Category: Ecosystems, Channels, & Marketplaces

Ingram Micro Q3 FY 2026 AI Infrastructure and Cloud Drive Growth
November 2, 2026

Ingram Micro Q3 FY 2026: AI Infrastructure and Cloud Drive Growth

Futurum Research analyzes Ingram Micro’s Q3 FY 2026 earnings, examining Xvantage adoption, agentic procurement, AI infrastructure economics, and cloud services opportunities....
Cisco Partner Summit 2026 An Energized Cisco Bets on Partner-Led AI
October 30, 2026

Cisco Partner Summit 2026: An Energized Cisco Bets on Partner-Led AI

Alex Smith, GM Futurum Research, shares insights on Cisco Partner Summit 2026, where Cisco IQ, Model Foundry, and new deal registration move partners toward AI services....
Vonage Closes the Omnichannel Gap with Email API Launch
October 28, 2026

Vonage Closes the Omnichannel Gap with Email API Launch

Vonage launched Email API within Vonage Messages on October 27, 2026, completing its omnichannel platform with native failover workflows across five communication channels in a single API call....
SCSK Security's AI SOC Closes 95% of Alerts Automatically
October 28, 2026

SCSK Security's AI SOC Closes 95% of Alerts Automatically

SCSK Security launched its AI SOC Service on October 28, 2026, combining Intezer's autonomous AI platform with SOC expertise to automatically close 95% of security alerts at scale, transforming managed...
Amazon Ads unBoxed 2026 Amazon Positions Its Ad Business Around Agents
October 27, 2026

Amazon Ads unBoxed 2026: Amazon Positions Its Ad Business Around Agents

Olivier Blanchard, Research Director at Futurum, shares his insights on Amazon Ads unBoxed 2026, where Amazon merged its DSP and console into Amazon Ads Agent and pushed sponsored ads into...
Frenemies in the Cloud Anthropic’s IPO and Its Hyperscaler Reliance
October 27, 2026

Frenemies in the Cloud: Anthropic’s IPO and Its Hyperscaler Reliance

Nick Patience, VP and Practice Lead for AI Platforms at Futurum, shares his insights on the Anthropic S-1, which shows compute costs falling fast and an adjusted profit, but heavy...
Ricoh Bets on Inkjet Solar to Redefine Its Channel Play
October 27, 2026

Ricoh Bets on Inkjet Solar to Redefine Its Channel Play

Ricoh pivots to clean-energy manufacturing with mass-production inkjet-printed perovskite solar cells, targeting hundreds of MW annually by 2030 in a $41.8B growing ecosystem....
Conduent's $447M Refinancing Clears the Path for AI-Led Growth
October 24, 2026

Conduent's $447M Refinancing Clears the Path for AI-Led Growth

Conduent closed a $447 million refinancing deal, extending credit facilities and reducing financial risk while enabling execution of its ASCEND 2026–28 strategic plan to become a premier AI-led business process...
Google Cloud Marketplace Can It Become Gemini's Front Door to the Enterprise
October 23, 2026

Google Cloud Marketplace: Can It Become Gemini’s Front Door to the Enterprise?

Alex Smith, Analyst at The Futurum Group, shares insights on how Google Cloud Marketplace is becoming the commercial engine for Gemini, industry agents, and agentic ISV solutions....
WEKA and Smartbird End the Sovereignty-Performance Tradeoff
October 23, 2026

WEKA and Smartbird End the Sovereignty-Performance Tradeoff

WEKA and Smartbird announced a strategic partnership to deliver sovereign managed AI infrastructure for regulated enterprises in government, healthcare, and financial services, combining NeuralMesh software with dedicated clusters....
Sword Group's 17% Organic Growth Validates AI Transformation Bet
October 23, 2026

Sword Group's 17% Organic Growth Validates AI Transformation Bet

Sword Group achieved 17.1% organic growth in Q3 2026 with €100.2M revenue, driven by major EU and enterprise contract wins that validate its AI transformation strategy and position it for...
SCSK Security Targets the Zero Trust Advisory Gap
October 23, 2026

SCSK Security Targets the Zero Trust Advisory Gap

SCSK Security launched a vendor-neutral Zero Trust Architecture Design Service using MITRE ATT&CK and NIST standards to help enterprises justify investments and optimize multi-cloud security over 3-6 months....

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