The phrase "a shift in hardware" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing changes or updates in computer or technological equipment.
Example: "The company is planning a shift in hardware to improve system performance and efficiency."
Alternatives: "a change in hardware" or "an upgrade in hardware".
This is driven by decreased development costs, shorter times to market and a shift in hardware business models away from commoditized consumer electronics to recurring revenue and software services. .
Driven by decreased development costs, shorter times to market and a shift in hardware business models away from commoditized consumer electronics to recurring revenue and software services, VCs have poured money into hardware startups.
We can at least partially peg this downturn to a shift in the amount of hardware that Motorola Mobility has been putting out as of late — after pushing out the Droid RAZR HD and the Droid RAZR Maxx HD late last year, there was a distinct lack of hardware announcements coming out of the popular phone manufacturer.
When he became chief executive in 2002, Mr. Palmisano and his senior staff members identified three key trends: the end of the PC era of computing, globalization of technology production and adoption, and a shift in value away from making hardware and software to using technology to help corporations solve business problems.
Fom typing on a rolling stream of white space to editing in a cloud, shifts in hardware have altered the way writers research, draft, refine and, ultimately, conceive of their work.
The shift in hardware and software models seem to contrast in Microsoft seeking to be the cloud platform and productivity ecosystems whereas IBM remains a hybrid and perhaps a little schizophrenic in developing and offering services and cloud solutions.
Finally, in 1995, Sega announced a shift in focus to its new console, the Saturn, and discontinued all advertising for Genesis hardware, including the Sega CD.
A shift in PC use from tasks like writing documents and sending text-based e-mail to entertainment uses like music, photos and video could touch off a new cycle of demand for PC hardware and software.
