Enterprise software spending will set pace of IT spending in 2014
It may not be as glam as the latest phone apps, but boring enterprise software — CRM, SCM, ERP — will power IT growth in 2014, says Gartner.
Fraud problem makes Facebook more attractive to online advertisers, say ad insiders
The online ad industry is still bedeviled by botnets. And since no one is cleaning up the problem, advertisers are likely to respond by moving their ads to Facebook and Google, where they can be sure a real person will see them.
Think the PC market is generally scary these days? Wait until you see the UK’s figures
Gartner says the PC market is shrinking faster than expected in western Europe, and nowhere more so than in Britain. Readers of a sensitive disposition might want to look away now…
Tablet sales are on a tear, while desktop swoon continues
Gartner says a shift to lower-cost devices across segments and continued demand for tablets shaped the device market landscape this year.
Four tips to take you beyond the big data hype cycle
Using big data analytics in your business can save tens of millions of dollars — or open up new opportunities. But it’s early days, so here are suggestions that will help you avoid the “trough of disillusionment.”
Latest server numbers are in — and it’s mostly bad news. Again.
So what else is new? Dueling server numbers from IDC and Gartner don’t give the big server makers a lot to cheer about.
How is it that HP, king of printing, has zero presence in 3D printers?
Don’t be fooled — the laser and inkjet printer giants may not be doing much publicly with 3D printing, but their eyes are firmly on the prize.
Duh, Amazon tops Gartner’s cloud Magic Quadrant, but number two may surprise you
Amazon outranks the field in Gartner IaaS rankings, but there were lots of other winners including CSC, Microsoft, Tier 3, Joyent and Rackspace.
Global smartphone sales eclipse feature phone sales for the first time ever
According to data from Gartner, smartphone sales last quarter beat out feature phones for the first time ever, largely thanks to Samsung.
Is your company’s cloud computing service secure? You need to ask
Gartner is finding cloud users are unhappy with security provisions they find in the contracts they sign. It’s offering some pointers on what customers should ask for.