Industries

In this study, Frost & Sullivan compares the disaster recovery options available to business, and the advances that the cloud has offered for businesses of all sizesbut particularly the SMB segmentfocusing on the value proposition of Disaster Recovery as a Service. We also provide an overview of key characteristics of a strong disaster recovery s...

In this SPIE, we sift through the results of the 2013 Frost & Sullivan Cloud User Survey to identify industries that are adopting hosted cloud services at a faster rate than the business population at large. We present adoption statistics and usage patterns for the high growth financial services and healthcare industries, as well as the mercurial h...

This report represents the Stratecast position on the current viability, momentum, and challenges of SDN and NFV. While the two are distinct technologies, CSPs appreciate them as components of a broader effort toward programmability and automation. That is why, for the sake of this report, we treat them as parts of a single conversation. As the pos...

This paper examines the state of Internet commerce, with particular attention to the consumer retail space. It will be of special interest to network operators and those companies who supply them technology.

This report focuses on the problem of content management, as revealed by recent surveys, and the impact that this has on consumer consumption habits. In particular, some attention will be given to the perceptions of consumers: what is limiting their ability to use the HD TV to its ultimate potential? The paper then explores the ways in which a smar...

This SPIE reviews the principles of business process virtualization and examines IBMs recent research on the implications of software defined supply chains.

The North American Voice Tracker: 2Q 2013 includes tracking data for the following: -  Subscribers -  Revenue -  Net Adds / (Losses) -  Market share data   Projections on subscribers and revenue

In this report Stratecast examines the state of Wi-Fi: the ways in which consumers currently use it, both in the home and on the move; the Wi-Fi value proposition; and the new idea of targeted broadband access. Significant market players in the areas of network operations, hot spot deployment and enabling technology will also be examined.

This weeks SPIE focuses on the need for real-time support for the B2B monetization processes, especially pertaining to the cloud services industry. It characterizes how most B2B relationships involve a high level of fluidity in negotiating terms and service delivery options between any organization and its business customers. The report explains, ...