More Enterprises Deploy Hybrid IT for Cost Optimization

Desktop as a service (DaaS) is expected to have the most significant growth in 2020, increasing 95.4 percent to $1.2 billion. DaaS offers an inexpensive option for enterprises that are supporting the surge of remote workers and their need to securely access enterprise applications from multiple devices and locations.

via Digital Lifescapes

How Remote Work is Enabled by Just-in-Time Learning

“When wide swaths of the global workforce had to quickly pivot to working from home, skills gaps emerged. In March and April 2020, LinkedIn Learning experienced its largest spike in history, as employees spent 130% more time learning than they had in the first two months of the year.”

via LinkedIn

How Cloud Providers Enable OTT Media Streaming

Over-the-top (OTT) streaming – or, simply, delivering media content directly over the internet – has redefined the media content consumption landscape. In 2019, the number of active global monthly OTT video subscribers surpassed 750 million, accounting for more than 30 percent of digital video viewers globally.

via Everest Group

Public Cloud Drives Demand for Cybersecurity Solutions

Ongoing investment in cybersecurity solutions continues to grow. The worldwide cybersecurity market reached $9.7 billion in terms of shipments in the latest quarter — that’s up 14.2 percent from $8.5 billion in Q1 2018.

via Digital Lifescapes

Cloud Services Change Demand for Outsourcing

The global sourcing market is expanding due to the growing demand for cloud-based as-a-service solutions and other digital transformation services, even as the number of billion-dollar deals continues to decline.

via ISG

Adopting Blockchain to Secure Cloud Services

Due to the popularity of the cloud for businesses and the fact that many are so unprepared concerning cybersecurity, some people are exploring specific ways to secure the cloud. The blockchain is one viable possibility for keeping valuable details safe from cybercriminals.

via World Economic Forum

Upside for Enterprise Messaging and Collaboration

Though year-end totals have yet to be tallied, the global market for enterprise messaging and collaboration tools are expected to have reached $2.4 billion last year, up 11.8% from 2017, and is forecast to reach $3.2 billion by 2021, IDC now estimates.

via WSJ

Private Cloud Service Adoption is Fueled by OpenStack

Private cloud services are gaining new momentum, partly due to the demand for hybrid IT solutions on-premises. 451 Research predicts that IT vendors with OpenStack private cloud revenue will exceed revenue from service providers with OpenStack-based public cloud implementations in 2018.

How New Digital Transformation Projects Drive Growth

Technology has made good product launches more challenging. It has lowered the bar for product development, allowing companies and startups to roll out more launches more quickly and cheaply. Digital technologies in particular have allowed companies to rapidly pilot and scale new services.

Source: McKinsey & Company

IT Operations Management Embraces Open Source

Open source software adoption continues to disrupt the traditional IT markets, as enterprise CIOs and CTOs seek ways to evolve by working with progressive vendors and service providers who have a proven track record of Open Innovation.

Source: Digital Lifescapes