Category: Data Center

Greenlake ARR Growth and Strong Performance in AI-Enabled Services Set the Tone for a Solid Q3 FY24 Performance
Steven Dickens, Chief Technology Advisor at The Futurum Group, shares insights on Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s Q3 2024 financial performance, focusing on AI's impact on earnings, the future of AI at HPE, and the growth of GreenLake’s ARR.
Oracle’s Cloud Infrastructure and AI Advancements Drive Robust Revenue Growth Bolstered by Crucial Industry Verticals Such as Healthcare, Financial Services, and Retail
Steven Dickens, Chief Technology Advisor, and Keith Kirkpatrick, Research Director at The Futurum Group, share insights on Oracle’s Q1 FY2025 earnings, showcasing the rapid growth of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) and AI’s impact on cloud revenue.
Latest Dell Earnings Point to Growth Acceleration in Server and Networking Solutions
Olivier Blanchard, Research Director with The Futurum Group, digs into Dell’s Q2 FY2025 earnings. In focus: How growing demand for AI solutions and Dell’s partnership with NVIDIA are already producing record results for Dell’s Infrastructure Solutions Group, and why softness in Dell’s Client Solutions Group numbers for the quarter suggests that the PC refresh supercycle, which kicked off just a few weeks ago, may take a few more quarters to gain momentum.
Camberley Bates, Chief Technology Advisor at The Futurum Group, shares insights on Solidigm’s expansion of its SSD portfolio, focusing on the impact of the new D7-PS1010 and D7-PS1030 SSDs on AI data pipelines and energy efficiency, highlighting future industry trends.
AMD to Significantly Expand Data Center AI Systems Capabilities with Acquisition of Hyperscale Solutions Provider ZT Systems
Olivier Blanchard, Research Director at The Futurum Group, digs into the motivations and potential upsides of AMD’s plans to acquire ZT Systems, particularly as AMD ramps up efforts to expand its leadership in high-growth AI-driven IT market segments.
Lenovo’s Infrastructure Solutions Group Posts Record Revenues as Demand for AI Continues to Grow
Olivier Blanchard, Research Director with The Futurum Group, digs into Lenovo’s latest quarterly earnings report and explains why the company’s device-to-cloud approach to the larger hybrid AI opportunity is already yielding impressive YoY growth at scale across its three main business segments.
Acquisition Will Strengthen Cloud-Based Security Offerings for DNS and DDoS
Dr. Bob Sutor of The Futurum Group examines DigiCert’s planned acquisition of Vercara. He looks at the security capabilities in the new, expanded portfolio. For good measure, Bob discusses DigiCert’s post-quantum cryptography activities in light of the new standards from the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
SiFive RISC-V Chip Targets Data Centers, Vehicles, and Embedded Systems
Dr. Bob Sutor and Steven Dickens of The Futurum Group examine the strategic significance of SiFive’s new P870-D processor in addressing the growing demand for scalable, power-efficient solutions in AI-driven data centers. The analysts note that SiFive’s focus on flexibility and industry-standard protocols positions the company to compete effectively in the evolving landscape dominated by traditional players such as AMD and Intel.
It’s the Best of Times and the Not-So-Good Times for AI Chipset Vendors
Dr. Bob Sutor of The Futurum Group examines recent good and bad news for several leading vendors of AI chipsets for cloud and data center applications, including Intel Corporation, NVIDIA, Groq, and Cerebras Systems.
The Futurum Group’s Bob Sutor discusses GlobalFoundries’ Q2 2024 financial performance, showcasing the company’s resilience and strategic focus, with significant contributions from their recent acquisition of GaN technology. The Futurum Group highlights how GF’s innovative approach is driving sustainable growth.
In our latest Lab Insight Report, Dell APEX Cloud Platform for Red Hat OpenShift: Analysis of Operational Efficiency, completed in partnership with Dell, The Futurum Group has evaluated the impact of network speed on storage, applications and evaluated the security and cyber resiliency features of Dell Servers with Broadcom NICs.
Steven Dickens, Chief Technology Advisor at The Futurum Group, shares insights on Amazon's Q2 2024 earnings, highlighting AWS's growth and strategic innovations.