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Overall shipments have remained high when compared with pre-pandemic levels despite the Q2 drop

The researcher blamed the decline on the Chinese production crunch and inflationary pressure with all the top vendors suffering drops

The hyperscaler battle between leader AWS and Microsoft Azure continues to intensify, with Azure closing the gap on its rival, Canalys claims

CPI returns to unpick the M&A activity in the channel from last month with exclusive analyst insight that suggests companies are investing in areas where they can win big

One analyst’s figures show the market experienced the sharpest decline in nine years

The market was driven up by inflation and a shift away from cheaper education and consumer devices in favour of higher-value models

The impending takeover of VMware, confirmed last week, is causing unrest in the channel, two analysts have told CPI

Research from Canalys shows that PC shipments dropped 3 per cent in Q1 2022

The analyst highlighted SMB procurement as a key driver of investment, while AWS topped the list of cloud providers

CPI looks back at the acquisitions that made the headlines last month and gets exclusive analyst insight into what trends are emerging