Author: Olivier Blanchard

AMD to Significantly Expand Data Center AI Systems Capabilities with Acquisition of Hyperscale Solutions Provider ZT Systems
Olivier Blanchard, Research Director at The Futurum Group, digs into the motivations and potential upsides of AMD’s plans to acquire ZT Systems, particularly as AMD ramps up efforts to expand its leadership in high-growth AI-driven IT market segments.
Ring Launches Easy-to-Install Battery Doorbell, Featuring Head-to-Toe Video, Seamless Installation, and More
Olivier Blanchard, Research Director at The Futurum Group, provides a competitive overview of Ring’s new Battery Doorbell offering, and discusses its balance of pricing and features for three critical customer segments: renters, landlords, and customers looking to equip multiple access points.
Lenovo’s Infrastructure Solutions Group Posts Record Revenues as Demand for AI Continues to Grow
Olivier Blanchard, Research Director with The Futurum Group, digs into Lenovo’s latest quarterly earnings report and explains why the company’s device-to-cloud approach to the larger hybrid AI opportunity is already yielding impressive YoY growth at scale across its three main business segments.
Google’s Pixel 9 Launch Drops Hints About How Google Intends to Use its Hybrid AI Strategy to Disrupt Apple’s Market Share in Mobile
The Futurum Group's Research Director Olivier Blanchard takes a look at the new Google Pixel 9 lineup and how Google intends to use its hybrid AI mobile solutions to disrupt Apple's mobile market share.
Google’s Pixel 9 Launch Provides the Clearest Indication Yet of How Google Intends to Monetize Premium AI Experiences in Mobile
Olivier Blanchard, Research Director at The Futurum Group, shares his insights on how the Pixel 9 launch clarifies Google’s expanding AI monetization strategy.
The Magnificent Seven and the AI-driven Semiconductor Boom’s Fundamentals and Growth Trajectories are Strong
Olivier Blanchard, Research Director at The Futurum Group, shares his thoughts on why the tech selloff trend doesn’t align with the tech sector’s overall year-on-year performance, AI-driven chip-to-cloud opportunity, or current growth trajectory. To make his point, Blanchard addresses eight fundamental questions to be fueling the trend, touching on Apple, Intel, Taiwan, and uncertainty about the outcome of the upcoming US Presidential elections, weighed against critical product roadmaps, demand pipelines, and market momentum.
Olivier Blanchard, Research Director with The Futurum Group, drills down into Qualcomm’s FYQ3 2024 earnings. Highlights include Qualcomm’s impressive YoY growth in the automotive segment, steady growth in handsets despite the segment’s relative maturity, and how the company’s investments in edge AI in the PC, XR, IOT and IIOT segments is already starting to pay off.
AMD Reports Record Growth in Data Center and Client (PC) Segments Thanks to Its Growing Portfolio of Competitive AI-Enabling IP
Olivier Blanchard, Research Director at The Futurum Group, zooms in on AMD’s Q2 2024 financial results and discusses the opportunities, threats, velocity, and momentum of AMD’s opportunity across all business segments, with particular attention to the data center and PC segments, where the chipmaker could start capturing market share from rivals NVIDIA and Intel as early as H2 2024.
Q2 Copilot+ PC Launches Set Stage for Impending PC Refresh Supercycle
The Futurum Group’s Research Director Olivier Blanchard covers the highlights in the AI PC market for H1 2024, focusing on the Copilot+ PC launch, which is setting the stage for the impending PC refresh supercycle.
Olivier Blanchard, Research Director at The Futurum Group, shares his insights into Synopsys’ automotive industry-first IP product to achieve 3rd party certification for ISO/SAE 21434 cybersecurity compliance, and what this means for the software-defined vehicle segment’s ability to securely address cybersecurity challenges and threats.
Olivier Blanchard, Research Director with The Futurum Group, highlights some of the key features and specs of HP’s new OmniStudio X AIO line from HP.

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