Raw storage spending soars by 54% in Q2 2024 – the recovery continues

An update of the resurgent raw storage (HDD, NAND and DRAM) market with details of spending and capacity shipments from ITCandor. Read more »

ITC spending reaches $1.865 trillion in Q2 2024 – the highest ever total

It may seem a long time ago, but it takes time to assess market movements. In this post I’ll pass on our findings about the size and growth of the ITC market in the second quarter (April to June) 2024. Read more »

Global supply chain problems continue, extending hardware life cycles and second-hand sales

Many of us forgot how dependent the just-in-time delivery of IT and communications offerings was on a successful, growing economy. Disruptions in the last few years have largely been blamed the effects of the pandemic on component manufacturing, although we should also look at increased nationalism (Trump, Putin, Brexit, etc.) […] Read more »

Microprocessor shortages – reasons, data and solutions

A look at the causes of the shortages of microprocessors Read more »