutanix world leader in hyperconverged solutions

Nutanix crowned by IDC as top dog in hyperconverged solutions, commanding a hefty 52% market share in H1 2014.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Tue, 27th Jan 2015
Industry-first data plan to separate business and personal mobile data
Endpoint Protection

Industry-first data plan to separate business and personal mobile data

Good Technology unveils Good Work with Data, the first plan to split business and personal mobile data, redefining BYOD landscapes.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Wed, 7th Jan 2015
Server growth on the up say Gartner, IDC
DataCentre infrastructure

Server growth on the up say Gartner, IDC

Server shipments are growing, spurred on by hyperscale data centre expansion and the forthcoming demise of Windows Server 2003 support.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Thu, 4th Dec 2014
Massive tablet decline expected as iPad shipments hit the brakes
Windows

Massive tablet decline expected as iPad shipments hit the brakes

Expect a sharp decline in tablet sales in 2024 as iPad shipments drop for the first time ever, echoing a wider market slowdown.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Wed, 26th Nov 2014
BYOD programs set to skyrocket with the help of tablets
Bring Your Own Device

BYOD programs set to skyrocket with the help of tablets

BYOD is becoming more common, and by 2018 Gartner predicts twice as many employee owned devices will be used for work than enterprise owned devices.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Mon, 17th Nov 2014
Slim pickings as virtualisation gold rush ends
Virtualisation

Slim pickings as virtualisation gold rush ends

Virtualisation has gone from gold rush to slim pickings in just a year. But as Heather Wright discovers, there are still opportunities to be found.

By Heather Wright • 5 min read • Mon, 17th Nov 2014
Channel partners choose managed services over public cloud
Public Cloud

Channel partners choose managed services over public cloud

Survey finds 96% of channel partners prioritize managed services over public cloud, indicating a major shift in the tech industry's approach to ITaaS.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Mon, 10th Nov 2014
Gartner survey shows companies turning to digital marketing
Marketing Technologies

Gartner survey shows companies turning to digital marketing

A Gartner survey shows digital marketing budgets will increase by eight percent in 2015 as it enables companies to better connect with customers.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Thu, 6th Nov 2014
HP ventures into 3D printing territory
HP

HP ventures into 3D printing territory

Hewlett-Packard (HP) has announced it is entering the 3D printing market, with the first printer to arrive in 2016.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Tue, 4th Nov 2014