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IDC says worldwide IT and business services revenue is expected to grow 5.7% this year and 5.2% in 2023.
Despite the ongoing chip shortage, the semiconductor space is growing. The SIA (Semiconductor Industry Assn.), in its 2022 SIA Factbook, says semiconductor companies ramped up production to address continued high demand, leading to record chip sales and units shipped in 2021. Innovation is on the upswing as well. The SIA data suggests U.S. semiconductor firms invested $50 billion in R&D (research and development) last year, which the SIA says is the highest in history, with the goal of staying competitive in the global market. The U.S. government recognizes the importance of the semiconductor space for the U.S., including for national…
Forrester says nearly 40% of U.S. consumers will stop doing business with a brand following a damaging headline.
Gartner says worldwide PC shipments declined 19.5% in third quarter of 2022.
ABI Research says 4.33 billion SIM cards to be delivered in 2022.
Berg Insight says the installed base of construction equipment OEM telematics systems to reach 9.6 million units worldwide by 2026.
Juniper Research says security information and event management spend to exceed $6.4 billion by 2027 globally.
IDC sees worldwide digital transformation investments reaching $3.4 trillion in 2026.
The use of AI (artificial intelligence) technologies is transforming industries from manufacturing to healthcare, retail, agriculture, transportation, and beyond. Precedence Research estimates the global market for AI will reach nearly $1.6 trillion by 2030, up from about $87 billion in 2021. A new AI and machine learning-powered project funded by the NSF (National Science Foundation) will leverage these powerful technologies to transform the way scientists analyze ocean imagery, adding yet one more way AI is changing the way humans interact with everything—from other humans to machines and even data from the depths of the sea. Every day, new information from…
Gartner survey finds 85% of infrastructure and operations leaders without full automation expect to increase automation within three years.