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Digital Transformation Growth Defies Market Volatility

The forward-looking CEO’s commitment to ongoing investment in Information Technology (IT) is persistent. Worldwide IT spending is forecast to total $4.4 trillion in 2022 — that’s an increase of 4 percent from 2021, according to the latest worldwide market study by Gartner, Inc.   “This year is proving to be one of the noisiest years on…

Cross-Border eCommerce will Exceed $2.1 Trillion

Although the rise of electronic commerce has slowed somewhat since the initial explosive growth, the overall volume and value of eCommerce transactions continue to climb. There are several drivers supporting this growth. A key driver is the international adoption of a Global Networked Economy. According to the latest worldwide market study by Juniper Research, the…

Artificial Intelligence Growth Potential in America

Enterprise demand for data analytics insight and IT optimization continue to drive applications for business intelligence solutions. Meanwhile, CIOs consider new use cases for neural networks, machine learning, and natural language processing. Overall spending on Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the United States will grow to $120 billion by 2025, representing a compound annual growth rate…

Why Savvy CIOs Resist a Return-to-Office Mandate

An increasingly competitive market for skilled and experienced digital transformation talent has many CEOs now worried that they may not have access to the IT resources needed to complete new projects. Growing demand for key roles has raised salary and bonus expectations among the most qualified.  Furthermore, Information Technology (IT) staff members are more inclined…

How Smart Buildings Improve Employee Experience

Forward-thinking senior executives have taken their lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic and used them for much-needed changes to their business operations. They now include new flexible working models (for progressive employees), and newly redesigned office environments (for traditional employees). Meanwhile, given the current business landscape, with rising costs for energy and a focus on…

Anywhere, Anytime Workplace Demand for SASE

The ongoing adoption of flexible working models within the enterprise market has significant implications for typical IT organizations that must now support knowledge workers and front-line employees that operate outside the corporate network perimeter. The global COVID-19 pandemic created IT networking and security challenges. The expansion of the distributed workforce, an increasing reliance on cloud…

Sustainability Technologies in A Net-Zero Economy

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed rule changes that would require climate-related disclosures and periodic reports — including risks that are likely to have a material impact on a corporation. Business technologies might be a key component of responding to new SEC requirements. Cloud service sustainability, carbon footprint measurement, and advanced energy grid…

Government Services Drive Digital Identity Growth

Digital identity is a concept that is constantly evolving and becoming increasingly aligned with allied areas, such as security, privacy, and management of identity-related data. Within the government sector, this emerging technology has significant upside potential for growth. According to the latest worldwide market study by Juniper Research, the number of users of digital identity…