Hiking gear & equipment are a set of items that are used by people who go on the outdoor activity called hiking. The report segments the market on the basis of product type, consumer profile, distribution channel, and region. On the basis of product type, the market is segmented into gear & equipment, apparel, footwear and others. Based on the customer profile, the market is split across men, women and kids. Based on distribution channel, the market is analyzed across online and offline distribution channels.

Infrastructure as a service is a cloud computing service where enterprises lease servers for compute and storage in the cloud. These online services offer high-level APIs used to dereference different low-level details of underlying network infrastructure such as physical computing resources, data partitioning, scaling, location, security, backup and others. With IaaS users can run any operating system or applications on the leased servers without the operating & maintenance costs of these servers. The report focuses on the growth prospects, restraints, and market analysis. The study provides Porter’s five forces analysis of the industry to understand the impact of various factors such as bargaining power of suppliers, competitive intensity of competitors, threat of new entrants, threat of substitutes, and bargaining power of buyers on the market. In addition, the report analyzes the profiles of key players operating in the market, which include Amazon Web Services, Inc., Microsoft Corporation, IBM Corporation, Redcentric PLC., Google, Inc., VMware, Inc., Oracle Corporation, EMC Corporation, Rackspace Hosting, Inc., and Red Hat, Inc.

Industrial gloves are protective wear that protect the skin from heat, sharp metals, and harmful environments. They are designed in a way to provide comfort to the wearer and do not obstruct the efficiency and competence of the wearer. It finds application in manufacturing plants, assembling plants, chemical plants, and medical institutions among others where they provide protection from heat, corrosive substances, and sharp objects. The report on industrial gloves focuses on various trends associated with growth factors of the industrial gloves market. Moreover, it provides information on various types of industrial gloves based on their usability such as disposable gloves and reusable gloves and focuses on their market potential globally. In addition, the report includes analysis of end-users that include machinery, oil & gas, metal fabrication, automotive, chemical, construction, plane manufacturing, food processing, office building cleaners, healthcare and others. Furthermore, the report analyzes the various drivers, restraints, and opportunities in the industrial gloves market, which further increases consumer acceptance across various regions. In addition, the volume and revenue of the market is provided in the report in terms of million pair and $million.

Adoption of in-memory computing, also known as IMC, is on the rise. This can be attributed to the growing demand for faster processing and analytics on big data, the need for simplifying architecture as the number of various data sources increases, and technology enhancements that are optimizing their Total Cost of Ownership. In-memory computing, fundamentally comprises of RAM storage and parallel distributed processing. The adoption, however, is dependent on how businesses understand the value it can add, such as, Usage of less hardware to support the required performance, to reduce the upfront capital costs and Lifetime extension for the hardware and software via increased performance. Further, the demand to process huge and growing datasets in real-time are acting as catalyst towards the in-memory computing middleware adoption. Over the past several years, companies across a broad range of industries have been observed commencing adoption of in-memory computing platforms to achieve the application performance and scalability they need to achieve their digital transformation or omnichannel customer experience. Some of the use cases are in banking and financial services, retail, healthcare, to name a few. For instance, the BFSI sector deploys the in-memory computing to facilitate smooth investment banking transactions, insurance claim processing & modelling, among others. Risk and Asset Management firms used the technology to gain an understanding on range and probabilities of probable investment outcomes through complex simulations.

Glass bottles and containers are majorly used in the alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverage industry, due to their ability to maintain chemical inertness, sterility, and non-permeability. Alcoholic drinks, like beer, accounted for the largest segment of the market, as glass does not react with the chemicals present in drinks and, therefore, preserves the aroma, strength, and flavor of these beverages, making it a favorable option for packaging. Due to this reason, a majority of the beer volume is transported in glass bottles, and this trend is expected to continue over the study period. Glass packaging is 100% recyclable, which makes it a desirable packaging option from the environmental point of view. 6 tons of recycled glass directly save 6 tons of resources and reduce the emission of CO2 by 1 ton. One of the main factors driving the growth of the market is the increase in beer consumption worldwide. Beer is one of the alcoholic beverages that use glass bottles for packaging. It is packed in dark-colored glass bottles to preserve the contents, which are prone to spoilage when exposed to UV light. according to the U.S. Beer Institute Annual Report, 2018, the US beer industry sells more than USD 119.3 billion in beer and malt-based beverages to US consumers each year. Additionally, according to the NBWA Industry Affairs, 2019, the US consumers who are 21 years and older consumed 26.5 gallons of beer and cider per person, during 2018, based upon beer shipment data and the US Census population statistics. Such instances are indicative of the fact that the glass bottles and containers market is poised to grow over the forecast period.

Headwear, primarily caps, are readily counted as sport essentials among athletes, giving rise to trends, such as athleisure. Players of sports, including cricket, baseball, polo, etc., are progressively opting for headwear to boost field performance, gain extra comfort, and promote physical health. Nonetheless, the boom in sportswear has resulted in the sports cap segment achieving a new prominence, moving from streetwear staple to stylish must-haves among general consumers, further permeating the menswear industry, worldwide. The scenario results in heavy demand for headwear, aiding the market studied, globally. Additionally, the premiumization in the sportswear industry has upgraded the pricing level of branded headwear, prompting the value sales in the industry. Companies are also adopting innovative strategies to roll out the demanded products, in order to capture the market. The American giant, Ralph Lauren, in 2017, introduced the limited-edition Polo Stadium capsule collection, celebrating the 25th anniversary of its original Polo Stadium line. Along with exact replicas of the designs, the collection included a range of accessories and caps featuring the original Polo Ralph Lauren logos.  Similarly, in 2019, the company relaunched its 90s originals under the Polo Sport Denim and Polo Sport Silver collections, with the latter including two baseball caps.

The high content screening market is driven by factors, such as an increase in investments by the government and other organizations , technological advancements, and the expanding application areas. According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), the total expenditure in R&D in the United Kingdom is increasing rapidly. During 2016, the expenditure was GBP 33.2 billion, which increased in 2017 and reached GBP 34.8 billion. Similarly, in the United States, the investment on medical R&D was USD 39.5 billion, in 2017. This indicates that a substantial investments were made in healthcare in the major countries. As the government and other organizations are investing more in research and development, the high content screening market is expected to register significant growth. The increase in R&D activities in Asia, particularly India. The consecutive annual growth in the expenditure in R&D in the country indicates a period of stability, security, and healthy competition across the industrial sectors. The high cost of the advanced technologies is expected to hinder the growth of the market. However, the increasing demand for advanced tools for drug developments, other studies, recent product launches are expected to boost the growth of the high content screening market.

Flexible electronics is a potential method of creating intelligent, scalable products, with several new applications such as wearable electronics. The flexibility in the substrate, faster manufacturing process of printable circuits, and the reduced risk of disposal after use are some of the drivers of printed flexible electronics in the current scenario. The pictorial presentation of benefits of flexible electronics is given in the figure below.

Football is the most popular sport in the world and people of all age groups like it. Kids, right from the age of 2-3, are showing interest in the sport. Parents buy footballs of size 1 and 2 for children to create interest in playing, which, in turn, promotes their physical growth. Football is further popular in schools, and the children are made to actively participate in sports, as it contributes to their physical growth and gives them a sense of relief from their studies. This active par ticipation in schools is inflating the demand for football among this age group, which correspondingly drives the football market. The spor t requires a good amount of physical work in the form of running, thereby enhancing stamina levels. It also keeps the body strong, flexible, and in shape. Therefore, being a complete workout package, the game is becoming popular among young athletes, cricketers, and runners. They are playing football as a part of their fitness routine as an alternate sport. With the rising empowerment of women, several women football clubs are being introduced, in Europe and other regions, to train and impart skills for individuals to play professionally. Additionally, with the provision of considerable sponsorships for the cause, women clubs are becoming a professional platform, where teams are formed and compete at different levels in leagues and competitions, benefitting the sponsors and the players.

The furfural market is segmented into raw material, application, end user, and region. It includes the revenue generated from sales of furfural across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and LAMEA. Furfural has excellent thermosetting properties, corrosive & physical resistance, low viscosity & high reactivity, outstanding chemical, mechanical, & thermal properties, which make it ideal in the production of foundry resins, adhesives, wetting agents, and other chemical intermediates. It is used in various end-user industries such as petroleum refineries, agricultural formulations, paints & coatings, pharmaceuticals, and others, which include textile, foundry metal casting, flavors & fragrance. In addition, the raw materials used for production of furfural are corn cobs, rice husks, cotton-seed husk, almond husk, sugarcane bagasse, and others.