Industries

The economies of Eastern European countries have had a slow 2019, with stalling or contracting growth in certain economies. The global economic slump, ongoing trade wars, the weak German economy, and Brexit have discouraged external demand. Internal demand, due to low inflation, wage growth, and tight labor markets, has been able to sustain the pro...

The global Facility Management (FM) market is going through a major transformation, driven by technology innovation, new business models, emerging value propositions, competitive disruption, and creative new service offerings. In many parts of the world, FM services are commoditising and there is a need for innovation and new value propositions if ...

Onshore wind energy involves the harvesting of wind power from wind turbines set up on land. The growing popularity of onshore wind as a suitable alternative to meet country-specific clean energy targets, along with strong regulatory support, is driving the growth of the global onshore wind turbine market. Repowering of aging onshore wind farms, es...

Wireless telecommunication operators globally face growth challenges due to rising operating costs, and technical challenges attributed to customer acquisition and retention. To overcome the scenario, mobile network operators (MNOs) constantly invest in technology and collaborate with participants in the value chain to accelerate innovation. As a r...

As enterprises execute their hybrid cloud strategies, they are looking to simplify critical functions, such as: --moving applications across various infrastructures --optimizing legacy applications --introducing new functionality and services to legacy and cloud applications Increasingly, they are choosing to build and deploy applications in con...

The Frost & Sullivan Global Cloud User Survey tracks perceptions and behaviors related to business cloud decisions. By analyzing Latin American results, in comparison to other regions, we can identify and explore key determinants of cloud mindset and momentum in the region. The current survey was conducted via web in April 2019, garnering respons...

Audio conferencing endpoints have served as a launch pad for the collaboration journey for every business. A variety of audio conferencing technologies, backed by multiple connectivity interfaces; and advanced features and functionality, are in use across offices. Meeting room technology choices primarily depend on the collaboration profile of the...

Offshore wind energy involves the harvesting of wind power by setting up wind turbines in bodies of water, usually on the seafloor. Owing to the higher wind velocities in offshore locations, offshore wind turbines deliver greater power than their onshore counterparts. Higher offshore wind velocities also translate into higher capacity utilization f...

This year’s survey—the first to collect cloud perception data from businesses around the globe—was conducted via the Internet in April 2019. The survey garnered responses from 1266 IT decision-makers from around the world who are responsible for the purchases of IT infrastructure, software, or services for their respective firms. Cloud is re...