Author: Connected World
Juniper Research says 5G voice users to reach 2.5 billion globally by 2024.
As we approach the halfway point of 2022, the cybersecurity outlook for the year could be better. In April, there were at least 11 cyberattacks in the U.S. targeting several different sectors—public administration, healthcare, universities/education, telecommunication, and food. For instance, Austin Peay State University was the victim of a ransomware attack at the end of last month, as was the ADA (American Dental Assn.). Thanks in part to the spike in cybersecurity incidents in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, more organizations are investing in proactive measures to keep themselves as safe as possible. One example of a proactive measure…
IDC says software sales through North American distributors saw a compound annual growth rate of 5% from 2018 to 2021.
Gartner predicts 65% of B2B sales organizations will transition from intuition-based to data-driven decision making by 2026.
Parks Associates says two-thirds of prospective MDU residents report pre-installation of smart home devices is an important factor when selecting a new home.
Berg Insight says the number of smart homes in Europe and North America will reach 105 million in 2021.
Juniper Research says hearables shipments will exceed 200 million globally by 2024.
IDC says India smartphone shipments declined for the third consecutive quarter in 1Q22.
The past week and a half in the tech sphere has seen a lot of news, thanks in part to two conferences that shared several of the same days last week: Intel Vision 2022 and SAP Sapphire 2022. Both events are worth covering, thanks to many of the announcements’ broad implications for the IoT (Internet of Things) space. Check out some of the highlights from each conference here. First, Intel. One of the noteworthy discussions coming out of Intel Vision 2022 was the company’s IPU (infrastructure processing unit) roadmap, which outlines its IPU-related plans through 2026. This year, Intel says…
Gartner says nearly half of finance executives see self-service data and analytics as a driver of employee productivity.