IBM is ahead of other vendors when it comes to understanding the linkeage between workloads and servers and is learning how to integrate its hardware, software and services into new types of computer. Read ITCandor's analysis of how it is expanding its definition of the system in what it terms 'Smarter Computing'. Read more »
IBM System Z Mips Shows Increased Centralisation And A Return To Growth
ITCandor publishes its initial Mips Model for IBM System z mainframes. It will help you understand how this server business is developing over time. Read more »
IBM And Red Hat Talk Up KVM, Linux And Cloud
KVM is an important hypervisor and will compete storngly with VMWare and Microsoft now it has been incorporated in Red Hat's RHEV product. Read this report about IBM and Red Hat's promotion of Linux and KVM, as well as ITCandor's views of the state of Open Source software. Read more »
IBM Expands Its Cloud Computing Offerings – Highlights The Differences In Regional Adoption
On March 16th 2010 IBM announced new Cloud Computing services and resources. ITCandor analyses what they mean in terms of the development of this important market. Read more »
IBM Buys Initiate Systems – Increases Focus On HealthCare, SaaS And Information Management
IBM announced its acquisition of Initiate Systems. Martin analysis what it's buying and why. Read more »
IBM System X – An Integrated x86 Approach From The Fullest Range Vendor
IBM invited a number of analysts over to Avenet's office to discuss System x. Martin's written it up, adding data from his own research. Read more »
IBM – Interpreting Its Gamut Of Cloud Computing Offerings
IBM announced its Cloud Computing strategy on June 16th 2009. In this piece Martin looks at how IBM is approaching the subject and what kinds of customers it is targeting. Read more »
IBM’s Q109 Results – The Benefits Of Big Customers and Long Contracts
Martin analyses IBM's latest financial results and concludes that its relative success is down to its customer and contract types. Outsourcing, cloud computing and CSR get a look in too. Read more »