Some notes on the important role of PCs during the pandemic with market shares and forecasts Read more »
How the pandemic is changing the PC market
IP telephony surges in the politicised network market
Service Provider and Enterprise Networks have been extremely important during the pandemic; nevertheless most Telcos and organizations have been relying on those already installed to keep people, governments and businesses connected. In total the market grew by 1% to $187 billion in the year to the end of March, but […] Read more »
Gaming software sales grow 4% during lockdown
A look at the gaming console hardware and software market in Q1 2020 Read more »
Supercomputers hunt for answers to COVID-19
A look at how superrcomputers are beingused to combat COVID-19 Read more »
Networks – $185b, 2.1b ports shipped in 2019
A look at network equipment sales and market shares in 2019 Read more »
Storage systems – 1.8ZB shipped, $33.4b spent in 2019
A sizing of the storage systems and raw storage markets in 2019 Read more »
Servers – $75.6 spent on 21.3 systems in 2019
A look at the server market in 2019 including shares for suppliers, operating systems and virtualization status. Read more »
Peripherals – a $245b market with a Japanese flavour
A look at the market for peripherals (including printers) in 2019 Read more »
The PC market in 2019 – 244m shipments, $169b spending, 881 installed base
A look at the PC market in 2019 and some thoughts of their importance at a time of crisis. Read more »
2. The Americas will lead regional ITC spending growth
On a regional level (see my Figure) I expect the Americas to do best with a 1.6% growth to $2.659 trillion, followed by Asia Pacific (+0.8% to $2.187 trillion); I expect business in EMEA to decline slightly by 0.1% to $2.006 trillion. Americas’ rise in the chart is due in […] Read more »
Exchange rates v $US in Q3 2019 – Egypt best, Venezuala worst
Some thoughts on changes in the value of international currencies against the $US in Q3 2019 Read more »
Computer peripherals – new strategies for a maturing market
A look at the market for computer peripherals and printers in the year to the end of June 2019 Read more »
PC market maturity drives new supplier business models
A report of the state of the PC market in Q2 2019 with market shares and evidence of maturity Read more »
Server market takes a pause in 2019 – still dominated by Windows and x86
A look at the server market in the first half of 2019 from ITCandor's research Read more »
Network spending at $186b – service providers beat enterprise customers
A look at ITCandor's latest findings for the service provider and enterprise network markets to Q2 2019 Read more »
The gaming market waits for new Sony and Microsoft consoles
A look at the gaming console market worldwide at the end of June 2019 Read more »
Mobile device market down 8% to $392b – what’s the next big thing?
We look at the state of play in the mobile device market in Q2 2019 Read more »
Cloud services $246 billion and still growing at 25%
I look at the latest market developments for cloud computing (SaaS, IaaS and PaaS) Read more »
Microprocessor chip sales $317 billion – highly profitable, but sluggish
I have a look at the microprocessor market in Q2 2019 Read more »
Huawei at the centre of the global/national 5G battlefield
5G mobile communications will be faster, deeper and wider than 4G, enabling new applications and is being tested in many countries planning to deploy in the next few years. Huawei is the world’s biggest supplier of Service Provider networks and leading developer and supplier of 5G base stations used by […] Read more »