IT Spending stories - Page 9

Global IT spending to slow notably in 2016, growing only 2% amid economic instability in emerging markets and smartphone market saturation, reports IDC.

Nearly all enterprises plan to increase or maintain their annual spending on cloud computing in 2016, according to a study.

IDC is warning that the need is greater than ever for a detailed approach to targeting IT spend growth and opportunity. So where's the opportunity?.

Gartner says worldwide IT spend fizzled in 2015, which saw the largest dollar drop since the company started tracking IT spending.

BI, analytics and cloud top the list of priorities for IT spending for local CIOs, while digital transformation is foremost in many CIOs minds.

As purses loosen, a new survey of Australian and New Zealand CIOs highlights areas of investment for 2016, with BI and analytics leading the way.

Total IT spending in NZ to surpass $11.7 billion in 2016, as Gartner talks up the 'algorithm economy' and urges new security spend focus.

Higher education IT spending in the Asia Pacific region is expected to significantly increase by 2019, thanks to digital transformation initiatives.

Fujitsu has signed an $80 million managed infrastructure services contract with financial services company Link Group.

Gartner is predicting global IT spend across all verticals to decline this year, but there are still growth technologies within each vertical.

The pressure on IT teams is growing and the cracks are beginning to show, with a significant number of IT teams wasting more than $100,000 every year.

Worldwide enterprise application spending is expected to rise, driven by modernisation, functional expansion and digital transformation projects.

Gartner is predicting increased IT spend in Australia this year with IT services and software key areas for resellers to capitalise on.

New Zealand IT spending is predicted to decline marginally to $11.4 billion in 2015, with decreases in devices and communications services hitting.

CompTIA has launched a group dedicated to technology resellers, solution providers, distributors, vendors and channel associates based in ANZ.

IT investments by Australian utilities companies remain focused on delivering cost savings and efficiency gains, but change is in the wind.

Australian IT investment defies global slide, with a forecasted 4.2% rise reaching AU$78.7bn amid a worldwide decline.

New Zealand spend on IT products is expected to increase this year, bucking a worldwide trend which sees IT spending shrinking.

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.

Axios Systems says in 2015 the CIO can be the number one executive to drive business innovation, but they will need to be aware of the challenges they.