Analyst report stories - Page 117

​Gartner is urging IT managers to get ready for the software defined data centre, but cautions that it isn't the right option for everyone now.

Gartner says the future of data centres lies in software defined data centre, but is cautioning that it isn't the right option for everyone now.

Hesitant consumers are prompting a 1% drop in global device shipments, with only mobile phones bucking the trend, Gartner reports.

IT security spend will soften this year as US exchange rate-driven price increases of up to 20% and commoditisation of mature technologies bite.

A PRM application might decrease your channel resources and increase the data quality of your partner network.

The threats to mobile security have not changed, but the consequences have, warns Dionisio Zumerle, research director at Gartner.

The Internet of Things (IoT) is changing the nature of cybersecurity and redrawing the lines of IT responsibilities for the enterprise.

DH2i joins HP AllianceOne Partner Program, gaining access to technical development support and sales & marketing resources.

Worldwide enterprise application spending is expected to rise, driven by modernisation, functional expansion and digital transformation projects.

Wi-Fi on public transport is driving mobile transactions, with Juniper Research warning online sales are not just for pure play online retailers.

WatchGuard's APT Blocker wins Frost & Sullivan's 2015 New Product Innovation Award, with F&S noting it is 'conducive to the unique needs of SMBs'.

Fortinet has shipped more security appliances each year than any other vendor since 2013, and more than two-million since its inception in 2000.

Metadata is entering the mainstream of content management and search. ECM vendors now make metadata-driven functionality central to their platforms as.

Intel's 2015 second quarter profit fell 3.2% as a result of the slump in PC sales that is impacting the majority of the chip sector.

The good news for resellers dealing in servers, storage and Ethernet switches for cloud IT infrastructure continues.

Infrastructure related to cloud IT is proving a hot seller, with vendor revenue jumping 25.1% year on year in the first quarter of 2015.

CIOs are under pressure to support fast-evolving digital business scenarios but are finding traditional project and development methods unsuitable.

IBM has been named as a Leader in the 2015 Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Backup Software and Integrated Appliances.

Female CIOs are more risk-aware than their male counterparts, although the top technology priorities amongst CIOs are the same regardless of gender.

In order to select 'leaders', Gartner evaluates vendors on their ability to execute as well as the completeness of vision of their products in the SWG.