Category: Data Intelligence, Analytics, & Infrastructure

July 27, 2026

SAP Q2 FY 2026: Autonomous Enterprise Strategy Gains Commercial Traction

Futurum Research analyzes SAP’s Q2 FY 2026 earnings, focusing on cloud backlog growth, agentic AI strategy, and updated profit guidance....
July 24, 2026

Solving the Distributed AI Dilemma: Oracle Base Database Cloud@Customer Brings OCI Automation to Local Workloads

Brad Shimmin at Futurum analyzes Oracle's launch of Base Database Cloud@Customer X11, exploring how converged application VMs and local AI Database 26ai deployments solve data gravity and latency issues....
July 22, 2026

SAP Completes Prior Labs Acquisition to Advance Structured Data AI

Keith Kirkpatrick, Research Director at The Futurum Group, shares his insights on why SAP’s Prior Labs acquisition must produce measurable business results....
Software Lifecycle Engineering
July 22, 2026

Jacobs Takes Charge of UK Nuclear Planning: A Strategic Move for Energy Security

Jacobs Solutions' UK nuclear planning role reflects the Software Lifecycle Engineering market's rapid growth to $344B by 2028, driven by AI-augmented delivery and governance-grade compliance reshaping enterprise infrastructure....
July 20, 2026

Salesforce and Databricks Forge New AI Partnership: What’s at Stake?

Keith Kirkpatrick, Vice President & Research Director, Enterprise Software & Di at Futurum, The Salesforce Databricks partnership enables enterprises to deploy AI agents securely while maintaining data privacy and compliance...
July 17, 2026

RegattaDB Arrives: A Unified Engine Built for the Era of Read-Write AI

Brad Shimmin, VP of Data Intelligence, Analytics, and Infrastructure at Futurum, explores Regatta's launch of RegattaDB. By unifying OLTP, OLAP, and vector workloads, this new architecture provides the low-latency core...
Apache Spark
July 17, 2026

Apache Spark 4.2: A Leap Forward for AI and Analytics Integration

Apache Spark 4.2 introduces governed metrics and enhanced Python ecosystem integration, positioning the platform as essential for organizations demanding seamless AI-driven data management and real-time insights....
July 17, 2026

Apache Spark 4.2: A Leap Forward for AI and Analytics Integration

Apache Spark 4.2 introduces governed metrics and enhanced Python ecosystem integration, positioning the platform as essential for organizations demanding seamless AI-driven data management and real-time insights....
The Active Storage Revolution: VAST and Cloudera Team Up to Cure Enterprise GPU Starvation
July 15, 2026

The Active Storage Revolution: VAST and Cloudera Team Up to Cure Enterprise GPU Starvation

Brad Shimmin, VP and Practice Lead at Futurum, explores the new strategic partnership between VAST Data and Cloudera. By integrating the VAST AI OS with Cloudera data services, the vendors...
SaaS ERP Is Reshaping Data Access, But Can It Deliver on the Promise of Real-Time Insight?
July 11, 2026

SaaS ERP Is Reshaping Data Access, But Can It Deliver on the Promise of Real-Time Insight?

IT Convergence's SaaS ERP strategy capitalizes on enterprise modernization trends, with 84.5% of channel partners expecting AI-driven growth and the Channel Ecosystems market forecast to reach $41.8B by 2029....
Is Migrating from Synapse to Databricks the Shortcut to Unified AI-Ready Data?
July 10, 2026

Is Migrating from Synapse to Databricks the Shortcut to Unified AI-Ready Data?

Organizations are consolidating data infrastructure around unified platforms, with 73.6% planning to increase spending—signaling a shift toward AI-ready, simplified architectures that eliminate costly silos....
Can Biohub’s Open AI Models and Imaging Tools Redefine Biomedical Discovery?
July 10, 2026

Can Biohub’s Open AI Models and Imaging Tools Redefine Biomedical Discovery?

Biohub's AI integration in protein modeling and genomics marks a biomedical shift, yet adoption barriers—hallucination risk, data privacy, and unclear ROI—hinder clinical deployment....

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VP, Custom Research · The Futurum Group

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