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Enterprise applications must be more agile

Gartner insists enterprise apps must evolve with a focus on agility to fully exploit cloud and mobile tech, reshaping development practices.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 8th May 2014

Payment Technologies

Apple and the inevitability of disruption…

Apple and Starbucks are eyeing the mobile payment market, but will they truly disrupt the way we pay? Analyst James Wester weighs in.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Wed, 7th May 2014

Brocade

Brocade - Trimming the fat in the cloud

New figures demonstrate that CIOs will use the cloud to drive growth and innovation throughout their organisations.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Wed, 7th May 2014

Bring Your Own Device

Why enterprises must embrace wearable tech...

Once widespread consumer adoption takes place, the enterprise is never far behind – whether it's ready or not.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Tue, 6th May 2014

Apps

Gartner: Facebook ups its bet on mobile...

You can say this about Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg: once they got the memo about mobile, internalised it and then made it an operational imperative.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Mon, 5th May 2014

Lenovo

Industry feels the heat as tablet market misses a beat

Tablet market stagnates with shipments dipping to 50.4m in Q1 2014, hinting at a tough year ahead for the tech industry.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Mon, 5th May 2014

Data Analytics

Vendors proved wrong as Business Intelligence market slows

Spending on Business Intelligence and analytics software in New Zealand reached $75.3m in 2013, a 7.5% increase from the previous year.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Fri, 2nd May 2014

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Are CEOs serious about digital business in 2014?

CEOs lagging in understanding of digital business, with few mentioning it in annual reports. Organizations over-optimistic about achieving business change.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Wed, 30th Apr 2014

Supply Chain

Remaking the mobile market...

Microsoft is hoping its recent acquisition of Nokia will help it gain a larger share of the smartphone market.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Mon, 28th Apr 2014

CMO

CMOs and CIOs are two functions divided by language

CMOs and CIOs face an ongoing challenge: bridging the gap between their distinct vocabularies in the digital marketing realm.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Mon, 28th Apr 2014

Network Infrastructure

Eight in a row as PC market decline grows

PC market in Asia/Pacific (excl. Japan) contracts for 8th quarter in a row, hitting 23.8 million units in 2014 Q1 amidst political and economic shifts.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Mon, 28th Apr 2014

Internet of Things

Gartner: Many CEOs say Digital, but think E-business

Technology is crucial for business growth, but CEOs lack understanding of digital business, warns Gartner's CEO survey.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 24th Apr 2014

Firewalls

Palo Alto Networks gains Gartner recognition for Enterprise Network Firewalls

Palo Alto Networks has been recognised by Gartner as a leader in the Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Firewalls for the third year running.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Wed, 23rd Apr 2014

Analyst report

How to gain sales momentum following an acquisition...

Post-M&A, companies must engage broadly to keep sales momentum, says Gartner, highlighting proactive strategies to prevent competitive disruption.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Wed, 23rd Apr 2014

Infrastructure-as-a-Service

Major Cloud Service Providers slash prices... threaten smaller players' existence

Asia-Pacific cloud providers have lowered prices for core services, which could make it difficult for smaller providers to stay afloat.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Fri, 18th Apr 2014

Information Communication & Technology

Digital businesses will spot opportunities in a matter of seconds

The ability to spot fleeting opportunities will be the hallmark of a digital business, says analyst firm Gartner.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Fri, 18th Apr 2014

Unified Communications

Cloud-managed Wi-Fi market to reach $2.5 billion by 2018

Cloud-managed Wi-Fi market set to reach $2.5bn by 2018, driven by increased adoption in midmarket and distributed enterprise.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 17th Apr 2014

Data Analytics

Gartner: What CEOs think of Digital Business...

CEOs have a bullish attitude towards tech, but investors in tech-related stocks don't feel the same way, according to a Gartner survey.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Wed, 16th Apr 2014

Stories from Other Regions

Analyst report stories

Gaming

Is tech causing Kiwi consumers to stay indoors?

New Zealanders are increasingly staying at home for shopping and leisure activities due to advances in technology, according to research by IDC New Zealand.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 8th May 2014

Small Business

A tale of two halves as NZ SMB IT spending passes $2.1 billion mark

SMB spending in New Zealand grew by only 0.7% in 2013, but excluding hardware, the market expanded by 3.5%. Medium sized businesses are the star segment.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 1st May 2014