A first look at IBM's on-premise Power Virtual Server pod products and strategy Read more »
IBM introduces Power Virtual Server as an on-premise pod cloud option
IBM Storage Ceph at 20 – a storage platform of choice for AI
Ceph is 20 years old. Reda about its opportunities as a storage platform of choice for AI Read more »
StorPool adds erasure-coding to its software-defined storage
A quick look at StorPool - a fascinating European Soware Define Storage (SDS) supplier Read more »
Networking – converged, converging or eternally independent?
Some sizing and ideas about the networking market and the convergence beyween telecoms and IT markets Read more »
Storage systems – sales steady, but uncoupled from raw storage growth
A look at the size, growth and major suppliers of storage systems in 2022. Read more »
Dell heads the slowly evolving server market in 2022
A round-up of the worldwide server market in 2022 and its opportunities in 2023 and beyond Read more »
IBM integrates Red Hat ODF and Ceph into its storage division
A look at the integration of some of Red Hat's resources into IBM Storage division Read more »
IBM i 7.5 – database and security enhanced, applications modernized
My review of IBM i 7.5 announcements on May 3rd 2022 Read more »
IBM LinuxONE – beats x86 servers for environmental sustainability
The way data centers are built, populated with equipment and run is key to the world’s attempts to combat climate change. The pandemic has made more of our financial, social and work interactions digital, which can be witnessed in worldwide spending trends (my Figure above gives the trends and my […] Read more »
The role of Red Hat OpenShift in IBM’s new strategy
A look at the role of OpenShift as an anchor for enterprise IT infrastructure Read more »
Server market takes a pause in 2019 – still dominated by Windows and x86
A look at the server market in the first half of 2019 from ITCandor's research Read more »
IBM expands the Storwize 5000 family and multicloud storage attachments – April 2019
Analysis of IBM storage division announcements on April 2nd 2019 Read more »
HPE Launches the EL300 system- converging OT and IT worlds
A look at HPE's EL300 and its work to integrate IT and OT environments Read more »
HPE buys Simplivity – winners, losers and implications
A look at the implications of HP's acquisition of Simplivity Read more »
Dell Technology – a common hymn book for a big choir
Thoughts on the world's largest IT merger/acquisition Read more »
VCE announces VxRack – extends itself from block to rack
VCE is expanding its range by adding rack-mounted, more modular systems Read more »
The OpenPower Foundation – great fleas, little fleas and industry standard servers
Great fleas have little fleas upon their backs to bite 'em... so OpenPower will challenge the Wintel definition of industry standard servers Read more »
Tom Rosamilia – transforming IBM Systems group
Reporting Tom's views at the London z13 launch Read more »
Cisco’s physical approach to a virtual and connected world
My look at Cisco's 2015 strategy Read more »
Consolidate, Virtualise, Integrate, Cloudify – The New Data Centre Imperatives
Why not have a look at our latest presentation of the new data centre imperatives Read more »