Category: Artificial Intelligence Software and Tools

ServiceNow Reports Robust 22% Yoy cRPO Growth and Improved Margins Amid Macro Uncertainty in Q1 FY 2025
Keith Kirkpatrick, Research Director at The Futurum Group, unpacks ServiceNow’s Q1 FY2025 earnings beat, driven by strong AI-led subscription growth, CRM and workflow expansion, and disciplined guidance amid U.S. budget and macro headwinds.
Seventh-Generation TPU Delivers 42.5 Exaflops and 2x Energy Efficiency Over Trillium
Daniel Newman, CEO at The Futurum Group, shares insights on Google’s Ironwood TPU launch. With 42.5 exaflops at scale and 2x Trillium’s efficiency, Ironwood is Google’s clearest inference-focused chip yet.
Lightmatter Breakthrough 3D Photonic Interposer Tech Provides Highest Bandwidth and Largest Die Complexes for AI Infrastructure Chips
The Futurum Group’s Ron Westfall shares his insights on why Lightmatter can be a frontrunner in photonic supercomputing through its Passage M1000 and L200 products aimed at transforming AI infrastructure with breakthrough 3D photonic innovation.
Sap Q1 FY 2025 Sees Continued Success in Cloud Transformation, With 27% Cloud Growth and Operating Margin up 810 BPS
Keith Kirkpatrick and Daniel Newman at The Futurum Group examine SAP’s Q1 FY 2025 earnings, highlighting strong cloud ERP growth, rising AI adoption, and resilience amid macro and tariff pressures.
In our latest market brief, Enhancing Cyber-Resilience: A Multi-Layered Approach to Data Infrastructure, Protection, and Security, The Futurum Group, in partnership with Lenovo, explores how organizations can design resilient systems that reduce downtime, safeguard critical data, and empower lean IT teams to act swiftly in crisis moments.
The Micron G9 NAND Mobile UFS 4.1 Solution Provides the Innovation Key to Enabling Faster and More Responsive Experiences on Flagship Smartphones
The Futurum Group’s Ron Westfall shares his insights on why Micron’s G9 NAND with UFS 4.1 and UFS 3.1 drives the mobile ecosystem forward by delivering faster, more efficient, and AI-optimized storage solutions.
Expanded NetApp Volumes Capabilities Extend Enterprise-Grade AI and EDA Storage to Google Cloud with Enhanced Scalability, Cost Control, and Compliance Features
Camberley Bates and Krista Case of The Futurum Group share insights on how NetApp and Google Cloud’s storage updates enable scalable, AI-ready, and compliance-aware cloud infrastructure.
On this episode of The Six Five Pod, hosts Patrick Moorhead and Daniel Newman discuss the whiplash-inducing tariff announcements affecting US-China trade, Intel's strategic move to sell a majority stake in Altera to Silver Lake, and activist investor Elliott Management's stake in HPE. The hosts engage in a lively debate on the merits of selling AI chips to China, exploring the complex interplay between national security, economic interests, and technological advancement.
Brad Shimmin, VP and Practice Lead at The Futurum Group, examines why investors behind NVIDIA and Meta are backing Hammerspace to remove AI data bottlenecks and improve performance at scale.
Looking Beyond the Dashboard: Tableau Bets Big on AI Grounded in Semantic Data to Define Its Next Chapter
Futurum analysts Brad Shimmin and Keith Kirkpatrick cover the latest developments from Tableau Conference, focused on the new AI and data-management enhancements to the visualization platform.
Colleen Kapase, VP at Google Cloud, joins Tiffani Bova to share insights on enhancing partner opportunities and harnessing AI for growth.
Ericsson Introduces Wireless-First Branch Architecture for Agile, Secure Connectivity to Support AI-Driven Enterprise Innovation
The Futurum Group’s Ron Westfall shares his insights on why Ericsson’s new wireless-first architecture and the E400 fulfill key emerging enterprise trends, such as 5G Advanced, IoT proliferation, and increased reliance on wireless-first implementations.

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