"Canalys" news, interviews, and features

Slideshows about Canalys

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  IN PICTURES: Canalys unites vendors and resellers in Shanghai conference

  Canalys' 2014 Channels Forum took place in Shanghai's Shangri-La hotel. The two-day conference commenced November 5, with big-name vendors Cisco, EMC and HP talking strategy in the contemporary industry. Workshops and roundtables followed, offering channel partners insight, education, and training. The event continues November 6 with a full day of vendor roundtables and presentations.

  IN PICTURES: Canalys unites vendors and resellers in Shanghai conference

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News about Canalys

• Palo Alto takes top spot in security market as channel sales dominate

  Channel sales made up 90.6 per cent of the overall market during the period.

• Samsung still king amid smartphone market’s ‘worst Q3’ in years

  Sell-in shipments fell 9 per cent for the quarter year-on-year.

• Cloud infrastructure sales rise as Microsoft closes in on AWS

  Google Cloud, AWS and Azure collectively account for 63 per cent of global cloud infrastructure expenditure, according to a new report from Canalys.

• Global cloud services spend passes $53B in Q1

  The status quo remains with AWS retaining its lead as the top major cloud provider.

• How vendors can get skin in the MSP game

  More dedicated MSP programs, alliances and ecosystems.

• Smartphone chipset ‘famine’ arrives as global shipments slip

  Up until now, the smartphone market has largely avoided the component shortage rocking the IT landscape.

Interviews about Canalys

• Canalys Channels Forum: Why split makes HP stronger…

  Standing on stage with the backdrop of a bustling Shanghai behind him, Bill Veghte, fittingly spoke of change within Hewlett-Packard.

• Canalys Channels Forum: "We're under attack"

  Cisco's Nick Earle hammered home his vision

Features about Canalys

• ​Somewhat unsurprisingly, Apple wears Samsung down in smart watch market

  “Cashing in on holiday sales, Apple managed to rack up over five million shipments in the fourth quarter."

• Why oil price collapse will accelerate datacentre investment in 2016

  “Datacentres, with their monolithic energy consumption, will benefit from cheaper electricity as wholesale gas prices decline."

• ​All eyes on Apple Watch as shipments surpass 7 million

  Apple continues to dominate the smart watch market, holding onto its sizeable lead through the second quarter of Apple Watch shipments.

• ​Vendors grapple with excess channel inventory as tablet and PC struggles continue

  The worldwide PC market experienced its fourth consecutive quarter of negative growth.

• Hello Lenovo - Apple toppled as top PC leader

  “With a more diverse product portfolio, Lenovo is in a stronger position than Apple to cement its lead in the market."

• Market declines continue as PC growth engine grinds to a halt

  "Vendors are struggling with exchange rate fluctuations which is making financial planning more difficult and forcing price increases."