Gartner news from FierceCIO

Tired of hearing all the predictions about when the economy will recover? Here's one from Gartner that looks optimistic: Mobile phone and PC sales are ready to start leading the electronics industry... Read more...

IT departments should take their time when reviewing an outsourcing contract, according to Gartner. There are many reasons to be cautious or to avoid outsourcing completely. At an outsourcing... Read more...

The prevalence of wireless LAN (WLAN) networks has caused 50 to 90 percent of Ethernet ports to go unused at many companies. The irony here is that many remain unconvinced of the robustness of... Read more...

Okay, so the tech sector is suffering in this current recession. But most analysts have said it's not nearly as badly as the dot-com bust of 2001 and 2002--until now. Earlier this week, the line of... Read more...

The bankruptcy of Germany-based chip maker Qimonda appears to have triggered an increase in the price of DRAM, according to reports filtering in. Qimonda commanded about 10 percent of the DRAM market... Read more...

As the economy struggles, some online crime watchers see signs that a portion of newly unemployed skilled tech workers are turning to the theft of sensitive data. This is taking place even as the... Read more...

The analysts at Gartner say that 85 percent of 274 companies surveyed are already using open-source software, with the remaining 15 percent expected to do so by next year. The companies surveyed are... Read more...

While the global economy is dismal and layoffs are all around, experts believe that the sales of computer hardware, software and services will be growing again within 18 months. Here are some... Read more...

Beleaguered Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has unveiled its next Opteron quad-core processor--code named Shanghai--yesterday. The 45nm Shanghai was released ahead of time, while the ill-fated Barcelona... Read more...

IT spending will drop next year as a direct result of global financial problems. This is the latest word from analyst firm IDC, who slashed growth projections to less than half of its earlier... Read more...