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Despite the overall growth in the market, not all managed services grew as much as others — IaaS and PaaS services in particular grew much faster.

Data-driven organisations must evaluate evolving requirements for backup and disaster recovery to combat emerging workload challenges.

Adobe's Experience Platform has gained traction in various sectors, boasting over 17 trillion audience segment evaluations daily.

Adobe says adopting a first-party strategy, whereby quality, permission-based data is placed at the centre of customer engagements, is the future.

The group will help enterprises respond to emerging threats as they navigate an increase in costly, crippling cyberattacks.

Spending on blockchain solutions is set to reach $6.6 billion this year, with strong growth expected in the coming years, according to IDC.

The exponential growth of IoT connections will generate $16 billion in IoT security revenue by 2026, according to ABI Research.

Backlogs on orders from 2020, particularly for notebooks, were a key driver, though new demand is also a factor as smaller businesses begin their recoveries.

The Dell EMC PowerProtect Backup Service, powered by Druva, is designed to deliver SaaS app protection without increasing IT complexity.

The cloud-native nature of 5G networks will disrupt the cybersecurity industry, presenting a $9bn market opportunity by 2025, says ABI Research.

Worldwide smartphone shipments could achieve a 5.5% growth rate this year - and PC shipment rates will also grow 18.2%.

Global revenues for the artificial intelligence market are set to surpass $500 billion by 2024, with software leading growth.

Worldwide government IT spending is forecast to total $483 billion in 2021, an increase of 5.1% from 2020, according to the latest forecast by Gartner.

Worldwide smartphone sales declined 5.4% in Q4 2020, with Apple and Xiaomi being the only vendors to experience growth, according to Gartner.

The brunt of security spending is still first and foremost focused on IT networks, systems, and data security from a defensive perspective.

Acronis has announced the new Acronis #CyberFit Partner Programme, offering increased support and incentives for cloud-based services.

Surge in dedicated cybersecurity committees expected as boards aim to address increasing digital risk, says Gartner.

The cryptominer was recently discovered when attackers targeted internet-facing database servers (SQL servers), and the MrbMiner was downloaded and installed.

Global PC market experiences biggest growth in a decade with 10.7% increase in Q4 2020, driven by consumer demand, says Gartner.

CIOs need determination and sensitivity, says Gartner. Pandemic-induced changes highlight the need for strong leadership and emotional dexterity in the role.