Category: Hybrid Cloud, Infrastructure, and Operations

Futurum Research Principal Analyst Daniel Newman and Senior Analyst Steven Dickens provide their take on the recent announcements coming out of IBM on the reshuffle of its executive leadership ranks. The announcements need to be seen in the wider context of the holistic transformation IBM is undertaking in all parts of its business as it plans to return to growth and market leadership status.
Futurum’s Shelly Kramer shares insights on the cancellation of Microsoft’s DOD JEDI contract win, how Amazon’s tenacity paid off, and how changing times mean changing cloud needs for the government. Which is where the Joint Warfighter Cloud Capability (JWCC), a multi-cloud/multi-vendor Indefinite Delivery-Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract, comes in.
Futurum Research Senior Analyst Steven Dickens provides his analysis of the most recent supply chain ransomware attack that has affected thousands of businesses globally over the July 4th weekend.
In this new episode of the Futurum Tech Podcast – Interview Series, Futurum co-founder Daniel Newman talks with SAP’s Tom Madonna about the changes we are seeing in the automotive industry and the technologies and strategies that can make a difference for retailers, dealers, and OEMs.
HPE announced the acquisition of Zerto, a cloud data management and protection company, in a strategic move aimed at delivering the most robust recovery as-a-service solution in the industry. Futurum’s Steven Dickens shares his insights on the acquisition as well as the potential impact on the hybrid cloud storage marketplace.
Netcracker and NEC announced the deployment of NEC’s 5G Core and Netcracker’s full stack Digital BSS/OSS on AWS to orchestrate and automate 5G digital services and how 5G services and network slices can be ordered on demand from Netcracker’s Digital Marketplace. Futurum’s Ron Westfall examines why the three-way partnership using Netcracker orchestration systems bolsters and assures the dynamic placement of 5G workloads across AWS Local Zones as well as the 5G ecosystem and competitive implications of the trio’s alliance.
Futurum’s Steven Dickens gives his insight on the new DigitalOcean Managed MongoDB database as a service offering, focused on both developers and SMBs, as well as a look at what’s ahead for the industry as a whole, with the stakes being high for cloud providers.
Announced at MWC 2021, Ericsson and Google Cloud are building out their alliance to deliver 5G and edge cloud solutions targeted at communications service providers (CSP) and key enterprise verticals such as automotive, transportation, and manufacturing. Futurum’s Ron Westfall examines why the partnership fulfills CSP strategic cloud objectives, including the policy of multi-cloud flexibility, and strengthen Ericsson’s hand against key 5G solution rival Nokia in supporting CSPs in their 5G cloud journeys.
On this episode of The Six Five Webcast, hosts Patrick Moorhead and Daniel Newman discuss the tech news stories that made headlines this week including the announcement that Windows 11 is coming, Amazon invests in Plus, news out of HPE Discovery, and other topics you won't want to miss.

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