Author: Nick Patience

NVIDIA's Open Secure AI Alliance Bets Open Models Beat Closed Ones on Defense
July 28, 2026

NVIDIA’s Open Secure AI Alliance Bets Open Models Beat Closed Ones on Defense

Futurum’s Nick Patience, Fernando Montenegro, and Mitch Ashley unpack NVIDIA’s Open Secure AI Alliance and why the labs missing from it may matter more than the 35 that joined....
AI labor market impact 2026
July 22, 2026

AI Isn’t Coming for Your Job Yet – and Maybe Never Will

Despite rapid AI adoption, labor data shows no economy-wide jobs shock. Instead, a "hiring pause" is occurring, with entry-level roles facing the clearest squeeze. AI’s productivity dividend remains modest, hindered...
Microsoft and Mistral Expand Ties. Sovereignty, or Just Optionality?
July 22, 2026

Microsoft and Mistral Expand Ties. Sovereignty, or Just Optionality?

Nick Patience, VP & Practice Lead for AI Platforms at Futurum, unpacks Microsoft's expanded Mistral partnership and asks whether inference-only Foundry access and a multi-model sales pitch add up to...
Nokia's AI-RAN Platform Puts a Number on the Software-Defined RAN Bet
July 15, 2026

Nokia’s AI-RAN Platform Puts a Number on the Software-Defined RAN Bet

Nick Patience, VP & Practice Lead for AI Platforms at Futurum, unpacks Nokia's new AI-RAN platform launch with NVIDIA and asks whether its 2x spectral efficiency target by 2028 holds...
The Governance Gap Why Scaling AI Requires More Than Monitoring
July 15, 2026

The Governance Gap: Why Scaling AI Requires More Than Monitoring

In our latest market brieft, The Governance Gap: Why Scaling AI Requires More Than Monitoring, completed in partnership with IBM, Futurum Research examines why AI governance must evolve from periodic...
Adobe CX Enterprise CoWorker is Ready. Is the Enterprise?
July 13, 2026

Adobe CX Enterprise CoWorker is Ready. Is the Enterprise?

Nick Patience, VP & Practice Lead for AI Platforms at The Futurum Group, examines Adobe's CX Enterprise Coworker bet at Summit London, and the gap between the vision and where...
OpenAI ChatGPT Work Ships Files, Not Just Chat. The Enterprise Race Is On
July 10, 2026

OpenAI ChatGPT Work Ships Files, Not Just Chat. The Enterprise Race Is On

Nick Patience, VP & Practice Lead for AI Platforms at Futurum, unpacks OpenAI's ChatGPT Work and GPT-5.6 launch, the use cases OpenAI showcased, and whether either moves the needle against...
Domino Data Lab From MLOps Platform to Governed AI Application Factory
July 2, 2026

Domino Data Lab: From MLOps Platform to Governed AI Application Factory

Nick Patience, VP and Practice Lead, AI Platforms at Futurum, examines Domino Data Lab's pivot to governed AI application delivery, its agentic AI governance framework, and what the strategy means...
Operations and Workflow Hits 43.1% CAGR to $92.2B by CY2030 as the Fastest-Growing AI Platforms Use Case
June 25, 2026

Operations and Workflow Hits 43.1% CAGR to $92.2B by CY2030 as the Fastest-Growing AI Platforms Use Case

Nick Patience, VP & AI Practice Lead at Futurum, notes Operations & Workflow leads AI use cases with a 43.1% CAGR, hitting $92.2B by CY2030 as agentic AI drives production...
The Enterprise Imperative for Digital Sovereignty Architecture, Control, and Competitive Advantage
June 17, 2026

The Enterprise Imperative for Digital Sovereignty: Architecture, Control, and Competitive Advantage

In our latest Market Brief, The Enterprise Imperative for Digital Sovereignty: Architecture, Control, and Competitive Advantage, completed in partnership with IBM, Futurum Research explores why AI is changing the sovereignty...
Futurum Signal: Google and AWS Reach Elite Tier in AI Cloud Platforms as the Competitive Bar Rises
June 15, 2026

Futurum Signal: Google and AWS Reach Elite Tier in AI Cloud Platforms as the Competitive Bar Rises

Nick Patience, VP & AI Practice Lead at Futurum, reveals key findings: Google and AWS reach Elite status in the new Futurum Signal report, defined by proprietary silicon, inference economics,...
The US Just Switched Off Anthropic’s Frontier Model: What Happens Next?
June 15, 2026

The US Just Switched Off Anthropic’s Frontier Model: What Happens Next?

Nick Patience, VP & Practice Lead at Futurum, examines the US export-control action that took two Anthropic models offline globally — and what it means for enterprise AI continuity planning...

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