A look at IBM's Telum II's features and implications for z17 due to be launched in 2025 Read more »
IBM announces Telum II – the processor for its next generation mainframe
IBM Launches the LinuxONE 4 Express – a powerful entry-level mainframe
My look at IBM's LinuxONE 4 Express, launched in 2024 Read more »
IBM’s new single-frame z16 includes its first rack-mount mainframe offering
A look at IBM's new mid-range z16 servers, including its first rack-mounted mainframe Read more »
IBM launches the LinuxONE Emperor 4 server – sustainability, cost and security advantages
A look at IBM's LinuxONE Emperor 4 server, launched today Read more »
IBM launches the IBM z16 – the world’s first quantum-safe server with on-chip AI inferencing
An overview of IBM's z16 mainframe at announcement Read more »
IBM LinuxONE – beats x86 servers for environmental sustainability
The way data centers are built, populated with equipment and run is key to the world’s attempts to combat climate change. The pandemic has made more of our financial, social and work interactions digital, which can be witnessed in worldwide spending trends (my Figure above gives the trends and my […] Read more »
IBM introduces LinuxONE III Express – Linux mainframes from $135k
A look at the announcement of IBM LinuxONE III Express models announced this week Read more »
Classifying servers – a proposed schema
My proposed universal server classification schema 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 »
How IBM’s DS8900F and TS7770 storage systems enhance its z15 mainframe’s functionality
A look at how IBM's mainframe storage and tape systems compliment its z15 server line Read more »
IBM introduces air-cooled z15 T02 and LinuxONE III LT2 – more security, more cloud
A first look at IBM's latest 2 z15 models - smaller, more modular designs 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 »
IBM Launches the z15 and LinuxONE III
I look at the z15 at launch Read more »
IBM launches the DS8900F – 2,320k IOPS with encryption built in
I take a look at IBM's new mainframe storage Read more »
Servers up 9% to $85b in 2018 despite self-built cloud system competition
A look at the server market in 2018 and its growing competition with cloud services Read more »
Servers – new processor growth and the American bias
a new look at the global server market Read more »
The year to June 2017 $76b server market primed for big growth
A précis of our server market sresearch Read more »
IBM z14 mainframe – sophisticated fixes for enterprise challenges
IBM launched its latest mainframe last week. The z14 will create an upward swing in the never ending see-sawing of the most important single server in the market. My Figure shows z System hardware revenues by quarter (on a rolling 4-quarter basis) with model introductions anchored to the left apart from the […] Read more »
IBM Edge 2016 – Tom Rosamilia on the need for innovation
An overview of IBM's systems activities to support its customers' challenges Read more »
IBM Edge 2016 – balancing systems and cloud services
Some thoughts on balancing cloud v systems revenues at IBM Read more »