Gartner and IDC agree PC market is still sliding
Published in PC Hardware


58.5 million in the first quarter of 2019

Beancounters at Gartner and IDC have agreed on an exact figure PC shipment for the first quarter   – unfortunately, it is pretty bleak.

IBM still waving blockchain flag
Published in Cloud
Friday, 10 August 2018 11:58

IBM still waving blockchain flag

 

Despite corporates losing interest

Interest in Blockchain technology is fading according to new Gartner research.  

Companies don't have enough skilled security staff
Published in News


Things are going to get worse

Analyst outfit Gartner has warned that two thirds of companies do not have the in house staff able to deal with security issues.

Windows 10 Pro is a dead end for enterprises
Published in News


Big G gives thumbs down

A top Gartner analyst has said that Windows 10 Pro is a dead end for enterprises after the software king of the world posted changes to its support schedule.

PC shipments continue to slide
Published in News
Thursday, 12 April 2018 11:50

PC shipments continue to slide


Gartner warns things are getting worse

Beancounters at the Gartner Group have added up some numbers and divided them by their shoe size and reached the conclusion that worldwide PC shipments have continued to slide thanks to depressed interest in the Far East.

Gartner confirms smartphone sale's slide
Published in Mobiles
Thursday, 22 February 2018 12:42

Gartner confirms smartphone sale's slide


Three year cycle is with us for ever

Beancounters at Gartner have added up some numbers and reached the same conclusion as everyone else that the smartphone boom is over and people will only start replacing them once every three years instead of yearly.

Worldwide IT spending will be $3.7 trillion
Published in News
Thursday, 18 January 2018 12:53

Worldwide IT spending will be $3.7 trillion


Gartner predicts a 4.5 percent increase

Beancounters at Gartner group have been adding up some numbers and reached the conclusion that the worldwide IT spending will increase by 4.5 percent to $3.7 trillion in 2018.

Intel knocked off number one chip slot
Published in News
Thursday, 04 January 2018 18:43

Intel knocked off number one chip slot


Samsung beats Chipzilla up

Figures just in from the Gartner Group showed that Samsung was the leader in chip sales in 2017.

PC sales slump further
Published in News
Wednesday, 18 October 2017 11:20

PC sales slump further


Users keep the old ones going

Beancounters at Gartner have been adding up some numbers and reached the conclusion that sales of traditional PCs are still falling.

PC shipments lowest since 2007
Published in AI
Friday, 14 July 2017 06:00

PC shipments lowest since 2007


Which was the year of the meaningful lyric 


The analyst outfit Gartner has added up some numbers and divided by its shoe size and reached a conclusion that the PC market is as bad as it was in 2007.