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AI is set to revolutionise marketing, offering real-time personalisation and conversational experiences at scale, according to a report from Gartner.

Spending on cloud infrastructure services rose by 51% in Q1 2018, surpassing growth rates of the previous five quarters, according to Synergy Research data.

Rubrik and Veeam have recruited former Gartner analysts Pushan Rinnen and Dave Russell, respectively, to enhance their cloud backup and recovery strategies.

Public cloud will continue its rapid growth in 2018 but according to Gartner there could be a tunnel coming to take the light.

Purdue scientists decode brain activity, igniting AI-led mind-reading tech to revolutionise future workplaces.

After Gartner forecast IoT security spending to hit US$3.1b in 2021, Huntsman's Piers Wilson says IoT vulnerabilities are being found all the time.

Hyperconverged integrated systems (HCIS) will experience the strongest growth at 55%, while integrated stack systems will experience a 5% decline.

Hyperscale operators' capex surged 19% in Q4 2017, hitting $22bn. Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Apple and Facebook are the five biggest spenders.

Veritas Technologies has launched CloudPoint 2.0 on Google Cloud Platform, offering enhanced data protection and simplicity for multi-cloud environments.

New data from Synergy Research Group has solidified the world's most dominant cloud providers as Amazon (AWS), Microsoft, Google – and Alibaba.

Just 20 metro areas, including Tokyo, London, and New York, generate 59% of global colocation revenues, with retail accounting for 72% of Q3 earnings.

Entering 2018, there are also four additional major deals that have been agreed to but not yet closed that are worth over $2.6 billion.

Gartner predicts smartphone AI will evolve into personalised companions by 2022, with 80% of devices boasting on-device AI, up from 10% in 2017.

​Canalys has released its latest predictions surrounding the global IT security market's performance over the third quarter in 2017.

Gartner has predicted security spending to total US$96.3b in 2018, an increase of 8% from 2017 with some segments performing better than others.

Overall, the report finds that chief data officers are becoming a linchpin of digital business transformation.

Cylance, Symantec and Carbon Black have all featured top of the ranks in the Enterprise Management Associates next-generation endpoint security report.

Amazon remains 'in a league of its own' as a cloud provider, despite the rapid growth of key competitors Microsoft, Google and Alibaba.

Sophos unveils an innovative firewall solution to demystify and secure unidentified network traffic, enhancing application visibility.

Through human-machine teaming and an open and interoperable cybersecurity platform, McAfee proves 'Together is power'.