Information Technology and Communications research
Towards the end of December Microsoft announced that it had discovered a major cyber attack, which had infected 40 government organizations, non-profit organizations, government contractors and IT companies (80% in the USA). Read more »
In 2020 there were five suppliers whose annual net income was above $10 billion (see my Figure in which I’ve included the year to the end of September 2020 values). Read more »
Part of my research process is to collect information on and break the whole market by customer type (see my Figure above for my forecast). Read more »
My Figure shows annual growth and absolute spending forecasts for the largest ITC offerings in 2021 (here the bubble sizes also show the spending total). Read more »
In terms of the four categories, spending will decline in all areas apart from Software; even here the growth (1,7% to $1,2 trillion) will be far less than in 2020 (8.0%). Read more »
ITC spending in China will grow the most (1% to $474 billion), the USA will remain the largest market ($2 trillion), but drop by 1.1%. The UK will drop the furthest (-4.0% to $275 billion) of the major markets. Read more »
The OECD forecasts GDP growth at –4.2%in 2020, +4.2% in 2021and +3.7% and 2022. The ITC market in my forecasts most likely grew in 2020 by 0.4% and has proved vital in allowing individuals and companies keep in touch digitally at a time when social distancing was the norm. Read more »
Massive storms, extensive flooding, forests burning for months, melting glaziers… there will be fewer people in 2021 who can deny the activities of a growing world population is a major cause. The ITC industry itself accounts for as much as 5% of carbon emissions (including manufacturing and distribution of hardware […] Read more »
Some notes on the important role of PCs during the pandemic with market shares and forecasts Read more »
A look at IBM Software announcements on October 27th 2020 Read more »
A look at changes in ITC spending by category in Q2 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic surged Read more »
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 »
A look at the gaming console hardware and software market in Q1 2020 Read more »
A look at IBM storage system announcements on July 9th 2020 Read more »
How will the mobile device market behave during and after the pandemic? I look at the trends and publish a new forecast Read more »
A look at cloud computing spending growth, market shares and forecasts in Q1 2020 Read more »
A look at how IBM's mainframe storage and tape systems compliment its z15 server line Read more »
A first look at IBM's latest 2 z15 models - smaller, more modular designs Read more »
A review of the things the top ITC suppliers are doing to help during the COVID-19 pandemic Read more »
A look at network equipment sales and market shares in 2019 Read more »