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Data recovery software drives storage market growth

Category: Data recovery

17 June, 2013

The global IT storage market experienced significant growth during the first quarter of the year, according to a new report from industry analyst IDC, which reveals that the rise was prompted by an increase in take-up of data recovery software. In its Worldwide Storage Software QView for Q1 2013... read more>>

Gartner: Organisations face a data management conundrum

Category: Data management

14 June, 2013

Companies across the globe will face an increasingly complex data management conundrum in the years ahead as they attempt to keep track of information stored in a variety of locations, industry analyst Gartner has warned. Following recent data which revealed that 90 per cent of companies will st... read more>>

Cloud security 'is not uniform'

Category: Data recovery

13 June, 2013

The level of security offered by cloud providers is not uniform across the board, and organisations should be sure to check how protected their data and information will be before signing up, one industry expert has advised. Bob Evans, senior vice-president of communications for Oracle Corp, ack... read more>>

90% of companies to store info externally by 2019

Category: Data recovery

12 June, 2013

The vast majority of businesses will store sensitive information on IT systems that they do not own or control by the end of the decade, according to the latest research. Figures published by global analyst Gartner show that 90 per cent of companies will utilise external systems for the storage ... read more>>

Smart connected devices to surpass 1.7m shipments, findings show

Category: Data recovery

11 June, 2013

Global shipments of smart connected devices (PCs, tablets and smartphones) are expected to soar past 1.7 billion units by 2014. A study from IDC has found that roughly one billion units will be delivered to emerging markets, whereas more than 650 million units are forecast to be shipped to devel... read more>>

Cloud can improve chances of ‘immediate success’

Category: Data recovery

11 June, 2013

The cloud can improve the chances of immediate success for businesses, one expert has suggested. In an interview with Forbes, Thomas Erl, co-author of the just-released book Cloud Computing: Concepts, Technology & Architecture, said that the technology allows firms to build on their automati... read more>>

More companies understanding the private cloud

Category: Data recovery

10 June, 2013

More companies are now gaining a better understanding of private cloud technology. This is according to CloudTweaks, which has claimed that more businesses are considering the private cloud for their operations, as the technology brings convenience, better security and heightened levels of contr... read more>>

Wi-Fi and BYOD are shaping mobile workforces

Category: Data recovery

10 June, 2013

Wi-Fi and bring your own device (BYOD) are helping to shape the future of mobile workforces, new research shows. The 14th quarterly iPass Mobile Workforce Report has found that employees are using better connectivity to be more productive and work longer hours, with much of the work being comple... read more>>

Core applications set to move to the cloud, expert says

Category: Data recovery

7 June, 2013

More core applications are set to be moved to the cloud in the coming years, one expert believes. David Linthicum from InfoWorld believes that, due to the rise of the cloud, internal enterprise software and hardware growth will slow down, with people moving from expensive and inefficient IT to p... read more>>

Just 36% of businesses have BYOD policy

Category: Data recovery

7 June, 2013

Only 36 per cent of businesses have a BYOD policy, a new study has found. Cisco and BT carried out the research, which revealed that 49 per cent of organisations say security concerns have stopped the adoption of BYOD. Researchers discovered that 82 per cent of companies with BYOD policies in... read more>>