Industries

The economic outlook of the region for H2 2015 does not look promising, as Brazil and Russia continue to be negatively impacted due to lower commodity prices. Devaluation of local currency and softening of Gross Domestic Product growth are anticipated to create further market distortions in China. Persistent high unemployment and decreasing product...

Few organizations recognize that they could be addressing data governance head-on, initiating lasting improvements in their data quality as part of their efforts to gather and prepare data for BDA projects. In this weeks SPIE, Stratecast summarizes the data quality issue, makes the case for elevating data governance alongside other BDA objectives,...

A slowdown in energy sector is likely to hamper the overall growth of North America, which is expected to grow at a modest rate of around 2-2.5 percent in 2015 on account of weak investment growth. Rise in consumer debt and the housing market bubble are weakening the growth prospects of the Canadian economy. The Q1 2016 outlook of the United States...

North America’s outlook for second half of 2015 remains uncertain primarily due to contraction in emerging economies like China and Brazil. Moreover, currency appreciation, proposed interest rate hike in the United States, and unstable oil and gasoline prices are also likely to act as growth restraints in the second half of 2015.

This weeks SPIE looks primarily at the benefits realized from CSP data analysis, and examines how CSPs, globally, are using data analysis to address a myriad of business needs tied to use cases for improving operations and generating new revenue. However, there are times when data analysis is important for reasons outside of the CSP; when the need...

Integration of CASBs with enterprises’ existing security infrastructures is materializing; and, with this integration, a more robust security ecosystem is being fostered. This week’s announcement by Cisco®, in partnership with Elastica, on the launch of Cisco Cloud Access Security (CAS) is evidence of synergistic integration between existing s...

The challenge of bot activity in business networks has only grown in 2015, leading to the imminent emergence of dedicated bot management solutions. This SPIE will review the challenges presented by bots, emerging solutions for bot management, and the potential market for bot management.

Economic conditions in the Eurozone economy are set to improve in Q4 2015 driven by robust domestic demand, as private consumption is improving. The uncertainty cloud regarding Greece has settled to some extent on agreeing to a tentative bailout agreement to address its debt crisis. Exports are also reviving, prompted by a weaker Euro. Low oil pric...

Eurozone economy remains resilient with the anticipation of a steady domestic demand driven economic growth in Q4 2015 and Q1 2016. An expansionary monetary policy backed by low oil prices and a weaker Euro are expected to be the growth drivers of the region. Key industries like manufacturing and services will continue to perform well as suggested ...