Category: CIO & Technology Buyers

Is Oracle’s AI Agent Studio the Missing Layer for Enterprise-Wide Automation?
April 15, 2025

Is Oracle’s AI Agent Studio the Missing Layer for Enterprise-Wide Automation?

Keith Kirkpatrick, Research Director at The Futurum Group, analyzes Oracle’s AI Agent Studio, a platform enabling enterprise users to create, manage, and extend AI agents across Fusion Cloud Applications without...
NBL100: Nokia Celebrates Bell Labs Innovation Powerhouse
April 15, 2025

NBL100: Nokia Celebrates Bell Labs Innovation Powerhouse

Ron Westfall, Research Director at The Futurum Group, shares insights on why Nokia CNS and Bell Labs are driving the portfolio innovation key to enable CSP and enterprise transformation of...
Google Axion Challenges x86 in Cloud Workloads with Arm-Based Advantage
April 14, 2025

Google Axion Challenges x86 in Cloud Workloads with Arm-Based Advantage

Richard Gordon, VP & Practice Lead, Semiconductors at The Futurum Group, unpacks Google Axion’s strong benchmarks across AI, HPC, and cloud workloads, showing how Google’s custom Arm CPU could reshape...
Google Cloud Next 2025: The Yellow Brick Road to AI Transformation
April 14, 2025

Google Cloud Next 2025: The Yellow Brick Road to AI Transformation

Nick Patience, AI Practice Lead at The Futurum Group, shares his insights - along with those of colleagues - on Google’s Cloud Next 25 event, held last week in Las...
OpenText Expands Enterprise Automation with Titanium X and CE 25.2
April 14, 2025

OpenText Expands Enterprise Automation with Titanium X and CE 25.2

Keith Kirkpatrick, Research Director at The Futurum Group, examines OpenText’s Titanium X rollout, which introduces AI agents across enterprise functions to support automation, security, and cloud-native....
Cloud Repatriation, AI Challenges and the Future of Enterprise Tech - Six Five Webcast - Infrastructure Matters
April 14, 2025

Cloud Repatriation, AI Challenges and the Future of Enterprise Tech – Six Five Webcast – Infrastructure Matters

Camberley Bates, Keith Townsend, and Dion Hinchcliffe delve into cloud repatriation, AI challenges, and the evolving dynamics of enterprise technology, offering valuable insights on the future of the sector....
The Six Five Pod | EP 257: Google Cloud Next, Tariff Tango, and the Market Whipsaw
April 14, 2025

The Six Five Pod | EP 257: Google Cloud Next, Tariff Tango, and the Market Whipsaw

On this episode of The Six Five Pod, hosts Patrick Moorhead and Daniel Newman discuss Google Cloud's infrastructure advancements, IBM's new mainframe capabilities, and the potential impact of tariffs on...
Secure Data Infrastructure in a Post-Quantum Cryptographic World
April 11, 2025

Secure Data Infrastructure in a Post-Quantum Cryptographic World

In our latest Research Brief, Secure Data Infrastructure in a Post-Quantum Cryptographic World, created in partnership with NetApp, The Futurum Group explores the quantum cybersecurity threat and offers a roadmap...
At Google Cloud Next, Google Brings its Databases to Bear on Agentic AI Opportunity
April 10, 2025

At Google Cloud Next, Google Brings Its Databases to Bear on Agentic AI Opportunity

Brad Shimmin, Principal Analyst at The Futurum Group, shares insights on how Google Cloud integrates databases like AlloyDB & BigQuery with GenAI tools to empower data-driven agentic AI workflows unveiled...
OFC 2025: Marvell Interconnecting the AI Era
April 10, 2025

OFC 2025: Marvell Interconnecting the AI Era

Ron Westfall, Research Director at The Futurum Group, shares insights on why Marvell is making significant strides in advancing its interconnect portfolio to support scale-up and scale-out fabrics, particularly for...
AMD Brings Ryzen AI Max Processors to Desktops: A Shift in Mainstream PC Design?
April 10, 2025

AMD Brings Ryzen AI Max Processors to Desktops: A Shift in Mainstream PC Design?

Olivier Blanchard, Research Director at The Futurum Group, examines AMD’s Ryzen AI Max+ 395 entering desktop PCs, delivering strong AI and gaming performance that could reshape the role of discrete...
How Enterprises Are Innovating with the Best of Oracle Database and Microsoft Azure - Six Five Media Webcast
April 10, 2025

How Enterprises Are Innovating with the Best of Oracle Database and Microsoft Azure – Six Five Media Webcast

Brett Tanzer and Karan Batta discuss the groundbreaking Oracle Database capabilities within Microsoft Azure's cloud, emphasizing real-world applications and strategic expansions....

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Benjamin Brown, VP Custom Research, Futurum Research

Benjamin Brown

VP, Custom Research · The Futurum Group

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