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Massive pandemic induced online shift drives strong cloud revenues for IT providers
Vendor revenue from sales of IT infrastructure products (server, enterprise storage, and Ethernet switch) for cloud environments, including public and private cloud, increased 9.4 percent year over year in the third quarter of 2020 (3Q20). The figures are contained in the latest International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Cloud IT Infrastructure

COVID drives APAC digitisation but skills and leadership hold back Australia: IDC Study
The impacts of COVID-19 have accelerated the digitisation of 69 per cent of APAC organisations, according to a survey of IT decision makers, with the results suggesting Australia is now the fourth most digitally mature country in the region. At the beginning of the year a Cisco commissioned IDC to

Digital transformation spend to exceed $375B in APAC this year: IDC
APAC organisations will spend over $US375 billion on digital transformation this year with a five year CAGR of 17.4 per cent to 2022, according to new research from International Data Corporation (IDC). China is driving most of the region’s spend with heavy investment in manufacturing, according to the report IDC

Australia falling behind on AI: Microsoft
More than half of Australian organisations have started to adopt artificial intelligence, but strategies and capabilities remain immature and Australia is beginning to lag its regional neighbours, according to new research from Microsoft. Along with IDC Asia/Pacific, Microsoft interviewed with more than 1,600 business leaders and 1,500 workers across Asia

JAPAC will be the fastest growing data region: IDC
The growth in mobile internet users with a voracious appetite for online entertainment is accelerating the amount of data produced across Asia Pacific region. According to IDC, Asia Pacific and Japan is one of the fastest growing data regions, and by 2025 it will be the third largest datasphere globally.

Telcos wary of damaging consumer trust with data monetisation strategies: IDC
Like Google and Facebook, telcos have access to data which could be used to paint a near complete picture of our lives. However the industry has approached data monetisation with much more caution than its technology counterparts. The regulatory grey area surrounding data ownership and competitive forces are a major

COVER STORY: Industrial Giants Still Struggling to Find New Digital Business Models
Advertising giants like Google and Facebook dominated the first two decades of the digital revolution though they are now being challenged by global ecommerce companies like Amazon and Alibaba. But will their economic impact be eclipsed by what comes next – the industrial internet? Four years ago we first reported

Digital Transformation will add $45 billion to Australia’s GDP by 2021: Microsoft
Digital transformation will add an estimated $45 billion to Australia’s GDP by 2021. That figure will continue to grow at 0.5 per cent annually, according to new report from Microsoft and IDC. The report, Unlocking the economic impact of Digital Transformation in Australia examines the economic impact of revenue from

Digital Transformation is permanently reshaping Australian companies, Says IDC
Australian businesses are putting more money and resources into digital transformation initiatives as their strategies become more developed. According to an IDC survey of 100 Australian businesses, digital transformation is core to the business strategy of 71 per cent of Australian organisations. Of those, 4 per cent say they are

IDC launches digital transformation scorecard in APAC
IDC has launched a digital transformation performance scorecard in Asia Pacific, which outlines key performance indicators to effectively measure the digital transformation performance of organisations. Digital transformation (DX) is no longer a theoretical topic but being executed within many organisations in APAC. IDC’s 2017 C-Suite Barometer for Asia/Pacific reveals that