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Channel dominated infrastructure shipments in 2017 with 74%
Storage

Channel dominated infrastructure shipments in 2017 with 74%

The value of global infrastructure shipments hit an all-time high last year with 3 vendors and the channel dominating, but direct sales are catching.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Thu, 15th Mar 2018
Cloud infrastructure market to face challenges in 2018
DataCentre infrastructure

Cloud infrastructure market to face challenges in 2018

The worldwide cloud infrastructure services market grew 46% in Q4 2017 to reach $16bn, with Canalys predicting continued growth in 2018.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Fri, 2nd Feb 2018
Apple ships 29 million iPhone X units in Q4 2017
Apple

Apple ships 29 million iPhone X units in Q4 2017

Apple ships 29 million iPhone Xs in Q4 2017, making it the world's top-selling smartphone model over the holidays.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Wed, 24th Jan 2018
Exclusive interview: Lenovo on channel development and AI
Hyperscale

Exclusive interview: Lenovo on channel development and AI

Lenovo executives Matt Codrington MD for ANZ and Amar Babu, APAC COO talk about why the channel is so important to their company.

By Patrick Martlew • 6 min read • Thu, 14th Dec 2017
Cisco maintains grip on IT security market after 'strong channel partner focus'
Malware

Cisco maintains grip on IT security market after 'strong channel partner focus'

​Canalys has released its latest predictions surrounding the global IT security market's performance over the third quarter in 2017.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Wed, 13th Dec 2017
Exclusive: The big four vendors speak out at the Canalys Channels Forum
Network Infrastructure

Exclusive: The big four vendors speak out at the Canalys Channels Forum

HPE, Lenovo, HPI and Dell EMC all talk about where they found value at the APAC Canalys Channels Forum in Perth.

By Patrick Martlew • 6 min read • Fri, 8th Dec 2017
Canalys to resellers: listen to your customers, not vendors or analysts
Resellers

Canalys to resellers: listen to your customers, not vendors or analysts

During the Channels APAC Forum, Steve Brazier, Canalys CEO asserted that Vendors don't always have partners interests at heart.

By Patrick Martlew • 3 min read • Thu, 7th Dec 2017
Canalys outline their big channel predictions for 2018
DataCentre infrastructure

Canalys outline their big channel predictions for 2018

Steve Brazier made a total of 6 predictions, ranging from the more modest to some that are quite a bit more controversial.

By Patrick Martlew • 3 min read • Wed, 6th Dec 2017
India's smartphone market overtakes US to claim second spot
Lenovo

India's smartphone market overtakes US to claim second spot

India's smartphone market has recovered from a shaky Q2 2017 to surge in growth with the five major vendors being the drivers - Xiaomi in particular.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Sat, 28th Oct 2017
Analyst: big players continue to drive global cloud growth
Hyperscale

Analyst: big players continue to drive global cloud growth

The global cloud market surged 43% year-over-year in Q3 2017, reaching USD $14.4 billion, as Amazon, Microsoft, IBM, and Google cemented their dominance.

By Patrick Martlew • 2 min read • Fri, 27th Oct 2017
Vendors moving up and down the ranks in mixed bag wearable band market
Wearables

Vendors moving up and down the ranks in mixed bag wearable band market

Apple has fallen to third place in the market, overtaken by both Xiaomi and Fitbit - despite the latter experiencing a 34% year-on-year decline.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Fri, 11th Aug 2017
Cloud infrastructure services skyrocket 47% - AI to be big future player
Software-as-a-Service

Cloud infrastructure services skyrocket 47% - AI to be big future player

​The global cloud infrastructure services market continued its rampant growth in Q2 2017, surging 47 percent year-on-year to reach US$14 billion.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Fri, 28th Jul 2017
Canalys launches white-labelled event app to make partner events easier
Ibeacon

Canalys launches white-labelled event app to make partner events easier

Canalys is serving up a new event app, for use by technology vendors and their channel partners, to improve attendees experience at partner events.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 25th Jul 2017
AWS, Microsoft and Google surge in cloud as channel role increases
DataCentre infrastructure

AWS, Microsoft and Google surge in cloud as channel role increases

The big three cloud players continue to clock big growth -with Microsoft up 93% yoy in Q1 - as they look increasingly to the channel.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 16th May 2017
VR headsets off to a strong start, according to forecasts
Digital Signage

VR headsets off to a strong start, according to forecasts

In its 1st year of consumer shipments, virtually reality headsets have got off to a strong start with forecasts predicting 2 million units worldwide.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Tue, 13th Dec 2016
Big names amongst Canalys APAC channel partner awards
Microsoft

Big names amongst Canalys APAC channel partner awards

Data#3, Origin IT, LDS Infotech and FutureNet Technologies are winners of the Candefero Channel Partner of the Year Awards for APAC.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Tue, 22nd Nov 2016
Late quarter drive from Apple sees significant growth in smart watch market
Wearables

Late quarter drive from Apple sees significant growth in smart watch market

Apple Watch shipments drive significant growth in global smart watch market, with 2.8 million units shipped in Q3 2016.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 4th Nov 2016
IN PICS: Canalys Channel Forum APAC 2016
Analyst report

IN PICS: Canalys Channel Forum APAC 2016

The Canalys Channel Forum APAC 2016 proved a success with channel partners, as the industry got together to prepare for a changing industry.

By Shannon Williams • 1 min read • Thu, 3rd Nov 2016

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