These are the top strategic trends in software engineering
Gartner has announced the top strategic trends in software engineering for 2025 and beyond. These trends enable organizations to accelerate innovation through AI-driven automation and adopt efficient, future-ready engineering practices. “AI-enabled tools and...
SA’s car sales continue to increase
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What business travellers’ requests reveal about travel’s future
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Cyber Week sees rise in interactive communications
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Moderate Q3 decline for Ethernet switches
The worldwide Ethernet switch market recorded $10.8 billion in revenue in the third quarter of 2024 (3Q24), a 7,9% year-over-year (YoY) decline. Despite the annual drop, the market grew 6,6% from the second to the third quarters of 2024. The total worldwide enterprise...
These are the trends impacting infrastructure and operations
Gartner has highlighted the six trends that will have a significant impact on infrastructure and operations (I&O) for 2025 . “These trends give the opportunity for I&O leaders to identify future skills requirements and seek insights to help meet implementation...
Opportunities and challenges for quantum comms
Quantum communication has seen some big announcements in 2024, with smartphone markets and data centres turning to the technology for secure and robust data security that can be trusted. IDTechEx’s report, “Quantum Communication Market 2024-2034: Technology, Trends,...
Alice & Bob aim for 100 logical qubits by 2030
Alice & Bob has launched a white paper outlining a clear path to achieving useful quantum computing through its cat qubit technology, which promises to deliver high-fidelity logical qubits while using significantly fewer hardware and energy resources compared to...
xAI raises $6bn in funding
Elon Musk’s xAI has closed its Series C funding round of $6-billion with participation from key investors including A16Z, Blackrock, Fidelity Management & Research Company, Kingdom Holdings, Lightspeed, MGX, Morgan Stanley OIA, QIA, Sequoia Capital, Valor Equity...
Sales suffer during a transformation
According to a survey by Gartner, only 11% of sales organisations have been able to drive commercial success while executing a transformation. Gartner surveyed 234 heads of sales and senior sales leaders in May through June 2024 to identify productivity levers that...
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An overview of 5G pros and conns
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Cyber defence must be a top priority
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Acer debuts powerful Nitro laptops
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Alienware bolsters Aurora R15 Desktop at CES 2023
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IBM launches new partner program
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Cybersecurity trends that will shape 2023
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