AI, big data and cloud dominate hiring trends
GlobalData data report
According to the latest beancounters at GlobalData, the global job market experienced a 1.4 per cent year-over-year (YoY) growth in 2024, with AI, big data, and cloud computing emerging as key drivers of hiring trends.
Cloud deals dominate in telecom mergers
Despite market headwinds
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the technology, media, and telecom (TMT) sector surged in 2024, with cloud computing emerging as a dominant theme. However, the market faced significant headwinds, including persistent inflation, high interest rates, regulatory scrutiny, and geopolitical tensions, according to a GlobalData report.
Global network security market set to reach $38 billion by 2029
Growing like topsy
A newly published report from the Dell’Oro Group has projected that the global network security market, will expand to $38 billion by 2029.
Microsoft reports strong Q2 earnings
Wall Street worried about Azure
Software King of the World Microsoft has released its financial results for the second quarter of the fiscal year. The company exceeded analyst expectations in key metrics despite a slowdown in cloud revenue growth.
UK cloud services market not working
Not enough competition, says CMA
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has concluded that competition in the UK cloud services market is not working as effectively as it should, potentially costing UK businesses hundreds of millions of pounds annually.
Microsoft was in the middle of the Gaza Conflict.
Flogged cloud and AI to the IDF
A leaked document from Israel’s Defense Ministry and files acquired from Microsoft’s Israeli subsidiary show that the software king of the world has been deeply involved in the Gaza conflict.
IDC predicts huge cloud shift
More than half of APAC businesses to modernise cloud by 2027
Beancounters at IDC have added up some numbers, divided by their collective shoe size, and concluded that more than 50 per cent of Asia/Pacific businesses will modernise their cloud architectures by 2027.
Escaping VMware's clutches will cost you
Gartner warns
According to a new assessment by Gartner, enterprises considering moving away from VMware due to Broadcom's changes should brace themselves for a lengthy, costly, and complex project.
Microsoft suffers from a bad case of two factor ID
Office 365 shuttered
Software King of the Word, Microsoft has seen how bad two factor ID systems are in real life.
Microsoft plans to invest $3 billion in India
Cloud and AI services
Software King of the World Microsoft plans to invest $3 billion to expand its artificial intelligence and cloud Azure services in India, turning to the world's most populous nation to fuel its revenue growth engine.