Category: Cloud

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 6, 2020

Daniel Newman

Research Note

SAP and HPE Partner to Deliver Enterprise Cloud On-Prem

SAP and HPE have partnered up to offer a fully managed enterprise cloud solution on-prem using HPE GreenLake white glove services

Cloud, ERP, Hybrid Cloud, Infrastructure, and Operations

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

August 4, 2020

Daniel Newman

Research Note

Cisco Collaboration Unveils A Blueprint For the Hybrid Workplace

This week, with its July and August updates to Webex, Cisco SVP Javed Khan announced the company's blueprint for hybrid workplaces as the pandemic looms.

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

July 31, 2020

Daniel Newman

Research Note

Amazon Hits a Home Run on Historic Day for Tech Earnings

Amidst the global pandemic Amazon has been positioned well for continued success and this quarter shined as the company delivered well above expectations.

Cloud, Hybrid Cloud, Infrastructure, and Operations

July 30, 2020

Ron Westfall

Research Note

Amdocs Buys Openet to Boost Cloud Credentials but Still Needs Broader Cloud Proposition

Amdocs’s acquisition of Openet augments its cloud-native credentials, especially in the 5G policy, charging, and data management domains. The deal also helps diversify Amdocs’ revenue streams, particularly in light of T-Mobile’s consolidation of the Sprint assets. Now Amdocs needs to acquire more robust cloud assets in order to fulfill the strategic business objectives of the CSPs as they build-out their hybrid cloud and multi-cloud implementations in the 5G world.

5G, Cloud, Hybrid Cloud, Infrastructure, and Operations

July 28, 2020

Daniel Newman

Research Note

AMD Firing On All Cylinders as Tech Continues to Outperform

AMD had a very strong quarter that included a beat on revenue and earnings as well as double digit YoY growth. A sign of strength amidst the slowed economy.

Cloud, Hybrid Cloud, Infrastructure, and Operations, Processors, Semiconductors and Components

July 27, 2020

Daniel Newman

Research Note

SAP Plans to Spin Off Qualtrics Appears to be Smart Financial Engineering

SAP has announced a plan to sell of its recent $8 Billion acquisition, Qualtrics. What does this mean for SAP going forward?

Cloud, Customer Experience, Data Analytics

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

July 22, 2020

Daniel Newman

Research Note

IBM and Adobe Partner to Digitally Transform Regulated Industries

IBM and Adobe have partnered to deliver customer experience and data management in the cloud for regulated industries. Diving into the partnership objectives.

Cloud, Customer Experience, Hybrid Cloud, Infrastructure, and Operations

July 22, 2020

Sarah Wallace

Research Note

Allscripts and Microsoft Extend Cloud-based Health IT Partnership

Allscripts and Microsoft Corp. announces a five-year extension to their strategic alliance to enable the expanded development and delivery of cloud-based health IT solutions.