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 »

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 »

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 »

Microprocessor shortages – reasons, data and solutions

A look at the causes of the shortages of microprocessors Read more »

Mobile devices and international politics

A look at the annual changes and future challenges of the mobile device and smart phone market Read more »