IT Services and Applications

Colombia hosts one of the most interesting markets for cloud computing in Latin America, with several ICT providers investing by building new datacenters and forging strategic partnerships with strong local participants. This study details the current scenario and future perspectives of the cloud computing market in Colombia, presenting the 2012 ma...

The Brazilian healthcare market has been driven by factors such as growth of chronic diseases, increased public and household expenditures, and fast adoption of technologies. As a result of these dynamics, healthcare institutions are pursuing process efficiency and improvements in workflow in order to deal with the increasing demand for services, w...

Big Data has yet to take hold in Brazil, but some verticals (e.g., finance, telecoms, retail) are exploring projects with IT companies who provide solutions for fraud analytics, real-time analytics with in-memory computing, and online and digital analytics, to name a few. These solutions offer clear return on investment such as reduction of churn r...

IBM presented, November 3-7, several new updates and solutions during its Information On Demand event. This Hot Topic presents the main announcements from the analyst's perspective.

Service providers throughout Latin America have been for years investing heavily to include Cloud Computing services into their portfolios. This study focuses on two of the regions main service providers with the most developed Cloud Computing portfolio. Datacenter capabilities, strengths and business strategies are reviewed.

The managed security services market in Latin America, particularly in the Southern Cone, has not yet reached maturity and is in an incipient phase compared to developed countries. Competing in this segment is an important challenge for service providers. Innovative devices and platforms are increasing, and new participants are entering the market....

Market concerns for Brazilian IT infrastructure outsourcing services include the need for space (CAPEX), since companies are restructuring, and the need for more capacity to host infrastructure. Brazilian companies are also struggling to increase operational efficiency, reduce management complexity, and save in costs. The data centers have created ...

This study details the main highlights of the São Paulo AWS Summit 2013 that was held July 30 and attended by nearly 3,000 people. Topics include new services, success stories, and key takeaways. The AWS Marketplace and its services are highlighted, as well as two products, Glacier and Trusted Advisor. Three case studies are also presented. The co...

Smart Cities, Smart Energy, and Smart Clouds represent growing trends in Latin America. This market insight research service provides an overview of how the Smart is the New Green Mega Trend is taking shape in Latin America. Topics covered include how Smart Cities are affecting urbanization, the role the smart grid plays in the Smart Energy trend, ...