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IDC: Cloud Infrastructure Spending to Grow 10.9% in 2018

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According to IDC, total spending on infrastructure products (server, enterprise storage and ethernet swtiches) deployed in cloud environments will total $53.3 billion in 2018, a 10.9% increase over 2017.

IDC 2018 forecast

Public cloud datacentres account for the majority of spending (65.9%) with the fastest annual growth rate of 11.3%. Off-premises private cloud datacentres make 13% of cloud infrastructure spending with 12% growth, while on-premises private clouds account for 61.7% of spending with 9.1% growth in 2018.

Fujifilm and Xerox Form Joint Venture

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Fujifilm and Xerox agree to combine Xerox with the longstanding Fuji Xerox joint venture, creating a combined print technologies and intelligent work solutions company with annual revenues reaching $18 billion.

Fujifilm XeroxThe company formed through the joint venture holds the "Fuji Xerox" title, and is has dual HQs in the the US and Japan. It operates in over 180 countries, and maintains the "Xerox" and "Fuji Xerox" branding within the respective operating regions.

FIDO and W3C Authenticate With WebAuthn

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The FIDO (Fast Identity Online) Alliance and the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) announce a "major standards milestone" with Web Authentication (WebAuthn)-- a password-free protocol currently in Candidate Recommendation (CR) stage.

FIDO WebAuthn is a standard web API allowing users to securely authenticate online, in the browser and across sites and devices. It is a core component of the FIDO2 specification project (the next generation of the U2F and UAF standards) together with the Client to Authenticator Protocol (CTAP), the specification allowing external authenticators to communicate strong authentication credentials locally via USB, Bluetooth or NFC to a PC or smartphone.

Microsoft Partners With C3 IoT

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In a bid to accelerate enterprise AI and IoT application development on the Azure platform Microsoft announces a strategic partnership with IoT analytics specialist C3 IoT.

C3 IoT The deal has the two companies work on a "better together" solution fully integrating the C3 IoT Platform-- a low-code PaaS for scaling AI and IoT across enterprises-- to work on Microsoft Azure. The two companies will also conduct co-marketing and co-selling strategies to scale distribution globally, while offering training to speed customer time to value.

Gartner: EMEA PC Shipments Up in Q1 2018!

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According to Gartner, EMEA PC shipments see some growth in Q1 2018-- specifically by 1.7% Y-o-Y, to total 18.6 million units, thanks to the enterprises starting implement "many" previously delayed Windows 10 projects.

Gartner market PC Q1 2018

Further boosting hardware growth, at least from the enterprise side, is the fast approach of the compliance deadline for the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). One also has to keep in mind reports of cybersecurity breaches making security a strong priority in the hardware refresh cycle. Eurasia remains a bright spot in EMEA, as Q1 2018 demand is strong in countries such as Russia, Ukrain and Kazakshtan.

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