Virus drives IT spend forecast for 2020 down again

Virus drives IT spend forecast for 2020 down again

Worldwide IT spending is now expected to decline 2.7% in constant currency terms this year as Covid-19 impacts the global economy and forces many organizations around the world to respond with contingency planning and spending cuts in the short term. In line with...

Expect more remote working after Covid-19

A Gartner survey of chief financial officer and finance leaders reveals that 74% will move at least 5% of their previously on-site workforce to permanently remote positions after the Covid-19 pandemic plays out. “This data is an example of the lasting impact the...

SA particularly vulnerable to banking infections

The cases of downloading malicious programs targeting users’ bank accounts has become more frequent within 2020, according to Kaspersky statistics. In fact, 34% of South African computers may be more at risk of infection without users knowledge, as they rely on...

Broadband Commission outlines Covid-19 action plan

An emergency virtual meeting of the Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development has adopted an Agenda for Action outlining immediate measures that governments, industry, the international community and civil society can take to shore-up digital networks,...

Home working surge drives major sales growth

Web cams, headsets, software and notebooks are the categories generating the biggest increase in channel revenue across Western Europe, as home working and schooling forces major changes in demand, according to market intelligence company Context. Latest figures from...

Cloud IT infrastructure sees positive growth in 2019

Total end-user spending on IT infrastructure products (server, enterprise storage, and Ethernet switch) for cloud environments, including public and private cloud, recovered in the fourth quarter of 2019 (4Q19) after two consecutive quarters of decline. According to...