An overview of this important supplier-to-supplier component business Read more »
Microprocessor revenues grew 17.4% in Q1 2018 – welcome to the Digital Age!
Mobile device sales grow 7.4% in Q1 2018
An update of my mobile devices market based on my Q1 2018 findings Read more »
Network markets grow 10% in Q1 2018
A look at the network hardware market in Q1 2018 Read more »
The PC market surges in Q1 2018 – HP tops revenue, Lenovo – shipments
There was a good growth in PCs in Q1 2018 - find out why! Read more »
Services and supplies drive the 9% growth in Q1 2018 peripheral spending
An update in the peripheral market in Q1 2018 Read more »
Q1 2018 – Dell tops the server market for the first time
Dell tops the server market for the first time Read more »
Storage markets surge in Q1 2018
I look at the Q1 2018 raw and systems storage markets. Read more »
Aparavi addresses the growth of unstructured data and data protection regulations
A quick look at Aparavi - a supplier of software for data retention and archiving. Read more »
Service solutions providers –changing landscape, new challenges
ITCandor data center and cloud service sizing and forecasts for those providing third party maintenance Read more »
Servers – new processor growth and the American bias
a new look at the global server market Read more »
Storage – the raw v system dichotomy
Some 2017 sizing, shares and forecast from ITCandor's storage research Read more »
Networking – a 2-horse Huawei and Cisco market with an Asia Pacific bias
ITCandor's latest data for the network markets Read more »
Peripherals – the Asia Pacific bias
Spending on peripherals is moving towards Asia Pacific. Read more »
IBM Research Labs Zurich – neural, neuromorphic, quantum, crypto, blockchain, lattice computing… help!
A visit to IBM research labs - food for thought! Read more »
The regional PC market’s American bias
In 2017 spending on PCs increased by 5% to $153 billion – the first annual growth since 2012. The same is not true of annual shipment growth, which has typically been stronger due increasing competition and declining average values. This trend was reversed in 2017 when the popularity of machines based on new […] Read more »
The gaming market – open v proprietary lessons for all ITC suppliers
Although the gaming console market is small and about ‘entertainment’, there are a number of issues it can help us with when trying to work out what’s going on in other, larger and more important areas of the IT and communications industry. As always my statistics published here are from […] Read more »
IBM leads the shift from server… to cloud… driven data storage
Martin looks at the latest storage announcements from IBM Read more »
The expanding scope and success of IBM Spectrum storage software
A look at the enhancements to IBM' Spectrum storage software offerings. Read more »
AMD expands its x86 embedded processor lines – a targeted market approach
A look at AMD's target markets for its new embedded processors. Read more »
The profitability of Qualcomm and Broadcom/Avago
Decision time on the acquisition of Qualcomm by Broadcom/Avago may rest on calculations of profitability; however there's no simple way to work out a comparison Read more »