Digital Lifescapes

Global cybersecurity spending within critical infrastructure sectors is forecast to reach $23 billion by the end of 2022, that's growing at a 10 percent CAGR to reach $36.67 billion in 2027 -- according to the latest worldwide market study by ABI Research. "Businesses, industries, and in fact the entire world, have never been more connected than they are right now. They have also never been more at risk," said Michela Menting, research director at ABI Research . Organizations and key verticals continue to integrate technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT), 5G wireless networks, and blockchain-based distributed ledgers -- creating more points of connection, and more points of cyber-security vulnerability. Critical Infrastructure Security Market Development ABI Research has explored the cyber and digital security landscape in its entirety. Their analysis explores actionable cybersecurity trends and market growth forecasts from their ongoing research. According to t...

The electric distribution industry continues to invest in digital transformation projects. Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) technology is becoming a driver for connected electricity meters, which will reach an installed base of 1.3 billion by 2027. AMI growth is prompting utilities and energy suppliers to revisit their IT infrastructure security and device management operations, according to the latest worldwide market study by ABI Research. Energy Infrastructure Security Market Development Digitization of traditional electricity grids and the modernization of the aging energy infrastructure is among the top concerns for utility operators and governments worldwide. Security for last-mile energy consumption applications was frequently overlooked. "However, the introduction of AMI, smart metering, and grid digitization is steadily increasing spending for secure management services, assisting implementers to transition to IT (information technologies) and OT (operational techno...

Companies across the Internet of Things (IoT) ecosystem are seeking to overcome the inevitable commoditization of their niche area of specialization. Ascending the IoT value chain inevitably involves becoming a connectivity supplier. Connectivity Management Platforms (CMPs) are part of the vendor offerings. They allow connectivity to be intelligently packaged for sale to IoT customers. Although CMPs are table stakes abilities for any company wishing to become an IoT service provider, development has not abated, and the market is becoming more competitive. ABI Research has identified sixty-two companies offering CMPs, operated either proprietarily or commercially available to license. These companies span from connectivity resellers and aggregators to enterprise software developers, IoT service providers, and carrier-grade infrastructure manufacturers. IoT Connectivity Management Market Development "The largest CMP vendors such as Cisco and Ericsson, and their products have always ...

Enterprise network management complexity grows as more devices require connectivity from more locations. Case in point, the remote working phenomena has driven demand for software-defined solutions to reduce networking costs, improve scalability, and enable the integration of security. Although the emergence of Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) -- which integrates SD-WAN with edge security -- has caused some vendors to rethink their solutions, market opportunity remains across the software-defined networking sector for innovative vendors to explore vertical industry demand. Established networking vendors already lead the SD-WAN market. Next, the cloud-native innovators will drive growth by also offering solutions that shift end-user computing and integrated security to the cloud, enabling CIOs and CTOs to develop versatile enterprise networking strategies. SD-WAN Market Development Cloud-based solution providers will become increasingly important, given the benefits that shifting netwo...

The global pandemic changed how organizations provide information technology (IT) solutions for their knowledge worker and front-line employees that require access to software applications while working from home. It also accelerated the delivery of online education. To ensure access to those distributed IT use cases, traditional desktop and notebook PCs coexist with media tablets, Chromebooks, and a variety of smartphone devices. This device diversity also created the demand for better management. The second quarter of 2021 (2Q21) was another strong quarter for both Chromebooks and media tablets with both device categories recording growth despite a challenging year-over-year comparison. Unified Endpoint Management Market Development According to the latest worldwide market study by International Data Corporation (IDC), Chromebook shipments grew 68.6 percent year-over-year with volumes reaching 12.3 million units. While this wasn't a record quarter for Chromebooks, it wasn’t far o...