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Information technology (IT) channel companies in Australia and New Zealand are cautiously optimistic as they refocus on growth opportunities in 2021 and beyond after the unprecedented events of 2020, according to new research from non-profit tech industry trade association CompTIA,

GUEST OPINION by Jamie Atherton, country manager ANZ, Hyland:  As digital transformation continues to drive new solutions and services across the A/NZ region and organisations look for more flexible options, moving some, or all services to the cloud is becoming the deployment choice for many.

GUEST OPINION by Quan Pham, Founder and CEO at PI.EXCHANGE: The rapid development and increasing capabilities of a range of artificial intelligence (AI) tools is delivering some significant benefits to businesses around the world.

Global instant messaging users are forecast to reach reach 4.3 billion in 2020, rising from 3.9 billion in 2019, according to a new research report.

Swedish equipment manufacturer Ericsson and British telecommunications provider BT have signed a deal to deploy Ericsson’s dual-mode evolved packet core and 5G core - a fully container-based, cloud native mobile packet core for 4G, 5G non-standalone and 5G standalone services - as a single fully integrated core.

The outbreak of coronavirus in China offers a unique opportunity for vendors offering communications and collaboration services, according to one global analyst firm which says that organisations, need to continue to collaborate to remain productive.

Enterprise identity governance company SailPoint has announced the appointment of 20-year IT sales and distribution veteran Craig Morrison as channel director Australia and New Zealand.

Jon Lang, CEO of DDLS:

As Australia’s largest provider of corporate IT and process training, DDLS represents a good barometer of what’s happening in the IT industry. If we see strong demand for training in a particular skill or product, you can be pretty sure a skill shortage will soon emerge. And if we’re not seeing demand for training in a particular product or technology, it’s likely on its way to becoming legacy or the market is saturated with skilled people.

SPONSORED NEWS: As Australia’s largest provider of corporate IT and process training, DDLS represents a good barometer of what’s happening in the IT industry. If we see strong demand for training in a particular skill or product, you can be pretty sure a skill shortage will soon emerge. And if we’re not seeing demand for training in a particular product or technology, it’s likely on its way to becoming legacy or the market is saturated with skilled people.

The advent of new technologies is rapidly disrupting the value chain of all sectors, and companies are increasingly forming partnerships with start-ups to better serve their customers, according to one global research and analyst firm.

Amazon continues to dominate the global smart speaker market by shipping 6.6 million units of Echo smart speakers in the second quarter of 2019, and maintaining its lead over China’s Baidu - which bumped Google down to third spot in the market - the analyst firm Canalys says.

Analytics firm SAS achieved 105% growth in Artificial Intelligence (AI) revenues in 2018 – four times faster than the overall AI software market – to rank second globally, according to one analyst firm.

Worldwide consumer robotic shipments are growing rapidly and expected to reach 74 million by 2024, up from an estimated 28 million this year, according to a new report.

Global cellular M2M service connections will reach 1.6 billion over the next five years rising from 596 million in 2019, driven by embedded SIM adoption, according to a new research report.

Chinese telecommunications equipment giant Huawei Technologies' 5G Radio Access Network has come out ahead of four other global telcos — Ericsson, Nokia, Samsung and ZTE — in the first competitive analysis of the telecommunications industry by analytics firm GlobalData.

Chinese telecoms giant Huawei, for the first time ever, has surpassed Apple to secure the number two vendor ranking in worldwide smartphone sales, according to a newly published report.

Australian private cloud provider ITonCloud says it has become the country's first IT provider to offer the full functionality of Skype for Business, including voice, messaging and video capabilities, integrated into its virtual cloud desktop platform using Citrix.

Australian-listed global online security exchange WhiteHawk has announced a new partnership with US utility sector service provider Salmon Ventures.

Global adoption of supply chain management software has accelerated significantly, with a new report revealing that the total worldwide market revenue hit US12.2 billion in 2017, a rise of 13.9%.

Investments in cloud technology and resources are on the rise as enterprises increasingly focus on migrating mission-critical applications to the cloud, according to a new global report.