Analysis

Western European shipments of hardcopy peripherals declined 4.3% year over year to 4.1 million units in 1Q23, according to research by International Data corporation (IDC). There was improvement in product availability, enabling back-order fulfilment, but in some cases strong sales to distributors in 4Q22 led to a slowdown in shipments …

Eight out of ten (81%) people participating in a recent study of consumers in the UK said how a manufacturer protects against cyber-attacks and privacy invasions is important when purchasing a smart home, fitness or medical device. Commissioned by UL Solutions, the study of consumer internet of things (IoT) buying …

The Big Tech titans are reporting earnings this week and the sector remains “surprisingly robust” for three key reasons, affirms the CEO of one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory, asset management and fintech organisations. The analysis from deVere Group’s Nigel Green comes as Microsoft and Alphabet (parent company …

A third (32%) of manufacturers agree that data is one of their most valuable assets, comparable to their people, physical assets and intellectual property, and 28% see data and data analytics as key drivers of their organisation’s product or service value chain. But, with nearly one in five (22%) confessing …

Alex Walsh, channel and alliances director UK & Ireland at Veeam looks at how the channel can facilitate security and resilience. As cybercrime accelerates and ransomware continues to pose a significant threat, businesses are feeling more vulnerable than ever. According to the Veeam Data Protection Trends Report 2023,  73% of …

Westcon-Comstor, the global technology provider and specialist distributor, today published Navigating the shift: The role of distributor marketplaces in Partner Success. The report conducted over the last three months reveals that while almost every channel partner is shifting to subscription and recurring revenue models, the vast majority say they are …

The technology sector is heading for increased candidate movement as more than half (53%) of tech professionals plan to look for a new role in the first half of 2023. That’s according to new data from digital, transformation and technology talent solutions specialist, Lorien. The statistics from the firm’s study, What Tech …

With the right for WFH set to become enshrined in UK employment law, employee experience management is now critical and businesses need to both understand and improve the quality of the hybrid working environment, insists Jason Barker, senior vice president EMEA & APAC at IR. Shadow IT has plagued organisations …

Andy Teichholz, global industry strategist, compliance and legal at OpenText reveals what people really think about data privacy and what steps organisations should take to protect personal data. The pandemic and related lockdowns forever changed the way we live, work, and interact with each other. This change is being reflected …

New research by Rackspace Technology reveals that trust in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML) has drastically increased in the UK last year. The growing use of AI applications is cementing enterprises’ confidence in the outputs they generate, with seven in ten (71%) respondents now stating they would always trust the insights …