Author: Dave Raffo

HCI Pioneer’s Goal Is to Run Data and Apps Anywhere and Everywhere
Dave Raffo, Senior Analyst at The Futurum Group, looks at the strategy Nutanix laid out at its analyst day about becoming a data platform company, competing with VMware after the Broadcom deal, and helping customers run generative AI.
In our latest research brief, Server Modernization -- Why You Need to Act Now, done in partnership with Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), we analyze how the company’s ProLiant Gen11 servers and GreenLake as-a-service program can help busy enterprises meet their on-premises and hybrid cloud compute needs.
Why Wait for NVIDA GPUs When AMD Can Do the Job?
Dave Raffo, Senior Analyst at The Futurum Group, dissects Lamina CTO Greg Diamos’ step-by-step account of how the startup built its LLM Superstation on AMD Instinct GPUs.
New Block Storage, Guarantees, and Security Highlight Launches
Dave Raffo and Krista Macomber of The Futurum Group share their insights on NetApp Insight 2023, the storage vendor’s first live user show since 2019. To no one’s surprise, NetApp focused on the hot trends of generative AI and ransomware protection.
Products Combine Scalar and Vector Compute Capabilities
Steven Dickens and Dave Raffo at The Futurum Group share their insights on SiFive’s latest RISC-V systems and position where startup SiFive fits in the overall chip market that also includes Intel, AMD, and ARM.
Nutanix Adds Fast Ransomware Detection and One-Click Recovery to Its Data Lens Analytics Tool
The Futurum Group’s Dave Raffo and Krista Macomber explore Nutanix’s new ransomware recovery features. The HCI vendor built cyber resilience into the Data Lens analytics tool and its Unified Storage.
Confidential Computing Collaboration Facilitates Steps Toward Zero Trust in Public Cloud Environments
Dave Raffo and Steven Dickens of The Futurum Group share insights about the Thales-Intel collaboration and how it can help push customers in highly regulated industries toward a zero trust architecture.
Services From AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform Are Among New Application and Data Workflow Orchestration Plug-Ins
Dave Raffo and Steven Dickens from The Futurum Group analyze the latest Control-M and Helix Control-M plugins from BMC, which focus on public cloud services and mainframe modernization.
In this episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast-Interview Series, the Futurum Group’s Dave Raffo is joined by Greg White of Nutanix and Pritish Nilangi of AMD to talk technologies required to run modern applications in hybrid and multi clouds.
The News Comes Less Than 3 Weeks After the Cisco-Nutanix Partnership Announcement
Dave Raffo, Senior Analyst at The Futurum Group, explores Cisco’s end-of-life announcement of its HyperFlex HCI system, with the news coming less than 3 weeks after Cisco launched a partnership with HCI rival Nutanix.
In our latest research brief, SUSE and IBM Infrastructure Empowering Your Hybrid Cloud Journey — done in partnership with SUSE — we explore how IBM and SUSE have collaborated to drive value for clients across the whole stack.
Both Vendors Will Sell Cisco Servers and Networking Running Nutanix Cloud Platform
Dave Raffo, Senior Analyst at The Futurum Group, looks at the Cisco and Nutanix hyperconverged infrastructure partnership, combining Cisco compute and networking services with Nutanix software.

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