Chromebook sales set to take off

Worldwide Chromebook sales to end users is on pace to reach 7,3-million units in 2015, a 27% increase from 2014, according to Gartner. Education is the primary market for Chromebooks and represented 72% of the global Chromebook market in 2014. In the business segment, purchases of Chromebooks remain low despite interest from small and midsize businesses (SMBs) and vertical industries.

IoT set to take off in 2015

IoT set to take off in 2015

The worldwide Internet of Things (IoT) market is expected to grow 19% in 2015, led by digital signage, according to a new forecast from International Data Corporation (IDC). The second annual forecast focuses on growing IoT use in 11 vertical industries, including...

IT infrastructure grows as cloud takes off

IT infrastructure spending (server, disk storage and Ethernet switch) for public and private cloud in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) grew by 27% to reach $1,1-billion in revenue in 4Q14, totalling $4,1-billion for the whole year, with 28% growth over 2013....
APTs set to take off in 2015

APTs set to take off in 2015

2015 is gearing up to be the year that advanced persistent threats (APTs) become mainstream – and they have the potential to dangerously affect millions of people. Sergey Lozhkin, senior security researcher at Kaspersky Lab’s global research and analysis team, points out that we live in a world for everyone spies on other people. Kathy Gibson reports from Kaspersky Labs’ conference in Lisbon.

African cloud services near tipping point

Faster connection speeds, lower data costs, and increased activity by international businesses are creating a perfect storm that is set to see cloud services take off in Africa. Wale Odeyemi, executive head: International Products at Vodacom Business, says from his...