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Acronis survey reveals that security is the most in-demand service from managed service providers, with 97% prioritizing data protection.

Boomi scored the highest marks out of all evaluated vendors, in categories of ‘cloud integration/iPaaS’ and ‘scalability and enterprise fit’.

Aussie IT chiefs bet big on UCC tools, as remote work and digital natives drive a strategic tech overhaul.

Cloud security debate ignites: Who's responsible? Experts weigh in.

Pegasystems has been recognized as a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for CRM Customer Engagement Center for the 10th year in a row.

Most Australian enterprises today are hamstrung by the same technologies that once helped advance the nation’s IT economy.

Asia Pacific countries are lagging behind in implementing security management and cloud adoption, according to a report by Ovum and Juniper Networks. Organisations in Australia, Japan and Korea ranked lower than countries in emerging IT markets in centralising security management and cloud adoption. The report revealed that 78% of managers said that less than 10% of security alerts they receive are legitimate and require further action. Additionally, it found that many organisations in the region are not centralising their security management.

While it’s always good to streamline your portfolio, it’s also important to think about all potential use-cases. Ovum chief analyst Mike Sapien explains.

An Ovum analyst reports that enterprises are confused today by the multiple messages and promotions surrounding managed SD-WAN services.

An Ovum analyst says service providers must develop broader differentiated managed SD-WAN service portfolios to cover the expanding customer segments.

Ovum research analyst Guillermo Escofet delves into augmented reality (AR) and whether the market has potential for future commercial applications.

SD-WAN service providers should invest in marketing campaigns to promote their managed SD-WAN service offers to avoid being ‘out-shouted’ by vendors.

Artificial intelligence (AI) remains highly in vogue as a technology topic across the media and within the IT supplier landscape.

Security needs to be one of the critical features of any new managed ICT service.

Pick a timeframe in the future and then imagine what the data centre will look like - a number of industry heavyweights have pitched their thoughts.

For many, the question is no longer whether a business should venture into cloud-native, but how - Ovum has some advice for organisations.

Ovum senior analyst of IoT TZ Wong says identifying the right enterprise decision-maker is a critical step for IoT vendors and service providers.

Asia Pacific organisations admit that employee behaviour and IT policy don’t match up, particularly when it comes to passwords.

For many vendors in the wearables industry, layoffs and senior management departures have been a common theme of late - but there are opportunities.

Ovum’s survey explored the rapidly-evolving business-to-consumer communications market with some interesting findings.

TIBCO Software has been recognized for its API platform in Ovum's recent Middleware-as-a-Service Decision Matrix report.

Ovum analyst, Rik Turner says the security industry may at last be waking up to automation, probably at its' customers behest.

Search relevance can be inferred from 'messy' data, but governance practices are essential for optimal search performance and outcomes.

The workforce needs to access all relevant documents, files, and information via any screen, from any location, at any time.