IT investment rate slows as businesses put on the spending brakes
“Aside from exchange rate volatility, IT spending has been relatively stable for the past five years.”
“Aside from exchange rate volatility, IT spending has been relatively stable for the past five years.”
“By 2018, most software vendors will have fully shifted to a SaaS/PaaS code base."
“Year 2016 is expected to remain difficult for the industry..."
“We're witnessing a real market transition as end users shift their demand towards detachables..."
“We are at the threshold of significant disruption in the data centre space."
IDC expects the current weakness witnessed in the desktop market will be negated by the growth of entry level notebooks and Chromebooks.
“Cloud IT infrastructure growth continues to outpace the growth of the overall IT infrastructure market."
Contrary to its 2014 performance, the first quarter of 2015 was rather tepid for the New Zealand PC market.
“Microsoft and PC vendors still need to convince users of the advantages of the new OS and new PCs, which will take some time."
"New Zealand organisations are committed to shifting their IT needs off premises and into the cloud."
“To understand where we’re going, we have to understand where we came from.”
“The challenge made by Apple for the top spot in the fourth quarter returned to a clear lead for Samsung in the first quarter."
"The pace of adoption of cloud-based platforms will not abate for quite some time."
While traditional IT spend is on the decline, manufacturers must update their cloud roadmaps to ensure their investments benefit the business.
“As more vendors find it increasingly difficult to compete, we can expect additional consolidation in the PC market.”