A look at the status of the cloud services market complete with market shares and forecasts Read more »
Cloud computing at $344b – the Enterprise IT market squeeze continues
PC sales rebound due to lockdown and home working
Why is the PC market resurging? Where is it going? Read more »
Mobile devices and international politics
A look at the annual changes and future challenges of the mobile device and smart phone market Read more »
BlueChip – putting the ‘International’ into Service Express
A look at the acquisition of BlueChip by Service Express International Read more »
Cisco’s long-lasting first-mover advantages
A quick look at Cisco's historical success and future challenges Read more »
Apple – how much bigger can it grow?
Apple is the largest IT company in the world. It’s revenues were $294 billion in 2020 – the equivalent of everyone alive on the planet spending $26.52 on its offerings. It’s business grew substantially on the introduction of the iPhone, expanded as we recovered from the Credit Crunch and has […] Read more »
How the pandemic is changing the PC market
Some notes on the important role of PCs during the pandemic with market shares and forecasts Read more »
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 »