Prepare for workplace security breaches

Increasing adoption of a more mobile, social, data-driven and consumer-like workplace is causing the breakdown of traditional security models and strategies, according to Gartner. Gartner predicts that by 2018, 25% of large organisations will have an explicit strategy...

Big data needs data security focus

According to Gartner, chief information security officers (CISOs) need to focus on big data security across all data silos if they are to avoid security chaos. Gartner predicts that, through 2016, more than 80% of organisations will fail to develop a consolidated data...
Server shipments up, revenue down

Server shipments up, revenue down

Server shipments across the globe grew by 1,4% in the first quarter of 2014, says Gartner – although server revenue has declined by 4,1% when compared to the previous year. “The first quarter of 2014 produced relatively weak growth on a global level with a...
How to build a digital business

How to build a digital business

Digital business is changing the way organisations use and think about technology, moving technology from a supporting role to a leading player in innovation, revenue and market growth, according to Gartner. However, digital business should not be considered an IT...

Application infrastructure, middleware grows

The worldwide application infrastructure and middleware (AIM) software revenue market totalled $21,5-billion in 2013, a 5,6% increase from 2012, according to Gartner. “Application infrastructure and middleware projects are becoming the cornerstone of the digital...