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Hyperconverged sales bolster flagging converged market

Hyperconverged sales are roaring ahead, logging 65.7% year on year growth in the first quarter, generating US$665.1 million in sales.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Mon, 26th Jun 2017

Firewalls

ANZ web application firewall market forecast to undergo 'substantial' growth

The Australia/New Zealand firewall market will experience huge growth in the coming years, driven by an escalation of sophisticated attacks.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Fri, 23rd Jun 2017

DevOps

Gartner reveals the top security technologies in 2017

The top threats and critical areas for protection provide opportunities for managed security service providers and the channel.

By Sara Barker • 4 min read • Wed, 21st Jun 2017

Digital Transformation

The definition of cool: 4 ANZ companies declared Cool Vendors by Gartner

Cool Vendors exist across all major areas of technology innovation, says Gartner, and they stand out because of their disruptive capabilities.

By Julia Gabel • 3 min read • Wed, 21st Jun 2017

Microsoft

Gartner: Apple top IT vendor, Google leapfrogs Microsoft and IBM

Apple is leading the pack as the largest IT vendor in the world, according Gartner, with Google leapfrogging both Microsoft and IBM.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Tue, 20th Jun 2017

Hyperscale

Commvault: Make your data work for you - it's the heartbeat of business

Having a better understanding of what data is available and where it is, means organisations can empower their staff to make better decisions.

By Dan Kieran • 5 min read • Mon, 19th Jun 2017

IT services

Digital transformation driving IT services spend

DX initiatives are helping drive IT services spend across Asia Pacific, with the market set to exceed US$95b by 2021 - with DXC a 'strong contender'.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Mon, 19th Jun 2017

Software-as-a-Service

Gartner predicts cloud-based security service market to exceed US$9b in 2020

While this growth is extremely encouraging, Gartner says the accelerating market presents both opportunities and challenges for providers.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Fri, 16th Jun 2017

EduTech

A trillion-dollar boost: Salesforce releases new research on the economic impact of AI on CRM

By 2021, AI-powered CRM activities could increase global business revenues by US$1.1 trillion and create 800,000 net-new jobs.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Thu, 15th Jun 2017

Storage

NetApp big gainer in enterprise storage market as flash booms

NetApp has bolstered its foothold in a flat enterprise storage systems market according to IDC's latest figures, which show declines for Dell and HPE.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Tue, 13th Jun 2017

Security Information and Event Management

LogRhythm tops in Gartner SIEM Peer Insights Customer Choice Awards

LogRhythm has taken out the gold medal at Gartner's 2017 Peer Insights Customer Choice Awards for SIEM. So who won silver and bronze?.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 13th Jun 2017

Customer Relationship Management

LogMeIn takes aim at CRM market with launch of Bold360

LogMeIn has unveiled Bold360, a customer engagement platform offering real-time, 360-degree views of contextual data.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Mon, 12th Jun 2017

Wearables

Global wearables market grows 17.9 percent - and we have a new leader

The worldwide wearables market continued its rapid rise in the first quarter of 2017 (1Q17) with multiple companies experiencing triple digit growth.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Fri, 9th Jun 2017

Disruption

Disrupt or be disrupted - Gartner

Gartner reveals disruptors like Amazon and Uber outpace traditional tech firms, urging a rethink of business models for sustained growth.

By Susan Moore • 3 min read • Fri, 9th Jun 2017

Hyperscale

Veritas unveils new tech to solve multi-cloud challenges

Veritas Technologies has announced new multi-cloud data management solutions to improve visibility and protection of cloud-based data.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Thu, 8th Jun 2017

AR, VR & Metaverse

AR/VR continues relentless growth with headset shipments rapidly growing

A total of 2.3m units were shipped in the first quarter of 2017 and a long list of new products are scheduled to ship in the second half of 2017.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Wed, 7th Jun 2017

Stories from Other Regions

Analyst report stories

DevOps

Gartner recognises Kony as a leader for mobile app development platforms

Kony serves more than 250 million mobile app users worldwide every day and manages more than 3.4 billion user sessions annually.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Mon, 19th Jun 2017

Hootsuite

Forrester names Hootsuite leader in social media management solutions

Hootsuite received the highest possible scores in the measurement and data functionality, planned enhancements, and pricing transparency criteria.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Wed, 14th Jun 2017

Outsourcing

IDC: Kiwi businesses entering 'critical phase of re-evaluation' of IT partnerships

The increasing shift from technology-focused outcomes to business ones is bringing change for the managed services market. IDC New Zealand explains.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 12th Jun 2017

Network Infrastructure

IDC: Traditional carriage connectivity to stale in AU as SDN takes over

The enterprise connectivity market in Australia is on the verge of becoming significantly more software-defined according to IDC.