A new report from Forrester forecasts global technology spending to grow by 5.6% in 2025, reaching an impressive $4.9 trillion—up from $4.7 trillion in 2024. This growth is attributed to several key factors, including the rapid adoption of software, IT services, generative artificial intelligence (genAI), and cloud technologies, with Asia Pacific and North America leading … Read more
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration on Thursday, February 13 to temporarily lift a three-week funding freeze that has shut down US aid and development work worldwide, citing the sweeping damage that the sudden shutdown has done to nonprofits and other organizations that help carry out US assistance overseas. The court ruling was the … Read more
Editorial Note: We earn a commission from partner links on Forbes Advisor. Commissions do not affect our editors’ opinions or evaluations. The financial landscape in 2025 is shaping up to be anything but predictable. With shifting economic policies, lingering inflation pressures and consumer debt reaching new highs, the question isn’t just whether Americans can stretch … Read more
Soaring interest rates, looming food and energy shortages, a devastating and needless war, and the changing nature of work are creating an especially challenging climate. ABI Research says these headwinds are pushing security higher on the enterprise priority list as organisations seek cost-effective and agile cryptographic applications to protect increasingly distributed and ephemeral corporate assets. … Read more
According to IDC’s Worldwide Quarterly Security Appliance Tracker, total market revenue in the overall security appliance market grew 7.6% year over year in the second quarter of 2023 (2Q23) to more than US$4.2 billion. This represents a US$298 million increase compared to the same quarter in 2022. In the same period, security appliance shipments grew … Read more
