According to research firm Gartner global IT spending is projected to slump by 8%, compared with 2019, as a result of Coronavirus.
Back in January and pre-pandemic, Gartner had forecasted IT spending in 2020 to total $3.9tn. They have now revised that forecast to $3.4tn.
more →A WAF, standing for a Web Application Firewall, serves the purpose of protecting one or more web applications from being breached. They are widely deployed amongst businesses to help keep company records and customer information secure. Gartner notes that customers characterised WAFs as regularly being ‘frustrating’ and ‘a disappointment’. As the web becomes more complex, it’s becoming increasingly difficult for hardware vendors to meet existing and evolving requirements, such as moving web applications to cloud infrastructure (IaaS).
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