IBM's Cloud services have come a long way in a few years. Read about SoftLayer, SCE+, BlueMix and our assessment of its Cloud revenues Read more »
IBM Security – A Stitch In Time Saves Nine
In a complex, fragmented market with over 500 players IBM has a full and well thought out approach to IT security. We spent a day finding out. Read more »
HP EMEA Strategy Balances The Challenges Of New And Old
We report on Peter Ryan's strategy for HP in EMEA, including views on how it believes new technology innovation will help it transform Read more »
HP Moonshot ‘Software Defined Servers’ With Atom Chips In Cartridges
HP is calling them the first 'Software Defined Servers' - read about Moonshot systems, the first of which can take up to 450 Intel Atom chips in a single chassis Read more »
SolidFire – Quality Of Service For Multi-Tenanted Storage
SolidFire is adding Qaulity of Service to storage allowing Cloud Service Providers and aggregators to offer quaranteed performance for customers of multi-tenanted solutions Read more »
Bridgeworks, Protocol Switching For Advanced Virtualisation
Bridgeworks introduces the first 40Gb iSCSI-to-FC protocol bridge - a bit technical, but important for connecting old and new data centre equipment 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 »
ITCandor 2013 Predictions – A Rocky Boat, Few Ports
Welome to ITCandor's 2013 predictions - it's going to be a difficult year. We're finding the opportunities. 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 »
Converged Infrastructure And The $299 Billion Data Centre Market
Before you can predict the opportunity for converged infrastructure you need to start by calculating the data centre market. Read ITCandor's assessment, complete with sizing and market shares. 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 »
The $15.3 Billion Server Market – Surprisingly Buoyant In Q1 2012
Despite our pessimism the server market declined by just 1% in Q1 2012. Read ITCandor's extensive review of growth and market share by chip type, operating system and virtualisation status. 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 »
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 »
HP Cloud Reference Architecture Enhanced With Cloud Protection
HP has built Cloud Protection into its reference architecture and is working on deep security in its Bristol Labs. Read ITcandor's analysis. Read more »
RedHat RHEV3 – Alternative Virtualisation And Ecosystem
RedHat launched RHEV3 this week. Read ITCandor's assessment of its position and chances as an advanced virtualisation player. Read more »
IBM Mainframes – Integrating Business Analytics With zBX
IBM System z has been going through a resurgence - especially in the attached zBX cabinet. Read ITCandor's assessment. Read more »
IBM Invests In Africa – ‘The Next India, The Next China’
Africa has much potential for ITC business over the next few years. Read ITCandor's assessment of IBM STG's position to take advantage. Read more »
Dell Storage Systems – Big Hat, Good Cattle
Dell brought Darren Thomson and his storage systems team to its London Forum this week. Read ITCandor's analysis. Read more »