CFOs are equipped to turn risk into an advantage, an international accounting leader says.
The need to decide what funding requests to prioritize and how much to invest puts finance chiefs squarely in the middle of digital transformation efforts.
"We share a vision to accelerate finance and business transformation in the cloud," Adaptive's CEO says.
Annual shipments of desktop computers, notebooks, and tablets are expected to fall to 418 million units in 2021, a 0.8% drop from 2016.
Does PC shipment growth of of 5% in the United States foreshadow a brighter future?
Growth in 2016 PC shipments is now expected to be roughly 2% below earlier projections as conditions have been weaker than expected, IDC says.
Research firm IDC cuts its growth forecast from 5.7% and predicts a steeper decline in iPhone sales than originally expected.
Limited consumer interest, testing of Windows 10, and competition from other hardware platforms are cutting into PC sales.
At the same time, the research firm expects major changes in the products, including 'smarter watches ... built by classic watch makers.'
Smartphone shipments will grow 5.7% in 2016, with iPhone shipments declining 0.1%, says IDC.
The maker of wearable fitness trackers says profits and sales will be lower this quarter than originally forecasted.
Latin America will be the fastest-growing region with a compound annual growth rate of 4.3%, says IDC.
