With consumers, governments and investors all pushing for decarbonization, companies are racing to act or accelerating their journey towards net-zero. Achieving net-zero requires companies to identify opportunities to create value through cost reduction or growth, in addition to risk protection.

According to ABI Research, the global edge Artificial Intelligence (AI) Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and turnkey service market will grow to reach $7.2 billion in 2025. This is 25% of the global edge AI market, which is estimated to be US$28 billion by 2025, comprising of edge AI chipsets, SaaS, and turnkey services, as well as professional services.

As government agency leaders and healthcare administrators execute their transformation initiatives to be more responsive to citizens and patients, IT staffs will be tasked with leveraging virtualization capabilities to integrate resources across heterogenous infrastructures.

If analysts' assessments of the past year are correct, the events of the past year have accelerated business transformation initiatives with most organizations focusing enterprise technology investments on two interrelated trends: cloud adoption and customer centricity. The lessons learned through the COVID 19 have prompted 80% of enterprises to embrace cloud-centric infrastructures and applications at twice the pace set prior to the pandemic.

The need for secure email has never been stronger as the complexity and volume of threats have increased significantly. Frost & Sullivan’s recent analysis finds that the global email security market is estimated to reach $5.27 billion by 2025 from $3.14 billion in 2020, expanding at a CAGR of 10.9%, with North America expected to remain the largest contributor.

Gartner, Inc. predicts that by 2025, 70% of organizations will shift their focus from big to small and wide data, providing more context for analytics and making artificial intelligence (AI) less data hungry. Disruptions such as the COVID-19 pandemic is causing historical data that reflects past conditions to quickly become obsolete, which is breaking many production AI and machine learning (ML) models.

COVID has of course caused so many of us to spend more time indoors – we have been forced to work and entertain ourselves at home far beyond what we are used to. This triggered a surge in TV sales and accelerated a spiralling demand for subscriptions services. Similarly, consumers have also invested in a variety of other home improvements.

According to analysts at IDC, cloud in all its permutations is having a major impact on the disposition of core enterprise applications. By the end of 2021, based on lessons learned in the pandemic, most enterprises will accelerate their shift to cloud-centric digital infrastructure and application services.

Change management has never been easy and will not get any easier as organizations embrace complex heterogeneous infrastructures that mix legacy and next-generation enterprise platforms. This was the central conclusion of a moderated CIO.com virtual roundtable co-hosted with Chuck Tsocanos of IBM.

The wave of protests against systemic racism in 2020 prompted leadership teams across the country to increase engagement with businesses owned by Black people, women and other underrepresented groups. A growing number of executives are confirming that not only is diversifying their supplier base a good move for society, but also improves business performance.

72% of data and analytics (D&A) leaders with digital initiatives are either leading or heavily involved in their organization’s digital transformation initiatives, according to Gartner, Inc.’s sixth annual Chief Data Officer (CDO) survey*. D&A strategy has a primary role in digital business strategy, affecting everything the organization does.

When an unprecedented number of CC workers had to switch to a work-from-home (WFH) model—often using ad-hoc, remote workspaces—call volumes and customer requests surged. The employees working remotely have to manage with less-than-secure legacy systems, limited customer support tools, and a widespread organizational support system.

As the complexity of enterprise infrastructures rise in response to accelerated technology modernization and business transformation, organizations across industries are exploring the role that AI will play in optimizing IT operations while introducing innovative business operations.

As the chief owners of the digital infrastructure that underpins all aspects of modern enterprises, IT leaders will play pivotal roles in the road to recovery, “seeking the next normal” while still performing their traditional roles. In a time of turbulence and uncertainty, CIOs and senior IT leaders must discern how IT will enable the future growth and success of their enterprise while ensuring its resilience.

VITEC, a worldwide leader in IP video streaming and video encoding for business, industrial and public-sector applications, today announced that Eric Deniau has joined the company as Chief Technology Officer (CTO). IP video streaming continues to grow across all markets as more and more enterprises harness the power of their networks.

As organizations prepare to welcome employees, customers and visitors back to travel, events, and workplaces they must strategize to not just reopen safely but return to capacity utilization that will provide an economic boost. Digital health credentials are expected to be pivotal in sustaining reopening and building trust.

According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, China’s rapid adoption of 5G technology is powering demand for 5G smartphones. Apple and the domestic trio of OPPO, Vivo and Xiaomi benefitted most as the demand exploded. OPPO, Vivo and Xiaomi closed on Apple capturing 16%, 14% and 12% global market share in the quarter respectively.

Enterprise technology leaders in North America are ramping up investments in enterprise network infrastructure to support growing end-user demand for video applications, including IPTV content. There are among the conclusions of the “BTR-100 Executive Survey on Video Traffic and Applications on Enterprise Networks” commissioned by VITEC.

The financial services sector is among the most mature users of enterprise systems in the economy. Established institutions often preside over generations of computing platforms that have evolved over the years to accommodate on-premises data centers, private-cloud and public-cloud infrastructures, according to executives at KPMG.

New technological developments, the rise of new competitive disruptors and changing customer expectations have elevated the importance of accelerating the pace with which institutions bring new value-added services to market. A growing number of executives are taking a hard look at how fintech services, ISVs and SaaS resources can support this “need-for-speed” in a risk-adjusted manner.