Analyst report stories

The largest area of investment in 2021 will be hardware, where companies are expected to purchase $228 billion in endpoint devices, enterprise hardware, infrastructure as a service (IaaS), and robotics and drones.>>

Marketing analytics platform Adjust has released a new report that finds mobile app growth is up by 31% in 2021.>>

"Our overarching message to organisations everywhere is one of caution. With the right planning and consideration, the return to work will be smoother and more successful for all involved.”>>

“Gartner expects larger enterprise data centres sites to hit pause temporarily and then resume expansion plans later this year or early next. However, hyperscalers will continue with their global expansion plans due to continued investments in public cloud.”>>

By 2022, 90% of industrial enterprises will be utilising edge computing, with the multi-access edge computing market set to reach $7.23 billion by 2024. >>

Shipments of smartphones grew 1% this quarter, despite falling 2% generally in 2019. >>

“Chinese companies have demonstrated great determination to digitise their organisations against the current complex business environment. But to stay ahead of the competition, business leaders need to achieve disruptive growth and reinvent businesses and ecosystems.”>>

The endpoint is increasingly the frontline in the war against cyber-threats and IT teams are overwhelmed by the volume of alerts they must manage.>>

Digital transformation and the adoption of automation technologies will be driving investments in applications, analytics, middleware, and data management software.>>

“This report is a testament to our ThingWorx IIoT platform, corporate strategy, comprehensive road map, and key strategic alliances.”>>

The Hillstone NIPS appliance operates in-line, and at wire speed, collating all network traffic and performing deep packet inspection of the traffic. >>

The 2019 Magic Quadrant for Robotic Process Automation Software is Gartner’s first evaluation of vendors in the rapidly-growing robotic process automation (RPA) market. >>

NSS Labs testing focuses on the main differentiators for next generation firewall (NGFW) products: security, performance/functionality and cost. >>

Smartwatches and ear-worn devices will account for more than 70% of all wearable shipments by 2023.>>

By industry vertical, the healthcare, telecom & IT and manufacturing segments are expected to witness a comparatively higher CAGR in the global modular data centre market.>>

The ERP enterprise software segment is projected to grow at a CAGR of 7.53% during forecast period 2019-2025 driven by retail segment in particular. >>

“Pega has created a powerful platform for driving digital transformation across a wide array of use cases, from complex to relatively simple.”>>

Email remains the preferred attack vector for cybercriminal activity, from low-level cybercriminals to nation states. >>

The matrix is based on unique feedback from channel partners via the Candefero channels community, combined with Canalys quarterly shipment estimates and analyst insight.>>

KuppingerCole lead analyst Anmol Singh evaluated the strengths and weaknesses of 20 solution providers in the PAM market for the report.>>

Managed security services will be the largest technology category in 2019.>>

The report provides an in-depth evaluation of the top 15 IR service providers across 11 criteria.>>

IPaaS and hybrid integration platform (HIP) providers are gaining recognition as strategic elements of digital transformation.>>

“The market for cloud-based secure web gateway (SWG) services continues to grow more quickly than the market for appliance-based SWGs.”>>