A look at IBM's LinuxONE Emperor 4 server, launched today Read more »
IBM launches the LinuxONE Emperor 4 server – sustainability, cost and security advantages
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 »
The PC market booms, despite supply chain and government challenges
a summary of the worldwide and regional PC market in 2021 Read more »
The $207b network market – still haunted by issues of trust
A long term view of the enterprise and servic provider network markets with market data and analysis Read more »
Storage systems 2021 – stable spending in a sea of change
The worldwide storage systems hardware market grew by just 2% in 2021 to reach $34.8 billion, which proved yet again that the success of these products has become increasingly unconnected with that of raw storage, which grew by 19% growth in the year. My Figure above shows total spending by […] Read more »
Raw storage in 2021 reaches 3.6ZB capacity, $182B spending, 1B shipments
A look at the raw storage market for HDD, NAND and DRAM in 2021 Read more »
IBM launches the IBM z16 – the world’s first quantum-safe server with on-chip AI inferencing
An overview of IBM's z16 mainframe at announcement 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 »
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 »
Cisco’s long-lasting first-mover advantages
A quick look at Cisco's historical success and future challenges Read more »
HP – is it better off disaggregated?
What can we learn from HP's disaggregation? Read more »
IBM to split – spinning off its managed service business
Some ideas - with market data and forecasts - on IBM's intention to split itself into 2 companies Read more »
How the pandemic is changing the PC market
Some notes on the important role of PCs during the pandemic with market shares and forecasts Read more »
IP telephony surges in the politicised network market
Service Provider and Enterprise Networks have been extremely important during the pandemic; nevertheless most Telcos and organizations have been relying on those already installed to keep people, governments and businesses connected. In total the market grew by 1% to $187 billion in the year to the end of March, but […] Read more »
Gaming software sales grow 4% during lockdown
A look at the gaming console hardware and software market in Q1 2020 Read more »
Mobile device sales continue to decline in Q1 2020 despite their vital role during the pandemic
How will the mobile device market behave during and after the pandemic? I look at the trends and publish a new forecast Read more »