ICT spending to top $270bn

Spending on ICT products and services in the Middle East and Africa will grow 9% year on year in 2015 to cross the $270-billion mark, according to International Data Corporation’s newly-released predictions for the year ahead. This makes MEA the second-fastest...

What lies ahead for cloud computing?

At least 75% of infrastructure as a service (IaaS) provider offerings will be redesigned, rebranded, or phased out in the next 12 to 24 months. Other predictions from a new IDC FutureScape report include: * More than 65% of enterprise IT organisations will commit to...

All change for the data centre

By 2018, third-party service providers will own a quarter of all IT assets installed in organisations’ server rooms and closets, posing major asset management and governance challenges. This is one of the findings from the new IDC FutureScape: Worldwide Data...

Big data set for massive growth

Visual data discovery tools will be growing two-and-a-half times faster than rest of the business intelligence market. By 2018 investing in this enabler of end user self-service will become a requirement for all enterprises. Other insights from IDC FutureScape:...

Governments set to leverage ICT advantage

By 2018, cross-governmental initiatives will be further streamlined and optimised by 25% growth of collaborative sourcing for government clouds. According to the IDC FutureScape: Worldwide Government 2015 Predictions, other insights for 2015 include: * Competing to...

Mobile applications to dominate in 2015

IT organisations will dedicate at least 25% of their software budget to mobile application development, deployment, and management by 2017. This is one of the findings of the IDC FutureScape: Worldwide Enterprise Applications and Solutions 2015 Predictions. Other...