Hardware

Hardware

Intel top brass discuss strategy going forward with media at Intel Vision

May 11, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on Intel top brass discuss strategy going forward with media at Intel Vision
Intel CEO Gelsinger and his lieutenants acknowledged that Intel had fallen off in execution in recent years, but has taken aggressive steps, including internal reorganization of the company and building out its supply chain, to make these non-issues going forward.

Channel Programs

Hybrid work, education drive very strong ViewSonic Canada first quarter

May 9, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on Hybrid work, education drive very strong ViewSonic Canada first quarter
The gains were similar to those in the U.S, which is impressive because the Interactive Flat Panel business is more advanced in the U.S. than in Canada.

Hardware

Dell hardware sales through partners help propel record setting Q4 and 2021

April 18, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell hardware sales through partners help propel record setting Q4 and 2021
Dell’s hardware business benefited greatly from organizations, at this stage of their tech rebuild, needing to refresh a hardware base in data centres that was at least two years old, and generally older than that.

Cloud

Despite rise of cloud, hardware remains largest component of IT budgets

April 11, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on Despite rise of cloud, hardware remains largest component of IT budgets
A new global study by Spiceworks Ziff Davis into the state of server and client computing devices has found that despite the rise of the cloud, computer hardware still accounts for the largest portion of overall tech spending, at 30% of overall IT budgets.

Hardware

Gamers biggest (but not only) winners with newly added 12th Gen Intel Core mobile and desktop processors

January 4, 2022 Mark Cox Comments Off on Gamers biggest (but not only) winners with newly added 12th Gen Intel Core mobile and desktop processors
The expanded 12th Gen Intel Core Desktop Processor family adds 22 new SKUs, while the new H series mobile CPUs are aimed at content creators as well as gamers and enthusiasts, and the new 12th Gen Intel Core U- and P-series mobile processors are aimed at the more conventional thin and light market.

Hardware

Lenovo expands TruScale as-a-Service to encompass entire portfolio

September 9, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Lenovo expands TruScale as-a-Service to encompass entire portfolio
The expansion of TruScale into a company-wide offering was part of a major series of announcements, that included the related Hitachi Brain AI service and the Project Unity wireless connectivity framework.

Hardware

Western Digital launches new OptiNAND technology which  combines flask and HDD in new architecture

September 1, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Western Digital launches new OptiNAND technology which  combines flask and HDD in new architecture
WDD is also emphasizing that OptiNAND is not another hybrid architecture, but a new type of technology that enhances the HDD with flash to improve the drive’s aerial density, performance and reliability.

Hardware

Intel announces its biggest architectural shifts in a generation

August 20, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Intel announces its biggest architectural shifts in a generation
Intel’s 2021 Architecture Day previewed multiple upcoming products, with the likely highlight being the Alder Lake CPUs, which rethinks multi-core architecture by offering both efficient and performance cores, with a new Intel Thread Director selecting the optimal one to be used.

Computers

Intel announces detailed process and packaging roadmaps to drive innovation

July 27, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on Intel announces detailed process and packaging roadmaps to drive innovation
Intel presented a roadmap of process and packaging innovations to power their next wave of products through 2025, which they said will get back to process performance parity – and then leadership.

Channel Programs

ViewSonic moves on from Finch Club with refreshed ViewSonic Partner Program

June 15, 2021 Mark Cox Comments Off on ViewSonic moves on from Finch Club with refreshed ViewSonic Partner Program
The main feature of the new program is a new partner portal, which is integrated with Salesforce and provides much quicker access to materials and response times from ViewSonic than was the case in the past.