Information Technology and Communications research
In my research I split ITC offerings into 4 mutually exclusive categories. In 2024 I expect that IT Services will remain the largest (39% of the total) with growth in the year of 1.7%. Software (now larger than both Telecommunications and Hardware) will see the strongest growth (5%). I expect […] Read more »
A multi-dimensional look at the worldwide IT and communications market Read more »
Spending on IT services (the largest of the four categories) will grow by 5% to reach $2.6 trillion in 2022. Read more »
My sizing of the gaming console and software markets in 2019 Read more »
Having made my predictions for the year, I wanted to follow up with the long-term vendor share developments in the ITC industry. In the Figure above I show market shares for the top 12 suppliers in the years to then of September in 2009 and 2019. There have been a […] Read more »
The hardware market will decline by 2.0% overall and only two product types – solid state drives and processors – will grow in 2020 (please note that I have excluded OEM sales from this forecast). Mobile device will be the one on which we spend most, but it will be […] Read more »
More stats on ITC in Europe Read more »
My 9th prediction for 2019 about the devices driving the hardware market Read more »
Managing product portfolios will no longer be about managing total sales. Read more »
Some stats for gamers Read more »
In 2015 the market declined by 5.1%, so its unlikely to see a recovery in the year. My forecast is for a 1.2% decline, with the market reaching $5.8T. Performance by category will vary. In particular: Software will grow 4.2% to $916B: although it lags in revenues, it will continue […] Read more »
Unit shipment stats for client hardware Read more »
Some stats and shares on PC, smart and printer markets worldwide 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 »
Martin analyses IBM's latest financial results and concludes that its relative success is down to its customer and contract types. Outsourcing, cloud computing and CSR get a look in too. Read more »