Category: AI and Data Analytics

Designed for AI-Specific Compute Loads, Newcomer Could Disrupt Cloud Vendors
Mark Beccue, Research Director at The Futurum Group, examines CoreWeave’s announcement of $2.3 billion in debt financing, and the ways in which the company has the potential to disrupt leading cloud service providers.
Toolkit Streamlines Gen AI Elements for Developers
Mark Beccue, Research Director at The Futurum Group, examines the announcement of NVIDIA AI Workbench, a toolkit designed to streamline the generative AI application building process for developers, and a move that is intended to accelerate the AI market.
Nokia Partners With Sanmina Corporation To Manufacture Products in the US At the Sanmina Pleasant Prairie Facility in Kenosha County, Wisconsin
The Futurum Group’s Ron Westfall assesses why Nokia’s manufacturing partnership with Sanmina swiftly bolsters its channel presence and market credibility for US fiber builds financed by the BEAD program, especially toward meeting the society-wide national goal of bridging the digital divide across unserved and underserved communities.
Partnership Promises Data Flow To Support Both Agents and Customers; Medallia Makes It Clear They Are No Newcomer To AI in Experience Management
Sherril Hanson, Senior Analyst at The Futurum Group shares her insights on two recent Medallia announcements, including the company’s reveal that its sizeable financial investments in AI over the past 2 years has yielded strong results, with more than 1 million weekly active AI users on its platform.
Under New Terms of Service, Zoom Clarifies That Customers Can Opt Out of Sharing Data and Still Have Advanced AI Features
Craig Durr, Senior Analyst at The Futurum Group, shares his insights on Zoom's recent updates to its terms of service and the confusion they have caused in the market regarding the training of Zoom’s AI features The note examines the different types of data that Zoom collects, how it is used to train AI features, and how Zoom's terms of service compare to those of other SaaS companies.
GlobalFoundries Q2 2023 Earnings Proved Solid, Particularly as China and Other Recessionary Concerns Loom
The Futurum Group’s Daniel Newman and Ron Westfall assess why they believe GlobalFoundries’ Q2 2023 results show it is primed for growth with both broad geographic manufacturing capabilities and process specialization across important legacy nodes.
On this episode of The Six Five Connected, host Diana Blass dives into the quantum arms race, which comes as nations rush to develop quantum solutions as world leaders realize the power that could come to those with the technology.
Zero-ETL Integration Allows Enterprises to Bring Their Own Models to Their Salesforce Data
Mark Beccue, Research Director at The Futurum Group, examines Salesforce’s general availability launch of Einstein Studio. One of the reasons for Salesforce’s clear AI leadership is that the company understands the value of the clean, machine-readable data it stewards for its customers.
Session Score Provides a Real-Time, Comprehensive View of Interactions
Sherril Hanson, Senior Analyst at The Futurum Group, shares insights on the new Session Score measurement tool recently introduced by smart video platform provider IrisCX.
Topics Include Poor Bank CX, CX Quality of US Brands, CX Use of Chatbots, and More
Alex Gaw, Contributing Analyst at The Futurum Group, provides a roundup of the latest CX research reports and survey findings from 10x Banking, Forrester, Gartner, Qualtrics, and Coveo. In this edition, he writes about how poor CX is causing banks to lose customers; the decline of CX quality among US brands for the second straight year; the difference in sentiment toward AI between business executives and rank-and-file employees; and the difficulty of Gen Z and other young digital natives in finding information relevant to their work.
AI-Driven DManagement Innovations Fuel Customer Traction and Subscription Revenue Growth
Steven Dickens, VP and Practice Leader at The Futurum Group shares his insights on Informatica's Q2 earnings. Informatica reported quarterly earnings of $0.17 per share, demonstrating robust financial management. Over the last four quarters, the company exceeded consensus EPS estimates three times, showcasing consistent strength in earnings. Looking ahead, the company's ability to innovate in the AI space will be crucial for driving relevance and traction with customers in the ever-evolving data landscape.
Service Management Vendor Also Announces New AI-Embedded SKUs for ITSM, CSM, and HRSD Offerings
Keith Kirkpatrick, Research Director at The Futurum Group shares his insights into ServiceNow’s AI product strategy, covering the announcement of two new generative AI tools for the Now Platform, as well as the forthcoming generative AI-infused premium SKUs to enhance its ISTM, CSM, and HRSD offerings.

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