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Gartner says just 4% of CIOs have deployed 'meaningful' AI

While there is a huge level of interest in AI tech, actual implementations are extremely low - here are the obstacles early adopters have faced.

By Ashton Young • 4 min read • Wed, 14th Feb 2018

Disaster Recovery

End-users have spoken - Gartner Customers' Choices announced

Gartner has announced the 2018 Peer Insights Customers' Choice for Enterprise Network Firewall, and Data Center Backup and Recovery Software.

By Ben Moore • 2 min read • Tue, 13th Feb 2018

DataCentre infrastructure

Schneider Electric named a leader in facility optimization software

Schneider Electric recognized as a leader in facility optimization software by Verdantix, thanks to its EcoStruxure offerings.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Mon, 12th Feb 2018

Blockchain

Blockchain spending to surge 90% in 2018 with 60% on IT services

APAC spent around US$148m on blockchain solutions in 2017, with 2018's forecast almost double that and IT services taking the lion's share.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Sat, 10th Feb 2018

Converged Infrastructure

FusionCube receives challenger position in Gartner's magic quadrant

Huawei's FusionCube named a Challenger in Gartner's Magic Quadrant for hyperconverged infrastructure, reflecting its global market influence and tech edge.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Fri, 9th Feb 2018

Lenovo

Detachable tablets return to growth while slate tablets continue decline

Growth for the overall year just remained positive with 1.6 percent year over year growth in 2017, a sharp drop from the 24 percent growth in 2016.

By Ashton Young • 4 min read • Wed, 7th Feb 2018

Hybrid Cloud

World slow to advance data & analytics use - but APAC's on top

Gartner has released the findings from a global survey that delved into organisations' data and analytics use and the potential for the market.

By Ashton Young • 4 min read • Tue, 6th Feb 2018

IoT Security

APEJ leads market demand for IoT security products

Asia Pacific excluding Japan (APEJ) will be the fastest-growing market for security products through to 2027, with double-digit CAGR.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Mon, 5th Feb 2018

EduTech

Samsung tops smartphone shipments in 2017 despite Apple claiming Q4 - IDC

An IDC report has shown that Samsung's smartphone shipments took a dive in Q4, letting Apple take the top spot but only for that quarter.

By Ben Moore • 2 min read • Fri, 2nd Feb 2018

DataCentre infrastructure

Cloud infrastructure market to face challenges in 2018

The worldwide cloud infrastructure services market grew 46% in Q4 2017 to reach $16bn, with Canalys predicting continued growth in 2018.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Fri, 2nd Feb 2018

Unified Communications

Gartner forcasts growth in 2018 global device shipments

Gartner predicts global device shipments will rise 2.1% to 2.32 billion units in 2018, driven by high-end smartphones and premium ultramobiles.

By Patrick Martlew • 3 min read • Tue, 30th Jan 2018

Data Analytics

IDC Australia industry predictions for 2018

IDC forecasts that by 2021, 60% of Australia's GDP will be digitised, driven by DX; cloud services spending will surpass AUD $9.8 billion.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 3 min read • Tue, 30th Jan 2018

DataCentre infrastructure

Gartner provides recommendations around Equinix CEO's abrupt departure

Equinix CEO Steve Smith steps down, leading to uncertainty in the datacenter industry. No immediate impact expected.

By Ted Chamberlin • 2 min read • Tue, 30th Jan 2018

Payment Technologies

Cisco's top 10 ICT trends for 2018

Cisco CTO Kevin Bloch forecasts the top 10 ICT trends for 2018, highlighting advancements from AI to autonomous vehicles, driven by rapid tech growth.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 4 min read • Thu, 25th Jan 2018