According to research firm Gartner, Big Data is currently still a solution looking for a problem, despite it being forecast to drive $34 billion of IT spending in 2013 and create 4.4 million IT jobs by 2015. While businesses are keen to ...
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Only 18% of UK IT spending is devoted to innovation. Research from CA Technologies suggests that businesses in the UK must embrace new technologies in order to stay globally competitive. According to the study, the country with the ...
Retail banks will spend $118bn on IT equipment this year, reports Ovum – 3.4% up on 2012. The spending shows greater optimism in the banking community, says Ovum, and will be used to support mobile banking growth of 4% in Europe in ...
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Online growth is disrupting the traditional retail model. A study by Martec International and sponsored by JDA Software, found that retail technology priorities are gradually changing. The report questioned IT directors and senior IT ...
IT spending growth in the Asia-Pacific region is expected to slow as countries including China and India grapple with emerging economic issues as a result of the world economic crisis, according to research firm Forrester. Spending by ...
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The Senate Armed Services Committee plans to investigate what happened with a massive, failed U.S. Air Force ERP (enterprise resource planning) project, amid a rising tide of calls for action on Capitol Hill to reduce wasteful IT spending. ...
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U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday urged government officials to clamp down on bad IT contracts and limit duplication across projects, with an estimated one quarter of federal spending on IT wasted every year. The U.S. government will spend nearly ...
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Wipro's fourth-quarter IT services revenue grew 4.8% year on year, reflecting an overall recovery in offshoring to India. The Indian outsourcer said Friday revenue from IT services in the quarter was $1.58 billion, as its customers ...
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A new report from Gartner states that worldwide IT spending is set to total $3.7 trillion in 2013, marking a 4.2% increase over 2012. “Uncertainties surrounding prospects for an upturn in global economic growth are the major ...
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Revenue in the IT segment of the world's smart electricity delivery industry is likely to have grown by 23%, to $9.4 billion, in 2012, in support of smart grid deployments, according to a new study. Global revenue from software and IT ...
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Revenue in the IT segment of the world’s smart electricity delivery industry is likely to have grown by 23 percent, to US$9.4 billion, in 2012, in support of smart grid deployments, according to a new study. Global revenue from ...
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Tata Consultancy Services had strong revenue and profit growth in the fourth quarter, indicating that the offshoring market is recovering. The business momentum is expected to continue in 2013, as customers invest in more efficient ...
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Enterprises that buy new mobile devices and invest in security and storage management tools will give IT spending a boost this year. Worldwide IT spending for 2013 is expected to hit $3.7 trillion, a 4.2% increase from 2012's $3.6 ...
Businesses purchasing new devices and investing in security and storage management tools should boost overall IT spending during 2013, according to a new report from Gartner. Worldwide IT spending for 2013 is expected to hit $3.7 ...
IDG News Service - As the economy improves and at least some of the concerns about the so-called U.S. "fiscal cliff" are resolved, desire for new mobile, analytics and storage technology will drive IT spending this year, according to market ...
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