Analyst report stories
Microsoft is disrupting New Zealand's IT services sector, challenging traditional firms like Spark and Datacom, as cloud solutions gain traction.
LogRhythm, IBM, Splunk and McAfee named 'leaders' in Gartner's latest Magic Quadrant for Security Information and Event Management (SIEM).
Gartner has predicted security spending to total US$96.3b in 2018, an increase of 8% from 2017 with some segments performing better than others.
When it comes to the cloud, companies and organisations have become more comfortable with running critical business workloads there.
Operating without a SOC means your company could experience major delays in detecting and responding to incidents.
The availability of a variety of cloud application development services is reducing the complexity of delivering applications.
Gartner VP warns: 80% of IT asset upgrades could miss savings goals without simplifying current Mode 1 systems.
HPE, Lenovo, HPI and Dell EMC all talk about where they found value at the APAC Canalys Channels Forum in Perth.
Gartner's 2018 report highlights 10 crucial trends for infrastructure and operations, urging IT leaders to adopt agile, decentralised, and strategic approaches.
One of the big winners of the night was Metronode, who was named Australia's Data Center Service Provider of The Year.
VMware's digital workspace platform, VMware Workspace ONE powered by AirWatch, scored the highest out of 13 vendors profiled.
One part of Microsoft 365, the EM+S component has matured rapidly and now I believe it has reached a tipping point.
Overall, the report finds that chief data officers are becoming a linchpin of digital business transformation.
During the Channels APAC Forum, Steve Brazier, Canalys CEO asserted that Vendors don't always have partners interests at heart.
Steve Brazier made a total of 6 predictions, ranging from the more modest to some that are quite a bit more controversial.
In other words, a private cloud is like a fenced-in backyard with a gate to surrounding properties and public spaces.
HGST's ActiveScale object storage recognized by Gartner for completeness of vision and ability to execute. @WesternDigital #datastorage.
Finzsoft's professional services team will move to Datacom, although customer contracts will remain with Finzsoft.
Gartner says in most cases you can deliver a more agile IT environment using commercial off-the-shelf infrastructure.
In 2017 63 percent of organisations in ANZ were in early stages of their digital transformation because of their 'digital deadlock'.