A look at IBM's Telum II's features and implications for z17 due to be launched in 2025 Read more »
IBM announces Telum II – the processor for its next generation mainframe
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 »
IBM Launches the LinuxONE 4 Express – a powerful entry-level mainframe
My look at IBM's LinuxONE 4 Express, launched in 2024 Read more »
IBM Storage Ceph at 20 – a storage platform of choice for AI
Ceph is 20 years old. Reda about its opportunities as a storage platform of choice for AI Read more »
The AI Alliance – values, nationalities and absentees
My look at the foundation of the AI Alliance Read more »
IBM Storage introduces the Flash System 5045
IBM announced last updated its FS5000 series storage systems in February 2021, having launched them the year before. This week it announced the FS5045, which replaces the FS5035. Like the FS5035, the new product includes Data reduction (compression and deduplication), Scale-out clustering, IBM HyperSwap high-availability and Encryption To differentiate it […] Read more »
IBM’s new single-frame z16 includes its first rack-mount mainframe offering
A look at IBM's new mid-range z16 servers, including its first rack-mounted mainframe 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 »
Storage systems – sales steady, but uncoupled from raw storage growth
A look at the size, growth and major suppliers of storage systems in 2022. Read more »
Dell heads the slowly evolving server market in 2022
A round-up of the worldwide server market in 2022 and its opportunities in 2023 and beyond Read more »
Dire times ahead for the PC market
ITCandor's look-back at the PC market in 2022 with some dire warnings about 2023 Read more »
IBM launches Diamondback – an open automated tape library in search of new customers
A look at IBM STorage's new Diamondback automated tape library Read more »