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New Category of Business Buyers are Occupying a Larger Share of the Overall IT Market By 2024, 80% of technology products and services will be built by those who are not technology professionals, according to Gartner, Inc. This trend is driven by a new category of buyers outside of the traditional IT enterprise who are […]

By Jim Hare, distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner Disruptions such as the COVID-19 pandemic cause historical data that reflect past conditions for organisations to quickly become obsolete. As they experience the limitations of big data as a critical enabler of analytics and AI, new approaches known as ‘small data’ and ‘wide data’ are emerging. The big […]

In 2021, Remote Work Will Drive PC and Tablet Shipments to Over 500 Million Units for the First Time Ever By the end of 2021, 51% of all knowledge workers worldwide are expected to be working remotely, up from 27% of knowledge workers in 2019, according to Gartner, Inc. Gartner also estimates that remote workers […]

Worldwide IT spending is projected to total $4.1 trillion in 2021, an increase of 8.4% from 2020, according to the latest forecast by Gartner, Inc. The source of funds for new digital business initiatives will more frequently come from business departments outside IT and charged as a cost of revenue or cost of goods sold […]

Worldwide spending on information security and risk management technology and services is forecast to grow 12.4% in 2021, to reach $150.4 billion, according to the latest forecast from Gartner, Inc. Security and risk management spending grew 6.4% in 2020. Gartner analysts said the strong growth rate reflects continuing demand for remote worker technologies and cloud […]

Top Trends Address Critical Security, Cost Containment and Citizen Experience Challenges in the Public Sector Gartner, Inc. has identified the top 10 government technology trends for 2021 that have the potential to accelerate digital innovation and optimize or transform public services. Gartner’s top 10 strategic technology trends for government this year arise from the challenges […]

These Trends Can Help Organizations Respond to Change, Uncertainty and Opportunities Gartner, Inc. identified the top 10 data and analytics (D&A) technology trends for 2021 that can help organizations respond to change, uncertainty and the opportunities they bring in the next year. “The speed at which the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted organizations has forced D&A leaders […]

Dr Sharon Hakkennes, senior director analyst at Gartner Digital vaccine certificates, also known as vaccine passports, are emerging as a solution with the potential to support business and society to continue to reopen across the country … and across the world, while minimising the risk of a new wave of infection. They present an opportunity […]

Apple Became Top Smartphone Vendor in Fourth Quarter and Surpassed Huawei to Move into No. 2 Spot in Full Year 2020 Results Global sales of smartphones to end users declined 5.4% in the fourth quarter of 2020, according to Gartner, Inc. Smartphone sales declined 12.5% in full year 2020. “The sales of more 5G smartphones […]