Adoption of Internet of Things platforms is forecast as the top IT trend in the Asia Pacific region in 2018, according to new research which also says that next year will see growth in analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) across the board as companies see real returns on their investments.

Hitachi Data Systems (HDS) has appointed Tony Whigham as ANZ government sales director.

Hitachi's 100 years of industrial experience coupled with more than 50 years of IT experience puts it in a good position to help customers take advantage of IoT, APAC senior vice-president and general manager Mark Ablett told iTWire.