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...

Security set to become more analytical

By 2016, 25% of large enterprises will make security-related spending decisions based on analytical determinations of risk. In addition, the IDC FutureScape: Worldwide Security 2015 Predictions identifies the following trends: * Biometric identification – Mobile...

How to mitigate risk in 2015

Through 2016, 75% of the chief risk officer’s time will be focused on risk data architectures, credit analytics, fraud and cyber security, and creating new risk efficiencies from 3rd Platform IT. The IDC FutureScape: Worldwide Risk Management 2015 Predictions...
Falcon attempts precision landing

Falcon attempts precision landing

Elon Musk’s SpaceX will attempt a precision landing on the next flight of its Falcon 9 first stage. For the first time, the stage will attempt to land on a custom-built ocean platform known as the autonomous spaceport drone ship. While SpaceX has already demonstrated...

Modest growth for thin client market

The Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) thin-client market posted single-digit growth in Q3 2014, according to the EMEA Quarterly Enterprise Client Device Tracker published by global IT market research firm International Data Corporation (IDC). In 2014, during a...

Strong global demand for storage software

Results from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Storage Software QView show the worldwide storage software market increased 6,1% year over year during the third calendar quarter of 2014 (3Q14). Revenue during the quarter totalled nearly $3,8-billion....