Gartner stories - Page 92

PC shipments have seen their steepest decline in nearly two years, plummeting 9.5%, but Gartner says the market will return to steady growth in 2016.

Gartner's latest forecast for the devices market features revised predictions as currency fluctuations bite - but it's not all bad news.

CIOs are under pressure to support fast-evolving digital business scenarios but are finding traditional project and development methods unsuitable.

Gartner is predicting increased IT spend in Australia this year with IT services and software key areas for resellers to capitalise on.

New Zealand IT spending is predicted to decline marginally to $11.4 billion in 2015, with decreases in devices and communications services hitting.

Smart Machines on the horizon, but first we must navigate the Stupid Valley, warns @Gartner_inc analyst. #artificialintelligence #technology.

Inkjet press manufacturers set to enter the 3D printing market, with HP planning to launch its printer in 15 months.

IBM has been named as a Leader in the 2015 Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Backup Software and Integrated Appliances.

Gartner declares an analytics era, as data lakes brim with potential insight amidst the IoT surge. Big Data's next leap pivots on smart analysis.

Maintaining a 'bimodal balance' is crucial for CEOs and CSCOs to succeed in the ever-shifting supply chain landscape, says Gartner.

Hybrid devices are expected to clock 70% shipment growth this year, but Windows 10 is needed to drive enterprise growth.

Female CIOs are more risk-aware than their male counterparts, although the top technology priorities amongst CIOs are the same regardless of gender.

Enterprise mobile apps in high demand, outpacing IT capacity to deliver, warns Gartner ahead of Sydney summit.

Smart machines are increasingly making business decisions that humans have less control over, according to Gartner.

In order to select 'leaders', Gartner evaluates vendors on their ability to execute as well as the completeness of vision of their products in the SWG.

Big data is only valuable if you know how to use it. The future of IT-driven innovation lies in the algorithm economy.

Legacy IT systems, stretched IT budgets and a lack of critical IT skills are just some of issues that are inhibiting government CIOs.

Server shipments record strongest growth in four years on back of cloud demand; massive revenue boost for mainframes – and Lenovo.

The increasing number of non-smartphone devices and the need to connect these devices offer new revenue opportunities for device vendors and telcos.

Gartner believes that 2014 is the last year that the market will exhibit such solid double-digit growth in its current form.