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Preliminary worldwide PC shipment estimates for 2Q08
A preliminary report has been released by Gartner on the number of worldwide PC shipments in the 2nd quarter of 2008. According to the information technology research firm, the total worldwide PC shipments reached 71.9 million units. This represents an 16 percent increase from same time in 2007....
Tags: PC, Gartner Inc., Desktops, Hardware, Paul Mah
Blog posts 2008-07-21
The more things change, the more they stay the same
One of the things I like to do in my Classics Rock blog is to bring back content that we created back in the dawn of TechRepublic to show how little has actually changed in the IT field. Often times, tips which we created for old versions of Office or...
Tags: TechRepublic Inc., Gartner Inc., Change Management, Leadership, Tools & Techniques, Management, John Sheesley
Blog posts 2008-04-28
Don't believe the farce that says 'Windows is collapsing'
Last week, Gartner analysts Michael Silver and Neil McDonald gave a presentation called "Windows Is Collapsing: How What Comes Next Will Improve" on April 9 at the Gartner ITxpo in Las Vegas. Several journalists attended the session and reported on it, including ZDNet's Larry Dignan and Computerworld's Gregg Keizer. ...
Tags: Gartner Inc., Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Jason Hiner
Blog posts 2008-04-14
Gartner analysts think that Windows is 'collapsing'
Speaking at a Gartner-sponsored conference, two analysts noted that Microsoft's flagship Windows operating system risks becoming a "has-been" if radical changes are not made. In their presentation, they added that the "situation is untenable." Excerpt from Computerworld: [The analysts] said Microsoft has not responded to the market, is overburdened...
Tags: Analyst, Gartner Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Paul Mah
Blog posts 2008-04-11
And so...Gartner has finally joined the bandwagon
So today, I read that Gartner has finally jumped on the open source bandwagon. I honestly thought this was a hold over April Fools joke. Seriously. In my time in the open source community (as well as my time when I actually had a physical office at TechRepublic -- the...
Tags: Gartner Inc., Linux, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software, Jack Wallen
Blog posts 2008-04-06
The four hurdles the iPhone had to jump to become business-ready
Since the iPhone was released in mid 2007, Gartner has been one the most outspoken critics of using it as a business smartphone. Gartner warned IT departments not to allow it into the enterprise because of its security shortcomings. However, in the light of Apple's announcement of its iPhone SDK...
Tags: Apple iPhone, Gartner Inc., Podcasts, Internet, Jason Hiner
Blog posts 2008-03-24
Sanity check: Should IT support user-owned smartphones?
The issue of IT departments supporting user-owned smartphones is such a hot topic right now that at the Gartner Mobile & Wireless Summit last week there was no less than three sessions in which it became one of the primary topics, and there were a lot of other sessions where...
Tags: Apple iPhone, Mobile, Information Technology, Department, Smart Phone, Gartner Inc., Apple Inc., Smart Phones, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Strategy, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Management, Jason Hiner
Blog posts 2008-03-10
Gartner denounces iPhone (again) and doubts the impact of Google Android
When the Apple iPhone was released to massive hype and fanfare last June, Gartner doused the party with a bucket of ice water by saying businesses and IT departments should be "extremely wary" of allowing employees to use the iPhone for corporate work. Now that Apple is on the cusp...
Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Google Android, Mobile, Gartner Inc., Apple Inc., Mobile Device, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Jason Hiner
Blog posts 2008-03-05
Gartner sees mobile phones becoming less important than mobile platforms and services
Gartner launched its 11th annual Mobile and Wireless Summit in Chicago on Monday, March 3, by asserting that mobile phones themselves are losing importance, while the value of platforms and services is rising significantly -- at least for enterprises. In the opening keynote, Gartner's Nick Jones, VP...
Tags: Phone, Mobile, Gartner Inc., Cell Phone, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Jason Hiner
Blog posts 2008-03-03
Sanity check: 10 trends that will transform IT over the next five years
Gartner pours out a lot of opinions and predictions. While I regularly disagree with many of those opinions, I believe that Gartner is one of the best analyst firms in the business at organizing and clearly articulating its views. A recent example of that is Gartner's list of its top...
Tags: Software, Sourcing, Home Depot Inc., Apple Macintosh, Open Source, Information Technology, Vendor, Gartner Inc., Supplier, Apple Inc., Enterprise Data Center, Strategy, Management, Jason Hiner
Blog posts 2008-02-18
IT risk and the millennials
I know, it sounds like the name of an old school rock band, but it's not. Managing risk with the millennial workforce is actually going to be one of the most pressing issues for IT in 2008. With millions beginning to enter the workforce from Generation Y, CIOs are scrambling...
Tags: Information Technology, Fortune, Gartner Inc., Strategy, Management, Samir Kapuria
Blog posts 2008-01-22
Gartner, IDC reports show boost in PC sales
Gartner and IDC, in separate reports, announced the boost in PC sales -- a jump of more than 13% compared to the quarter last year. An excerpt from EETimesAsia: Preliminary figured by Gartner Inc. showed that worldwide PC shipments increased by 13.4 percent last year to...
Tags: PC, Gartner Inc., International Data Corp., Sales Strategy, Desktops, Sales Force Management, Sales, Hardware, Arun Radhakrishnan
Blog posts 2008-01-21
Gartner research predicts fall in software licensing costs
Software licensing fees falling?How well do you find the emerging trends syncing with your enterprises licensing deals?
Tags: Tools & Techniques, pr.arun@..., software, Gartner Inc.
Discussion threads 2007-11-18
Gartner research predicts fall in software licensing costs
Gartner's research predicts that software licensing fees are set to fall in the next decade. An excerpt from Silicon: In a research note, Gartner VP William Snyder said: "Up until now the unique nature of the software market has meant that buyers had very little negotiating...
Tags: Software, Gartner Inc., Tools & Techniques, Management, Arun Radhakrishnan
Blog posts 2007-11-18
Green IT makes Gartner's top 10 list of strategic technologies for 2008
There are still a couple months left of 2007, but that doesn't mean that IT organizations and enterprises -- big and small -- aren't already looking towards next year. So, what are the technologies that we can expect to see more of in 2008? Gartner offers its prediction of the...
Tags: Information Technology, Green IT, Gartner Inc., Technology, Strategy, Management, Sonja Thompson
Blog posts 2007-10-11
Green IT makes Gartner's top 10 list of strategic technologies for 2008
What technologies are on your top 10 list?Gartner offers its prediction of the top 10 strategic technologies for 2008. Is Gartner's prediction spot on, or do you think that a particular technology is missing from the list?
Tags: Sonja Thompson, Gartner Inc., Green IT
Discussion threads 2007-10-11
Gartner: Worldwide IT spending tops $3 trillion
Gartner: Worldwide IT spending will top $3 trillionDo share with us more on your IT department's annual budget.Really? we can trust this?nope, it comes from Gartner, they have spewed so many lies that nothing they say can be trusted to b truthful.
Tags: paulmah@..., Gartner Inc., IT-spending
Discussion threads 2007-10-10
Gartner: Worldwide IT spending will top $3 trillion
Worldwide IT expenditure will top $3 trillion this year, or an 8% jump over last year, according to analyst firm Gartner. A full one-third of IT spending also occurs outside of "North America, Western Europe, and Japan." Gartner notes that the response from IT leaders should...
Tags: Information Technology, Gartner Inc., IT-spending, Strategy, Management, Paul Mah
Blog posts 2007-10-10
Sanity check: The six consumer technologies that are destroying traditional IT
Earlier this year, the researchers at the Gartner Group published a series of reports on the invasion of consumer technologies into the enterprise and the challenges that this phenomenon has created for IT departments. Gartner has wrapped all of that research into a special report called Consumerization: The IT...
Tags: Jason Hiner
Blog posts 2007-09-14
VMware floats but are there stormy waters ahead?
I'm sure many of you will be familiar with VMware by now.  Their array of virtualisation products are revolutionising the way IT services are deployed and have changed the way developers, engineers, and application testers work.  From their top of the range ESX server through to the Mac-based Fusion, there's...
Tags: VMware Inc., Justin Fielding
Blog posts 2007-08-16


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