predictions
Number of active IoT devices expected to reach 24.1 billion in 2030
At the end of 2019 there were 7.6 billion active IoT devices, a figure which will grow to 24.1 billion in 2030, a CAGR of 11%, according to a research published by Transforma …
Worldwide IT spending expected to decline 5.1% in 2020
Worldwide IT spending is now expected to decline 5.1% in constant currency terms during 2020 to $2.25 trillion, as the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to …
CCPA privacy requests cost business up to $275k per million consumer records
Organizations who plan on manually processing CCPA data subject requests (DSRs) or data subject access requests will spend between $140k – $275k per million consumer …
5G infrastructure market estimated to reach $44.9 billion by 2025
Post COVID-19, the 5G infrastructure market is estimated to grow from $12.6 billion in 2020 and projected to reach $44.9 billion by 2025, at a CAGR of 28.97%, according to …
Global NAC market estimated to reach $2.21 billion by 2024
The proliferation of the IoT, the convergence of IT and OT, and customers’ migration to the cloud at a faster pace are rapidly driving the global NAC market, according …
Are businesses prepared for a surge in cybercrime and fraud?
With the coronavirus economic crisis deepening, experts at University of Portsmouth are warning it will lead to the highest levels of fraud and cybercrime ever recorded. There …
Total end-user spending on IT infrastructure products recovers
Total end-user spending on IT infrastructure products (server, enterprise storage, and Ethernet switch) for cloud environments, including public and private cloud, recovered …
Total number of IoT connections to reach 83 billion by 2024
The total number of IoT connections will reach 83 billion by 2024, rising from 35 billion connections in 2020, according to Juniper Research. This represents a growth of 130% …
Looking at the future of identity access management (IAM)
Here we are: at the beginning of a new year and the start of another decade. In many ways, technology is exceeding what we expected by 2020, and in other ways, well, it is …
Worldwide ICT spending forecast to reach $4.3 trillion in 2020
Worldwide spending on information and communications technology (ICT) is forecast to reach $4.3 trillion in 2020, an increase of 3.6% over 2019, according to IDC. Commercial …
Seven cybersecurity and privacy forecasts for 2020
The developments in the area of cybersecurity are alarming. As the number of smart devices in private households increases, so do the opportunities for cyber criminals to …
Global spending on smart cities initiatives to total nearly $124 billion in 2020
Global spending on smart cities initiatives is forecast to total nearly $124 billion this year, an increase of 18.9% over 2019, according to IDC. The top 100 cities investing …