Category: Data Intelligence, Analytics, & Infrastructure

May 11, 2023

Salesforce Unveils Slack GPT, a Generative AI Tool, to Boost Employee Productivity

The Futurum Group principal analyst Shelly Kramer takes a look at Slack's recent announcement of the new generative tool, Slack GPT, and how it will enhance the Slack communication platform....
May 11, 2023

IBM Launches watsonx: Powerful New Platform for AI Base Models

The Futurum Group’s Chief Analyst, Daniel Newman, shares his thoughts on IMB’s watsonx launch, a powerful new AI and data platform that brings advanced AI to enterprise clients and will...
May 10, 2023

Hammerspace Introduces Data Orchestration Solution at NAB 2023

Randy Kerns, senior strategist at Futurum Research (formerly known as Evaluator Group), recaps Hammerspace’s Data Orchestration solution announced in Vegas at NAB 2023 and explores what this means for the...
May 10, 2023

Nyriad Exhibits their New UltraIO Block Storage System at NAB 2023

Randy Kerns, senior strategist at Futurum Research (formerly known as Evaluator Group), recaps Nyriad’s new UltraIO storage system exhibited at NAB 2023 and shares his thoughts on what makes UltraIO...
May 10, 2023

Pure Storage adds MongoDB Enterprise Advanced into Portworx Data Services

Dave Raffo, senior analyst at Futurum Research (formerly known as Evaluator Group), covers the Pure Storage and MongoDB partnership that brings together a storage leader with one of the top...
May 10, 2023

IBM Lakehouse as Part of watsonx.data for AI and Analytics

Randy Kerns, senior strategist at Futurum Research (formerly known as Evaluator Group), shares his thoughts on IBM’s recent announcement of launching a new Lakehouse with watsonx.data, named IBM watsonx.data, a...
May 9, 2023

Teradata Q1 2023 Earnings, Down 4 Percent Year-over-Year, But Sees Strong Cloud ARR Growth

The Futurum Group Principal Analyst, Daniel Newman and Industry Analyst Michael Diamond examine Teradata’s recent first-quarter earnings and what it means for the industry and company moving forward....
May 9, 2023

Oracle Database Analyst Summit: Powering the Multi-Cloud Era and Liberating Developers

The Futurum Group’s Ron Westfall assesses the key takeaways from the Oracle Database Analyst event and examines why Oracle’s multi-cloud and developer breakthroughs strengthen the company’s competitive position in the...
May 8, 2023

BMC Updates Core Control-M Offering and Focuses on Expanding Orchestration Framework

The Futurum Group's Steven Dickens writes about the latest developments from BMC Software with the announcement of the latest version of the venerable Control-M solution. As enterprises look to streamline...
May 5, 2023

Databricks Acquires Okera

Randy Kerns, senior strategist at The Futurum Group, covers news of Databricks’ acquisition of Okera and provides insights on how this will set Databricks apart from other lakehouse solutions....
May 3, 2023

Pure Storage Adds New File Services to FlashArray

Mitch Lewis, research analyst at Futurum Research (formerly known as Evaluator Group), provides insights into Pure Storage’s latest announcement of adding new file services to its FlashArray products and how...
May 3, 2023

Dell Builds a Zero Trust Ecosystem Designed to Help Streamline the Customer Path to Zero Trust

Krista Macomber, senior analyst at Futurum Research (formerly known as Evaluator Group), shares her thoughts on Dell Technologies’ recent announcement on building a Zero Trust ecosystem and how this will...

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