Category: Hybrid Cloud, Infrastructure, and Operations

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.
Commvault and SimSpace Introduce a Platform for Ransomware Attack Simulation and Recovery Training
Krista Case, Research Director at The Futurum Group, shares her insights on Commvault's new Recovery Range, a cyber recovery training platform that simulates real-world ransomware attacks to build enterprise-wide readiness and resilience.
General Motors and NVIDIA Expand Collaboration to Deploy AI in Manufacturing, ADAS, and Vehicle Development
Olivier Blanchard, Research Director at The Futurum Group, shares insights on GM’s partnership with NVIDIA to advance smart manufacturing, robotics, and driver-assistance systems using AI platforms like Omniverse and Drive AGX.
MWC 2025 Generated a Mother Lode of Announcements and Initiatives, With the Spotlight Often Focused On AI’s Impact on the Mobile Ecosystem – And With Good Reason
Futurum’s Ron Westfall examines how AI portfolio development and marketing moves by key players HPE, Cisco, Ericsson, and Rakuten Symphony will play a more integral role in the overall success of mobile networks including 5G service innovation.
In our latest Research Brief, “Why Organizations Are Switching to Google Cloud”, completed in partnership with Google, The Futurum Group uncovered the top drivers for making the switch to Google Cloud from Azure linked directly to gaining advantages such as superior security capabilities, uninterrupted reliability, and improved cost optimization.
MWC 2025 Produced a Tidal Wave of Announcements, With Cybersecurity Standing Out as a Consistent Priority Amid 5G, AI, Geopolitical, API, and RAN Concerns
Futurum’s Ron Westfall examines how cybersecurity portfolio development and marketing moves by key players Deutsche Telekom, Vodafone, IBM, Palo Alto, AWS, Nokia, and Microsoft will play a more integral role in the overall success of mobile networks, including 5G service innovation.
New pNFS Architecture Addresses Data Storage Needs for AI Training and Large Scale Inferencing
Camberley Bates at The Futurum Group covers Pure Storage FlashBlade //EXA announcement for the AI Factory.
Bringing the Capabilities of IBM Cloud Management to On-Premises Storage
Camberley Bates at The Futurum Group covers IBM’s Ceph as a service offering, bringing IBM cloud capabilities to on premises.
Synopsys Introduces HAPS-200 and ZeBu-200, Extending Its Leadership in Hardware-Assisted Verification for Next-Gen Semiconductor Designs
Richard Gordon, VP & Practice Lead, Semiconductors at The Futurum Group, explores how Synopsys’ HAV expansion with HAPS-200 and ZeBu-200 tackles AI, multi-die complexity, and scalable verification in semiconductor design.
Qualcomm and IBM Unveil Expanded Collaboration to Drive Enterprise-Ready Generative AI Solutions Across Cloud and Edge Devices
Futurum’s Ron Westfall examines how the Qualcomm IBM alliance can spur broader enterprise adoption of on-device inferencing and low-power features key to sustainable GenAI deployment that improves energy efficiencies, performance, and user experiences.
David Jeffries and Priya Doty from BMC Software discuss preserving mainframe knowledge and driving transformation with AI Agents and Hybrid AI on the latest Six Five On The Road.
Dion Hinchcliffe, VP of CIO Practice at The Futurum Group, highlights Google’s Gemini 2.0, OpenAI’s Deep Research, and Anysphere’s Cursor, showing how they reshape IT leadership, AI adoption, and custom development.

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