Author: Alastair Cooke

Mirantis and NVIDIA
April 21, 2026

Can Mirantis and NVIDIA Run:ai Automation Break the AI Factory Bottleneck?

Mirantis and NVIDIA's k0rdent AI and Run:ai integration solves GPU infrastructure deployment by delivering fully orchestrated, multi-tenant AI environments in minutes instead of weeks....
Federal Crypto
April 21, 2026

CIQ Bets on Compliance: Can Enterprise Linux Really Deliver Federal Crypto and Post-Quantum Readiness?

CIQ unveiled the first Enterprise Linux compliance platform for Federal Crypto validation and post-quantum readiness, addressing critical security gaps for regulated enterprises and government agencies facing quantum threats....
Unlock Faster AI
April 20, 2026

Can Eridu’s AI Networking Break the Data Center Bottleneck—or Just Move It?

With 78% of organizations boosting AI budgets, Eridu emerges from stealth with $200M+ in funding, claiming to break the data center bottleneck—but whether new architectures solve the problem or just...
Hammerspace's NVIDIA-Powered AI Data Platform Simplifies AI Infrastructure
April 14, 2026

Hammerspace’s NVIDIA-Powered AI Data Platform Simplifies AI Infrastructure

Alastair Cooke, Research Director, Cloud and Data Center at Futurum, shares his insights on Hammerspace's announcement of an AI data platform based on NVIDIA’s reference architecture and Hammerspace’s universal namespace....
Can Nasuni’s File Data Activation Drive Real AI ROI, or Is It More AI Hype?
April 8, 2026

Can Nasuni’s File Data Activation Drive Real AI ROI, or Is It More AI Hype?

Alastair Cooke, Research Director, Cloud and Data Center at Futurum, shares his insights on Nasuni’s announcement of the Resilio Active Everywhere V6 and AI Active products, which enable file data...
Are Enterprises Ready for the Virtualization Reset, or Just Swapping Out One Complexity for Another
February 27, 2026

Are Enterprises Ready for the Virtualization Reset, or Just Swapping Out One Complexity for Another?

Futurum’s Alastair Cooke shares his insights on new HPE research that finds that only 5% of enterprises are fully prepared for the so-called Great Virtualization Reset, even as two-thirds plan...
CoreWeave ARENA is AI Production Readiness Redefined
February 17, 2026

CoreWeave ARENA is AI Production Readiness Redefined

Alastair Cooke, Research Director, Cloud and Data Center at Futurum, shares his insights on the announcement of CoreWeave ARENA, a tool for customers to identify costs and operational processes for...
Enterprises Should Finally Stop Paying SSD Prices for Cold Data
February 16, 2026

Enterprises Should Finally Stop Paying SSD Prices for Cold Data

Alastair Cooke, Research Director, Cloud and Data Center at Futurum, shares his insights on how CTERA enables customers to use cloud object storage combined with small amounts of SSD to...
IBM’s New FlashSystem Might Be the Blueprint for AI-Driven Storage Resilience
February 16, 2026

IBM’s New FlashSystem Might Be the Blueprint for AI-Driven Storage Resilience

Alastair Cooke, Research Director at Futurum, shares his insights on IBM’s latest FlashSystem release with Agentic AI features to minimize manual operations and simplify compliance....
Arm at the Center of the AI & Data Center Revolution
February 10, 2026

Arm at the Center of the AI & Data Center Revolution

In Arm at the Center of the AI & Data Center Revolution, Futurum Research examines how Arm’s scalable IP, partner ecosystem, and software enablement are positioning it as a unifying...
Nutanix and Pure Storage Join Forces Amid Enterprise Virtualization Upheaval
January 28, 2026

Nutanix and Pure Storage Join Forces Amid Enterprise Virtualization Upheaval

Alastair Cooke, CTO Adviser at Futurum, shares his insights on the partnership between Pure Storage and Nutanix to integrate Pure’s Evergreen Storage and FlashArray into Nutanix’s Cloud-like AHV and Prism....
Can Dell PowerScale’s Flexible Architecture Outpace Flash Costs in the AI Era
January 28, 2026

Can Dell PowerScale’s Flexible Architecture Outpace Flash Costs in the AI Era?

Alastair Cooke, CTO Advisor at Futurum, shares his insights on Dell’s view of Hybrid storage to mitigate rising SSD costs. All-flash arrays have dominated; hybrid HDD and SSD options are...

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