Managed smart metering services set to thrive

A new report from Berg Insight has found that the installed base of smart electricity and gas meters in Europe was 168,3-million in 2019. The installed base is forecasted to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8,9% to reach 280,4-million units in 2025. The...

App delivery key to improving CX and revenue

In a climate that continues to challenge organisations, global executives are recognising the vital importance of customer experience (CX) to business performance, with 82% directly tying CX to revenue growth. And it is applications, the way businesses deliver their...

HPE CEO tests positive for Covid-19

Antonio Neri, CEO of Hewlett Packard Enterprise, has tested positive for Covid-19. He broke the news on Wednesday. “I recently learned of some unfortunate personal news,” Neri posted on Twitter. “Yesterday I tested positive for Covid-19. “The...

More cost-cutting on the cards for 2020

Chief financial officers (CFOs) will continue to scale back spending by 4% to 11% across their selling, general, and administrative expenses (SG&A) functions for 2020. This is according to a Gartner survey of CFOs and senior finance leaders taken at the end of May...

It’s getting harder to ID Covid-19 phishing scams

Phishing campaigns related to Covid-19 are becoming more targeted and difficult to identify as the pandemic progresses, a new report from privacy advocacy group ProPrivacy suggests. The project, conducted in partnership with VirusTotal (Alphabet) and WHOIS XML,...

Enterprise ODM direct infrastructure market value passes $21bn

Worldwide revenues for hyperscale infrastructure (servers and storage) sold by original design manufacturers (ODMs) directly to cloud service providers surpassed $21-billion in 2019. According to an International Data Corporation (IDC) report, “Worldwide ODM...