Market Analysis
Muted response to HP split plans
The news that HP is planning to split is causing uncertainty in channels on which competitors can be expected to capitalise. Giorgio Nebuloni, Research Manager for Data Centres at IDC EMEA said: "HP's stated goal is to have an increased focus, faster decision making process, and ultimately different long-term strategies and investment roadmaps for the two business blocks.Smart wearable device revenues to hit over $53 billion in 2019
Smart wearable devices are forecast to be a big hit with shipments, including watches and glasses, expected to exceed 100 million by 2017.Ovum forecasts M2M market to reach $66bn by 2019
Telcos need to better flaunt their ability to transport, collect and aggregate large amounts of information to grasp a bigger share of the rising machine-to-machine (M2M) opportunity, according to Ovum.Server market starts refresh cycle
IDC estimates global server sales rose 2.5% Y/Y in Q2 to $12.6bn. That marks a turnaround from the 2.2% drop seen in Q1, and the 4.4% drop seen in Q4. ear or year, teh volume systems saw a 4.9% revenue growth.Consumer IoT adoption on the rise
Consumer adoption of network connected technology is on the rise, with 69% of US consumers planning to buy an in-home device in the next five years, according to the Accenture 2014 State of the Internet of Things Study.No slowdown for enterprise app activations
The quarterly survey of mobility security by Good Technology shows growth for Android, coming growth for Windows and further work needed on getting applications to work together. The total number of enterprise app activations continues to see double digit growth, increasing 20% qtr/qtr.Enterprise networking vendors slug it out for second
Three vendors are trying for the number two slot in enterprise networking and communications, says market research firm Infonetics Research. The enterprise networking and communication infrastructure market is highly fragmented, with well over 100 vendors vying for a piece of this $50bn market.SMBs drive European PC sales
Q2 PC shipments in Western Europe have been boosted by ongoing renewals in the SMB space following the end of Windows XP support, says IDC.European managed hosting set to double by 2018
Managed hosting in Europe is set to double over the next four years, reaching almost the same level as the hitherto larger co-location market.Software modernisation slower than expected
Levels of software modernisation are lower than expected in most industries, averaging 30%-36%, according to a study by Forrester commissioned by CA Technologies. The path to modern software-enabled business will take many twists and turns, it says, depending on a particular firm's starting point, environmental features and organisational capabilities and commitments.
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