We review Dell's offerings and its opportunities in the emerging converged infrastructure and integrated system market. Read more »
IBM’s Texas Memory Systems Acquisition – Integration And Virtualisation
Everyone knows SSD/flash memory is disruptive and important, but where to put it? For IBM the answer is to use its TMS acquisition to build it into integrated systems and under its SAN Volume Controller storage hypervisor Read more »
Oracle Introduces IaaS – Leasing And A Piece Of CoD
We think Oracle's new IaaS looks more like leasing with a bit of CoD thrown in. Read more »
Kaseya 6.3 – Mobile Device Management At The Core
Kaseya adds features, but simplifies its operation through increased automation in its 6.3 update. Read the implications for BYOD strategies. Read more »
AMD Announces Open 3.0 – Modular Server Motherboards For Large Workloads
AMD has announced Open 3.0 - a standard x86 server motherboard designed for large single workloads and sitting between generic and self-built machines Read more »
Peter Ryan – HP’s Data Centre Push In EMEA
HP's business in EMEA has been on a par with its competitors in the business IT market, despite its troubles with Autonomy. Read our analysis of Peter Ryan's overview. Read more »
Rich Hume Oultines IBM’s Comptetive Strength In Europe
Rich Hume talks about meeting IBM's strategy and targets in Europe - we analyse his challenges Read more »
Fujitsu Announces The Eternus CS800 S4 And Reseller Agreement With Violin Memory
Fujitsu makes announcements at the Powering The Cloud 2012 show in Frankfurt. Read our analysis. Read more »
Tegile – IOP Advantages With Unified Hybrid Storage
Tegile is a smart new stroage supplier with bags of potential. Read ITCandor's analysis of its approach. Read more »
IBM’s Ambuj Goyal – A New Lens On Data Centre Development
IBM's Ambuj Goyal gave a clear thought provoking presentation on the change in systems at STG's annual European analyst meeting at Penny Hill in the UK. Read ITCandor's analysis. Read more »
Dell Primes PartnerDirect Channels For Windows Server 2012 Upgrades
Dell is taking advantage of Microsoft's decision to end support for Windows Server 2003 in July 2015 by pushing upgrades to the 2012 version through its PartnerDirect channel. Read ITCandor's analysis. Read more »
Dell’s New Software Division Integrates – Kace’s New Role
We've followed Dell Kace for a few years. You'll want to see how it fits in to the new Software Division under John Swainson. Read more »
Kaseya Africa – An MSP Approach To Overcome The Dearth Of Technical Skills
Kaseya is a small player in comparison with IBM and HP, but also has some interesting things to say about the development of IT business in Africa. Read ITCandor's interview with top exec Garth Hayward. Read more »
A Quest For Dell’s New Software Division
ITCandor's take on why Dell is buying Quest Software. Read more »
Asigra And Partners Push Cloud Backup
Asigra is a Cloud backup software supplier with 26 years of experience. Read ITCandor's analysis of its strategy and direction from its 5th partner conference in Toronto. Read more »
Microsoft previews Surface – plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose
Microsoft has just announced its Surface tablet platform, due to ship in 2 versions. Read ITCandor's analysis, including market shares for tablets, PCs and other client devices. Read more »
IBM Builds Its Smarter Commerce Software Business Through Acquisition
IBM is building a large application software business through acquisition, but staying true to Sell, Buy, Market and Service themes of Smarter Commerce. Read our extensive analysis of its business and users. Read more »
HP Networking – Management For Telcos And Enterprises, Wireless For BYOD
HP is a growing force in networking - one of the few hardware markets it doesn't lead. Read how it's providing wireless networking for BYOD, providing management and how it sees the 'enterprise network of the future'. Read more »
IBM Launches PureSystems – An Integrated Compute, Storage, Networking and Middleware Approach
IBM has spent along time preparing itself for its introduction of PureSystems. Read how ITCandor assesses the shift from pick 'n' mix data centre components to this fully integrated approach. Read more »
HP – The African Market Leader Invests For Growth
Africa is a focus for ITCandor in 2012. We interviewed HP's senior management to find out what it's recent activities and plans. Read more »