Cloud hardware spend breaks $4bn mark

A new International Data Corporation (IDC) study confirmed that cloud is the major disruption factor in the EMEA infrastructure hardware market, accounting for a growing portion of hardware spending and exerting influence on hardware architectures and vendors’...

Intelligent security spend to top $1,4bn

A consistent bombardment of unknown, targeted and adaptive cyber threats are wreaking havoc in the enterprise and driving the expansion of threat intelligence security services (TISS). These services are specifically designed to detect advanced persistent threats...

ATI spends R35m on infrastructure, equipment

Black-owned artisan training company, Artisan Training Institute (ATI), has invested R35-million in satellite offices, refurbishing buildings and upgrading – and buying – equipment. This is according to co-founder and CEO, Sean Jones, who says: “This R35-million has...

Financial services to grow risk IT spend

The risk IT market in financial services will account for 18,2% of overall IT spending by 2018. This is one of the findings from a new IDC Financial Insights report, “Worldwide IT Spending 2013-2108, Risk IT Spending Guide 1H2014”. According to the new report, the...

Mobility spend in healthcare to hit $2,4bn

IDC Health Insights finds that European healthcare providers are focusing on mobile solutions that address the most time-consuming processes, in order to reduce waste, delay and duplications. According to IDC Health Insights new report, How European Healthcare...