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Higher demand for cloud- and software-mediated network solutions drove stronger revenue among leading enterprise NIS suppliers

01.11.18 /0 Comments/in /by

HAMPTON, N.H. (Jan. 11, 2018) — According to Technology Business Research, Inc.’s (TBR) 3Q17 Network Infrastructure Services Benchmark, migration to cloud- and software-mediated network infrastructure accelerated, spurring low-single-digit growth among benchmarked network infrastructure services (NIS) suppliers, including growth in all benchmarked services subsegments. “The enterprise network is evolving as large enterprises, in particular, build cloud […]

Equipment vendors continue to struggle with lower sales volume, while IT services and software-centric companies enjoy growth, thanks to digital

01.05.18 /0 Comments/in /by

HAMPTON, N.H. (Jan. 5, 2018) — According to Technology Business Research, Inc.’s (TBR) 3Q17 Telecom Infrastructure Services Benchmark, leading vendors are making significant strategy changes and retrenching around their core competencies to weather subdued communication service provider (CSP) spend. “Leading vendors are realizing they must transform themselves before they can effectively help their customers transform,” […]

Quantum computing: Same plot, shorter film

07.19.17 /0 Comments/in /by

TBR position: The path to quantum computing commercialization will follow a trajectory similar to that of classical computing, but much faster IBM (NYSE: IBM) states that its quantum computing architecture will eclipse anything classical computing can produce once it can entangle 50 quantum bits (qubits). When IBM announced its quantum cloud service in March 2017, […]

IT incumbents beware: Startup disruption has only just begun

05.22.17 /0 Comments/in /by

The Collision conference highlighted the dynamic world of startups, particularly those chasing growth opportunities around disruptive technologies — similar to the business strategies established IT players such as IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Accenture (NYSE: ACN) are moving toward. Though unequipped for enterprisewide, consulting-led digital transformation engagements, startups will likely increasingly challenge traditional systems integrators (SIs) […]