A potential setback for ARM server developments. Read more »
Macom buys Applied Micro for $770m – poor for ARM server development
HPE buys Simplivity – winners, losers and implications
A look at the implications of HP's acquisition of Simplivity Read more »
When to buy and sell ITC companies
A prediction of when to buy and sell ITC vendor shares and companies. Read more »
Dell Technology – a common hymn book for a big choir
Thoughts on the world's largest IT merger/acquisition Read more »
HP Inc. buys Samsung’s printer business for $1.05b
Some stats for those looking into HP's acquisition of Samsung's MFP laser printer business. Read more »
Red Bull Racing’s Malaysian win and its Milton Keynes IT
Formula 1 has much to show commercial IT how to run future systems. Read more »
IBM, Everledger and the market disruption of Blockchain
Exchanging assets for money can be a complicated – and sometimes expensive – process: for instance trading stock can happen in a millisecond, but settlement can take days to complete. Imagine a world in which such transactions can be handled in the digital realm in a system which creates an […] 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 »
HPE non-core software and Micro Focus combine – the matrix reloaded
How the new deal fits in with emerging organisational change in the IT industry Read more »
HPE buys SGI – increases high performance, technical and analytics expertise
Why HPE buying SGI is important Read more »
IBM adds new all-flash hardware to its evolving software defined storage strategy
A look at IBM's storage strategy and August product announcements Read more »
WD buys SanDisk – can you have your cake and eat it?
Storage supplier consolidation thoughts Read more »
Brexit – selling UK IT assets by the pound
Source: ITCandor from OANDA historical data Part of my methodology each quarter is to look at currency movements of international currency against the $US. My Figure shows the movement of the average value of each local currency in Q2 2016 compared with their rates in Q2 2015. Those on the […] Read more »
Cloud computing – whose resources and where?
Another attempt to define cloud computing and its adoption by medium and large organisations Read more »
The PC market in Q1 2016 – reaches its zenith with 957m installed
Market shares and developments in the PC market in Q1 2016 Read more »
Enterprise network sales slip 5.6% in Q1 2016
More market shares - this time on enterprise and service provider networks Read more »
Server spending grows 9.5% in Q1 2016 – driven up by ‘software defined’, down by cloud
Martin explains why server revenues grew by 9.5% in Q1 2016 Read more »
Storage systems down 2.5% in Q1 2016 – long term decline causes widespread consolidation
Storage systems markets continue to wane Read more »
Peripherals sales down 8.9% in Q1 2016
Our latest market share, shipment and growth stats for the printer and peripherals market in Q1 2016 Read more »