Category: Digital Leadership & CIO

Basics of the Legislation, Current Status, and Predictions
Mark Beccue, Research Director at The Futurum Group, examines the scope, current status, and outlook for the EU’s AI Act. The research note provides a quick summary of the AI Act, the current status of the legislation, observations as to what the AI ecosystem is doing to influence the legislation, and what The Futurum Group thinks will happen with the AI Act through the end of 2023.
Daniel Newman and Todd R. Weiss, analysts at The Futurum Group, share their insights as SAP Q2 revenue reaches €7.55 billion, up 5%, as cloud revenue climbs again. SAP’s Q2 revenue came in a bit lower than analyst consensus estimates of €7.6 billion for the quarter, but the company clearly sees progress as it raised its second half earnings guidance for cloud and software revenue and non-IFRS operating profit through the end of fiscal year 2023.
The Futurum Group’s Ron Westfall and Daniel Newman assess Nokia’s fiscal Q2 2023 as the company demonstrated its resilience by delivering fiscal Q2 2023 results including stable net sales in constant currency compared to 2022 amid macroeconomic uncertainties and customer inventory shifts. This includes the expectation that Nokia’s competitive prospects will benefit from more diversification in the enterprise and web scale spaces and the advancement of 5G SA network capabilities on a global basis.
On this episode of The Six Five – On The Road, hosts Daniel Newman and Patrick Moorhead welcome Splunk’s Juliana Vida, GVP, Chief Strategic Advisor, Public Sector live from .conf23 in Las Vegas to discuss the public sector and digital resilience.
On this episode of The Six Five – On The Road, hosts Daniel Newman and Patrick Moorhead welcome Splunk’s Petra Jenner, SVP and General Manager, EMEA, live from .conf23 in Las Vegas to discuss how leaders can build a resilient workforce in the age of AI.
The Six Five team discusses IBM's announcement that Watsonx.ai and .data are "going GA."
The Six Five team discusses Adobe data on Amazon Prime Day.
In our latest research brief, Using Technology to Stay Ahead of Advanced Air Mobility Developments, published in partnership with IFS, The Futurum Group's Todd R. Weiss analyzes the changing market, from traditional jet-engine-powered aircraft of today to proof-of-concept aircraft designs and aviation propulsion systems of tomorrow.
Social Impact Technologies Can Help Recruit, Retain, and Engage Employees
Sherril Hanson, Senior Analyst at The Futurum Group interviews Benevity’s Chief Impact Officer, Sona Khosla and discusses how social impact technologies can help recruit, retain, and engage employees and why purpose must have a place at the table.
Is It Counterintuitive to Think Compute-Hungry LLMs Can Work at the Edge? Two Tech Giants Map a Path
Mark Beccue, Research Director at The Futurum Group, examines Qualcomm and Meta’s partnership to implement Llama 2-based AI capabilities on smartphones and PCs starting in 2024. The idea that LLM applications could be run on compute-cost efficient edge devices is enough to make most AI application developers’ imaginations run wild, since this capability would bring lots of potential new use cases and business opportunities
Concrete Details on Safeguards Helps Drive More Confidence in Responsible Use of Gen AI
Keith Kirkpatrick, Research Director at The Futurum Group covers Automation Anywhere’s focus on AI data governance and control, and discusses the company’s approach to implementing generative AI guardrails to ensure safe and responsible use.
Patterson Dental Leverages SAP’s Field Service Management Solution to Increase Revenue and Optimize Scheduling
Keith Kirkpatrick, Research Director at The Futurum Group, covers SAP’s Field Service Management Solution, and discusses how incorporating real-time, external data into operational forecasts can improve customer experiences.

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