IT risk spending still on growth path

Overall worldwide IT spending in risk technologies and services continues to grow, but at a reduced compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5,45%, as compared to previous forecasts. Based on the new research from IDC Financial Insights, total risk IT spending is still...

CIOs intend to increase IT spending

Riverbed Technology reveals that 71% of CIOs expect to increase IT spending in 2013.  The findings are the result of an independent research project regarding IT spending priorities across numerous industries in Europe. The survey was commissioned by Riverbed and...

Wireless infrastructure spending to rise

Capital expenditures on wireless infrastructure equipment will continue to increase this year as mobile operators increasingly transition to 4G long term evolution (LTE), but more heterogeneous architectures such as small cells will also need to be deployed to ease...

Government’s IT spending set to rise

The government sector in the Middle East and Africa will spend $17,7-billion on IT products and services in 2013, an increase of 2,3% over 2012 revenue of $17,3-billion, according to Gartner.  This forecast includes internal IT (including personnel), hardware,...

R2bn FET spending questioned

The Department of Higher Education, attempting to improve the image of the much-maligned Further Education and Training (FET) colleges, has pledged to invest R2-billion in bursaries for FETs.  However, according to Sean Jones, a director of the Artisan Training...