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 major changes to their virtualization strategy within the next two years.
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 deploying production AI applications on CoreWeave.
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 deliver performance and capacity without high cost.
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
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 foundation for AI infrastructure from cloud to edge.
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?
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 returning to the forefront for cost-effective performance.
Hybrid Multi-Cloud GitOps Controls Your Continuous Delivery and Promotion
Alastair Cooke, Tech Field Day Event Lead at Futurum, shares his insights on the updated Akuity platform for continuous delivery and promotion. Akuity provides unified visibility and control for hybrid and multi-cloud application deployment.
New to You, Phison Pascari Enterprise SSD Range for Hardcore AI Workloads
Alastair Cooke, Tech Field Day Event Lead at Futurum, shares his insights on how the Phison Pascari Enterprise SSD range can help organizations accommodate on-premises AI data challenges in a cost-effective and high-performance manner.
Phison aiDAPTIV+ is Cost-Effective With Large Models to Enable Generative AI
Alastair Cooke, Tech Field Day Event Lead at Futurum, shares his insights on the Phison aiDAPTIV+ platform presented at AI Infrastructure Field Day. Phison enables the use of unmodified generative AI models on lower-cost GPUs than are typically required, making them cost-effective with large models.
Make an AI-Ready Data Center With Help From Juniper
Alastair Cooke, Tech Field Day Event Lead at Futurum, shares his insights on the Juniper Networks presentation at AI Infrastructure Field Day. Intent-based design and deployment using Apstra delivers 800 GB Ethernet for GPUs, storage, and front-end access, making an AI-ready Data Center.
Build Your Own AI Infrastructure Using Google Cloud
Futurum’s Alastair Cooke examines building customized infrastructure for generative AI applications using the Google Cloud Platform, which offers numerous options ranging from managed services to Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS).
