New survey results from International Data Corporation (IDC) show that data sovereignty and compliance are now an important factor in shaping IT selection and design decisions. Almost half the respondents (48%) to IDC’s Cloud Pulse 2Q22 survey (n=1350) say that data sovereignty and industry compliance have factored highly in discussions …
Read More »Organisations’ Spending on Digital Technology to Grow Eight Times in 2023
Spending on digital technology by organizations will grow at eight times the economy in 2023 globally, establishing a foundation for organizations to drive operational excellence, competitive differentiation, and long-term growth, the International Data Corporation (IDC) forecasted. In its latest report, IDC notes that Digital transformation investments in the Middle East, …
Read More »DG NITDA Tasks Expert on Digital Innovations as Africa’s Internet Economy Hits $180 Billion in 2025
The Director General of National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Mallam Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi has urged Chief Information Officers from organizations and Corporate Nations to focus more on initiating digital innovation strategies considering global digital trends and new realities. Director General (NITDA) Mallam Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi noted that COVID-19 pandemic …
Read More »Data is the new Oil, Lifeblood of Today’s Global Digital Economy – DG NITDA
The Director General of National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Mallam Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi has revealed that cloud computing has continued to transform the design and deployment of data centers across the globe. Abdullahi stated that there is need to seek ways to drive more infrastructural investments in our data …
Read More »Feature Phones in Nigerian Market Suffer Hit Amid COVID-19
Nigeria’s feature phones market suffered a 12.5 per cent quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) decline in shipments in Q1 2020, according to the latest figures from global technology and consulting services firm International Data Corporation (IDC). The firm’s Worldwide Mobile Phone Tracker shows that smartphone shipments declined 13.6 per cent over the same …
Read More »IDC Forecasts Smartphone Shipments to Decline by 11.9% in 2020
The International Data Corporation (IDC) has forecasted that the worldwide smartphone market will decline by 11.9% year over year in 2020 with shipments totaling 1.2 billion units. Quoted in its Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, the forecast follows the largest year-over-year decline in history in the first quarter of 2020 …
Read More »IT Infrastructure Spending to Grow By 4%, $437 Billion- Report
In the wake of spending by service providers for resiliency in addition to increasing enterprise demand for cloud services, IT infrastructure spending is projected to grow by an estimated 4% to $437 billion. The Global provider of market intelligence and advisory services for information technology, International Data Corporation (IDC) also …
Read More »Used Smartphones market to hit $67 billion, reach 332.9 Million Units in 2023 – IDC
International Data Corporation (IDC), expects worldwide shipments of used smartphones, inclusive of both officially refurbished and used smartphones, to reach a total of 206.7 million units in 2019. This represents an increase of 17.6 per cent over the 175.8 million units shipped in 2018. A new IDC forecast projects used …
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