Pedro Hernandez

It’s all in the wrist. Wearable device vendors will ship 121.7 million units by the end of 2017, a 16.6 percent annual increase, according to IDC’s latest forecast. By 2021, that figure will reach 229.5 million wearables, representing a 17.2 percent compound annual growth rate (CAGR). Much of that growth will be driven by wrist-worn […]

Add financial applications to the growing list of in-demand enterprise software using a cloud delivery model. More businesses are turning to cloud-based financial apps to keep track of every cent and transaction, according to a new survey from Gartner. More than a third (36 percent) of the 439 senior financial executives polled by the research […]

Docker and other container platforms have caught the attention of enterprise software development teams and IT departments, but relatively few are entrusting their production workloads to the technology. According to the Cloud Foundry Foundation’s latest Global Perception Study, 25 percent of enterprises are using containers in production, a three percent increase compared to 2016. Forty-two […]

Elastifile raised $16 million, the Santa Clara, Calif.-based technology startup announced on Sept. 6. Existing investor Western Digital Capital led the round of funding with additional backing from Battery Ventures, CE Ventures, Cisco Investments, Dell Technologies Capital and Lightspeed Venture Partners. To date the firm has raised $65 million. Cloud Storage and Backup Benefits Protecting […]

There’s little argument that the explosive growth of the Internet of Things (IoT) market is having a major impact on the IT industry. For most enterprises, some of that impact will be felt on their IT budgets, suggests a new study from 451 Research. Nearly two-thirds (65.6 percent) of the 575 IT and IoT decision-makers […]

The market for augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) headsets keeps expanding. In the second quarter (Q2) of 2017, vendors shipped 2.1 million AR and VR headsets, a 25.5 percent year-over-year increase, said IDC in its latest report on the market. Shipments slipped a bit compared to the first quarter, when units shipped totaled […]

Without connectivity, there is no Internet of Things (IoT). That essential fact along with an increasing number of IoT devices and systems that can transmit data wirelessly over mobile networks can add up to a massive revenue stream for the world’s telecommunications companies. According to a GSMA forecast released Sept. 6, the IoT represents a […]

Artificial intelligence (AI) technologies promise to revolutionize the workplace, but for now, their impact is primarily being felt in the consumer-facing applications and services space. New research released today by Tractica reveals that consumers are driving the market for AI hardware, software and services in terms of revenue. Last year, the segment generated nearly $1.9 […]

Demand for basic wearables, defined as wearable devices that don’t run third-party apps by International Data Corporation (IDC), is slipping. In the second quarter of 2017, vendors shipped 26.3 million wearables worldwide, a 10.3 percent year-over-year increase, said IDC. Shipments of basic wearables dropped slightly (0.9 percent decline), a first for the segment while the […]

Software-as-a-service (SaaS) companies generated nearly $15 billion in the second quarter (Q2) of 2017, an annual increase of 31 percent, according to the latest report released today by Synergy Research Group. Microsoft continues to lead the market, having surpassed cloud customer relationship management (CRM) giant Salesforce last year. A mammoth acquisition later, and the Redmond, […]