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Australian IaaS uptake soars 60%, set to surpass $1b by 2020
Infrastructure-as-a-Service

Australian IaaS uptake soars 60%, set to surpass $1b by 2020

Changing ICT priorities are driving Aussie infrastructure-as-a-service spend rapidly upwards, with Telsyte forecasting spend to surpass $1b by 2020.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 28th Nov 2016
Aussie tablet sales bounce back - and there's good PC news for the rest of 2016
Microsoft

Aussie tablet sales bounce back - and there's good PC news for the rest of 2016

Australian tablet sales have seen modest growth for H1 2016 according to Telsyte, which says there's also a PC refresh on its way.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Tue, 25th Oct 2016
Aussies abandoning new smartphones for smart watches
Wearables

Aussies abandoning new smartphones for smart watches

Sales of smartwatches are up as Australians choose a smartwatch over a new smartphone, with growth forecast to ramp up over the next two years.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 10th Oct 2016
IoT at home spending spree about to hit Australia says Telsyte
Semiconductors

IoT at home spending spree about to hit Australia says Telsyte

Smart appliances and IoT@home services which include cloud-based 'intelligent' services are expected to lead the charge as Aussie IoT@home spend soars.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Mon, 26th Sep 2016
Apple and Microsoft set to battle for Aussie tablet supremacy
Microsoft

Apple and Microsoft set to battle for Aussie tablet supremacy

The tablet battleground is moving to Apple versus Microsoft according to a new report, which shows higher end two-in-ones are winning ground.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 26th Apr 2016
Dip in Aussie smartphone sales expected to reverse this year
Telsyte

Dip in Aussie smartphone sales expected to reverse this year

Australian smartphone sales were down one million units last year, but Telsyte says its a temporary dip which will reverse this year.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Thu, 24th Mar 2016
Virtual reality set to take flight in Australia
AR, VR & Metaverse

Virtual reality set to take flight in Australia

Telsyte says demand from consumers for VR and AR will outstrip supply this year, with the new market expected to help other markets in the years ahead.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Thu, 10th Mar 2016
ERP issues helping drive Australian businesses to PaaS
Platform-as-a-Service

ERP issues helping drive Australian businesses to PaaS

Traditional enterprise application suites - particularly ERP - are falling by the wayside as companies turn to PaaS and best-of-breed apps.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 14th Oct 2015
Android reclaims top spot in Australian smartphone market
Telsyte

Android reclaims top spot in Australian smartphone market

Android has reclaimed top spot in the Australian smartphone market, with Windows Phone-based devices still failing to gain traction.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 9th Sep 2015
Smartwatches failing to set Australian market alight
Wearables

Smartwatches failing to set Australian market alight

Smartwatches are struggling to take off in Australia, with early adopters already admitting to abandoning them - but smart bands are another story.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 9th Sep 2015

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Business laptop to tablet migrations spurring tablet growth
Telsyte

Business laptop to tablet migrations spurring tablet growth

Laptop to tablet migrations in businesses sparked an increase in tablet sales in Q2, with the enterprise tablet roll out expected to continue.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 14th Oct 2015
Is the CMO becoming the new IT buyer?
Digital Transformation

Is the CMO becoming the new IT buyer?

There's a new IT buyer on the block, with ANZ CMOs increasingly making IT decisions – and managing their own IT budget – according to a new survey.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Wed, 23rd Sep 2015
Is SIAM the white knight for IT service management?
IT service management

Is SIAM the white knight for IT service management?

Businesses may have been unknowingly setting up their IT Service Management (ITSM) initiatives for failure, but SIAM could be the solution.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Fri, 11th Sep 2015
Retailers among those to benefit from booming IoT at home market
Internet of Things

Retailers among those to benefit from booming IoT at home market

The Australian IoT home market will hit $3.2 billion by 2019, with retailers, software providers and security consultants among those set to gain.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Tue, 11th Aug 2015
Australian enterprise cloud spend to hit $775 million by 2019
Infrastructure-as-a-Service

Australian enterprise cloud spend to hit $775 million by 2019

A move to shift more business critical server, storage and network workloads off-premises will propel enterprise cloud spend to $775m by 2019.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Wed, 17th Jun 2015
CIOs must consider activity-based working
Samsung

CIOs must consider activity-based working

One third of organisations are currently supporting activity-based working, with a further third looking to implement it soon, says survey.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 14th May 2015

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