IDC predicts key Asian cloud suppliers will pit against each other resulting in a new leadership structure within the IT industry.
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Intelligent security is key to fight sophisticated threats
Intelligent security is increasingly becoming vital as GCC CISOs continue to battle against increasingly sophisticated threats, according to experts. 0 1940
Middle East, Africa record highest Ethernet sales in Q3
The growing popularity of 10 Gigabit and 40 Gigabit Ethernet in data centres helped the Middle East Ethernet switch market record the highest third quarter increase, according to IDC.
IDC: IT managers shifting from servers to SaaS
IT managers want to cut the number of servers they manage, or at least slow the growth, and they may be succeeding, according to new data.
Wall Street Beat: Tech stocks hit 13-year high as PC sales plummet
The Nasdaq computer index Friday hit its highest point since November 2000, in the wake of the dot-com bust, despite mixed reports this week from the hardware and components sector.
HP regains server top-spot from IBM in final quarter
Hewlett-Packard took back its server crown from IBM last quarter as the overall market contracted, IDC reported Wednesday.
Bleak, bleaker, bleakest: PC market forecast projects historic 10% downturn
This year will go down as the PC industry’s largest contraction, research firm IDC said Monday, with global shipments dropping by double digits and little relief in sight.
IDC highlights Middle Eastern potential for Application-Centric Infrastructure
IT market research and advisory firm IDC has highlighted the potential for Cisco’s Application-Centric Infrastructure to benefit businesses and organisations in the Middle East.
Asian financial sector’s cloud uptake gathering pace
The Asian financial sector is predicted to increase its cloud uptake, according to IDC Financial Insights’ latest study, ‘Business Strategy: Asia/Pacific Financial Cloud 2013 – Getting the Best of Both Worlds.’
Huawei unveils SDN-ready switch
The Agile Switch S12700 uses a fully-programmable switching architecture, and automatic network deployment and management applications.
Hadoop commonly used with other big data analytics systems
A study by analyst IDC shows how companies are using the open source Hadoop big data analytics systems alongside other systems to get value out of their data.