IDC lowers IT spending forecasts

According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Black Book, worldwide IT spending will increase by 4.1% in constant currency this year, down from IDC’s previous forecast of 4.6% and also down from last year’s growth of 4.5%. According to the new report, IT spending has been volatile since the beginning of the year, with macroeconomic wild cards including the crisis in Ukraine and the slowdown in China adding to the general sense of uncertainty which continues to...

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Network storms are imminent: will operations teams be ready to address the risks?

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cPacket Networks cautions that data centres and modern applications delivery networks are increasingly at risk. At the same time, the tools currently available do not allow the operational teams to detect imminent issues and correct them before they disrupt critical business activities.

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Zayo acquires Geo Networks

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Strategic combination adds 2,100 route miles across UK, Ireland.

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IMServ improves data protection and lowers DR costs

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Silver Peak software enables IMServ to achieve high availability and improve its DR strategy using subscription pricing.

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Confusion around convergence is causing business leaders to launch ill-judged initiatives and miss crucial opportunities

A lack of understanding around the pervasive spread and convergence of IT, communications and other digital technologies is causing business leaders to launch ill-judged initiatives and miss crucial opportunities. This is according to chief research officer for Ovum IT, Tim Jennings, who in his keynote at Ovum’s Industry Congress (OIC) urged enterprises to change their mind-set and adopt a more flexible approach to business technology innovation, to adapt to the profound change occurring...

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Fujitsu appoints Michael Keegan as Head of UK & Ireland

Fujitsu has appointed Michael Keegan as Head of its £1.8bn business in the UK & Ireland. Keegan’s new role sees him take the reins from Duncan Tait, who was recently promoted to Head of EMEIA, Corporate Senior Vice President, Fujitsu Ltd.

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