Analyst report stories - Page 173

The rise of self-professed thought leaders on social media raises questions about ego vs. audience, writes Jake Sorofman of Gartner.

The #ALSIceBucketChallenge has taken much of the social media world by storm, but not without generating blowback from critics and cynics.

Majority of New Zealand businesses investing in mobile solutions to improve customer experience, allocating high budget to mobility.

Software-defined networking (SDN) continues to gain ground within the broader enterprise and cloud service provider markets for data centre networking.

Cloud apps are usually available 99.9+%. Robots are available all but 4000+ hours per year. Human are unavailable 6,880 hours of every 8,760 hours.

Tablets with voice calling outshine phablets in Asia, capturing over 25% market share as consumers seek all-in-one devices.

The role of chief marketing technologist hasn't even reached its tenth anniversary. Yet it's already starting to change. Why?.

The crowdfunding landscape remains in its infancy, marked by fragmentation and diverse models. Analyst Anthony J. Bradley explores this emerging sector.

For the first time, over 300 million smartphones shipped worldwide in Q2 2014, with Android driving the surge, capturing record market share.

IT spending is set to improve in H2 2014, with a significant commercial PC refresh cycle already underway, says IDC.

It is amusing to see the marketing currently attempted by using an offshoot of the phrase 'Internet of Things'.

3D printing may be garnering all the headlines at the moment, but the news isn't bad for the rest of the printing sector either, Heather Wright discovers.

Gartner warns against the data lake hype, highlighting risks from lack of governance to security concerns in the information management sphere.

Analyst Gartner predicts Apple's iPhone 6 will “set the world on fire” and dominate the market, with demand for a larger screen also driving sales.

We like to think that IT is cranking out new technology faster and faster—but it isn't. It's twenty years or bust....

Tablet market grows 11% in Q2 2014, but faces challenges as new players challenge Apple and Samsung's dominance.

The deal is about presenting Apple as a serious enterprise partner; as the company openly admits that it is a consumer-first company.

The Internet of Things is a curious name for what happens when objects other than computers, start to become electronically networked.

Apple and IBM's new 'formidable' partnership sets to revolutionise enterprise mobility, with IBM selling Apple devices and developing iOS cloud services.

Semiconductor revenue is set to reach $336bn in 2014, up 6.7% from 2013, thanks to growth in many chip types and applications.