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Ron Westfall

OFC 2022: Marvell Debuts CPO Platform to Spur Open Switch and Optics Integration

Marvell debuts its CPO technology platform aimed at enabling cloud data centers to meet rapidly expanding bandwidth demands driven by applications such as AI/ML engines and HPC clusters with improved energy efficiency benefits. Futurum’s Ron Westfall explores why Marvell’s CPO technology platform is poised to take advantage of broader ecosystem support for standards-based switch and optics integration, diversifies standardized silicon choice, and can help power adoption across cloud data center environments.
Ron Westfall

Arista Networks: Powering Swifter 400G Adoption Across Cloud and Enterprise Environments – New Futurum Research Report

Arista Networks is strategically focused on developing a portfolio that delivers optimized cloud performance, modular system innovation, telemetry/instrumentation advances, unique power reduction capabilities, and traffic management agility as justifying top priority consideration of the Arista portfolio in the selection of 400G solutions. Futurum Research explores why we believe the Arista products offer the optimal balance of cloud performance, cost saving, power efficiencies, single software image flexibility, and telemetry/instrumentation features throughout 400G data center, cloud, and enterprise environments.
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Oracle Unleashes Multi-VM Autonomous Database on Exadata Cloud@Customer to Transform Data Management

Oracle debuts Multi-VM Autonomous Database on Exadata Cloud@Customer to provide the complete, converged database at a low-cost entry point that solve the customer data management challenges which make running applications and analytics complex and costly to develop and run. Futurum’s Ron Westfall examines why Oracle Multi-VM Autonomous Database on Exadata Cloud@Customer is ready to streamline application development, provide TCO benefits, improve application development productivity, accelerate cloud adoption, and provides clear differentiation against rival solutions such as AWS RDS on AWS Outposts.
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Pluribus Networks Unified Cloud Networking Envisions Unity Throughout Cloud Networking

Pluribus Networks debuts the Pluribus Unified Cloud Networking vision, featuring the Pluribus Unified Cloud Fabric aimed at providing an architecture which powers a unified networking model across distributed clouds, switches, and server-based DPUs with zero-trust distributed security, built-in automation, and pervasive visibility. Futurum’s Ron Westfall examines why Pluribus Unified Cloud Networking directly addresses the challenges of today’s complex, fragmented cloud networks and provide the capabilities and differentiation needed to power swift adoption of unified cloud networking architectures.
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OFC 2022: Marvell Adds Unique Touch to New Cloud-Optimized 400G/800G PAM4 DSPs

Marvell enters the data center interconnects market segment to capitalize on expanding AI accelerator and growing networking bandwidth demands across data center environments. Futurum’s Ron Westfall assesses why Marvell’s Alaska A PAM4 DSP family for AECs is meeting an urgent market demand for serial 100G short-reach interconnect solutions and broadens its ability to meet a diverse range of technology demands for customers.
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MWC 2022: Nokia Is Liquid Cool with Advancing AirScale Base Station Sustainability

Nokia unveils it Liquid Cooling baseband solution that is now available across the latest Nokia AirScale product roster. Futurum’s Ron Westfall delves in how the new solution underscores Nokia’s commitment to advancing its own sustainability and clean energy goals and aligns with the net-zero objectives of key mobile operators as well as gaining a marketing boost from AT&T’s Philadelphia pilot.
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MWC 2022: Rakuten Symphony Conducts Robin.io Acquisition and New Alliance Moves

Rakuten Symphony acquires Robin.io and makes new alliance moves with Qualcomm, AT&T, Cisco, and Nokia to raise its profile at MWC 2022. Futurum’s Ron Westfall explores how the moves bolster Rakuten Symphony’s influence across the mobile ecosystem and positions the company to advance the buildout of mobile networks underpinned by the principles of open interfaces, virtualization, and interworking.
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MWC 2022: Netcracker Digital Platform Enlightens Path for CSP Business Growth and Innovation – New Futurum Research Report

Netcracker Digital Platform sets out to enable the creation of immersive digital experiences, provide innovative monetization solutions, and delivers the intelligent automation key to fulfilling CSP digitalization objectives. There is a lot of opportunity facing CSPs as they continue their digital transformation journeys. Futurum Research explores the capabilities of the Netcracker Digital Platform and why we feel the open, modular, digital-native solution is capable of powering the innovation that CSPs require to drive growth and overall business value.
Ron Westfall

MWC 2022: Qualcomm Unleashes Game Changing 5G Ecosystem Innovations

Qualcomm debuts new device and network chipsets at MWC 2022 that promise to deliver increased 5G performance, responsiveness, coverage, and energy efficiency across the 5G ecosystem. Futurum analysts Ron Westfall and Shelly Kramer assess why Qualcomm’s new portfolio offerings could deliver game changing innovation across the 5G ecosystem and further validates its credibility as a vital enabler of accelerating 5G builds and expanding 5G global adoption.
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MWC 2022: Amdocs Digital Services Expansion Accentuates Amdocs Mission to Spur Cloud Journeys

Amdocs expands Amdocs Digital Services capabilities with the aim of assisting and accelerating communications service provider and media organization cloud journeys. Futurum’s Ron Westfall assesses why Amdocs Digital Services expansion, including the recent acquisition of cloud services specialist DevOpsGroup, aligns with increasing use of professional services by organizations to advance their cloud journeys and puts competitive pressure on rivals to up their DevSecOps credentials.
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MWC 2022: Ericsson 5G Energy Efficiency Portfolio Updates Validates Energy Efficiency as Key Selling Point for 5G Networking Solutions

Ericsson evolves its RAN portfolio with seven new products and solutions that aim to power sustainable, smart, and slim 5G networks. Futurum’s Ron Westfall assesses why Ericsson’s portfolio development emphasis on 5G energy efficiency advances aligns with CSP sustainability and ESG goals and boosts competitive prospects across 5G network builds.
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Spectrum Enterprise Enhances MNE Solution, Uses Cisco Meraki to Strengthen Digital Workforce Capabilities

Spectrum Enterprise bolsters is Managed Network Edge solution with enhancements designed to improve productivity for office, remote, and mobile workforces through new managed network solution options. Futurum’s Ron Westfall assesses why using the Cisco Meraki platform strengthens the Spectrum Enterprise MNE solution in countering rival offerings and meeting the distinct demands of distributed workforces.
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