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Shipments of personal computing devices expected to see modest growth in 2019 followed by a continued decline through 2023.

CIOs must align digital strategies to tackle CEO concerns of reglobalisation, economic slowdown and 'digital dithering,' urges Gartner.

Australia and New Zealand are set to outpace global growth in IT spending according to Gartner, with notable increases in both countries forecasted for 2020.

Despite supply chain issues, the global PC market grew in Q3 2019, with Lenovo leading nearly a quarter of shipments and HP seeing the fastest growth.

Device shipments decline by 3.7% in 2019, with smartphones at a 'tipping point' due to longer user retention, while 5G-capable phones are set to rise.

Despite global uncertainty and trade wars, IDC forecasts ICT spending to hit USD $4.8 trillion by 2023, led by the commercial sector with a 5.1% CAGR.

The global PC market saw a surprising 4.7% growth in Q2 2019, as easing supply shortages and trade tensions boosted shipments, reports IDC.

Australia will see a 3.1% increase in IT spending, while NZ should expect 2.3%. This is compared to global growth of just 0.6%.

Infrastructure shipment growth decelerated to 4.8% in Q1 2019, Canalys reports, with a market value of USD $38.8 billion, after a booming 2018.

A recent Fortune Business Insights report states that the MVNO market will see compound growth of around 8% over the next six years.

Infor's cutting-edge tech is revolutionising supply chains, equipping managers to tackle economic volatility with agility, foresight, and strategic precision.

For the first time, teams were allowed to trade on cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin, Cardano, and Ethereum as well as more traditional investments.

Spotify has filed a complaint to the European Commission, alleging that Apple's App Store rules limit choice and disadvantage other app developers.

IT spending set to reach $3.76tn in 2019, with growth driven by shifting investments towards cloud services & IoT devices, says Gartner.

LogRhythm unveils eight cybersecurity predictions for 2019, forecasting rises in fatal car hacks, bio-identifier use, and cloud-based ransomware compromises.

Ongoing trade tensions between China and the US  are having a significant impact on the cloud service providers market.

AWS remains the top cloud infrastructure provider, but rival Microsoft Azure is growing faster and closing the market share gap, according to Canalys.

An IDC report shows that the market is on course for a growth of 3.7% this year, slightly down from last year's 4.2%.

The global smartphone market declined in 2017 and IDC expects it to do the same this year before a resurgence of opportunities next year.

Positive thinking is key because New Zealand's economic growth is actually expected to gradually accelerate to 3.4% by the end of 2019.