Information Technology and Communications research
In preparation for my eighth annual predictions since founding ITCandor I need to make a self assessment of our published expectations for the current year. My biggest disappointment is my prediction of small global market decline, when in fact the market will grow (2.9%) for the first time since 2012. As usual in recent […] Read more »
Like most market researchers I’m both liberal and international in my outlook and can’t hide my unhappiness about the UK’s decision to leave the EU. It’s too late in Britain to wish the referendum at the end of June had gone the other way, but we need to consider how market […] Read more »
Thoughts on the world's largest IT merger/acquisition Read more »
Some stats for those looking into HP's acquisition of Samsung's MFP laser printer business. Read more »
Formula 1 has much to show commercial IT how to run future systems. Read more »
For anyone attending my presentation at IP Expo and/or interested in what’s going to happen in the UK IT and Communications market, this is a pdf of my presentation. Let me know if you have any comments or questions. [email-download download_id=”11894″ contact_form_id=”11897″] Read more »
Exchanging assets for money can be a complicated – and sometimes expensive – process: for instance trading stock can happen in a millisecond, but settlement can take days to complete. Imagine a world in which such transactions can be handled in the digital realm in a system which creates an […] Read more »
An overview of IBM's systems activities to support its customers' challenges Read more »
Some thoughts on balancing cloud v systems revenues at IBM Read more »
How the new deal fits in with emerging organisational change in the IT industry Read more »
Why HPE buying SGI is important Read more »
A look at IBM's storage strategy and August product announcements Read more »
Storage supplier consolidation thoughts Read more »
Source: ITCandor from OANDA historical data Part of my methodology each quarter is to look at currency movements of international currency against the $US. My Figure shows the movement of the average value of each local currency in Q2 2016 compared with their rates in Q2 2015. Those on the […] Read more »
Another attempt to define cloud computing and its adoption by medium and large organisations Read more »
Market shares and developments in the PC market in Q1 2016 Read more »
More market shares - this time on enterprise and service provider networks Read more »
Martin explains why server revenues grew by 9.5% in Q1 2016 Read more »
Storage systems markets continue to wane Read more »
Our latest market share, shipment and growth stats for the printer and peripherals market in Q1 2016 Read more »