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  Top 10 IT industry predictions for Australia

  Digital transformation is expected to attain "macroeconomic scale" over the next few years, changing the way enterprises in Australia operate and reshaping the local economy. As a result, IDC has published its top 10 technology predictions for the local market, as local businesses and IT partners enter a future dominated by the "digital transformation economy".

  Top 10 IT industry predictions for Australia

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News about IDC

• Global smartphone shipment volume to reach decade low

  IDC forecasts a 4.7 per cent year-over-year decline in 2023 to 1.15 billion units.

• Annual public cloud revenue reaches half a trillion dollars

  Worldwide spending on public cloud services reached US$545.8 billion in 2022, new data from IDC says.

• Global smartphone outlook for 2023 drops amid weak demand

  A reversal from IDC’s previous prediction of 2.8 per cent growth.

• 10 future trends for working with business leaders

  The IDC FutureScape team has turned its attention to CIOs’ relationship with business leaders to predict 10 winning digital business strategies for the years ahead.

• Samsung the ‘gold standard’ for global foldable smartphone market

  The market is predicted to reach 41.5 million shipments by 2026.

• Decline in PC and tablet shipments will continue through 2023

  Pessimistic outlook is due to inflation, the weakening global economy, and a surge in buying over the past two years.

Interviews about IDC

• M&A in the channel: what’s the partner playbook?

  IDC offers key points for partners to consider when exploring M&A activity

• How the channel can capitalise on a “digitally distraught” market

  Sixty per cent of organisations classified as “digitally distraught”

• ​Demand for Cloud services grows as local channel takes to the skies

  To prepare for a cloud enabled future, IT services providers must focus on strengthening their cloud professional services capabilities.

• ​INSIGHT: Is IT empowering or risky business?

  "Business is all about taking calculated risks gambling, if you will, with the assets of the organisation to create an increase in overall wealth."

• ​Why Windows 10 wave will save desktop PCs in business

  “Together with Windows 10, this may be enough to trigger a moderate renewal wave at the beginning of 2016.”

• Set your watch... Wearables market set to explode

  “We are at a stage now where more vendors are getting into this segment, setting the stage for more selection and ultimately more volumes."

Features about IDC

• ​Artificial intelligence barriers drop as cognitive system spending rises

  “The barriers of artificial intelligence, machine and deep learning are rapidly dropping."

• ​EMC keeps Hewlett Packard Enterprise at bay, but enterprise storage market slides

  “The enterprise storage market closed out 2015 on a slight downturn, as spending on traditional external arrays continues to decline."

• “Grave consequences” for Apple as smartphone market slows down

  “The mature market slowdown has some grave consequences for Apple, as well as the high-end Android space."

• ​IT investment rate slows as businesses put on the spending brakes

  “Aside from exchange rate volatility, IT spending has been relatively stable for the past five years.”

• ​Vendors search for “pockets of growth” amidst “volatile” spending economy

  “With the global economy entering a new and uncertain phase, IT spending will be heavily influenced by economic cycles and wild cards over the next ...

• ​Chance for channel growth as SaaS remains dominant Public Cloud type

  “Over the past several years, the software industry has been shifting to a Cloud-first (SaaS) development and deployment model."