by Kathy Gibson | Mar 6, 2026 | Trends and Analysis
Global spending on public cloud services is forecast to surpass $1 trillion in 2026 – growing over 21% – and is expected to double by 2029, according to the latest update of International Data Corporation’s (IDC) Worldwide Software and Public Cloud...
by Kathy Gibson | Mar 6, 2026 | Trends and Analysis
Forty-five percent of managers say that the use of AI has improved the work of their teams as much as they expected, according to a survey by Gartner. “CHROs are under pressure to ensure effective workforce usage of AI tools, but they have overrelied on empowering...
by Kathy Gibson | Mar 6, 2026 | Trends and Analysis
Global security spending is projected to reach $308-billion in 2026 and $430-billion by 2029, according to the latest forecast from the International Data Corporation’s (IDC) Worldwide Security Spending Guide. The global security market is forecast to grow 11,8% in...
by Kathy Gibson | Mar 6, 2026 | Trends and Analysis
Global spending on information and communications technology (ICT) is forecast to reach $4-trillion in 2026 and surpass $6-trillion by 2029, according to the latest update of the International Data Corporation’s (IDC) Worldwide ICT Spending Guide Enterprise and SMB by...
by Kathy Gibson | Mar 6, 2026 | Trends and Analysis
The Sophos X-Ops Counter Threat Unit (CTU) has issued a cyber advisory warning of increased cybersecurity risks as the US-Israel-Iran conflict continues and escalates. Historically, periods of direct military escalation in the Middle East have correlated with...
by Kathy Gibson | Feb 20, 2026 | Trends and Analysis
A massive 91% of leaders wouldn’t replace their teams with AI, even if the technology made it possible to do so. This is according to the newly published 2026 State of AI at Work report from Udacity (part of Accenture), which analyses how the AI economy is impacting...