Mobile phone shipment will be down to the 2009 level; PCs to lead the fall, down 7% after a 16% decline in 2022
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Cybersecurity
UAE Cyber Security Council joins Gartner Research board
The UAE council is the first federal authority in the Middle East to join the Gartner board
Artificial intelligence
CEOs don’t believe the metaverse hype, looking to AI, ESG to attract investors: Report
Gartner survey finds business executives are ambivalent about the metaverse, but are leaning into environmental sustainability more in 2022
business funding
Nearly 74 percent of technology acquisitions are funded by non-IT business units: Gartner study
Gartner revealed that 74 percent of technology acquisitions are funded, at least partially, by non-IT business units
data centre
IT investments in the MENA region to hit $169 billion in 2022
Worldwide IT spending is projected to total $4.4 trillion in 2022, an increase of 4 percent from 2021, according to the latest forecast by Gartner, Inc.
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CEO of metaverse firm RFOX praises Dubai’s vision after setting up regional HQ
Ben Fairbank says Dubai is making ‘great progress’ in giving users confidence in virtual assets
Avaya
Three in four MENA firms working on a “cohesive customer interaction” strategy to be truly customer-centric: study
“To be truly customer-centric, organisations need a cohesive CX strategy that gives employees the tools to wow every customer on any device,” says Nidal Abobu-Ltaif, President, Avaya International
digital age
One in four people will spend an hour a day in the metaverse by 2026: Report
Gartner revealed that by 2026, 25 percent of people will spend at least one hour a day in the metaverse
biometric
Business fines, lawsuit costs over biometric data privacy to skyrocket to $8bn by 2025: Report
Gartner also reveals that the average annual budget for privacy will exceed $2.5 million by 2024
cloud services
Global IT spending to hit $4.5 trillion, cloud development in focus
The cloud is responsible for nearly all of the 11% spending growth within the enterprise software segment in 2022
consumer behaviour
Video: What can organisations do to survive in the digital business world?
“Change in mindsets, plus new practices augmented by technologies are going to give CIOs the capabilities they need to survive in the business world that is continuously changing”, said Miriam Burt, Managing VP of Gartner during the Gartner Symposium that took place recently.
cloud services
MENA spending on IT forecast to hit $160bn in 2019
Gartner research says regional businesses are set to increase IT spending in all segments except for devices
Cisco
The growing digital danger in the Gulf
Data security continues to be a pressing issue in the region, with many firms struggling to understand the threats and how best to safeguard against them
