This partly reflects the growing importance of regulation Data sovereignty and compliance are now an important factor in shaping IT selection and design decisions. Almost half the respondents (48 per cent) to IDC’s Cloud Pulse 2Q22 survey (n=1350) say that data sovereignty and industry compliance have factored highly in discussions…
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Steady growth for enterprise applications through 2026
The digital world is completely altering the way software is utilized According to a new International Data Corporation forecast, worldwide revenue for enterprise applications will grow from $US279.6 billion in 2022 to $US385.2 billion in 2026 with a five-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.0 per cent. Nearly all…
Read MoreTop 10 predictions for the future of work
Hybrid work will drive new technology solutions across functions and industries International Data Corporation announced its Future of Work predictions for 2023 and beyond. With global attention divided between many disruptors, the future of work is fraught with many unknowns, from where and how work will be done to how…
Read MoreIndian organizations plan to increase DX spending
Digital transformation has been a buzzword over the last few years in many industries Digital transformation (DX) and IT modernization have been at the top of the mind of Indian organizations even before the pandemic. The pandemic era resulted in myriad disruptions and forced organizations to disrupt or get disrupted.…
Read MoreFurther contraction for the global pc and tablet markets
PC and tablet makers will struggle in the coming months In a new International Data Corporation forecast, the outlook for PCs and tablets continues to get worse. Worldwide PC and tablet shipments are forecast to decline 11.9 per cent in 2022 with volumes shrinking to 456.8 million units, followed by…
Read MoreOffice redesigns bring employees back on site
Hybrid work is no longer debated Around 25 per cent of organizations across Asia/Pacific are already redesigning their offices, 70 per cent of them will do so in an 18-month period. Organizations are redesigning their offices to bring employees back onsite and, at the same time, improve operational efficiency. However,…
Read MorePredictions for the future of customer experience
Digital business models are becoming a stepping stone to the future enterprise As we move beyond COVID-driven restrictions, IDC’s Future of Customer Experience predictions for 2023 reflect how B2B and B2C businesses must confront a new set of macroeconomic challenges – inflation, global economic instability, and flattening customer growth –…
Read MoreIndian IT services market remains resilient
Organizations are transforming their operating models to rival new business landscapes In 1H2022 (Jan-Jun), the Indian domestic IT & business services market was valued at USD 7.15 Billion and recorded a 7.4 per cent year-over-year (YoY) growth compared to 6.4 per cent in 1H2021. The higher growth rate is due…
Read MoreSpending on compute and enterprise storage systems
Technical Applications will be the fastest growing workload The workload driving the largest share of enterprise IT infrastructure spending in the first half of 2022 (1H22) was Structured Databases/Data Management. Organizations spent $US6.3 billion on compute and storage infrastructure to support this workload in 1H22, which represents 8.5 per cent…
Read MoreSystem integrators to implement SD-WAN migration
Cloud managed SD-WAN services adoption is set to increase According to findings from International Data Corporation ’s recent research report 45 per cent of Indian enterprises would prefer working with Managed IT Service Providers or Systems Integrators and 36 per cent of Indian enterprises will prefer working with equipment of technology vendors…
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