Category: Enterprise Applications

April 24, 2025

Keith Kirkpatrick

Research Note

ServiceNow Q1 FY 2025 Results Top Expectations as AI, Subscription Sales Grow

ServiceNow Reports Robust 22% Yoy cRPO Growth and Improved Margins Amid Macro Uncertainty in Q1 FY 2025

Keith Kirkpatrick, Research Director at The Futurum Group, unpacks ServiceNow’s Q1 FY2025 earnings beat, driven by strong AI-led subscription growth, CRM and workflow expansion, and disciplined guidance amid U.S. budget and macro headwinds.

Artificial Intelligence Devices, Artificial Intelligence Software and Tools, Enterprise Applications

April 23, 2025

Keith Kirkpatrick & Daniel Newman

Research Note

SAP Q1 FY 2025 Results Exceed Profit Forecasts as Cloud ERP Drives Growth

Sap Q1 FY 2025 Sees Continued Success in Cloud Transformation, With 27% Cloud Growth and Operating Margin up 810 BPS

Keith Kirkpatrick and Daniel Newman at The Futurum Group examine SAP’s Q1 FY 2025 earnings, highlighting strong cloud ERP growth, rising AI adoption, and resilience amid macro and tariff pressures.

Artificial Intelligence Software and Tools, Data Management & Analytics, Enterprise Applications, Hybrid Cloud, Infrastructure, and Operations

April 18, 2025

Brad Shimmin & Keith Kirkpatrick

Research Note

Will Tableau’s New Enhancements Drive Use of Agentic AI Across the Enterprise?

Looking Beyond the Dashboard: Tableau Bets Big on AI Grounded in Semantic Data to Define Its Next Chapter

Futurum analysts Brad Shimmin and Keith Kirkpatrick cover the latest developments from Tableau Conference, focused on the new AI and data-management enhancements to the visualization platform.

Artificial Intelligence Software and Tools, Data Management & Analytics, Enterprise Applications

April 16, 2025

Daniel Newman

Six Five Webcast

Google Cloud’s Customer Experience and Success at Next ‘25 – Six Five On The Road

Hayete Gallot, President of Customer Experience at Google, joins Patrick Moorhead and Daniel Newman to discuss the evolving role of customer experience in the AI-driven landscape.

Artificial Intelligence Software and Tools, CIO Insights, Data Management & Analytics, Enterprise Applications

April 16, 2025

Keith Kirkpatrick

Research Note

Will Smartsheet’s Product Investments Address Work Management Challenges?

Smartsheet Expands Enterprise Capabilities with Next-Gen Scalability, AI Automation, and Security Enhancements

Keith Kirkpatrick, Research Director at The Futurum Group, examines Smartsheet’s enterprise enhancements in automation, scalability, and security and its positioning against Microsoft, Asana, and Monday.com.

Artificial Intelligence Devices, CIO Insights, Cybersecurity, Data Management & Analytics, Enterprise Applications

April 16, 2025

Diana Blass

Six Five Webcast

Six Five Connected with Diana Blass: Why Liquid Cooling Now Extends to SSDs

In an insightful dialogue on Six Five Connected, industry leaders from Solidigm and Dell Technologies dive into the cutting-edge technology behind 122TB SSDs and their pivotal role in powering AI workloads efficiently.

Artificial Intelligence Software and Tools, CIO Insights, Data Management & Analytics, Enterprise Applications

April 14, 2025

Nick Patience, Keith Kirkpatrick, Mitch Ashley, Alex Smith & Keith Townsend

Research Note

Google Cloud Next 2025: The Yellow Brick Road to AI Transformation

Google’s AI Ambitions Expand Beyond the Cloud as It Builds an Interoperable Ecosystem for Agent Communication, Application Management, and On-Premises AI Deployment

Nick Patience, AI Practice Lead at The Futurum Group, shares his insights - along with those of colleagues - on Google’s Cloud Next 25 event, held last week in Las Vegas.

Artificial Intelligence Software and Tools, CIO Insights, DevOps and Application Development, Enterprise Applications, Semiconductors

April 10, 2025

David Nicholson

Six Five Webcast

How Enterprises Are Innovating with the Best of Oracle Database and Microsoft Azure – Six Five Media Webcast

Brett Tanzer and Karan Batta discuss the groundbreaking Oracle Database capabilities within Microsoft Azure's cloud, emphasizing real-world applications and strategic expansions.

CIO Insights, Enterprise Applications

April 9, 2025

Keith Kirkpatrick & Donald Jin

Research Report

Unlocking the Total Economic Value of Smartsheet

In our latest report, Unlocking the Total Economic Value of Smartsheet, completed in partnership with Smartsheet, The Futurum Group quantifies the platform’s financial and operational impact, revealing how Smartsheet helps organizations accelerate decision-making, streamline workflows, and realize a 601% ROI in just three years.

Artificial Intelligence Software and Tools, CIO Insights, Enterprise Applications

April 8, 2025

Daniel Newman

Six Five Webcast

IBM z17 Aims to Make More Possible

Ross Mauri, GM IBM Z & LinuxONE, shares insights on the highly anticipated z17, emphasizing IBM's focus on AI and hybrid cloud innovations to maximize business agility.

Artificial Intelligence Software and Tools, CIO Insights, Data Management & Analytics, Enterprise Applications

April 7, 2025

Dion Hinchcliffe

Research Note

How AI Is Reshaping Enterprise Strategy – A Recap from The CIO Pulse Report

Dion Hinchcliffe, VP of CIO Practice at The Futurum Group, recaps GTC 2025, ServiceNow’s Yokohama update, and AWS’s AI pricing strategy - helping CIOs rethink AI infrastructure, automation, and SaaS data control.