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 »

IBM to split – spinning off its managed service business

Some ideas - with market data and forecasts - on IBM's intention to split itself into 2 companies 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 »

Mobile device sales continue to decline in Q1 2020 despite their vital role during the pandemic

How will the mobile device market behave during and after the pandemic? I look at the trends and publish a new forecast Read more »

Cloud computing – 18% growth to $260b in the year to March 2020

A look at cloud computing spending growth, market shares and forecasts in Q1 2020 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 »