APAC PC shipments decline 2.6% in Q2 2012

Asia Pacific personal computer (PC) shipments totaled 30.3 million units in the second quarter of 2012, a 2.6 percent decline compared with the same quarter in 2011, according to Gartner, Inc. The most notable decline came from China's PC market at 5.4 percent, marking its first year-on-year negative growth ever. "Gloomy worldwide economies have put a dampener on PC spending in the region over... By sanjay.gupta gupta

China to overtake US in smartphones this year: IDC

Strong end-user demand and an appetite for lower-priced smartphones will make China (PRC) the largest market for smartphones this year, overtaking the United States as the global leader in smartphone shipments. According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, China will account for 26.5% of all smartphone shipments in 2012, compared to 17.8% for the... By sanjay.gupta gupta

Frank Huang: Handling Data Growth is the Toughest

Frank Huang, Data Centre Professional Technologist, Raritan Inc., finds that the most difficult part of data centre management is to bring all components under a single framework. In conversation with Manu Sharma, Huang says it is critical to align the data centre with business needs and growth What are the data centre related challenges IT heads and teams face with regard to power, space,... By sanjay.gupta gupta

Whither Business Analytics?

IT Next asked a few IT industry experts and professionals how they think the seemingly hot arena of analytics will shape up in the next couple of years. Here are some considered opinions: Rajesh Ranjan, Program Director, MindTree Ltd: Smartphones and tablets are fuelling the demand for analytics. The rise in cloud based services is making analytics available for SMB. The earlier concept of... By sanjay.gupta gupta

Emerson Network Power appoints Sunil Khanna as President & MD in India

Emerson Network Power has announced the appointment of Sunil Khanna as president and managing director for India. Sunil takes over the reins of the business from Sandeep Nair who has been elevated to president of Fusite, an Emerson business headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. In his role, Sunil will be responsible for directing and leading the organization to drive growth and profitability... By sanjay.gupta gupta

Solutions for software-defined networks

Riverbed Technology has announced an extension of its strategic partnership with VMware with the introduction of a performance management solution for software-defined networks (SDNs) and the ability to provision wide area network (WAN) optimization for virtual data centers (VDC). The planned Riverbed solutions will ensure the operational viability and performance of VMware-based SDNs and VDCs.... By sanjay.gupta gupta

Global server mkt revenue declines even as shipments go up

In the second quarter of 2012, worldwide server shipments grew 1.4 percent over the second quarter of 2011, while revenue declined 2.9 percent year-on-year, according to Gartner, Inc. The slight unit growth for the second quarter of 2012 was contrasted by a decline in revenue on a global level with geographic variations continuing to be shown based on the ongoing differences in economic... By sanjay.gupta gupta

The Value of Jugaad

In India we all know the value of jugaaddoing something on the spur of the moment with minimal or whatever resources are available to achieve an immediate objective. So it is a pleasant surprise to come across a book that, in the words of The Economist, is the most comprehensive book yet to appear on the subject. The book is especially relevant at a time when the economic crunch continues to... By sanjay.gupta gupta

PowerConnect 8100 Switches

Dell has announced the Dell PowerConnect 8100 managed 10Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) switch family offering customers building blocks to deploy applications quickly, scale operations and reduce costs. The new additions to the PowerConnect family are high-density, high-performance switch solutions designed to streamline deployments for enterprise campus and small core, mid-market network... By sanjay.gupta gupta

Justifying RoI the Holistic Way

Traditionally, IT managers have used basic financial management concepts for preparing the benefits and developing a business case for IT investment. However, these concepts are not foolproof. The reason being there are no clear metrics worked out on RoI or payback revolving around the said investment or even the real value-add provided. The benefit factor of any technology is overlooked and it... By sanjay.gupta gupta

HP expands Converged Cloud portfolio

HP has announced it is expanding its HP Converged Cloud portfolio with new solutions for VMware vCloud Suite 5.1, enabling clients to transform traditional virtualization deployments into open private and hybrid cloud environments with less risk and complexity. Introduced in April, HP Converged Cloud extends the power of the cloud across infrastructure, applications and information to provide... By sanjay.gupta gupta

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