After being hit by production delays and cancelations caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021, content origination by the world’s leading online streamers rebounded in 2022. Netflix, Amazon, Apple TV+, Disney+, HBO Max, Hulu, Paramount+, and Peacock collectively released a total of 1,752 titles and 4,878 hours of first-run original content in 2022, a YOY increase of 60% in titles and 87% in hours.
Read MoreA new consumer study finds younger households are at higher risk for canceling their professionally monitored security, even as plans to cancel have dropped among all households. The research firm reports that 38% of Gen Z home security monitoring subscribers intend to cancel their contract, while overall, only 17% of those with pro-monitoring report a likelihood to cancel.
Read MoreThe role of mainframe computing among large established organizations appears to be rising – not falling – as enterprise technology leaders move forward with technology modernization initiatives to support long-term business transformation objectives.
Read MoreCompanies across industries are underutilizing automation capabilities and underestimating the challenge of transitioning workers to jobs of the future, according to new research by Bain & Company. Survey findings show that workforce augmentation across industries has reduced costs by as much as 30%.
Read MoreOutdated short-term growth strategies that focus on extracting value from customers no longer work. Dramatic changes in buyers’ behavior, evolving business models, and technological advances mandate a shift in how companies design their strategies and operate their organizations. To drive profitable and sustainable business growth in this environment, alignment in B2C firms is critical to powering a customer-obsessed growth engine.
Read MoreThe internal audit profession faces stiff competition for talent, especially talent capable of addressing a broadening array of risk topics and well-versed in emerging technologies that can drive the function into the future, according to Protiviti’s 2023 Next-Generation Internal Audit Survey.
Read MoreSeveral factors will make 2023 a true test of the resolve of governments and the automotive industry in driving battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) forward. The spike in electricity prices in Europe makes BEV running costs less attractive, and some countries, like the U.K., Switzerland, and Australia, are starting to introduce EV taxation.
Read MoreFirms with high levels of alignment across customer-facing functions report 2.4x higher revenue growth and 2x higher growth in profitability than those without alignment. According to Forrester’s customer-obsessed growth engine research, outdated short-term growth strategies that focus on extracting value from customers no longer work.
Read MoreGlobal shipments of wearable devices declined 18.9% year over year in the fourth quarter of 2022 (4Q22) to 138.7 million units, according to new data. Shipments for the full year 2022 were down 7.7% compared to 2021, marking the first year of decline for the category due to challenging macroeconomic conditions and difficult comparisons to the strong results of 2021.
Read MoreAs competitive pressures and customer expectations rise in the uncertain economic outlook, boards and senior executives are revisiting technology modernization and business transformation strategies. All major IT investments – including those in enterprise applications – are being analyzed to ensure high-performance levels as increasingly complicated heterogeneous infrastructures are embraced. When it comes to modernizing Oracle application management strategies in today's hybrid, multi-cloud environment, the principles that should guide the decision-making process include:
Read MoreOver the past decade, home internet adoption in the US has grown steadily and accelerated during the pandemic, when approximately 8M households signed up for home internet service. Parks Associates estimates over 105 million US households will have high-speed internet delivered to their home by 2023. Overall internet adoption – including mobile broadband-only households – will reach 119M.
Read MoreThere is a growing appreciation among enterprise technology leaders of the increasingly dynamic relationship between various cloud resources and on-prem computing capacity. As a result, hybrid, multi-cloud infrastructures are no longer seen as an interim step toward an all-cloud future.
Read MoreWith a tumultuous global economy, HR technology leaders face a balancing act in 2023 and must anticipate greater levels of accountability and demand for measurable outcomes to justify new technology investments - including skills management, learning experience platforms, and internal talent marketplaces.
Read MoreAs organizations assess their 2023 strategies for enhancing the protection of their most important assets while rationalizing investment in security tools and technologies, risk management leaders will be well advised to integrate a proactive “outside-in” approach to threat assessment into their “Zero-Trust” initiatives.
Read MoreSignificant new developments in the conversion of standard dynamic range (SDR) content libraries to high dynamic range (HDR) along with the distribution of live broadcasts -- especially sports -- are opening new frontiers of opportunity for the entertainment technology industry. So say Marty Gordon, vice president of brand partnerships at Philips, and Nick Mitchell, media solutions specialist with InterDigital in a podcast interview for journalists held during the HPA 2023 Tech Retreat this week in Palm Springs Calif.
Read MoreNetwork service providers (NSPs) will face new challenges in 2023, as long-term logistical disruptions caused by the pandemic crisis are gradually resolved, only to be replaced by an uncertain economic outlook that is prompting concern from consumers and industry players alike.
The good news, however, is that resurging supply chains have allowed a suite of next-generation solutions based on the latest developments in technology standards to enter the market, according to Ashwani Saigal, VP of Broadband and Video CPE at VANTIVA.
Hybrid work, once thought to be a temporary means of enabling enterprises to continue business operations through the COVID-19 pandemic, has become a mainstay for the global work landscape. To enable these hybrid work models, organizations are investing in a wide range of technologies and services to increase workforce productivity and enable new, more agile ways of working.
Read MoreReal-time monitoring and the ease of data retrieval for advanced physical and digital security drive the need for security sensors. According to Frost & Sullivan’s recent analysis, Sensor Technologies Impacting the Physical and Digital Security Market, by 2025, there will be a significant increase in the use of contactless sensing technologies for physical and digital security applications, including cameras, LiDAR, and terahertz (THz) image sensing.
Read MoreGartner, Inc. highlighted the top trends that will impact technology providers through 2025. These trends reflect three overarching themes: businesses increasing their reliance on technology, new opportunities emerging through technology and the impact of external macro forces.
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