Future of the database market is the cloud

By 2022, 75% of all databases will be deployed or migrated to a cloud platform, with only 5% ever considered for repatriation to on-premises, according to Gartner. This trend will largely be due to databases used for analytics, and the SaaS model. “According to...

Automated driving safety framework published

Intel, in collaboration with 10 industry leaders in automotive and autonomous driving technology, has published “Safety First for Automated Driving”, a framework for the design, development, verification and validation of safe automated passenger vehicles...

10 years on for Applications Olympiad

Twelve top learners proved their data skills at the tenth Applications Olympiad during the winter school vacation. These high achievers were the best of the 5 530 who competed during two school-based rounds held in May. At the four-hour Finals in Cape Town they used a...

How the top tech companies fared in 2018

Increase in demand for products and a rise in online advertisement revenue helped semiconductor manufacturers and Internet-based solutions providers to lead GlobalData’s list of top 25 publicly-traded global technology companies by revenue in 2018. GlobalData...

Google takes the lead in European smart homes

In the first quarter of this year, the smart home market in Europe grew 23,9%, reaching 21,3-million units shipped to the region, according to data from International Data Corporation’s (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Smart Home Device Tracker. Western Europe is...

Cars on the road are getting older

The average age of light vehicles in operation (VIO) in the US has risen again this year to 11,8 years, according to new research from business information provider IHS Markit. This acceleration of average age can easily be seen when looking across the last 17 years....