Analyis of Cisco's porposed acquisition of Splunk for c. $28b Read more »
Cisco to acquire Splunk for $28 billion
Q2 2023 ITC spending – declines in memory and devices, growth in AI hardware
A look at the major spending movements in the UTC market workdwide in Q2 2023 Read more »
The gaming market – a cloudy future?
My look at the gaming market in 2023, the proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft and the UK regulator's opposition Read more »
Softness in client device and raw storage sales creates challenges for IT spending in 2023
A look at the downturn in the ITC market in Q1 2023 Read more »
Cloud computing grows up – $413 billion and counting…
Cloud computing has been one of the fastest growing and exciting IT markets over the past decade. Typically bought by enterprises wanting to avoid the complexity of setting up, deploying and managing applications them in their own data centers, cloud services come in three flavours – software, platform and infrastructure […] 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 »
Will the post-pandemic peripherals market recover?
A look at the market, regional and product landscape of the peripherals markey in 2022, with some ideas on where it's going Read more »
Dire times ahead for the PC market
ITCandor's look-back at the PC market in 2022 with some dire warnings about 2023 Read more »
2023 ITC predictions – give Peace a chance!
My 10 predictions for the ITC market worldwide in 2023. Enjoy! Read more »
ITCandor 2022 predictions – a self-assessment
Before publishing my predictions for 2023, it’s time to appraise those made for this year – which covered most of the third year of the pandemic. As always, I’ve marked each between 1 and 10 based on their accuracy. No. My top 10 predictions Score Comment 1 The total ITC […] 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 »
The profitability of chip suppliers
A look at profitability in the microprocessor industry 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 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 »
My 360° insight into the $7.3 trillion post-pandemic ITC market
A multi-dimensional look at the worldwide IT and communications market 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 »
Mobile devices – the battle between East and West for a $545 billion market
The mobile device market is massive – in 2021 there were 1.7 billion shipments worth $545 billion and an installed base of 3.7 billion. Growth in the year was 25% in spending and 8% in shipments, although the installed base didn’t grow. The number of non-Internet enabled basic phones and […] Read more »