Category: Data Intelligence, Analytics, & Infrastructure

Databricks Takes on Agentic AI Itself as a New User Persona with the Acquisition of Postgres Database Provider, Neon
May 15, 2025

Databricks Takes on Agentic AI Itself as a New User Persona With the Acquisition of Postgres Database Provider, Neon

Brad Shimmin, VP Practice Lead for Data Management and Analytics at Futurum, shares his insights on Databricks' acquisition of Neon. This move positions Databricks to empower agentic AI with a...
Cisco Q3 FY 2025 Sees 20% Order Growth, AI Demand Hits Key Milestone
May 15, 2025

Cisco Q3 FY 2025 Sees 20% Order Growth, AI Demand Hits Key Milestone

Krista Case and Fernando Montenegro at Futurum analyze Cisco’s Q3 FY 2025 results, highlighting strong AI infrastructure growth, security momentum with Splunk, and solid execution across networking and enterprise transformation....
Coherent Q3 FY 2025 Delivers Record Revenue Led by Strength in AI Infrastructure
May 13, 2025

Coherent Q3 FY 2025 Delivers Record Revenue Led by Strength in AI Infrastructure

Olivier Blanchard, Research Director at Futurum, shares insights on Coherent’s record Q3 FY 2025 results, driven by strong AI datacenter momentum, next-gen optical product launches, and the upcoming commercialization of...
Scaling Smarter: Empowering Partners to Deploy AI with Ease - Six Five On the Road
May 13, 2025

Scaling Smarter: Empowering Partners to Deploy AI with Ease – Six Five On the Road

Kareem Yusuf, Ph.D. at IBM joins Tiffani Bova to discuss how IBM is enabling partners to deploy AI with ease, leveraging open ecosystems for innovation and growth....
Oracle Database@Azure: The Genesis of Oracle’s Multi-Cloud Leadership
May 12, 2025

Oracle Database@Azure: The Genesis of Oracle’s Multi-Cloud Leadership

In our latest Research Brief, Oracle Database@Azure: The Genesis of Oracle’s Multi-Cloud Leadership, completed in partnership with Oracle, The Futurum Group explores how enterprises can simplify migration, reduce costs, and...
Delivering on the AI Promise: Economic Realities, ROI, and the Path to Customer Value - Six Five On the Road
May 12, 2025

Delivering on the AI Promise: Economic Realities, ROI, and the Path to Customer Value – Six Five On the Road

Rob Thomas, SVP Software & Chief Commercial Officer at IBM, joins Daniel Newman to share his insights on transforming AI challenges into opportunities for value creation....
Creating a Modern Mainframe Culture Across DevOps Teams - The Main Scoop Episode 33
May 12, 2025

Creating a Modern Mainframe Culture Across DevOps Teams – The Main Scoop Episode 33

Sheree Britt discusses the importance of DevOps in modernizing application development at TD Bank, highlighting the journey and cultural shifts entailed....
IBM Think 2025 - Watsonx Platform Fuels Agentic AI and Hybrid Cloud Value
May 9, 2025

IBM Think 2025 – Watsonx Platform Fuels Agentic AI and Hybrid Cloud Value

Nick Patience and Brad Shimmin, analysts at Futurum, share insights on IBM Think 2025, where IBM showcased advancements in its watsonx platform, focusing on IBM Agentic AI, unstructured data, and...
Amazon Q1 FY 2025 Earnings Reflect Cloud Momentum, Operating Margin Gains
May 6, 2025

Amazon Q1 FY 2025 Earnings Reflect Cloud Momentum, Operating Margin Gains

Olivier Blanchard, Research Director at Futurum, breaks down Amazon’s Q1 FY 2025 results. The focus is on AWS growth, rising ad revenues, cost efficiencies, and tariff risk shaping the outlook...
Cisco: Reimagining Security for the AI Era - Six Five On The Road
April 30, 2025

Cisco: Reimagining Security for the AI Era – Six Five On The Road

Jeetu Patel, EVP & Chief Product Officer at Cisco, joins Daniel Newman and Patrick Moorhead to discuss the complexities of securing AI and Cisco’s innovative strategies in this field....
Fact? Fiction? Uncovering the Truth of Agentic AI & Legacy Transformation with Pega’s Don Schuerman - Six Five Virtual Webcast
April 30, 2025

Fact? Fiction? Uncovering the Truth of Agentic AI & Legacy Transformation with Pega’s Don Schuerman – Six Five Virtual Webcast

Don Schuerman, CTO at Pega, joins Keith Kirkpatrick to share his insights on responsibly leveraging Agentic AI for impactful business transformation....

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And we don’t just drop the results in your lap. For internal work, we provide analyst-led sessions, interactive dashboards, and a range of formats. For market-facing work, Futurum delivers turnkey activation and amplification that actually gets seen, by people and by LLMs, through our media and share of voice. This is research that moves decisions and markets.

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Benjamin Brown, VP Custom Research, Futurum Research

Benjamin Brown

VP, Custom Research · The Futurum Group

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