A look at IBM storage system announcements on July 9th 2020 Read more »
IBM dives into data lakes with the Elastic Storage System 5000
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 »
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 »
Supercomputers hunt for answers to COVID-19
A look at how superrcomputers are beingused to combat COVID-19 Read more »
How the top ITC suppliers are helping during the pandemic
A review of the things the top ITC suppliers are doing to help during the COVID-19 pandemic Read more »
Networks – $185b, 2.1b ports shipped in 2019
A look at network equipment sales and market shares in 2019 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 »
Peripherals – a $245b market with a Japanese flavour
A look at the market for peripherals (including printers) in 2019 Read more »
The PC market in 2019 – 244m shipments, $169b spending, 881 installed base
A look at the PC market in 2019 and some thoughts of their importance at a time of crisis. Read more »
Gaming console market 2019 – how about a virtual 2020 Olympics?
My sizing of the gaming console and software markets in 2019 Read more »
Mobile devices – a $361b market, 1.4b shipments, 3.2b installed base in 2019
My look at the 2019 market for mobile devices with a forecast to 2025 Read more »
Cloud services grow 18% to reach $253 billion in 2019
A look at growth and market shares in the 2019 cloud service markets Read more »
SAP certifies IBM Power9 for its HANA Enterprise Cloud
SAP's certification of IBM Power9 servers for its HANA Enterprise Cloud data center Read more »
IBM radically simplifies its storage offerings in Q1 2020
ITCandor's assessment of IBM storage announcement on Feb 12th 2020 Read more »
The ITC market’s top suppliers – a 10-year perspective
Having made my predictions for the year, I wanted to follow up with the long-term vendor share developments in the ITC industry. In the Figure above I show market shares for the top 12 suppliers in the years to then of September in 2009 and 2019. There have been a […] Read more »
ITC 2020 20:20 – predictions for the New Year
Encouraged by the accuracy of my last year’s predictions, I’m keen to share with you my vision for the ITC industry in 2020. This is a summary of my predictions: 1. The overall ITC market will grow by 0.8% to $6.849 trillion 2. The Americas will lead regional ITC spending […] Read more »
1. The overall ITC market will grow by 0.8% to $6.849 trillion
Overall I expect world spending on all offerings to grow by just 0.8% to $6.849 billion; for the vendors net profits will increase by 0.1% to $730 billion, while their combined headcount will grow by 1.1% to 20.9 million. Navigate our predictions – intro 1 2 3 4 5 6 […] Read more »