I’m proud to have seen the potential of cloud computing way back in 2008. Spending growth has been continuously high in every year since then; it will reach a new high of $430 billion in 2022 Read more »
American suppliers increase their combined global ITC market share to over 50%
American suppliers combined will increase their market share of the world market to over 50% for the first time in years in 2022. Read more »
‘as a service’ offerings and hybrid multi-cloud architectures become the norm in enterprise computing
Each generation of enterprise computing (centralized, client-server, Internet, managed services, cloud) has created disruption and inefficiencies in integration of the new with the old. Leading suppliers such as Cisco, IBM, Oracle, HPE, Huawei, Atos, Fujitsu and Hitachi will attempt to hang on to their customers’ budgets by promoting ‘as a […] Read more »
Raw storage shipped capacity exceeds 4 Zetabytes in 2022
The capacity of raw storage shipped continues to grow exponentially (see my Figure above). In 2022 this growth will create 4 Zetabytes of capacity – a massive amount so large that it’s difficult to comprehend. Read more »
ITC will be more of a solution to, than the cause of, the challenges of a difficult year
My final prediction is that ITC will help combat the serious challenges we face in 2022. Read more »
ITCandor 2021 predictions – a self-assessment
Before publishing my predictions for 2022, it’s time to appraise those made for this year – which was the second year badly affected by 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 world market […] Read more »
Networks – a tale of two cities and failing trust
A look at spending, changes and supplier market shares in enterprise and service provider networks Read more »
Smart phones, global warming, suppliers and nations
A look at the mobile device market and its carbon consequences 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 extends its deep storage capabilities to Microsoft Azure users
IBM’s storage group’s strategy seeks to support customers in their use of multiple data centers, whether on premises or in public clouds – and whether using IBM products or others. It wants to make it easier and more efficient for them; but to do so it has mastered a number […] Read more »
IBM Power10 – technical leader with big cloud opportunities
A look at IBM's Power10 and Telum chip announcements Read more »
The worldwide server market – hedged in by cloud, but still vital
The server market is vital for enterprise and SMEs, supporting vital workloads, but growth appears to have stalled. No doubt spending would be much higher if the self-built systems of the largest cloud computing weren’t continuing to eat up commercial workloads. Within the market the leading vendors – Dell EMC […] Read more »
Cloud computing at $344b – the Enterprise IT market squeeze continues
A look at the status of the cloud services market complete with market shares and forecasts Read more »
PC sales rebound due to lockdown and home working
Why is the PC market resurging? Where is it going? Read more »
The printer market – where do we go from here?
The printer market entered yet another phase of decline as the result of the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2020 customers spent $33 billion (down 10%) on 143 million printers (down 11%), while the total installed base dropped 4% to 577 million. 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 »
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 »
Microprocessor shortages – reasons, data and solutions
A look at the causes of the shortages of microprocessors 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 »
IBM introduces LinuxONE III Express – Linux mainframes from $135k
A look at the announcement of IBM LinuxONE III Express models announced this week Read more »