Trend Reports

Increased reliance on the edge, importance of colocation providers driving developments The next-generation data center will exist beyond walls, seamlessly integrating core facilities with a more intelligent, mission-critical edge of network. These Gen 4 data centers are emerging and will become the model for IT networks of the 2020s. The advent of this edge-dependent data center is one of five …

Changing technology landscape will require reliable patch management to block latest threats This year, cyberattacks continued to plague business leaders, with major breaches occurring due to known vulnerabilities. Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), a global leader in cybersecurity solutions, predicts the trend of known vulnerabilities being used in major attacks will continue in 2018 as corporate attack surfaces expand and expose …

·       Over 60% of the surveyed companies reported 100% or more utilization of CSR funds ·       Only 5% of the surveyed companies reported a spend of less than 50% of their CSR budget. ·       Education remains the top focus area of companies’ CSR activities ·       NASSCOM Foundation called for a collective CSR focus towards ‘Human Centered Innovations’ and brought together 400+ Industry leaders, NGO heads, …

Travelers expect mobile services and biometrics to speed up their journey  As passengers in India become more familiar with the use of technology – particularly mobile – they expect to use it more on their airline journey. This is according to the 2017 SITA Passenger IT Trends Survey, a global survey released by IT provider SITA and co-sponsored by Air Transport World. …

Almost two-thirds of upstream firms see the value digital technologies deliver as low oil prices linger, and the top risk of a lack of digital investment is becoming uncompetitive Faster and better decision-making and shorter time to first oil and gas top the list of expected benefits that digital technologies can drive for upstream oil and gas companies, a new …

The HCP* market in India had a record high quarter crossing 1.1 million unit shipments in a single quarter. The market grew by 24.2 percent year-on-year (YoY) and 57.2 percent quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) growth, as per latest IDC Asia Pacific Quarterly Hardcopy Peripherals Tracker, 2017 Q3. Inkjet shipments crossed 500,000 units for the first time ever in India with overall shipments touching …

Independent research firm study highlights total economic benefits of over $9 million from the implementation of Epicor ERP Epicor Software Corporation, a global provider of industry-specific enterprise softwareto promote business growth, today announced the availability of a new Total Economic Impact™ (TEI) study that examines the potential return on investment (ROI) companies can achieve with the Epicor enterprise resource planning …

India’s external storage market witnessed a growth of 8.6 percent year-on-year (YoY) (in vendor revenue) and stood at $ 70.0 million in Q2 2017 as per IDC’s latest Asia/Pacific Quarterly Enterprise Storage Systems Tracker, Q2 2017. Significant spending from banking and telecommunication verticals drove incremental growth in the external storage market. Banking, professional services, telecommunications, manufacturing and government continue to …

Increased digitization of corporate B2B payments affects regional trends Global digital payments volumes are predicted to increase by an average 10.9 percent through to 2020, reaching nearly 726 billion transactions, according to the World Payments Report 2017(WPR 2017). Released today by Capgemini, a global leader in consulting, technology and outsourcing, and BNP Paribas, a global banking player and recognized leader …

Coupled with anticipated risk to employee and customer safety and physical assets, unprepared distribution utilities must act now to improve cybersecurity capabilities According to a global survey by Accenture, almost two-thirds (63 percent) of utility executives believe their country faces at least a moderate risk of electricity supply interruption from a cyberattack on electric distribution grids in the next five …