Security main driver for cloud computing

In its first industry survey on cloud adoption, NetApp says the responses of 750 CIOs and IT managers identified hybrid cloud as the most common adoption with more than half of all respondents in each country indicating they are using a combination of private and...

Hybrid IT adoption on the rise

Dimension Data has published a new report that explores the current state of hybrid IT deployments, as well as the key requirements and business drivers that determine workload-placement decisions. The research of 1 500 IT decision makers from multiple vertical...

Innovation critical for oil and gas

The global oil and gas industry is undergoing a period of unprecedented change and disruption. Falling crude oil prices have put immense strain on the entire oil value chain, while the increasing availability and affordability of renewable energy sources means oil...

Marginal increase in mobility revenues

A new update to the Worldwide Semiannual Mobility Spending Guide from IDC forecasts that European mobility revenues are expected to reach $224,8-billion in 2017, with a marginal increase of 0.1% over 2016. Purchases of mobile hardware, software, and services are...

Entries open for Global Impact Challenge

Singularity University (SingularityU), a US-based benefit corporation whose mission is to educate, inspire and empower leaders to apply exponential technologies to address humanity’s greatest challenges, has launched the annual Global Impact Challenge (GIC) for...

Fashionable design to boost wearables

The overall wearables market is expected to return to strong growth after a brief slowdown in 2016 that resulted from delayed launches of major platforms and notable vendors struggling to maintain pace. Looking ahead, new vendors, emerging form factors, and an...