GlobalData Technology
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9 Jan
Hybrid cloud solution is no pie in the sky
A growing global emphasis on the benefits of cloud technology is stimulating the demand for investing in a hybrid cloud computing environment.
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9 Jan
The changing face of mobile payments
Digital payments are witnessing a shift away from the traditional point of sale (POS) to mobile POS (mPOS) systems by changing the way electronic transactions are made, processed and accepted.
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8 Jan
IoT investment in the insurance sector on the rise
With most industries embracing digital transformation in an effort to improve their bottom line and deliver benefits for the consumer, the insurance sector is no different as it is looking to invest in new technologies to not be left behind.
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8 Jan
How IoT may hold the key to India’s utility sector
India’s growing demand for electricity and the need for efficient energy transmission and distribution is driving the adoption of the Internet of Things (IoT) in the utility sector.
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8 Jan
Adoption of CPaaS in Asia Pacific expected to pick up pace in 2019
Communications Platform-as-a-Service (CPaaS) is a cloud-based platform that enables the integration of real-time communications into business applications through application programming interfaces (APIs).
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2 Jan
Beyond delivery drones: The incoming retail drone revolution
We regularly hear how delivery drones are on the verge of redefining retail, taking into a new more agile era as they transform last-mile service.
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2 Jan
Smart rings will be the wearable of choice in 2019
Wearable technology has seen wrist-worn devices surge in popularity, but as the internet of things (IoT) ecosystem expands, smart rings will be the wearable type with the most growth in 2019.
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2 Jan
First live 5G launch, ever. Again.
At this time of year, the tech industry is full of New Year predictions, but second-guessing 2019 has never been easier.
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24 Dec
The IT Christmas wishlist: What IT managers are hoping for in 2019
Ahead of the new working year, what’s on the IT Christmas wishlist for IT teams and managers?
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23 Dec
Future of big data: Words not pie charts will drive growth in 2019
Last year saw a significant shift within the big data and analytics marketplace.
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23 Dec
Facebook users stay amid privacy scandals, but it’s time for the company to clean up its act
It’s been a remarkably bad year for Facebook.
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23 Dec
Symantec shareholder lawsuit details are both salacious and troubling
In 2016, when cybersecurity industry giant Symantec purchased rival Blue Coat for $4.65 billion, Symantec’s board of directors made the unusual decision to install Blue Coat’s CEO, Greg Clark, as chief executive of the combined company.
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23 Dec
The Huawei bans aren’t about security — and they’re endangering the future internet
This has been a contentious year for Chinese telecommunications vendor Huawei, which has endured both outright bans in some countries, as well as a number of major carriers bowing to government pressure by excluding Huawei from their 5G plans.
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19 Dec
Android relegated to low-tier in prepaid market as iPhones dominate premium
The premium category of smartphones, costing upwards of USD$600, is growing rapidly in the US pay-as-you go prepaid market, thanks to an influx of expensive iPhones.
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18 Dec
Amazon, Microsoft and Google: Fighting for your data center in 2019
Hybrid cloud environments have rapidly evolved to support a range of IT and application requirements, and in 2019 a growing number of businesses and other organisations will make use of them.
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18 Dec
5G rollout: Operators need to get faster, more creative — and more dirty
Why are mobile network operators in England and Switzerland crawling into the sewer?
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14 Dec
The last stand for net neutrality?
The battle cry to “save the Internet” has emerged as activist groups protest the FCC’s “Order to Restore Internet Freedom,” which went into effect in June 2018, eliminating most net neutrality regulations.
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13 Dec
Amazon re:Invent 2018 points to a future of platforms, not products
At its annual re:Invent 2018 conference, Amazon Web Services rolled out a blinding number of micro-specialised solutions, marking a fundamental shift away from monolithic, best of breed applications in favour of best of need capabilities.
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11 Dec
Huawei CFO arrest: competitors set to take advantage
Huawei Technologies, the world’s largest provider of telecom infrastructure and second largest handset manufacturer behind Samsung, faces the biggest challenge of its 30-year history with the detention of its CFO, Meng Wanzhou, by Canadian authorities in December.
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3 Dec
Can a Netflix-style service for live sports exist?
Live sports are an essential part of any Pay-TV package, and are one of the key reasons why many haven’t yet cut the cord and gone exclusively OTT.
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29 Nov
Google enterprise cloud play is incomplete as CEO steps down
Diane Greene led the Google Cloud enterprise charge, helping the provider make up lost ground with an ambitious agenda that included major customer acquisitions, investments in AI, and new strategic partnerships. But for all of Google’s forward momentum, the provider still hasn’t close the gap with IaaS leaders Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure.
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22 Nov
Deutsche Telekom in trouble over net neutrality, again
It ain’t over ‘til it’s over, and in the case of European net neutrality regulation, it appears carriers and regulators will be at legislative odds for several years to come.
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19 Nov
The blockchain revolution is on hold for now
If blockchain is such a good idea, why hasn’t the enterprise IT industry already put it to work at scale?
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19 Nov
In an era of expensive phones, US carrier Sprint is slashing device prices
Flagship smartphones are getting increasingly expensive in the United States and across the world.
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8 Nov
Millennials are in the workplace and culture matters now more then ever
Creating and maintaining an effective culture takes hard work and attention, so why then does senior management spend so little time managing it and improving it?
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7 Nov
Economic value of Wi-Fi almost $2 trillion – why does it matter
A new study pegs the global economic value of Wi-Fi at nearly $2 trillion, on par with tech giants Apple and Amazon.
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5 Nov
Post Red Hat buy IBM faces the daunting challenge of merging two vastly different companies
While the IBM buy of open-source software company Red Hat was historic in many ways, especially the $34bn price tag, little is known how IBM’s executives are planing to carry out this mega-merger with a company whose culture and technology differs vastly from its own.
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2 Nov
Facebook challenged to move beyond news feed to spur advertising revenue
Facebook is experiencing falling advertising revenue from its stalwart product—News Feed.
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1 Nov
Need a ride? Call a self-driving taxi
Self-driving taxi’s will be here before you know it; are you ready to hail an autonomous cab?
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1 Nov
Will Tim Berners-Lee’s play to decentralise the web work?
Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee is tackling digital privacy concerns with a new toolkit that allows developers to build decentralised applications that shift data storage and access control back to the user.