‘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 »

Networks – a tale of two cities and failing trust

A look at spending, changes and supplier market shares in enterprise and service provider networks Read more »

Storage systems hardware and software, raw storage trends and market shares

My latest shares, trends and analysis of the global storage market Read more »

The worldwide server market – hedged in by cloud, but still vital

The server market is vital for enterprise and SMEs, supporting vital workloads, but growth appears to have stalled. No doubt spending would be much higher if the self-built systems of the largest cloud computing weren’t continuing to eat up commercial workloads. Within the market the leading vendors – Dell EMC […] Read more »

The printer market – where do we go from here?

The printer market entered yet another phase of decline as the result of the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2020 customers spent $33 billion (down 10%) on 143 million printers (down 11%), while the total installed base dropped 4% to 577 million. Read more »

IP telephony surges in the politicised network market

Service Provider and Enterprise Networks have been extremely important during the pandemic; nevertheless most Telcos and organizations have been relying on those already installed to keep people, governments and businesses connected. In total the market grew by 1% to $187 billion in the year to the end of March, but […] 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 »

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 »

Computer peripherals – new strategies for a maturing market

A look at the market for computer peripherals and printers in the year to the end of June 2019 Read more »

PC market maturity drives new supplier business models

A report of the state of the PC market in Q2 2019 with market shares and evidence of maturity Read more »

Storage systems – calm in a stormy storage sea

Some stats and thoughts about the storage systems market in the first half of 2019 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 »

Network spending at $186b – service providers beat enterprise customers

A look at ITCandor's latest findings for the service provider and enterprise network markets to Q2 2019 Read more »