Category: Hybrid Cloud & Infrastructure

Six Five on the Road at Microsoft Build 2024
May 21, 2024

Six Five On the Road at Microsoft Build 2024

Eric Boyd and Asha Sharma, CVs at Microsoft, share their insights on innovations from Microsoft Build 2024, focusing on Azure AI's role in driving digital transformation and the importance of...
Uplifting Mainframe Operations IBM IntelliMagic Vision for zOS
May 20, 2024

Uplifting Mainframe Operations: IBM Z IntelliMagic Vision for z/OS Transforms Performance Analytics for IBM Z

The Futurum Group’s latest research report, Uplifting Mainframe Operations: IBM Z IntelliMagic Vision for z/OS Transforms Performance Analytics for IBM Z, completed in partnership with IBM, delves deep into how...
PopUp Mainframe: Enabling DevOps and Mainframe Modernization - Infrastructure Matters
May 20, 2024

PopUp Mainframe: Enabling DevOps and Mainframe Modernization – Infrastructure Matters

Gary Thornhill, Founder and CEO at PopUp Mainframe, joins Steven Dickens to share his insights on enabling DevOps in mainframe environments and the journey towards mainframe modernization....
RSA, Red Hat Summit, AWS and Solidigm - Blockbuster Week in Tech - Infrastructure Matters, Ep 41
May 20, 2024

RSA, Red Hat Summit, AWS and Solidigm – Blockbuster Week in Tech – Infrastructure Matters, Episode 41

In this episode of Infrastructure Matters, hosts Steve Dickens, Krista Macomber and Camberley Bates cover the day at Solidigm and the Red Hat, RSA 2024 conferences....
Kyndryl Unveils AI for Mainframe Modernization and Hybrid Cloud
May 20, 2024

Kyndryl Unveils AI for Mainframe Modernization and Hybrid Cloud

The Futurum Group’s Steven Dickens explores how Kyndryl's latest AI-driven services provide the expertise and tools necessary to transform and optimize mainframe operations, ensuring enhanced agility and resilience....
Market Insight Report: Server Virtualization: To Be or Not to Be vSphere
May 20, 2024

Market Insight Report: Server Virtualization: To Be or Not to Be vSphere

Our latest offering, Market Insight Report: Server Virtualization: To Be or Not to Be vSphere, focuses on the changes in pricing for VMware's vSphere and VCF products following Broadcom's acquisition...
Elevating Mainframe Modernization: Rocket Software's AMC (formerly part of Micro Focus) Acquisition and Seamless Cloud Transition - Infrastructure Matters
May 20, 2024

Elevating Mainframe Modernization: Rocket Software’s AMC (formerly part of Micro Focus) Acquisition and Seamless Cloud Transition – Infrastructure Matters

Phil Buckellew and Neil Fowler from Rocket Software join host Steven Dickens to share their insights on the impact of the AMC acquisition and how it propels mainframe modernization into...
Cisco Q3 2024: Networking, Security, Observability, and Data Wax
May 17, 2024

Cisco Q3 2024: Networking, Security, Observability, and Data Wax

The Futurum Group’s Ron Westfall and Daniel Newman examine Cisco’s Q3 FY 2024 results and why Cisco’s progress with the integration of Splunk and the harnessing of portfolio synergies provides...
Mainframe Testing: Introducing IBM Test Accelerator for Z
May 16, 2024

Mainframe Testing: Introducing IBM Test Accelerator for Z

Steven Dickens, Vice President and Practice Lead, and Sam Holschuh, Analyst, at The Futurum Group share their insights on the transformative potential of IBM Test Accelerator for Z in modernizing...
The Future of AI Infrastructure: Unpacking Google's Trillium TPUs
May 16, 2024

The Future of AI Infrastructure: Unpacking Google’s Trillium TPUs

Steven Dickens of The Futurum Group provides an analyst take on Google’s latest strides in AI infrastructure by introducing Trillium, its sixth-generation TPU....
Red Hat Unveils OpenShift AI Integration for Enhanced Automation
May 13, 2024

Red Hat Unveils OpenShift AI Integration for Enhanced Automation

Paul Nashawaty, Practice Lead at The Futurum Group shares his insights on Red Hat Summit and AnsibleFest 2024 OpenShift AI, Lightspeed, and InstructLAB for Software Development including container orchestration and...
Revolutionizing Enterprise AI: Insights from RHEL AI Announcement
May 13, 2024

Revolutionizing Enterprise AI: Insights from RHEL AI Announcement

Steven Dickens, VP and Practice Leader at The Futurum Group, explores the groundbreaking implications of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI, introduced at the Red Hat Summit in Denver....

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