Author: Sarah Wallace

August 21, 2020

SpaceX Launches Second Starlink Mission This Month: Breaks Booster Record

SpaceX successfully launched its second Starlink satellite mission this month. In addition to beefing up the number of satellites in its broadband internet constellation and continuing its satellite rideshare efforts, SpaceX also broke a record for using the same booster for the sixth time.

Digital Transformation

August 20, 2020

Sarah Wallace

Research Note

REvil Ransomware Breach Targets Jack Daniel’s Parent Brown-Forman — Steals 1 TB of Data

The REvil ransomware cyber gang claims to have attacked Brown-Forman, the owner of Jack Daniel’s and other popular liquor brands. The sophisticated ransomware gang claims to be holding 1TB of Brown-Forman corporate data for ransom, including employee information, pledging to leak the data in batches if the company does not respond to its demands. Brown-Forman has released few details about the attack, and claims “There are no active negotiations.”

Cybersecurity, Security

August 13, 2020

Sarah Wallace

Research Note

Twitter Hacker’s Virtual Court Hearing Gets Zoombombed

The Twitter hacker’s virtual court hearing was zoombombed proving that in the era of virtual communication, simple administrative settings are the key to mitigating intruders.

Security

August 7, 2020

Sarah Wallace

Research Note

SpaceX Starlink Sends Up More Satellites and Preps for High-Speed Broadband

SpaceX Starlink sends up more satellites and preps for its high-speed broadband network which it is confident will be beta serving U.S. and Canada by the end of the year.

Emerging Technologies

August 7, 2020

Sarah Wallace

Research Note

Garmin Cyber-attack Garners Up To $10 Million Ransom To Hackers

A recent cyber-attack against tech company Garmin garners up to $10 million ransom. With ransomware on the rise, it’s just a matter of time before a big attack happens again.

Data Protection, Security

August 7, 2020

Sarah Wallace

Research Note

Twitter Survey Asks Users About Paid Subscription and Other Features

A recent Twitter survey asks users to weigh in about a possible paid subscription model and other features. The main driver is that Twitter is looking for ways to make additional revenue.

Environmental, Social, Governance

August 7, 2020

Sarah Wallace

Futurum Tech Webcast

Cloud Announcements Indicate Continued Momentum to Cloud — Futurum Tech Webcast

In this episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast, analysts Sarah Wallace and Daniel Newman cover recent announcements from major tech brands, indicating a continued momentum to cloud. HPE, Oracle, Microsoft, AWS, IBM and Adobe, and IBM, Red Hat and SAP — all shifting into overdrive, many partnering in innovative ways, to help companies on their digital transformation journeys.

Cloud, Digital Transformation, Hybrid Cloud, Infrastructure, and Operations

August 5, 2020

Sarah Wallace

Research Note

Ford Bronco Surpasses Expectations: Comes With Advanced Tech

The 2021 Ford Bronco exceeds expectations with 150,000 preorders and comes with new tech that includes next-generation infotainment system and a digital trail mapping feature that lets owners plan, record and share their experiences via an app.

Automation

August 4, 2020

Sarah Wallace

Research Note

VW And AWS Open Industrial Cloud Project to Partners

VW And AWS open their industrial cloud project to other manufacturing and technology companies and it’s apparent that the companies did their due diligence in terms of partners on this front. Both tout the involvement of Siemens, which is an AWS Advanced Technology Partner, and has been an integration partner for the industrial cloud project from the beginning. I’ll be looking for good things ahead as a result of this partnership.

Cloud, Hybrid Cloud, Infrastructure, and Operations

July 30, 2020

Sarah Wallace

Research Note

Google Extends Work From Home Policy Through End of June 2021

Google joins the growing list of large corporations extending work from home policy, extending through the end of June 2021. We see this as a continuing trend from many large corporations and it’s exciting to watch the technology solutions serving this new “future of the workplace” evolve and organizations and employees adapt.

Digital Transformation, Workplace Collaboration

July 28, 2020

Sarah Wallace

Research Note

Siemens Implements Mobile Working Permanently As Part of Its New Normal

Siemens implements mobile working permanently as a core component of its new normal. We see this as a continuing trend from many large corporations and predicts that both employers and employees will adapt with new technologies and procedures.

July 23, 2020

Sarah Wallace

Research Note

Google Cloud Announces General Availability of Its Cloud VMware Engine

Google Cloud announces the general availability of Its Cloud VMware Engine which validates VMware as an industry standard for virtualization and gives Google more clout in the booming cloud market.

Cloud, Hybrid Cloud, Infrastructure, and Operations

Author: Sarah Wallace

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