International Data Corporation (IDC) has completed an in-depth market sizing of the EMEA Big Data infrastructure market focusing on servers, storage, and cloud resources used for Big Data–related activities. These include value creation from merging different data sources, various analytics, log files, and metadata that help identify patterns and generate predictions. LONDON, January 13, 2016 — IDC forecasts that Big Data–related server shipments will increase from 6% of all servers shipped in EMEA in 2015 to 16% by 2019, and server values from $1 billion in 2015 to $2.7 billion…

Expect the number of devices you own to multiply! We are in an era where technological advances are happening at an exponential rate. According to Cisco’s Visual Networking Index Forecast, in just four years you can expect to see the number of mobile devices skyrocket, non-PC devices to reign supreme, and online video to do a complete takeover of television. Head’s up—maybe it’s time to start carving out some space for those extra devices in your 2019 home-of-the-future. Billions and Billions of Devices!  Jumping from a “meager” 14.2 billion devices…

In today’s technology-centric world, IT departments must evolve from business partners to catalysts for change. They must advise and provide innovative technological solutions for employees and customers – and disrupt how business is done. Technology is the driving force of almost every company in the digital economy. Case in point: in PwC’s most recent CEO Survey, business leaders said they were aware of the increasing need to put technology at the heart of their business. But the rapid pace of technological change remains challenging for many CEOs and C-suite teams.…

Giant ‘Databerg’ of trivial and obsolete data estimated to cost European businesses $891bn annually by 2020 Veritas Technologies LLC, one of the global leaders in backup and recovery solutions, recently announced the results of its Databerg Report 2015, which looked at how organisations from 14 EMEA countries across the public and private sector manage their data. Major issues highlighted by the survey include employees treating corporate IT systems as their own personal infrastructure, and management’s over-reliance on cloud storage systems – concerns that will not only be subject to regulatory…