... The culmination of the infrastructure build-out after the 2011 tsunami with the weakness of the yen contributed to Japan being the only region to experience an absolute year-over-year decline in vendor revenue. Although pricing per terabyte continues to decline as expected, the average selling price ( ...
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... enhancements such as an optical image stabilization, sophisticated video editing tools or a higher resolution front camera offered a better user experience. The consumer’s interest in shooting videos or “selfies” will continue in 2015 and beyond, and we expect that vendors will continue to invest in ...
... realize that the technology is still nascent. Even the more established software-defined areas like networking and storage are still gelling and are experiencing early stage adoption levels. Implementing in phases is recommended, once it's been established that the solutions in the market deliver enough functionality ...
... increasingly available virtual reality content (such as games, stories and other entertainment) will enable consumer PC buyers to upgrade in order to experience immersive offerings.
Smartphone Growth to Continue Slowing Down in 2016
Total mobile phone shipments are on pace to decline 1.6 percent in 2016 ...
... recommends wearable providers partner with companies that design, brand, market and distribute watches and fashion accessories because they have experience setting style trends, marketing lifestyle devices and have established retail channels.
Smartwatches still for early tech adopters
According to ...
... only region to exhibit positive growth in both shipments and revenue in the fourth quarter of 2016. All other regions declined, with Latin America experiencing the largest decline in shipments (12.2 percent, while the Middle East and Africa declined 14.7 percent in terms of revenue.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise ...
... will grow in adoption throughout the forecast period, yet it is difficult to see any revolutionary impact in early iterations.
"Today, the user experience with new technologies such as AI and VPAs is too often below the standard found in the rest of the device, and the cost to raise the standard quickly ...
... database platforms with the self-service and scalability of the public cloud. They recently started to appear in vendors’ portfolios and provide a cloud experience in an on-premises data center. Gartner analysts said private cloud dbPaaS can play the role of a transition technology as organizations develop their ...
... successfully finance leaders must embrace a new mindset. Unless finance departments take a more agile approach when implementing RPA, they are likely to experience failures at each phase of implementation and won’t realize the full potential of the technology.”
RPA promises to speed up and automate routine ...