Global Stories

New master at the helm for Infor South Asia & Pacific business

Helen Masters will take on expanded responsibilities in the South Asia region, assume the role of VP and MD, South Asia & Pacific.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Thu, 9th Jun 2016

Infrastructure-as-a-Service

Research results: ICT procurement and financing trends in APAC

The surge of the cloud and other consumption-based services has caused monumental changes. Not least of which in the ways companies obtain ICT.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Thu, 9th Jun 2016

Cybersecurity

Swift growth expected in healthcare cyber security market

The Asia Pacific healthcare cyber security market is expected to grow swiftly due to the rapid enhancements in the healthcare sector.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Thu, 9th Jun 2016

Internet of Things

Expert opinion: Cisco and IBM adopt hybrid analytics architecture to drive IoT growth

The new Internet of Things (IoT) partnership between Cisco and IBM promises to enhance the companies' IoT offerings.

By Ezra Gottheil, Andrew Smith, Patrick Filkins and Molly Gallaher Boddy • 9 min read • Wed, 8th Jun 2016

Cisco

Steady growth for global WLAN market, APAC strong

The global wireless LAN market grew by 4.5% YoY in Q1 2016, with the enterprise segment experiencing its best growth in over a year.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Tue, 7th Jun 2016

Internet of Things

IBM and Cisco collaboration targets IoT analytics

The Internet of Things is coming to businesses previously unable to harness its power, thanks to a collaboration between IBM and Cisco.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Fri, 3rd Jun 2016

Cloud Services

Cisco's restructuring will drive cloud innovation, but requires a more open approach

The cloud vendor market is becoming increasingly complex, driven by suppliers adopting unclear and overlapping positions for hybrid cloud solutions.

By Andrew Smith and Patrick Filkins • 7 min read • Mon, 2nd May 2016

Internet of Things

Cisco, IBM and Intel top 2016 IoT M&A action as market soars

With nearly two dozen major acquisitions in first four months of 2016, it's shaping up to be a big year - with Cisco, IBM and Intel leading the way.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Fri, 29th Apr 2016

Unified Communications

Cisco leads IoT security market, followed by Intel and Symantec

The growing number of connected devices is driving demand for IoT security, says Amrita Choudhury, analyst at Technavio.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Mon, 18th Apr 2016

Converged Infrastructure

Hyperconvergence driving IT and business transformation - and vendor activity

The hyperconvergence platform market is forecast to be hotbed of activity, as OEMs seek to gain leadership by partnering with niche vendors.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Thu, 14th Apr 2016

Network Infrastructure

2016 a 'telling year' for SDN as enterprises spend up

SDN revenue is on a growth trajectory, as companies move from trialling to full adoption. But challenges remain.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 13th Apr 2016

Internet of Things

IBM, HPE and Cisco leading commercial IoT market

IBM, HPE and Cisco are among the early leaders in the growth commercial IoT market, with sizeable opportunity for net-new revenue.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Wed, 13th Apr 2016

Network Infrastructure

HPE continues to dominate cloud infrastructure, but competitors close in

Dell, Cisco and EMC are closing the gap marginally on Hewlett Packard Enterprise's number one spot for cloud infrastructure sales.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Mon, 11th Apr 2016

Cisco

Arista takes on Cisco and Juniper with routing play

Arista Networks is taking on Cisco and Juniper with a new switching and routing platform for enterprise data centers and cloud servic.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 5th Apr 2016

Cisco

MapR takes out Cisco ISV Partner of the Year APJ award

Big data and Hadoop specialist MapR Technologies has been named as Cisco's Independent Software Vendor Partner of the Year for Asia Pacific and Japan.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 5th Apr 2016

Converged Infrastructure

Converged systems revenue hits $3 billion mark

Converged systems revenue surpasses $3.1bn in Q4 2015, with hyperconverged systems driving growth, according to IDC.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Mon, 4th Apr 2016

Stories from Other Regions

Cisco

Cisco named best employer of 2016

Cisco Systems named Best Employer of the Year at Aon Best Employers awards lunch in Sydney. Cisco recognised for workplace flexibility and gender equality.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Fri, 3rd Jun 2016