Category: Data Intelligence, Analytics, & Infrastructure

When AI Is Everywhere, Data Becomes the Differentiator
September 30, 2026

When AI Is Everywhere, Data Becomes the Differentiator

In our latest Thought Leadership Brief, When AI Is Everywhere, Data Becomes the Differentiator, completed in partnership with Oracle, Futurum Research examines why industry-specific AI requires industry-specific data and how...
eClerx Bets on Agentic AI to Capture a $392B Market
September 28, 2026

eClerx Bets on Agentic AI to Capture a $392B Market

eClerx Services formalized an AI-first growth strategy at its September 2026 Investor Day, targeting a $392B data intelligence market through proprietary agentic platforms and four-pillar AI capability framework....
Teradata Bridges the Enterprise AI Agent Execution Gap
September 23, 2026

Teradata Bridges the Enterprise AI Agent Execution Gap

Brad Shimmin examines Teradata's launch of Tera, an agentic coworker architecture leveraging the Tera Context Engine and Tera Harness to ground autonomous execution in enterprise semantics....
VAST DataEnclave Unifies Proprietary Models and Sensitive Enterprise Data
September 23, 2026

VAST DataEnclave Unifies Proprietary Models and Sensitive Enterprise Data

Brad Shimmin, VP and Practice Lead at Futurum, analyzes how VAST DataEnclave leverages NVIDIA Confidential Computing to manage proprietary AI models and sensitive data as unified operating system resources....
From Pilots to Production: Why Agentic AI Runs Through the Ecosystem
September 22, 2026

From Pilots to Production: Why Agentic AI Runs Through the Ecosystem

In its latest report, From Pilots to Production: Why Agentic Transformation Runs Through the Ecosystem, published in partnership with Google Cloud, Futurum Research examines why enterprise AI spending keeps climbing...
Everforth ECS Lands $58M CPSC Data BPA: Federal AI Readiness on the Line
September 22, 2026

Everforth ECS Lands $58M CPSC Data BPA: Federal AI Readiness on the Line

Everforth ECS secured a prime position on the CPSC's $58M Data Solutions BPA and captured the first $1.7M task order, positioning the Fairfax-based firm as a key player in federal...
Cisco and NVIDIA Bring Splunk AI to Enterprises
September 18, 2026

Cisco and NVIDIA Bring Splunk AI to Enterprises

Fernando Montenegro, VP at The Futurum Group, shares insights on Splunk AI, the Cisco–NVIDIA partnership, and enterprise requirements for hybrid deployment....
Salesforce and Google Cloud Expand Access to CRM Workflows
September 18, 2026

Salesforce and Google Cloud Expand Access to CRM Workflows

Keith Kirkpatrick, Research Director at The Futurum Group, examines Salesforce’s Google Cloud expansion and the tests ahead for enterprise workflows and commerce....
Can AWS and Salesforce Turn Connected Data Into Better Execution
September 17, 2026

Can AWS and Salesforce Turn Connected Data Into Better Execution?

Keith Kirkpatrick, Research Director at The Futurum Group shares insights on AWS and Salesforce’s expanded integrations and the tests that matter for enterprise adoption....
Four Straight: What phData's dbt Streak Reveals About AI Readiness
September 17, 2026

Four Straight: What phData's dbt Streak Reveals About AI Readiness

phData earns its fourth consecutive dbt Visionary Partner of the Year award, demonstrating practice-wide commitment to analytics engineering and data governance as the foundation for enterprise AI readiness and scalable...

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The vision behind everything in Futurum’s Custom Research practice is this: research should show you what is happening, what comes next, and what to do about it. It should be personal to each audience, easy for people to grasp, and structured so LLMs can reason over it accurately. And it should be fast and turnkey; you want answers now, not another project to carry for quarters.

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Benjamin Brown, VP Custom Research, Futurum Research

Benjamin Brown

VP, Custom Research · The Futurum Group

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