Frost & Sullivan Finds the Global Metaverse Market Will Unlock $750 Billion Opportunity by 2030

The metaverse is anticipated to become a platform where people spend time with social communities, consume media, and participate in virtual events and sports. Frost & Sullivan finds that the metaverse will be an interconnected network of virtual worlds that will eventually become an extension of the real-world economy.

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Omdia: Sustainability Ranks Top on Data Center Operators’ Agendas Despite Cost and Reliability Barriers

Omdia, unveils its Data Center Thermal Management and Sustainability Intelligence Service. The new annual service offers technology manufacturers, vendors, and service providers comprehensive insight and analysis of sustainable data center practices and strategies, with a focus on new technologies such as liquid cooling and energy storage.

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Telco Network-As-A-Service is a $75 Billion Opportunity if They Invest and Align Early Finds ABI Research

Networks have been commoditized over the last few years and the cost of connectivity has fallen. Value has shifted from network infrastructure to the services built on top of the network. This has led to significant interest in the network-as-a-service (NaaS) market. Global technology intelligence firm ABI Research expects this market to expand significantly reaching over $150 billion by 2030.

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20 Years After Passage of Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Companies Face Continuing Struggle to Moderate Compliance Costs, Finds New Protiviti Survey

The thirteenth annual Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Compliance Survey, conducted by Protiviti, finds that hours devoted to SOX compliance increased for 53% of companies across most industries, company sizes and reporting types. The 2022 survey results illustrate the need for companies to explore alternative delivery models and automation for SOX compliance to drive a more effective and efficient execution strategy in the face of numerous challenges.

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Gartner Sales Survey Finds 83% of B2B Buyers Prefer Ordering or Paying Through Digital Commerce

Eighty-three percent of B2B buyers say they prefer ordering or paying through digital commerce, according to Gartner, Inc. A Gartner survey of 725 B2B buyers from November through December 2021 found that digital commerce has rapidly become the norm and the preferred way to complete B2B purchases.

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BIA Decreases 2022 Estimates for U.S. Local Advertising Revenue to $167.4B Indicating Headwinds for the Overall Local Advertising Marketplace

BIA Advisory Services has decreased its 2022 U.S. Local Advertising Forecast estimate to $167.4 billion, from its original estimate of $173.3 billion issued in December 2021. Headwinds from overseas conflicts, continuing supply chain issues, and deep cuts in ad spending from large verticals like automotive precipitated the reduction.

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Quality, Complexity Management and Trust Emerge as Keys to Success Across Competitive Digital Experience Markets

Comprehensive ecosystem-wide collaboration and coordination will be the key to meeting the needs of increasingly sophisticated consumers who demand high-quality experiences that are easy and safe to use. So says Jon Kirchner, CEO of Xperi Corporation—a holding company that houses several iconic brands including TiVo, HD Radio, DTS and IMAX Enhanced—in a recent podcast interview for journalists.

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Stewart Stropp: EV Consideration Study from J.D. Power Illustrates Need for More Information & Transparency to Increase Adoption

Now that we’re well into 2022, electric vehicles (EVs) are gaining tangible traction in the auto market. Ongoing product launches, infrastructure build-out, policy change and rising gas prices are greasing the ramp-up in consumer interest. But significant work lies ahead if the industry wants to accelerate the transition from early to mass adoption of EVs. A lack of information on the value and ownership propositions has left a large swath of new-vehicle shoppers reticent to make the electric leap. Automakers, retailers and other stakeholders need to ‘rewrite the script’ to change consumer attitudes and increase interest in EVs.

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BTR Roundtable: Culture of Automation, Standardization and Ad-Hoc Collaboration Emerges as Key to Success in ISR Applications Across Emergency Management Operations

BizTechReports presents an open and industry-focused conversation on the role of ISR in providing support for emergency management agencies as well as the hurdles in the way of accelerated adoption. Our panel of experts explore the latest evolutions in ISR technologies and how these systems can be rapidly deployed by prospective agencies. We also identify the various stakeholders within the target audience groups of ISR technologies providers and some best practices for how the ISR community can work together to identify and engage with emergency management agencies.

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Integrating EDI, Emerging Technologies and Value-Added Networks to Streamline Trading Partner Relationships

To keep the global supply chain running, small and mid-sized organizations often get caught in a tough squeeze between large trading partners on the buy-and-sell side of the equation. It is not unusual for large trading hubs (large multinational corporations) to adopt varying practices and technologies that result in unique requirements, adding costs and complexity to the business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce process.

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