Information Technology and Communications research
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 »
My tenth prediction is that rapid automation and resultant unemployment will create social unrest in 2018. Read more »
Apple continues to get bigger Read more »
CSR is not just about PR, it needs adjusting in a changing world Read more »
The IT and Communications industry is highly profitable for successful companies, with the smallest and largest enjoying the greatest profitability. In the UK we spent £146B on its products which created profits before tax of around £35B in 2015: an extra 10% of that collected by UK government could help out the […] Read more »
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 »
HP ran a successful conference on energy efficiency in London. Read ITCandor's assessment of CSR and the new recession. Read more »
Dell proposes operational cost savings in the data centre by running servers, storage and switches at higher temperatures. Read ITCandor's analysis. Read more »
2011 is going to be a great year for the ITC market. Read ITCandor's 10 'Expectations' for how the market will develop, including detailed views of offerings, countries, channels and vertical markets. Read more »
NGD has signed a deal with SmartestEnergy to provide electricity only from renewable generation at its data centre site in Wales. ITCandor looks at this from government and CSR perspectives. Read more »
HP is in the process of installing its very first customer at its brand new Wynyard data centre. Martin had a look round and thinks fresh air cooling is a valuable contribution to CSR. Read more »
The Copenhagen Summit failed to deliver significant results. As a result Martin thinks that CSR activities by ITC suppliers and CIOs will become more important, even if addressing carbon taxation is now less urgent. Read more »
Martin's fingers are crossed for positive results from the Copenhagen Summit today. Read more »
MArtin invites comments on the technology issues surrounding the Copenhagen Climate Change Summit. Read more »
Martin looks at the role of the disposal channel in the downturn and concludes that second user equipment is growin in importance. Read more »
Having visited BT's sustainability experts, Martin takes a look at BT - placing Global Services in context with other European telecoms players. Read more »
It's a worrying time in the ITC industry, with many organisations looking to cut costs through laying off staff. In this piece Martin gives some advice on how to avoid the decision if possible, or minimise its negative effects if not. Read more »
Corporate and Social Responsibility (CSR) is very important - especially in an economic downturn. In introducing this theme Martin is hoping to help suppliers and users concentrate on those aspects of the strategy which will help most to build better business when the recovery comes. Read more »
Blogging about ITC eventually… I’m going to cover subjects such as Cloud Computing, Corporate and Social Responsibility, Market Forecasts, Digital Content, Convergence, etc. There’s so much happening in the industry today – and not all bad. Looking forward to discussing themes, trends, opportunities with anyone who’s interested. Everyone suggested WordPress as a […] Read more »