Microsoft Adds New Features to Teams to Support Hybrid Work and Enabling Collaboration

Futurum’s lead analyst Shelly Kramer explores the latest feature announcements from Microsoft Teams. Kramer dives into how the upgrades will facilitate the successful hybrid work environments that organizations are looking for as we emerge from the pandemic.
How a Focus on Pricing Optimization is Helping Organizations Rock B2B Commerce – Futurum Tech Webcast Interview Series

In this episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast, Interview Series, Futurum lead analyst Shelly Kramer is joined by John Bruno, the VP of Strategy for PROS, for a conversation about the ever-changing state of B2B commerce and the technology solutions that can help organizations navigate the difficult terrain.
The National Science Foundation’s Establishment of SpectrumX

In this vignette from a recent episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast, part of The 5G Factor series, analysts Shelly Kramer and Ron Westfall discuss The National Science Foundation’s (NSF) establishment of SpectrumX, a new center for wireless spectrum research in the U.S.
Microsoft Issues Warning on Large Scale Phishing-as-a-Service Operation

Microsoft 365 Defender Threat Intelligence Team issued a warning on a large-scale phishing-as-a-service operation called BulletProofLink. Futurum’s Lead Analyst Shelly Kramer assesses the threat and offers insights why organizations should be concerned as well as how to protect themselves against future threats.
AT&T Partners With U.S. Military on 5G Focused R&D Experiments

In this episode of The 5G Factor, a Futurum Research production, analysts Shelly Kramer and Ron Westfall discuss AT&T’s partnership with the U.S. Military in a three-year R&D agreement focused on 5G experiments with the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS), the Department of the Navy’s applied research university.
GlobalFoundries Announces New Solutions for 5G and Wi-Fi 6/6e Enabled Devices

Futurum’s lead analyst Shelly Kramer explores GlobalFoundries’ announcement of new solutions for 5G and Wi-Fi 6/6e enabled devices from the 2021 GF Summit.
Digitizing HR Document Processes: A Gamechanger for HR Departments Everywhere – Futurum Tech Webcast Interview Series

In this Futurum Tech Webcast, Futurum Lead Analyst Shelly Kramer sits down with Gunter Appel and Jan Klockgeter of aconso for a conversation on digitizing HR documents and the difference this can make for enterprise organizations.
Ericsson Closing a Major Research Center in Nanjing Amid a Shrinking 5G Market in China

For this vignette of a recent episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast, Part of the 5G Factor series, analysts Shelly Kramer and Ron Westfall provide their perspectives on Ericsson’s decision to divest its product research and development activities in Nanjing, China by November 2021. Their conversation covered: Ericsson now has four R&D centers after the […]
AT&T Phone-Unlocking Malware Scheme Costs Company $200 Million and Shines Light on Potential Threats

Futurum’s lead analyst Shelly Kramer dives into the details of AT&T’s recent phone-unlocking malware scheme that cost the telecom giant over $200 million. She also shines a spotlight on the new potential threats that companies of all sizes need to be wary of.
Zoom’s Zoomtopia 2021 — Zoom is Not Playing When it Comes to Conferences, Events, Contact Center and Leveling Up Collaboration Offerings

Futurum lead analyst Shelly Kramer breaks down the announcements from Zoom’s Zoomtopia 2021 event where it’s clear that Zoom is not playing when it comes to conferences, events, the contact center, and leveling up collaboration offerings to meet the needs of the hybrid workplace.
Zoom Adds $30 Million to its Investment in Neat, Video Device Vendor

Futurum’s lead analyst Shelly Kramer covers Zoom’s investment of an additional $30M in the video device and as-a-Service hardware offerings company. Zoom and Neat continue to ride the hybrid workplace trend that is clearly here to stay, and this move not only puts other Zoom hardware partners on notice, it provides a hedge against other providers’ vertical stacks.
HPE Awarded $2B NSA Contract to Deliver HPC as-a-Service Through HPE GreenLake

Futurum Research analysts Steven Dickens and Shelly Kramer unpack the news coming out of HPE on the company’s selection by the NSA for an HPC as-a-Service offering based on HPE GreenLake, why this is attractive in instances where security dictates an on-prem deployment, along with thoughts on what’s ahead for the industry as a whole.
