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
Server market 2023 – a virtualized, x86, Windows driven world
Have a look at how the server market is evolving and is likely to change in years to come Read more »
IBM introduces FlashSystem 5300, Storage Assurance and Flash Grid – a more coherent strategy
My look at IBM Storage announcement of FS5300 hardware, Software Assurance maintenance coverage and Flash Grid Read more »
Nexsan – a UK hardware storage systems vendor
A look at Nexsan - a growing storage systems supplier 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 »
Infinidat strengthens its modern enterprise storage system solutions
A look at the offerings and strategy of Infinidat - an exciting new storage systems vendor 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 »
IBM launches Diamondback – an open automated tape library in search of new customers
A look at IBM STorage's new Diamondback automated tape library Read more »
IBM Storage pushes the cyber resilience of its Spectrum software even further
A look at IBM Storage's updated cybersecurity Spectrum software announced in September 2022 Read more »
IBM expands the Power10 server lineup – more security, more performance, more Linux, more cloud
A look at the new IBM Power servers announced today Read more »
IBM Storage announces Spectrum Sentinel – protection and fast recovery for Epic Healthcare workloads
A look at IBM Storage's Spectrum Sentinel and how it helps to secure Epic medical records 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 »
The $207b network market – still haunted by issues of trust
A long term view of the enterprise and servic provider network markets with market data and analysis Read more »
Storage systems 2021 – stable spending in a sea of change
The worldwide storage systems hardware market grew by just 2% in 2021 to reach $34.8 billion, which proved yet again that the success of these products has become increasingly unconnected with that of raw storage, which grew by 19% growth in the year. My Figure above shows total spending by […] Read more »
IBM launches the IBM z16 – the world’s first quantum-safe server with on-chip AI inferencing
An overview of IBM's z16 mainframe at announcement Read more »
IBM’s new FlashSystems – better speeds, feeds, integration and cyber protection
IBM today launches a number of market-leading hardware products based on its new, third generation, FlashCore Module. Not content just to keep technically ahead of its competitors, it continues to work hard to integrate these offerings into its wider approach to hybrid multi-cloud computing, its cyber resiliency services and new […] Read more »
Storage systems hardware and software, raw storage trends and market shares
My latest shares, trends and analysis of the global storage market Read more »
IBM storage – data resiliency, pay-as-you-go and mainframe hardware in its Q3 2021 announcement
My look at IBM Storage announcements on July 20th 2021 Read more »
IBM’s supreme hybrid cloud strategy – Red Hat integrated, Kyndryl out
A look at IBM's strategy - undergoing big changes this year Read more »