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Varonis Systems – Securing Unstructured Data
According to an IDC study, 2.8 zettabytes of digital data was generated globally in 2012. The study estimates that the digital information that is created and replicated globally will grow 39% annually over the period 2012 through 2020. The study estimates that more than 90% of the data created in 2020 will be unstructured data,
Nasty Gal Doing Nastily Well
Chances are you have not heard of Nasty Gal. Well, you should learn about them. They are doing nastily well!
2U Making Online Education Possible
In a report by Docebo, the worldwide market for self-paced E-Learning market, which was worth $35.6 billion in 2011, is projected to grow 7.6% over the five year period to be worth $51.5 billion by 2016. The report projects that the market for Learning Management Systems (LMS) that support the rapid growth in online education
Amber Road Growing Without Profits
According to the US Department of Commerce, US companies had imported $2.3 trillion of goods and exported $1.5 trillion of goods in 2012. Another report points out that China is now the world’s largest trading economy, with exports of nearly $2.1 trillion. Recently listed Amber Road (NYSE: AMBR) is using cloud-based solutions to help companies
Five9’s Cloud Offerings for Contact Centers
According to a Gartner report, there were 14.5 million contact center agents worldwide in 2012. Cloud-based offerings to support these contact center agents are on the rise. The report projects that in North America, the cloud penetration of the contact center market is estimated to have grown from 5% in 2012 to 13% in 2016.
athenahealth Leads Industry in Stage 2 Meaningful Use
According to an Accenture report released earlier this year, the global market for electronic health records (EHR) is projected to grow 5.5% over the period 2012 to 2015 to $22.3 billion by 2015. The US is estimated to be the largest market worth $9.3 billion by 2015 at a 7.1% compounded annual growth rate over the
Lofty Valuations in Online Real Estate
Economists believe that the much anticipated US housing market recovery is yet to come. The housing market is continuing its descent even during the busiest season of the year. Sales of previously owned homes registered a decline of 7.5% this March, the slowest pace in the previous 20 months. New home purchases also fell 14.5%
Angie’s List Anticipating Tough Competition From Amazon
A study conducted on online review sites last year found that 25% of the users believe that the information available on review sites is unfair. While some of the older sites are believed to be more trustworthy, more than a third of the consumers were still cautious about information on these sites.