Smart building set for global take-off

Global spending on smart buildings is expected to grow from $7,3-billion in 2014 to $21,9-billion in 2018, representing a 28,4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR). This is one of the findings from IDC Energy Insights’ new report Global Smart Buildings Forecast 2013...

Modernisation to drive energy IT spending

IT spending by oil and gas (O&G) companies across the Middle East and Africa (MEA) during 2014 will primarily be driven by ambitious infrastructure investment plans, a desire to modernise operational processes, and the quest to add more value to the services...

Mobile gamers up their spending

Gamers spent more than four times as much money on Google Play smartphone and tablet games in the fourth quarter of 2013 (4Q13) as they did in the final quarter of 2012. This is found in a new report from International Data Corporation (IDC) and App Annie, Portable...

Cloud spending to triple by 2017

An increasing move on the part of enterprise businesses to move their IT services, applications and infrastructure to a cloud-based architecture will cause market revenue in this segment to surge by a factor of three from 2011 to 2017, according to HIS Technology....

Global consumer content spend rockets

Global consumer spending on digital games, apps and online movies passed $57-billion in 2013, up almost 30% from $44-billion in 2012. Information, insight and analytics form IHS and App Annie, a leader in app store analytics, app rankings, and market intelligence,...