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“Gartner expects larger enterprise data centres sites to hit pause temporarily and then resume expansion plans later this year or early next. However, hyperscalers will continue with their global expansion plans due to continued investments in public cloud.”More

“While some organisations are talking a good story … predicted spending shows that most have the wrong focus.”More

Global spending on cloud infrastructure services reached $34.6 billion in Q220More

The sector will see its revenues grow from US$243 billion in 2019 to $258 billion this year, according to new research from Gartner.More

While spending on some technologies, like cloud and remote platforms, has seen an uptick, IDC says a ‘significant’ overall contraction will be felt in the next few months.More

Recent forecasts may point towards declines in overall tech spending in 2020, but there also opportunities where business may be looking to increase short-term investments as part of their response to the COVID-19 crisis.More

Australia and New Zealand are estimated to witness the highest compound annual growth rates (CAGR).More

"Considering there have been many attempts for hackers to acquire funds from banks, the banking industry is expected to spend the most on security solutions."More

New IDC forecast expects the Internet of Things spending in Asia/Pacific excluding Japan to reach US$381.8 Billion by 2022.More

The IDC spending guide has expanded the scope of its spending guide to over 100 cities and 30 use cases. More

Asia/Pacific (excluding Japan) spending on blockchain solutions to reach US$2.1 billion in 2022, according to the latest IDC report.More

Visa has released a report showing that tourist spend in NZ is growing and they want to use contactless payment systems.More

The findings come from the Analyst's worldwide IoT spending guide, which forecasts IoT spending for 14 technologies across 20 vertical industries.More

The capital expenditure (Capex) of hyperscale operators jumped to $27 billion in Q1, according to Synergy.More

“Manufacturing and agriculture are taking the lead… with the view to continue implementing industry 4.0 technologies.”More

APAC spent around US$148m on blockchain solutions in 2017, with 2018's forecast almost double that and IT services taking the lion's share.More

Cloud, cybersecurity and analytics are where government CIOs plan to spend in 2018 according to a recent survey by Gartner.More

Where overspend occurs, managers should ensure those responsible can justify their actions and, if necessary, educate them appropriately.More

Shipments of end user devices might be flat, but the revenues are still on the up, thanks to increasing average selling prices, Gartner says.More

“The Council has not considered the implications of changing land use on education in the area, where schools are already bursting at the seams.”More

"Today's numbers were weaker than expected and suggest that some of the super-strong growth in spending in the March quarter was a one-off."More

The more money I save the more stingy I am with spending money.More