Author: Mitch Ashley

AI Investors, Tech Leaders, and Customers Sort Through Short-Term Fallout and Longer-Term Claims By China’s DeepSeek
The Futurum Group analysts share their insights on DeepSeek R1 claims of model training and cost efficiency, questions about the potential use of competitors' models, and security and privacy concerns. Analysts discuss the near and long-term implications of faster and lower-cost LLM development.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Predicts Business Applications Will Be Created With AI Agents
Mitch Ashley, VP and Practice Lead, DevOps and AppDev at The Futurum Group, explores how AI agents are set to redefine SaaS by automating workflows, enhancing efficiency, and reshaping enterprise software architecture.
Johnny Halife, CTO at SOUTHWORKS, joins Mitch Ashley to share his insights on employing DevOps strategies for smarter, faster business outcomes.
Bruce Kornfeld, CMO at StorMagic, joins Mitch Ashley to share his insights on the evolving alternatives to VMware for virtualization and HCI, discussing the challenges, benefits, and future directions.
Can GitHub Copilot Free Fend Off Competition from Amazon Q Developer, Google Gemini Code Assist, and Microsoft’s Own Copilot Studio in the Hot AI Development Tool Market?
Mitch Ashley, VP and Practice lead, DevOps and AppDev at The Futurum Group, shares his insights on GitHub reaching 150 million developers and introducing a free tier of its popular GitHub Copilot AI development tool, aiming to expand its user base and move developers toward its paid Copilot Pro and other offerings. Mitch addresses the future commoditization of today’s AI offerings in the highly competitive software development market between titans GitHub, Google, AWS, and Atlassian.
In this research brief, Mainframe Modernization with GenAI and AveriSource, completed in partnership with AveriSource, Futurum explores AveriSource’s latest approach to mainframe modernization with the release of its new AveriSource Platform 3.0, enhanced with Generative AI technology.
In this research brief, Kubernetes as The Platform for Financial Services Innovation, completed in partnership with Pure Storage, Futurum examines the accelerating business and technology requirements of FSIs and how using Kubernetes in applications and software development can aid in meeting these demands and expanding business opportunities.
In this Futurum research paper, Equipping Modern IT Infrastructure Strategies with StorMagic SvHCI for Enterprise Edge and SMBs we assess the market challenges driving the demand for new enterprise edge HCI platforms, strategies to meet current and future business demands, and responses by vendors in the HCI space, such as StorMagic.
Eduardo Mota, Senior Cloud Architect at DoiT, and Jobi George, Global Head of Partnerships at Weaviate, join Mitch Ashley to share their insights on mitigating cloud costs with GenAI tools while maximizing ROI through strategic reinvestment.
In this research brief, Application Modernization: The Catalyst for Mainframe Modernization, completed in partnership with Rocket Software, Futurum dives into how mainframe modernization practices can help enterprises leverage their existing IT assets and make them more agile, cost-effective, and usable long into the future.
Elastic Posts 18% Revenue Growth, Driven by Elastic Cloud While Addressing Leadership Changes and Persistent GAAP Losses
Mitch Ashley, VP and Practice Lead, DevOps and AppDev at The Futurum Group, discusses Elastic's Q2 FY2025 earnings, exploring cloud growth, key AI innovations, and the challenges posed by leadership changes and profitability concerns.
Mitch Ashley, VP and Practice Manager at The Futurum Group, shares his insights on the latest trends and highlights from OpenText World 2024 Las Vegas, spotlighting innovations in DevOps and Application Development.

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