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Mainframe Has a Bright Future, But Does Your Organization Deserve It?

1 week ago | ccsinsight.com | Bola Rotibi

The conversation about mainframes is often dominated by hyperbole. On one hand, some mistakenly argue that mainframes are “legacy tech” destined for retirement. On the other hand, there are warnings about a looming “skills crisis” that threatens operational continuity. But strip away these sound bites and a more fundamental reality emerges: the mainframe isn’t the problem — organizational culture, planning and leadership are.
Can Regulatory Oversight Alone Unlock Cloud Competition?

1 week ago | ccsinsight.com | Bola Rotibi

Cloud computing’s rise is a success story under scrutiny. It has been nothing short of transformative, enabling businesses to scale their operations, innovate rapidly and optimize costs. It has become an essential pillar of modern enterprise IT, supporting mission-critical workloads in many industries. From finance and healthcare to AI and retail, the cloud is now the undisputed underlying infrastructure for digital transformation.
How the Linux Foundation Became the Software World's Governance Core

2 weeks ago | ccsinsight.com | Bola Rotibi

When KubeCon Europe 2025 in London opened on 1 April, the atmosphere was reflective but also charged with a quiet inevitability. After 10 years of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) and over a decade of Kubernetes, the event felt less like a conference and more like a general assembly — one that happens to govern the future of software infrastructure. The crowd was large — there were more than 12,500 in-person attendees — but what stood out more than the size was the structure.
Are Foldables Folding?

2 weeks ago | ccsinsight.com | Ben Hatton

It’s been seven years since the foldable smartphone burst onto the scene, capturing the imagination of nostalgists and harking back to flip phones like the iconic Motorola Razr. And yet, the momentum in the market seems to have slowed. After two years of near-50% volume growth in 2022 and 2023, admittedly from small numbers, CCS Insight estimates that just over 21 million were sold globally in 2024, representing growth of less than 20%.
Trying Smarter: Google's Strategy Ahead of Cloud Next 2025

3 weeks ago | ccsinsight.com | Bola Rotibi

With Google Cloud Next 2025 approaching, the tech giant has been busy. Over two days, it hosted a tightly produced UK-focused event in London and confirmed a $32 billion acquisition of cloud security firm Wiz, Google’s most-expensive purchase in its history. The event was designed to tick national alignment boxes. It focused on trust and skilling, emphasizing UK alignment, localized investment and sectoral partnerships.
The Rise of India's Second-Hand Smartphone Market

4 weeks ago | ccsinsight.com | Ekta Mittal

The Indian smartphone market is the second-largest in the world, characterized by the sheer volume of new device shipments. Feature phones still account for about a quarter of sales, but this segment is shrinking. However, total sales only grew by a modest 2% in 2024. With feature phones fading into the background, why isn’t the primary smartphone market booming as expected?
Intel Appoints New CEO With A Familiar Strategy

1 month ago | ccsinsight.com | Geoff Blaber |Leo Gebbie

On 18 March, Intel’s new CEO, Lip-Bu Tan, took over from Pat Gelsinger. Mr Tan previously held the role of CEO at Cadence Design Systems from 2009 to 2021, where he reinvented the company and drove significant shareholder value. Crucially, he also served as a member of Intel’s board from September 2022 to August 2024. The news has been warmly received on the basis that he’s a relative outsider. Intel has taken an alternative path to its usual policy of recruiting from its internal executive ranks.
How Video Streaming Apps Are Changing ISPs by Accelerating Innovation

1 month ago | ccsinsight.com | Ian Fogg

Much has been made of cord-cutting and the undoing of traditional cable bundles. But not enough thought has been given to how changes in the underlying video delivery mechanism have affected TV formats and TV consumption. With streaming, any device with a screen can become a TV, including smartphones, desktop computers, laptops, tablets, even games consoles. Before this, only a few devices with appropriate set-top boxes could deliver TV.
Accelerating the Pace of Green Fibre Broadband Adoption in Europe

1 month ago | ccsinsight.com | Ian Fogg

Fibre broadband has many benefits over older broadband solutions beyond speed. Notably, passive optical networks are also greener because of their better energy efficiency and lower operational costs. This attractive combination of environmental credentials and fibre’s well-known performance advantage is causing European countries to accelerate their transformation to fibre. But new approaches to deployment and operations, often using AI, can help laggards catch up with Europe’s fibre leaders.
MWC 2025, Tuesday 4 March

1 month ago | ccsinsight.com | Geoff Blaber |Ben Wood |Kester Mann |Bola Rotibi

Today’s selection of the biggest announcements from MWC 2025, from eye-catching foldables and AI-powered phones to operators’ expansion into quantum technologies and enterprise services. We also explore advancements in generative audio and the growing role of satellite broadband. As we predicted, flexible display technology and foldables provided plenty of eye candy at MWC, with numerous models on display.