Category: Hybrid Cloud, Infrastructure, and Operations

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.
Expanded NetApp Volumes Capabilities Extend Enterprise-Grade AI and EDA Storage to Google Cloud with Enhanced Scalability, Cost Control, and Compliance Features
Camberley Bates and Krista Case of The Futurum Group share insights on how NetApp and Google Cloud’s storage updates enable scalable, AI-ready, and compliance-aware cloud infrastructure.
Oracle, at Its Annual Oracle Database Analyst Summit, Showed Why It Is the Powerhouse for Optimizing Data Workloads in the AI Era
Futurum’s Brad Shimmin and Ron Westfall examine why Oracle is well-positioned to leverage its unique architectural approach to data management and cloud services to tackle evolving enterprise demand for more efficient data use and new ways of building enterprise software.
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.

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