Indian enterprises continuing to invest in digital transformation. The Indian IT & Business Services market was valued at USD 6.96 Billion and recorded a 6.4 per cent year-over-year (YoY) growth in 1H2021 (Jan-Jun) compared to 5.1 per cent in 1H2020, according to the International Data Corporation’s (IDC) Worldwide Semi-annual Services Tracker.…
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Ransomware and long-term economic effects from COVID-19 are top issues for auditors in 2022. Ransomware and the long-term effects of COVID-19 on markets and organisations are key items to cover in 2022 audit plans, according to Gartner. The Gartner 2022 Audit Plan Hot Spots report also identified evolving societal expectations…
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Fastest expansion is still expected in the Asia/Pacific region. Worldwide spending on telecommunications and pay TV services is forecast to reach $US1.5 trillion in 2021, representing an increase of 1.0 per cent over 2020, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Semiannual Telecom Services Tracker. The latest forecast is more…
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Double-digit growth in public cloud expected. End-user spending on public cloud services in India is forecast to total $7.3 billion in 2022, an increase of 29.6% from 2021, according to a recent forecast by Gartner, Inc. “Public cloud services adoption has accelerated since the onset of the global pandemic. The…
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Robots to help alleviate staff shortage challenges plaguing data center industry. By 2025, half of cloud data centres will deploy advanced robots with artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) capabilities, resulting in 30 per cent higher operating efficiency, according to Gartner, Inc. “The gap between growing server and storage…
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Digital skills in the spotlight. Australian workers’ sense of technology mastery has accelerated, with 65% of employees considering themselves either experts or proficient with digital technology, according to a survey by Gartner, Inc. “Digital workers seized the opportunity to improve their mastery of technology during the pandemic,” said Gavin Tay, research…
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Sentiment towards digital currencies appears to be improving among finance leaders. A September 2021 survey of 251 CFOs and other finance leaders revealed that 47% intend to assess digital currencies for business in 2022, according to Gartner, Inc. A February poll centered on bitcoin adoption showed 84% of finance leaders said they…
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Ensuring technology-enabled supply chain visibility . Over the past year, organizations across APAC had to recalibrate their business models as every aspect of operation was disrupted by the pandemic. While there are many factors at play, Covid-19 highlighted the weaknesses of the global supply chain, with production and distribution of…
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Half of business technologists produce technology capabilities for users beyond their own department. Half of business technologists produce capabilities for users beyond their own department and/or enterprise, according to a new survey from Gartner. They are primarily responsible for building analytics capabilities (36 per cnt) but are also involved in…
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Enhanced data governance and improved access. In the 1960s the area now known as East Trinity Reserve was a natural wetland, rich with native plants and animals. In the 1970s the area began being used to grow sugar cane. After the cane farming ended in the late 1990s, efforts began…
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