Global IT spend on track to hit $6,37trn

Global IT spend on track to hit $6,37trn

Worldwide IT spending is expected to reach $6,37-trillion in 2026, up 14,2% from 2025, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. “Data centre systems and infrastructure as a service (IaaS) are the top growth segments, reflecting accelerating investment in AI...

Digital business key for African growth

Gartner’s Hype Cycle for ICT in Africa 2015 report identifies more than 30 key technologies and describes how they will impact business performance during the next 10 years. “The Hype Cycle aims to help global strategic officers and domestic CIOs from the...

TelecomX selects Arista product suite

Arista has announced that South Africa-based TelecomX has chosen its suite of products for its range of cloud products. TelecomX provides services which they either develop in-house or source from best of breed providers to telecommunications providers and their...

Mobile data will rocket to 52Tb

Global mobile data traffic is set to reach 52-million Terrabytes (Tb) in 2015, an increase of 59% from 2014, according to Gartner. The rapid growth is set to continue through 2018, when mobile data levels are estimated to reach 173-million Tb. Gartner analysts advise...

VMware positioned as leader by Gartner

VMware, a global leader in cloud infrastructure and business mobility, today announced that VMware is placed in the Leaders Quadrant of Gartner, Inc.’s 2015 Magic Quadrant for x86 Server Virtualisation Infrastructure for the sixth year in a row. According to Gartner,...