A look at the latest offerings for SAP ERP customers using IBM Power and PowerVS servers. Read more »
IBM Power Virtual Server for RISE with SAP – cloudification for long-term ERP customers
Lenovo to acquire Infinidat – a better storage strategy at a politically challenging time
My first analysis of Lenovo's announcement to acquire Infinidat Read more »
3. ITC spending in China will grow most in 2025
My third prediction concerns ITC spending growth at a country level Read more »
5 Spending on servers will grow most – on peripherals least – in 2025
My fifth prediction cconcerns spending growth by offering in 2025 Read more »
6 Trade tariffs reduce the growth of the ITC market
My sixth prediction concerns the negative effects new trade tariffs will have on the world ITC market Read more »
7 Generative AI bites into the white-collar workforce
My seventh prediction is about the negative effect generative AI will have on employment in 2025 Read more »
8 Users rush to adopt quantum-safe code as criminals hack AES-256 encryption
My eighth prediction concerns the reaction to the adoption of quantum computing by criminals Read more »
9 Data center carbon emissions surge – can we eliminate spurious workloads?
My nineth prediction concerns potential counter measures to data center carbon emissions from spurious workloads Read more »
10 Governments begin to restrict and even ban social media companies
My tenth prediction concerns the restriction and/or banning of social media when used for evil Read more »
ITCandor’s 2024 predictions – a self-assessment
An assessment of ITCandor's predictions for 2024 Read more »
IBM announces Telum II – the processor for its next generation mainframe
A look at IBM's Telum II's features and implications for z17 due to be launched in 2025 Read more »
IBM introduces Power Virtual Server as an on-premise pod cloud option
A first look at IBM's on-premise Power Virtual Server pod products and strategy Read more »
Cloud computing – omnes nimbi divisa sunt in partes tres
Cloud computing spending declined for the first time in 2023. It's time to look at its future Read more »
Crowdstrike… quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Some thoughts about Crowdstrike's dodgy software update Read more »
The ITC market in first quarter 2024 – moving on up
A look at the size and growth of spending, revenue and net profit across the whole ITC market in first quarter 2024 Read more »
IBM’s new Power10 S1012 server – the beginnings of AI at the edge
My assessment of IBM's Power10 S1012 server Read more »
Server market 2023 – a virtualized, x86, Windows driven world
Have a look at how the server market is evolving and is likely to change in years to come Read more »
IBM introduces FlashSystem 5300, Storage Assurance and Flash Grid – a more coherent strategy
My look at IBM Storage announcement of FS5300 hardware, Software Assurance maintenance coverage and Flash Grid Read more »
IBM’s new FlashCore Module 4 – ransomware attack detection cut from minutes to seconds
A look at how IBM is using processing in its Flash Core Module 4 to speed up ransomware attack detection - notoriously difficult for block storage Read more »
ITC regional and category forecasts – the small growth of a massive, but disaggregating, market
Top level ITCandor's 2023 sizing and 2024-25 forecast for the ITC industry, discussing regions, categories and vendors. Read more »