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Hyperconverged systems revenues to pass $800m in 2015

IDC says market awareness reached new heights due to a flurry of product announcements, new market entrants, and venture capital funding.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Mon, 4th May 2015

Lenovo

Tablet sales continue to decline, but it's not all bad news

As tablet sales drop, IDC finds silver lining in cellular models and resilient 2-in-1 devices amid dynamic tech market shifts.

By Heather Wright • 4 min read • Fri, 1st May 2015

Market

Samsung knocks Apple out of top spot

Samsung has reaffirmed itself as the global lead for smartphone shipments in the first quarter of 2015, says IDC.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 30th Apr 2015

Hyperscale

The IoT explosion to drive tech investments

Installed service provider datacenter capacity consumed by IoT workloads will increase nearly 750% between 2014 and 2019, says IDC.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Tue, 28th Apr 2015

Open source

Retailers need to use technology to foster loyalty

Traditional loyalty cards are increasingly being replaced by more sophisticated digital alternatives that can deliver greater insight for the retailer.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Wed, 22nd Apr 2015

DataCentre infrastructure

IDC: cloud IT infrastructure market reaches $8 billion

Worldwide cloud IT infrastructure market grew by 14.4% in the Q414 as service providers continue to expand their datacenters.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Mon, 20th Apr 2015

Unified Communications

VoIP and employee productivity

A strong unified communications system using VoIP can be used to make employees more productive by aiding mobility and more.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Thu, 16th Apr 2015

Network Infrastructure

Going down: NZ PC shipments slump in Q1

PC shipments in New Zealand slumped in Q1, with exchange rates one of the key factors – and the months ahead aren't looking much better.

By Heather Wright • 4 min read • Mon, 13th Apr 2015

Integrated infrastructure market surges into billion dollar territory

The integrated infrastructure and platform market 'surged' past the US$1 billion mark in 2014 and continues to rapidly expand.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 10th Apr 2015

Internet of Things

ANZ in top 3 for most mature IoT market

The Internet of Things market is headed for strong growth, with the number of connected units set to increase from 3.1 billion to 8.6 billion by 2020.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 10th Apr 2015

IT Budget

The big guns: $895b spent on tech

The world's largest companies spent $895b on technology in 2014, with 9 out of 10 increasing IT spending from the previous year, says IDC.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Wed, 8th Apr 2015

Health Technologies

IDC predicts aggressive adoption of smart building technology

Smart building technology is expected to grow from $6.3 billion in 2014 to $17.4 billion in 2019 with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 22.6%.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Tue, 7th Apr 2015

Wearables

Apple Watch to propel growth in wearables market, says IDC

The wearables market continues to grow at a rapid rate in 2015, driven by new vendors, end-user awareness and new devices such as the Apple Watch.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Tue, 31st Mar 2015

Oracle leading as vendor revenue grows in integrated systems market

IDC:The industry saw competitive dynamics shift with major vendors forming new partnerships. This is sure to set a new competitive landscape for 2015.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Mon, 30th Mar 2015

Notebook

IDC: Smartphones to dominate connected device future

By 2019, smartphones set to claim a dominant 77.7% market share in the realm of smart connected devices, leaving PCs and tablets trailing, reveals IDC.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Mon, 23rd Mar 2015

Analyst report

EXCLUSIVE: We examine how IDC operates in NZ

IDC's reports regularly pop up in tech news stories, but have you ever wondered how those reports are collated – or how IDC operates as a business?.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 18th Mar 2015

Firewalls

Double-digit shipment growth for booming security appliance market

Bolstered by the increasing propensity for malicious attacks, the security appliance market has experienced double-digit shipment growth and 8.6% reve.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Wed, 18th Mar 2015