Gartner analysts say security must evolve as organizations move away from virtualized servers in the data center towards private cloud computing environments. – Security principles will remain fundamentally the same
across virtualized data centers and private cloud environments, but how
security services are provisioned and delivered will have to change, said
Gartner analysts on Nov. 8.
Most organizations will first virtualize servers in the
data cente…
Analysts at Gartner predict the security software market will surpass $16.5 billion this year, with much of the growth for enterprises being driven by endpoint security and identity management. – Gartner analysts are predicting the worldwide security software market will reach more than $16.5 billion in revenues in 2010.
If true, the prediction will represent an 11.3 percent increase from
the $14.8 billion in revenues the security industry saw in 2009,
the firm said. It also represents …
Gartner analysts are joining the parade of other firms and tech vendors who say that a slowing economic recovery could impact the IT industry in the second half of 2010. – Worldwide IT spending will continue to grow through the end of the
year, but not at the pace initially expected, according to analysts at
market research firm Gartner.
Overall, IT spending will hit more than $2.4 trillion
in 2010, up from the $2.3 trillion in 2009, when the global recession
was…
Gartner analysts trimmed their worldwide IT spending forecast for 2010, saying they now expect spending increases to reach 3.9 percent, not the 5.3 percent predicted earlier this year. The European debt crisis is the primary culprit. – The economic woes in Europe will have a negative impact on worldwide
IT spending for the rest of the year, according to research firm
Gartner.
Gartner analysts in a report July 1 said they expect
global IT spending in 2010 to hit $3.35 trillion. That would be an
increase of 3.9 percent over the…
Gartner is predicting that revenues in the semiconductor industry will grow 27.1 percent in 2010, an increase over earlier projections of 19.9 percent. Fueling the growth is demand for desktops and notebooks, smartphones, and other consumer devices, according to Gartner. – Market research company Gartner is upping its revenue projections for the
semiconductor industry based on strong demand for PCs, mobile phones and other
consumer devices.
In a report June 3, Gartner analysts said worldwide
semiconductor revenue for 2010 should reach $290 billion, approximately a…
Apple stands ready to challenge Google in the cloud computing wars with the new iPad, Gartner analysts say. The iPad is geared to provide the most compelling mobile Internet experience users have seen to date, but Google later in 2010 is expected to bring its own vision for mobile Web consumption in the form of netbooks based on its Chrome Operating System.
– Apple’s iPad is positioned to challenge Google’s plans for cloud
computing if the tablet PC catches on, analysts believe.
The iPad aims to provide the most compelling Internet experience
users have seen to date, with Apple CEO
Steve Jobs proclaiming that holding the tablet is like quot;holding…
Gartner analysts are upping their projections for IT spending in 2010, calling for an increase of 4.6 percent based on the growing confidence in businesses in the economic recovery. The increase will return IT spending to 2008 levels, a year ahead of what Gartner originally projected. All areas of the industry, including computing hardware, software and IT services, will see an increase in spending.
– IT spending worldwide will see a jump of 4.6 percent in 2010, according to research firm Gartner.
However, while the 4.6 percent figure spending should reach $3.4
trillion for the year is relatively modest, its a significant gain
after recession-riddled 2009, when spending declined 4.6 percent,
…
Through at least 2012, enterprises will invest more money in private cloud environments, as the public clouds, such as those offered by Amazon and Google, mature, according to Gartner. Eventually those private clouds will leave to greater use of public clouds, and then the creation of hybrid environments. Gartner outlines a number of steps businesses can take now and over the next year to better take advantage of cloud computing.
– Enterprises are going to invest more in private cloud
infrastructures over the next couple of years while public cloud
offerings mature, according to Gartner analysts.
During that time from now until about 2012 businesses need to lay
out a plan for their migration to cloud computing so they are …
Server sales and revenues both declined in the third quarter when compared with last year, but jumped over the second quarter this year, a good sign that the market is stabilizing, according to Gartner. IBM continued to lead the market in revenue, while HP sold the most systems, thanks to its ProLiant line. Suns numbers showed that it is still being hobbled by the delay in its acquisition by Oracle.
– Server revenue and shipments in the third quarter showed steep
declines over the same period in 2008, but it was the growth over the
second quarter that caught the attention of Gartner analysts.
According to Gartner numbers released Nov. 30, server revenues in
the third quarter were $10.7 billio…
Gartner analysts say that the data center problems that have been plaguing businesses for years including power, cooling and spaces costs will only get worse in 2010, and that data center managers need to proactively deal with the issues. Gartner urged businesses to monitor and measure power use, get rid of old or underutilized servers and consolidate data centers.
– The problems of power, cooling and space costs that have dogged data
center administrators over the past few years will only get worse in
2010, according to analyst firm Gartner.
Given that, the onus will be put on the data center managers to
figure out how to soften the blow on their companies,…
Facebook, MySpace and Twitter have all been banned by the Marine Corps for one year, and the Pentagon is reviewing social network site use. Altimeter Group’s Charlene Li and Gartner analysts wonder why governance of these Web services is not being practiced in lieu of a blackout. They believe such sites can be used to keep soldiers connected with their families and promote peace in the communities in which the soldiers serve.
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The dominoes are falling on government use of social
networks, but industry analysts are exasperated by the U.S. military’s
inconsistent policies for using sites such as Facebook, Twitter and MySpace.
The U.S. Marine Corps issued an order Aug. 3 banning the use of Facebook, MySpace…
As businesses continue to cut back on IT infrastructure spending on such items as PCs, telecommunications and networking devices they are looking to roll those savings into software that can help them drive innovation and give them a competitive edge, according to Gartner analysts. The greatest opportunities for software vendors lie in emerging markets, such as Asia/Pacific and Latin America, Gartner says.
– Decreased spending by businesses on IT infrastructure could be an
opportunity for software vendors, according to analyst firm Gartner.
In a report released July 28, Gartner analysts said they expect businesses
worldwide to increase their software spending in 2010, particularly in Latin
America a…
In a recent survey, research firm Gartner found that larger enterprises in emerging markets like Brazil, Russia, China and India were more likely to increasing investments in IT hardware including storage, servers, PCs and printing devices than their counterparts in mature markets. They also are increasing investments in such as areas as virtualization, green IT and to a lesser extent cloud computing.
– Emerging markets hold a lot of promise for IT hardware vendors, according to research firm Gartner.
In a report issued July 22, Gartner analysts said that in 2009, IT hardware spending growth rates in emerging markets will be larger than those in more mature markets.
In addition, spending in emerg…
