Author: Alex Smith

Exploring Tariff-Related Comments Made by Technology Leaders on Recent Earnings Calls
Alex Smith, VP & Practice Lead, Channels and Go-to-Market at The Futurum Group, shares his insights on how technology leaders are responding to the fluid tariff environment based on comments shared during the latest round of earnings calls.
The Proposed All-Cash Blockbuster Deal Has Ramifications Across Cloud Security, Security Operations, and More
The Futurum Group analysts Fernando Montenegro, Krista Case, Mitch Ashley, and Alex Smith share their insights on the blockbuster deal announced by Alphabet that it intends to acquire Wiz to improve multi-cloud security capabilities of Google Cloud.
AWS Marketplace Announced an Expansion to Its SaaS Catalog as It Pursues a Product-Led Growth Strategy
Alex Smith, VP Channels Research at The Futurum Group shares his insights on AWS’s decision to expand its Marketplace catalog to include any SaaS product.
While Zoho Has Established a Strong Foothold in the SMB Market, the Company Has Its Eye on Bigger Fish
The Futurum Group’s Keith Kirkpatrick and Alex Smith cover ZohoDay25 and discuss the company’s new strategic focus targeting enterprise customers, and the company’s go-to-market and partnership approach.
Alex Smith, VP Channels Research and Tiffani Bova, Chief Research Officer at The Futurum Group share their insights on major themes that will impact channel and partner professionals in 2025. They look at major technology disruptions such as cloud marketplaces and AI agents, the evolution of the channel landscape, and the GTM strategies that vendors will deploy.

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