International Data Corporation (IDC) stories - Page 10

The security appliance market has recorded an 11th straight quarter of growth, with positive growth in both vendor revenue and unit shipments in 1Q16.

The global wireless LAN market grew by 4.5% YoY in Q1 2016, with the enterprise segment experiencing its best growth in over a year.

Despite a 10.6% decline in global HCP shipments, managed print services contracts grow, boosting unit distribution figures.

Global revenues for big data and business analytics are set to explode, with IDC forecasting a growth to over $187 billion in 2019.

Minimal growth this quarter is primarily attributed to strong smartphone saturation in developed markets, as well as a decline from Apple and Samsung.

IDC says SD-WAN revenue will start to ramp up strongly this year as organisations seek to optimise their cloud strategies.

The figures show enterprise WLAN revenues declined for Cisco, with Aruba-HP Enterprise performing just below the market for the fourth quarter.

Global IT spending to slow notably in 2016, growing only 2% amid economic instability in emerging markets and smartphone market saturation, reports IDC.

Non-IT business units to spend almost as much as IT-funded purchases, says IDC. 47% of corporate IT spending to be funded by non-IT in 2019.

Healthcare, government and retail are driving mobility sales, with mobility offering 'transformative' opportunities for vendors – and resellers.

Unified threat management is propelling the security appliance market forward. So which vendors are winning in the market?.

Huawei New Zealand garners 15% share of the Kiwi smartphone market, with New Zealand now among the top performing markets for the Chinese vendor.

Lenovo leads Q3 PC market despite shipment decline; HP, Dell secure top spots while Apple gains market share and Acer faces significant drop.

Asia Pacific is experiencing high growth in cloud IT infrastructure sales, with sales of server, storage and Ethernet switches up 49.9% in Q2.

PC shipments in New Zealand slumped in Q1, with exchange rates one of the key factors – and the months ahead aren't looking much better.

Worldwide server market revenues increase 1.9% in the fourth quarter as demand in china once again drives the market forward, says IDC.

Printing isn't dead yet, with IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Production Print Tracker showing significant growth in the print market.

PC monitor shipments decline worldwide in 2Q14, but strong growth seen in US and Asia/Pacific, according to IDC.

Apple's entrance to the phablet market could redefine mobile computing as bigger screens become the norm, overshadowing portable PCs and tablets.

Smartphone sales hit a record 295.3m in Q2 2014, as demand for mobile computing soars, buoyed by cheap models and emerging markets.