Robert Pogson

Apple did spark new markets but now Android/Linux on dozens of products is poised to overtake the iPad in units shipped.

Android/Linux shipped on 1/3 as many tablets shipped as iPads in Q2 of 2011 but it is expected that Android/Linux will ship on 1/2 as many devices as iPad in Q3. At this rate, the iPad will be overtaken in the Christmas rush or at the latest, in Q1 of 2012.

Estimated Shipments of Branded Android Tablets for Q3 and Q4 2011

This estimate does not consider non-branded or “white box” tablets of which millions will be shipped with Android/Linux.

see Digitimes – Upstream tablet PC component suppliers gearing up production

This is what has been promised since this time last year. The delays with Android releases and shortages of components are getting out of the way of the deluge. Apple will sink or swim. They will likely release iPad-next soon but the diversity of the Android ecosystem probably has that covered already.

IBM is a huge corporation. They manage their own information and help thousands of corporations manage theirs. They do periodic surveys of what CIOs of corporations are thinking about. At IBM, Jeanette A. Horan, Vice President and Chief Information Officer writes, “Another strategic goal is to radically simplify IBM. So there is a continual focus on eliminating, simplifying, standardizing and automating work that prohibits integration or adds complexity. By 2015, we plan to cut in half our number of enterprise applications. Other key objectives are to dramatically improve cycle times and reduce transaction costs across the company with leaner, more agile processes. And to manage it all, we use dashboards to manage for business outcomes by providing a real-time view of the status of the business, from finance to infrastructure”

I find it amazing that my tiny operations has the same issue with simplification. Complexity makes changing anything difficult and the whole system less reliable. Continue reading ‘What CIOs Think’