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Analyst Opinions
SDN/NFV technologies: Innovative use cases and operator strategies
The end goal for a fully software-driven and virtualized network is clear: A dynamic, on-demand global fabric where each application can order, set up and tear down services, performance and features as they are needed through automated API function calls. But the correct steps from the current state to this future end state are anything but clear. It may seem that operators based in Asia and North America have pioneered SDN/NFV, and that European operators (with notable exceptions such as...
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Consumer Insights
ICT investment trends in Austria; Enterprise ICT spending patterns through to the end of 2017
According to Kable, the ICT market in Austria is expected to grow in the coming years with enterprises investing more in the ICT domain. The Austrian government has revealed plans to subsidize broadband networks to ensure 100% coverage and has also emphasized of the need of having robust cyber security framework and research and development in the ICT domain.
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Thematic Analysis
COVID-19 Impact on IT Infrastructure Equipment – Thematic Research
The COVID-19 outbreak has now spread across the world, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake. This report discusses the impact of the virus on leading companies in the IT infrastructure equipment sector.
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Thematic Analysis
IT infrastructure equipment sector scorecard – Thematic Research
The market for IT infrastructure equipment will be dominated by increased options for customers’ data management and increased demand for solutions that serve specific workloads. Demand for private cloud is increasing and there is scope for differentiation, particularly in hybrid solutions that simplify the complexity of enterprise data management. The Internet of Things (IoT) will push edge computing up the agenda, as data will increasingly be processed close to where it’s created. New ecosystem partnerships between IT and telcos will...
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Thematic Analysis
Cloud Computing in Consumer Goods – Thematic Research
We see seven broad investment theme categories in 2018: Big Data and artificial intelligence: machine learning, voice, virtual & augmented reality, data centers, cybersecurity, cloud computing Internet of Things (IoT): automated home, autonomous vehicles, industrial IoT, medical IoT, wearable tech, ambient commerce FinTech: cryptocurrencies, blockchain, initial coin offerings, mobile payments, crowdfunding Digital media: internet tv, ecommerce, social media Advanced manufacturing: robotics, 3D printing, genomics, quantum computing Sustainability: electric vehicles, batteries, sharing economy Macro and regulation: M&A, net neutrality, data privacy,...
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Thematic Analysis
Software Defined Networks – Thematic Research
The explosion of available bandwidth, the emergence of cloud computing, and dramatic year-on-year improvements in the price-to-performance ratios for commodity hardware have all combined to ensure that technology functionality previously only achievable using specialist hardware can now be delivered using a combination of general-purpose computing hardware and software.