Hardware

• [New] IT virtualization introduces new vulnerabilities from globally sourced third-party hardware, software, and configurations that surround, penetrate, and bind the remote environment altogether. RunSafe Security
• [New] Starting in 2023, Ultifi will be enabled by hardware built into select next-generation products encompassing internal combustion and electric vehicles. Futurride.com
• [New] Worldwide Open RAN revenues were set to hit double-digit rates with cumulative spending on Open RAN kit and caboodle - including hardware, software, and firmware (excluding services) - expected to near $10bn between 2020 and 2025. The Register
• [New] The ageing space station has suffered a number of failures over the years and a Russian official recently warned of outdated hardware and failing systems. BBC News
• [New] If software is going to eat the world, if hardware companies are going through digital transformation, if we truly are going to live in a universe with 100 billion connected devices, we need a little 3D human interaction. www.edgeiq.io
• [New] Healthcare provider spending on edge computing (hardware, software, and services) will reach $10.3 billion in 2025, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 17%. Computerworld
• [New] The hardware segment of the augmented reality market is projected to witness a higher growth rate than the software segment owing to the increasing adoption of augmented reality hardware globally. Yahoo
• The automation and control systems for the precision farming hardware segment of the agriculture IoT market is estimated to register the largest market share in 2026, by hardware type. Business Wire
• Total worldwide spending on cloud services, the hardware and software components underpinning cloud services, and the professional and managed services opportunities around cloud services will surpass $1.0 trillion in 2024 while sustaining a double-digit compound annual growth rate of 15.7%. IDC: The premier global market intelligence company
• The outlook for IT spending for cloud and managed services for 2022 looks promising, assuming organizations can acquire the hardware needed to drive application deployments. Smarter MSP
• Propulsion hardware supplied by Aerojet Rocketdyne helped put America's newest land imaging satellite into orbit and will play an ongoing role in mission operations. Aerojet Rocketdyne,
• Companies could spend nearly $342bn on AI software, hardware, and services in 2021. Tech Monitor
• Worldwide revenues for the AI market, including software, hardware, and services, are forecast to grow to $327.5 B in 2021 and reach $554.3 B by 2024 with a five-year CAGR of 17.5%. www.coso.org
• HPE's Apollo systems and ProLiant servers comprise the major hardware elements of the Greenlake service that will be managed for the NSA via a QTS data center. The Register
• The worldwide market for artificial intelligence, including software, hardware and services, is expected to increase from $327.5 billion in 2021 to more than $554 billion by 2024. UK Government
• Dish will use IBM's Cloud Pak for Network Automation software, which is designed to stitch hardware and software resources together efficiently, enabling Dish to accelerate the creation and delivery of new services. AI Trends
• Microsoft said Hyper-V VMs of Windows 11 need to be Generation 2 VMs, and virtual machines running on virtualization and emulation products from other vendors, such as VMware and Oracle, will continue to work as long as the hardware requirements are met. The Register
• The high initial cost of hardware and software components that are used in logistics automation is expected to restrain the growth of the global logistics automation market over the forecast period. Yahoo Finance
• What's new: A study from market research firm IDC estimates that global revenues for AI software, hardware, and services will reach $341.8 billion in 2021 - up from an estimated $156.5 billion last year - and will break $500 billion by 2024. info.deeplearning.ai
• For becoming a new Switzerland, or even an oasis for tax dodgers, a lot more is required than military hardware plus a functioning surveillance system which will treat insiders harshly but outsiders and their in-transparent dealings leniently. Tehran Times
• The App Store and hardware sales help finance software development today, but Apple will need to find new revenue to make up for any lost because of the mandated App Store payment change. Computerworld

Last updated: 26 October 2021