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Author: Dave Raffo

Hitachi Vantara Names NetApp Vet to Lead Storage Product Strategy
January 19, 2024

Hitachi Vantara Names NetApp Vet to Lead Storage Product Strategy

The Futurum Group’s Dave Raffo and Camberley Bates examine Hitachi Vantara’s hiring of new CPO Octavian Tanase and the storage company’s vision to become a hybrid cloud infrastructure leader....
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Market Insight Report: Hybrid Cloud Compute Q4 2023
January 19, 2024

Market Insight Report: Hybrid Cloud Compute Q4 2023

In our latest report, Market Insight Report: Hybrid Cloud Compute Q4 2023, we analyze how infrastructure vendors and hyperscalers are tailoring their products and services to hybrid clouds, as well...
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Public Cloud Storage Catered to AI Data in 2023
January 17, 2024

Public Cloud Storage Catered to AI Data in 2023

Dave Raffo, Senior Analyst at The Futurum Group, looks back at the year in cloud storage, which saw hyperscalers focus largely on helping companies use unstructured data for AI....
Where You Build and Run Your Applications Matters
January 15, 2024

Where You Build and Run Your Applications Matters

In our latest research brief, Where You Build and Run Your Applications Matters, done in partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS), we analyze how hyperscalers’ infrastructure should be a key...
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Google Cloud Drops Data Transfer Fees
January 15, 2024

Google Cloud Drops Data Transfer Fees

Steven Dickens and Dave Raffo at The Futurum Group examine what Google Cloud’s decision to eliminate egress fees means to customers, Google, and its rivals AWS and Microsoft Azure; plus,...
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Storage as a Service Consumption Programs Multiplied in 2023
January 10, 2024

Storage as a Service Consumption Programs Multiplied in 2023

Dave Raffo, Senior Analyst at The Futurum Group, looks at how STaaS and other consumption programs expanded in 2023 and how these have changed the way IT teams purchase infrastructure....
Market Insight Report: Mainframe Ecosystem Q4 2023
January 8, 2024

Market Insight Report: Mainframe Ecosystem Q4 2023

In our latest Market Insight Report, Mainframe Ecosystem Q4 2023, we analyze how the influence of hyperscalers brings fundamental shift to mainframe market and other mainframe trends....
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Lenovo Expands HCI, Servers, and Services Based on New Intel Chips
December 18, 2023

Lenovo Expands HCI, Servers, and Services Based on New Intel Chips

Dave Raffo, Senior Analyst at The Futurum Group, adds his insights to Lenovo’s new ThinkAgile HCI, ThinkSystem server, and TruScale services launched to take advantage of Intel’s latest AI-enhanced CPUs....
Dell Enhances PowerScale NAS to Aid Generative AI
December 12, 2023

Dell Enhances PowerScale NAS to Aid Generative AI

Dave Raffo, Senior Analyst at The Futurum Group, shares insights on Dell’s PowerScale NAS update and what it means to its generative AI strategy....
AWS re:Invent: With an Eye on AI, AWS Adds, Enhances Storage Services
December 6, 2023

AWS re:Invent: With an Eye on AI, AWS Adds, Enhances Storage Services

Dave Raffo, Senior Analyst at The Futurum Group, looks at file and object storage announcements at AWS re:Invent 2023 and how they fit with the hyperscaler’s generative AI strategy....
Better Together: Data Quality and Data Observability
December 5, 2023

Better Together: Data Quality and Data Observability

In our latest research brief, Better Together: Data Quality and Data Observability, done in partnership with IBM, we analyze how data workers and engineers can gain fast and scalable insights...
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AWS re:Invent: Kyndryl, AWS Build Bridge to Mainframe Modernization
December 4, 2023

AWS re:Invent: Kyndryl, AWS Build Bridge to Mainframe Modernization

Steven Dickens and Dave Raffo of The Futurum Group dive into the new global managed services partnership between Kyndryl and AWS around mainframe modernization announced at AWS re:Invent....
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