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