The market for business intelligence (BI) and analytics continue to be one of the fastest growing software markets. According to research firm Gartner, the global market for BI will reach $13.8 billion in revenue worldwide in 2013, up 7 percent from last year. The market is expected to reach over $17 billion by 2016. The…

If the cloud remains a number one priority for companies, it appears that the industry is struggling to find the right people to respond to this new environment. In 2012, more than 1.7 million jobs related to cloud computing were remained unfilled worldwide. The reason for this is lack of training and certification. Research firm…

IT decision-makers are expected to increase spending on mobile technology, cloud computing services, and business intelligence and analytics over the next 12 months. According to the latest CIO Magazine Tech Poll/Tech Priorities survey, almost half, or 48 percent, of 269 top IT decision-makers report that they will increase IT spending over the next year, almost…

The IBM’s 2011 Tech Trends Report was released this week which highlights “significant enterprise technology trends” for the year ahead. Around 4,000 IT professionals were surveyed from 93 countries and 25 industries to garner their views on future IT trends. The report studied how businesses are adopting, using and planning to use cloud computing, mobile…