Author: Randy Kerns

Google BigQuery Advances Analytics for AI
September 5, 2023

Google BigQuery Advances Analytics for AI

Randy Kerns, Senior Strategist at The Futurum Group shares his assessment of Google’s BigQuery Data Platform announcements, announced recently at Google Next 2023....
Databricks Discloses Roadmap for Q3 with Data Platform Capabilities
August 29, 2023

Databricks Discloses Roadmap for Q3 with Data Platform Capabilities

Randy Kerns, Senior Strategist at The Futurum Group shares information on the recent information from Databricks. Randy covers technology and products that deal with Information Storage and Management in addition...
August 25, 2023

EvaluScale – NAS – High End

A customizable high-end NAS product comparison of features, performance, functionality and specifications using the EvaluScale product review methodology. The Futurum Group “EvaluScale” assesses each product within a specific technology area....
Teradata Revenue for Q2 2023 Reaches $462 Million, Up 7%
August 25, 2023

EvaluScale – Data Platforms

A customizable Data Platforms product comparison of features, performance, functionality and specifications using the EvaluScale product review methodology. The Futurum Group “EvaluScale” assesses each product within a specific technology area....
Western Digital Announces New Disaggregated Data Center Solutions
August 21, 2023

Western Digital Announces New Disaggregated Data Center Solutions

Randy Kerns, Senior Strategist at The Futurum Group shares information on the recent information from Western Digital. Randy covers technology and products that deal with Information Storage and Management....
August 19, 2023

EvaluScale – SAN – High End

A customizable high-end SAN product comparison of features, performance, functionality and specifications using the EvaluScale product review methodology. The Futurum Group “EvaluScale” assesses each product within a specific technology area....
August 18, 2023

EvaluScale – Object Storage

A customizable Object Storage product comparison of features, performance, functionality and specifications using the EvaluScale product review methodology. The Futurum Group “EvaluScale” assesses each product within a specific technology area....
The Futurum Group Report on Flash Memory Summit
August 16, 2023

The Futurum Group Report on Flash Memory Summit

Randy Kerns, Senior Strategist at The Futurum Group shares a collection of analyst insights on interesting vendors and technologies from the Flash Memory Summit (FMS). The Futurum Group analysts at...
VAST Data Announces the VAST Data Platform
August 2, 2023

VAST Data Announces the VAST Data Platform

Randy Kerns, Senior Strategist at The Futurum Group, examines data platforms and storage systems, which VAST Data now offers with the announcement of its VAST Data Platform. The research note...
Teradata Acquires Stemma to Expand VantageCloud Data Platform Capabilities
July 27, 2023

Teradata Acquires Stemma to Expand VantageCloud Data Platform Capabilities

Randy Kerns, Senior Strategist at The Futurum Group, examines Teradata’s acquisition of Stemma, a startup with Data Catalog software used to coordinate access to different sources of data, and provides...
IBM watsonx.data is Now Generally Available as Part of Major watsonx Announcement
July 14, 2023

IBM watsonx.data is Now Generally Available as Part of Major watsonx Announcement

Randy Kerns, Senior Strategist at The Futurum Group covers covers the release of IBM's new AI-focused solutions as it announces general availability of watsonx.data....
June 22, 2023

HPE Announces GreenLake for Storage Fabric Management

Randy Kerns, Senior Strategist at The Futurum Group covers HPE’s announcement on its newest offering for the GreenLake Cloud Platform to simplify Storage Fabric Management....

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