As I predicted last quarter the Information Technology and Communications market continues to grow. In total revenues reached $1.9 trillion (the highest of any quarter in history) in the quarter and $7.4 trillion in the year to the end of September – up 5% and 3% respectively. Net profit, however […] Read more »
Q2 2023 ITC spending – declines in memory and devices, growth in AI hardware
A look at the major spending movements in the UTC market workdwide in Q2 2023 Read more »
Cloud computing grows up – $413 billion and counting…
Cloud computing has been one of the fastest growing and exciting IT markets over the past decade. Typically bought by enterprises wanting to avoid the complexity of setting up, deploying and managing applications them in their own data centers, cloud services come in three flavours – software, platform and infrastructure […] Read more »
The $1.2 trillion Enterprise IT market 2021 – Amazon market leader of a varied and changing landscape
A look at the total market for enterprise IT encompassing hardware, infrastructure software, outsourcing, managed service and cloud computing with market trnds and shares Read more »
‘as a service’ offerings and hybrid multi-cloud architectures become the norm in enterprise computing
Each generation of enterprise computing (centralized, client-server, Internet, managed services, cloud) has created disruption and inefficiencies in integration of the new with the old. Leading suppliers such as Cisco, IBM, Oracle, HPE, Huawei, Atos, Fujitsu and Hitachi will attempt to hang on to their customers’ budgets by promoting ‘as a […] 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 »
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 »
The rise, rise, rise of cloud computing
An update on the growth and market shares of cloud computing by type, region and in context with other areas of enterprise IT spending Read more »
IT services grew 6.7% in Q1 2018 – mixed bag, slow, big changes
My measurement of the complex, large and changing IT services market. Read more »
7. Enterprise computing shifts off premise – AWS replaces Cisco as top supplier
My seventh 2018 prediction is about the evolving balance between traditional hardware, infrastructure software, outsourcing, managed services and cloud purchases. Read more »
The 2025 enterprise computing forecast – cloud wins hands-down
My enterprise computing forecast including a masive victory for cloud computing. Read more »
Atos and the digital transformation factory
Some analysis of Atos as a leading IT Services supplier Read more »
Cloud computing – whose resources and where?
Another attempt to define cloud computing and its adoption by medium and large organisations Read more »
HPE offloads Enterprise Services to CSC – jettisons traditional outsourcing
Some stats on the CSC acquisition of HPE's HP Services business. Read more »
Atos acquires Xerox’s ITO business – better times ahead for outsourcing
Economies of scale will help improve the profitability of outsourcing over the next few years Read more »
IBM Global Services Launches Building Block Outsourcing – A Bridge To Cloud Computing
IBM announced a new building block approach to its outsourcing business today. Read ITCandor's analysis of the implications, comparisons and chances for success. Read more »