Author: Nick Patience

NVIDIA Q1 FY2027: Data Center Diversification, Blackwell Scale, CPU Upside
May 22, 2026

NVIDIA Q1 FY2027: Data Center Diversification, Blackwell Scale, CPU Upside

Nick Patience, VP and Practice Lead for AI Platforms at The Futurum Group, examines NVIDIA’s Q1 FY2027 results: record Blackwell-driven data center revenue, the Vera CPU opportunity for agentic AI,...
Is the Cloud Too Expensive for Agentic AI? Dell Bets on Localized Tokens
May 20, 2026

Is the Cloud Too Expensive for Agentic AI? Dell Bets on Localized Tokens

Brad Shimmin and Nick Patience share their insights on Dell's expansion of the Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA, exploring how localized agentic infrastructure and data partnerships provide a secure alternative...
Red Hat Brings Developers, Product, and Operations to the Center of Agentic AI
May 13, 2026

Red Hat Brings Developers, Product, and Operations to the Center of Agentic AI

Mitch Ashley, VP Software Lifecycle Engineering, and Nick Patience, VP AI Platforms at Futurum, share their insights on Red Hat Summit 2026, introducing AI platform foundation, metal-to-agents stack, and putting...
AI Platforms Market Hits $109.9B, More Than Tripling by 2030
May 8, 2026

AI Platforms Market Hits $109.9B, More Than Tripling by 2030

Futurum Research’s 1H 2026 AI platforms market forecast finds a $109.9B market on a base-case path to $496.9B by 2030 (35.2% CAGR), with even the bear scenario more than tripling...
Can IREN Build a Full-Stack AI Cloud? The Mirantis Acquisition Makes the Case
May 7, 2026

Can IREN Build a Full-Stack AI Cloud? The Mirantis Acquisition Makes the Case

Nick Patience, VP & AI Platforms Practice Lead, and Mitch Ashley, VP & Software Lifecycle Engineering Practice Lead, at Futurum, examine IREN’s $625M acquisition of Mirantis and what it means...
The New Rules of Digital Sovereignty: Architecture, Control, and Competitive Advantage
May 4, 2026

The New Rules of Digital Sovereignty: Architecture, Control, and Competitive Advantage

In our latest Market Brief, The New Rules of Digital Sovereignty: Architecture, Control, and Competitive Advantage, completed in partnership with IBM, Futurum Research explores how MSPs and system integrators can...
Five Layers of the AI Cake
May 4, 2026

Five Layers of the AI Cake

In our latest Market Brief, Five Layers of the AI Cake, completed in partnership with NVIDIA, Futurum Research examines AI as a five-layer infrastructure stack and explores what policymakers, investors,...
From Silicon to Security: Architecting the Autonomous Enterprise at Google Cloud Next 2026
April 29, 2026

From Silicon to Security: Architecting the Autonomous Enterprise at Google Cloud Next 2026

Brad Shimmin, Nick Patience, Brendan Burke, and Fernando Montenegro analyze the Google Cloud Agentic Strategy from Next 2026. They explore how Gemini Enterprise, the Virgo network, and the Wiz integration...
Cohere Acquires Aleph Alpha: A Deal Born of Sovereignty & Necessity
April 27, 2026

Cohere Acquires Aleph Alpha: A Deal Born of Sovereignty & Necessity

Nick Patience, VP & Practice Lead at Futurum, analyses the Cohere and Aleph Alpha deal, examining strategic synergies, sovereign AI positioning, and key integration risks for the combined transatlantic enterprise...
Gemini Enterprise: Governing and Scaling the Agentic Enterprise
April 23, 2026

Gemini Enterprise: Governing and Scaling the Agentic Enterprise

In our latest market report, Gemini Enterprise: Governing and Scaling the Agentic Enterprise, completed in partnership with Google Cloud, Futurum Research examines the operational, governance, and lifecycle requirements for scaling...
compute partnership
April 13, 2026

Anthropic’s Google-Broadcom Deal: Model Company or Infrastructure Play?

Anthropic's Google and Broadcom partnership signals a strategic pivot toward supply chain control, raising questions about whether vertical integration will strengthen or dilute its model-first identity....
Glean Doubles ARR to $200M. Can Its Knowledge Graph Beat Copilot
April 3, 2026

Glean Doubles ARR to $200M. Can Its Knowledge Graph Beat Copilot?

Nick Patience, VP & Practice Lead at Futurum, examines Glean's platform evolution from enterprise search to agentic AI, as it doubles ARR to $200M and battles Microsoft 365 Copilot for...

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