The server market grew by 7.5% in Q4 2012, despite a slight fall in 2012 overall. have a look at our market shares and forecast Read more »
Dell Stakes Its Claim In Converged Infrastructure And Integrated System Markets
We review Dell's offerings and its opportunities in the emerging converged infrastructure and integrated system market. Read more »
Oracle Introduces IaaS – Leasing And A Piece Of CoD
We think Oracle's new IaaS looks more like leasing with a bit of CoD thrown in. Read more »
AMD Announces Open 3.0 – Modular Server Motherboards For Large Workloads
AMD has announced Open 3.0 - a standard x86 server motherboard designed for large single workloads and sitting between generic and self-built machines Read more »
Server Market Q3 2012 – Falls 6% To $13.9 Billion
The server market fell 7% in the year to the end of September 2012. Read ITCandor's analysis of vendor success and market outlook. Read more »
IBM’s Ambuj Goyal – A New Lens On Data Centre Development
IBM's Ambuj Goyal gave a clear thought provoking presentation on the change in systems at STG's annual European analyst meeting at Penny Hill in the UK. Read ITCandor's analysis. Read more »
Dell Primes PartnerDirect Channels For Windows Server 2012 Upgrades
Dell is taking advantage of Microsoft's decision to end support for Windows Server 2003 in July 2015 by pushing upgrades to the 2012 version through its PartnerDirect channel. Read ITCandor's analysis. Read more »
Converged Infrastructure And The $299 Billion Data Centre Market
Before you can predict the opportunity for converged infrastructure you need to start by calculating the data centre market. Read ITCandor's assessment, complete with sizing and market shares. Read more »
Server Markets Tumble – Will Drop 6% In 2012
Server revenues dropped 5% in Q2 2012 and are expected to fall 6% in 2012. Read ITCandor's market assessment, shares and forecasts. Read more »
The $15.3 Billion Server Market – Surprisingly Buoyant In Q1 2012
Despite our pessimism the server market declined by just 1% in Q1 2012. Read ITCandor's extensive review of growth and market share by chip type, operating system and virtualisation status. Read more »
IBM Launches PureSystems – An Integrated Compute, Storage, Networking and Middleware Approach
IBM has spent along time preparing itself for its introduction of PureSystems. Read how ITCandor assesses the shift from pick 'n' mix data centre components to this fully integrated approach. Read more »
RedHat RHEV3 – Alternative Virtualisation And Ecosystem
RedHat launched RHEV3 this week. Read ITCandor's assessment of its position and chances as an advanced virtualisation player. Read more »
IBM Mainframes – Integrating Business Analytics With zBX
IBM System z has been going through a resurgence - especially in the attached zBX cabinet. Read ITCandor's assessment. Read more »
IBM Invests In Africa – ‘The Next India, The Next China’
Africa has much potential for ITC business over the next few years. Read ITCandor's assessment of IBM STG's position to take advantage. Read more »
IBM And VMware Find Common Ground In Storage And Server Hypervising
IBM and VMware work together on storage and server hypervisors, addressing advanced virtualisation issues for enterprise customers. Read ITCandor's analysis. Read more »
Server Market Forecast – Cloud Computing And The Coming Recession
Read ITCandor's precis of its latest sizing and forecast of the world server market. Read more »
Dell Proposes Hotter Servers – Less Chillers
Dell proposes operational cost savings in the data centre by running servers, storage and switches at higher temperatures. Read ITCandor's analysis. Read more »
HP’s Growth Slows – Buys Autonomy, Ponders PC Spin-Off
HP announced its financial results for its Q3 period last week. ITCandor has already assessed market growth for the quarter, which shows it with a 3.2% share of the world IT market. Read this analysis of its acquisition of Autonomy and potential PC spin off. Read more »
IBM Targets HP Itanium/Oracle Users With Multiple Campaigns And Resources
IBM is targeting users of HP Itanium servers and Oracle databases with significant resources, taking part in a competitive battle reminiscent of the 1990s. Read ITCandor's analysis of how this fits with market developments. Read more »
IBM’s STG Marketing Head Marc Dupaquier On IT Consumerism, Generation Y And Cloud Computing
ITCandor discussed the current market with IBM STG's marketing head Marc Dupaquier. Read our ake on his views about IT consumerism, Smart Computing and the Cloud. Read more »