Raising organisational risk Audit organisations should improve their visibility into change but they should also strive to deploy audit resources faster a February 2021 survey of 200 audit business partners by analyst firm Gartner revealed, that over half (56 per cent) of respondents said they were facing more changes in…
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Global end-user spending on public cloud services expected to exceed US$480B Four new trends in cloud computing are continuing to expand the breadth of cloud offerings and capabilities, accelerating growth across all segments in the public cloud services market, according to Gartner. The four trends are: cloud ubiquity, regional cloud…
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Technology spending enters a new build budget phase. Worldwide IT spending is projected to total USUS$4.2 trillion in 2021, an increase of 8.6 per cent from 2020, according to the latest forecast by Gartner, Inc. “Technology spending is entering a new build budget phase,” said John-David Lovelock, distinguished research vice president…
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Organisations can reduce risk by implementing a security control framework By 2025, cyber attackers will have weaponized operational technology (OT) environments to successfully harm or kill humans, according to Gartner, Inc. Attacks on OT – hardware and software that monitors or controls equipment, assets and processes – have become more common. They…
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End-user spending on IT services in India to reach US$18B in 2021. The Indian IT services market has proven its durability through the last 15 months of the pandemic, according to Gartner. “The surge in remote working, need for business continuity planning and increased focus towards digitalization has increased the…
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Technology spending enters a new build budget phase. Worldwide IT spending is projected to total US$4.2 trillion in 2021, an increase of 8.6 per cent from 2020, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. “Technology spending is entering a new build budget phase,” said John-David Lovelock, distinguished research vice president at…
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There’s a lot of hype about the future of work While the shift to a hybrid workforce looks good, Jennifer Sigler director analyst at Gartner believes there’s an importance that must be acknowledged when it comes to the enormous barriers and huge effort needed to make them. In a blog…
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Better business decisions happen when business, data and analytics, and other IT leaders work together. Data and analytics is a business function that fuels digital acceleration. However most organizations don’t have a systematic way to assess, optimize and articulate data and analytics value. Rita Sallam distinguished VP analyst at Gartner, believes…
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Tech buying behaviour trends. About seventy percent of global technology buyers are exploring more ways to purchase technology this year, however vendor engagement strategies continue to under-deliver when it comes to meeting tech buyer expectations, according to a survey by Gartner, Inc. “Technology providers often create go-to-market (GTM) strategies with limited insights…
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IT leaders can leverage influence and technology resources to support marginalised groups As part of their leadership responsibilities, CIOs should leverage their influence and technology resources to take an active role in advancing diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, according to Gartner, Inc. “The disruption from the pandemic and social injustices has…
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