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• Telcos could lose up to half their customers in 2015: Ovum

  Quality of mobile broadband the main reason, with iPhone users much more likely to churn, according to Ovum’s latest global survey.

• More Than a quarter of government CIOs expect budget cuts this year: Gartner

  Annual CIO survey also finds at least a third of IT expenditures are now being made by business units outside the authority of the IT organisation.
  

• CIOs unprepared for the ‘digital dragon’

  CIOs overwhelmed by the prospect of building digital leadership while renovating core IT infrastructure and capability for the digital future, reports Gartner.

• CIO-plus: Air New Zealand CIO Julia Raue’s top tips for developing mobile apps

  Phablets, mobile apps and preparing for the digital world – a roundup of news, reviews and trends for business technology leaders.
  

• Mobile operators to face global revenue decline for first time: Ovum

  As growth slows and average revenue per user (ARPU) continues to decline over the next five years, mobile operators will need to prioritise innovation in services, tariffs, business models, network operations, and partnerships as revenue-generating strategies, according to Ovum.

• IT spending to hit $US3.8 trillion next year: Gartner

  Worldwide IT spending will peak at $US3.8 trillion in 2014, marking the beginning of the Digital Industrial Economy era, according to Gartner.

• Most collaboration apps will be equally available across multiple devices by 2016: Gartner

  Analyst firm notes challenges can arise from piecemeal, poorly-architected implementations.
  

• The department of transformers

  The game has changed and IT has a pivotal role to play in enabling business transformation.

• Cloud services market to reach $US131bn: Gartner

  Research firm, Gartner, forecasts the public Cloud services market to reach $US131 billion this year, an 18.5 per cent year-on-year (YoY) growth from 2012’s $US111bn.

• Enterprise Cloud growth rate to decrease: Analysys Mason

  The worldwide enterprise Cloud-based services market will grow from $US18.3 billion in 2012 to $US21.9bn in 2017 according to research company, Analysys Mason.

• Gartner sees shift to hybrid cloud unified communications

  Australian businesses are moving towards a hybrid cloud approach to their unified communications services, according to Gartner analyst Geoff Johnson.

• IDC unveils NZ predictions for 2010

  IDC launched its predictions for 2010 last week, featuring consolidated buying in government and a restructure of the ultra-fast broadband plan that, in part, appears to support statements made last week by controversial analyst Paul Budde.
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• Gartner closes consulting business in Australia, Hong Kong

  Consulting firm Gartner this week decided to end its consulting operations in Australia and Hong Kong. The decision to end its operations and lay off 18 people has surprised other industry players, which say the move resulted from misguided strategy.

• The BI analyst: why you really do need one

  To get the most from your data and your investment in technology, and to really make your business hum, a business intelligence analyst should be your next hire. Computerworld tells you what to look for.