Author: Olivier Blanchard

Steve Long, President and SVP & GM, Commercial Segment IDG at Lenovo, joins Olivier Blanchard and Ryan Shrout to share insights on Lenovo's ambitious vision for the future of AI PCs and its collaboration on Snapdragon X Elite platforms.
Olivier Blanchard, Research Director with The Futurum Group, shares his insights into HP’s Q2 2024 earnings and makes the case for why the PC segment’s recovery has dragged in anticipation of the PC refresh supercycle.
Olivier Blanchard, Research Director with The Futurum Group, shares his insights into Dell’s Q1 2025 earnings, and sheds some light into how Dell’s complete end-to-end AI ecosystem play, from data center to edge to PC, is absolutely the right approach to the transition to AI.
Lenovo’s QoQ and YoY Execution in the Expanding Hybrid, Distributed AI Ecosystem Is Fueling an Accelerating Growth Trajectory Across Its Businesses
Olivier Blanchard, Research Director with the Futurum Group, and Steven Dickens, VP and Practice Lead, share their insights into Lenovo’s Q4 and FY 23/24 earnings and drill down into how the company’s pocket-to-cloud strategy is already working.
Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, Lenovo, Microsoft, and Samsung Coordinate Global Launch of Snapdragon X-Powered Windows Copilot+ PCs
Olivier Blanchard, Research Director at The Futurum Group, shares his insights on Microsoft’s Copilot+ PC announcement and explains why Qualcomm’s Windows-on-Arm AI-accelerated Snapdragon X PC platform is set to radically transform the PC space.
Strong Automotive Growth Ahead of Snapdragon X PC Launches
The Futurum Group’s Daniel Newman and Olivier Blanchard share their insights into Qualcomm’s Q2 2024 earnings and discuss why steady growth, measured pace, and lean execution may set the stage for Qualcomm’s next growth cycle.
AMD’s AI-Enabling Solutions Portfolio Gains Traction in All the Right Places
Olivier Blanchard, Research Director at The Futurum Group, shares his insights about AMD’s Q1 2024 earnings and how its investments in AI solutions sets up the company for growth early in the AI disruption cycle.
LISSA Aims to Usher ESG Programs into the Age of AI
The Futurum Group’s Stephen Dickens and Olivier Blanchard share their insights on Lenovo’s new Intelligent Sustainability Solutions Advisor, dubbed LISSA, and its potential impact on ESG programs.
An Assessment of Major US Operators Q1 2024 Earnings and Implications for 5G Ecosystem, BT’s B2B Modernization, and Charter’s Residential Mobile Strides
The Futurum Group’s Ron Westfall and Olivier Blanchard review the Q1 2024 earnings of T-Mobile, Verizon, and AT&T and their impact on the 5G ecosystem, BT’s partnership with Global to modernize its UK Portfolio Businesses, and Charter’s Q1 2024 earnings reflect significant strides in residential mobile service revenue growth.
onsemi Joins Other Semiconductors’ Positive Earnings While Remaining Guarded About Expectations This Year
The Futurum Group’s Daniel Newman and Olivier Blanchard share their insights about onsemi’s Q1 2024 results and frame what to expect from the semiconductor industry for the rest of the year, particularly as AI continues to cause disruption.
The New ThinkCentre Desktops Are Powered by AMD Ryzen PRO 8000 Series Desktop Processors
Olivier Blanchard, Research Director at The Futurum Group, shares his insights about Lenovo’s decision to lean into on-device AI’s system improvement value proposition for the enterprise.

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