Category: Hybrid Cloud & Infrastructure

Microsoft Agent 365 Turns Shadow AI Into a Governed Asset Class
May 8, 2026

Microsoft Agent 365 Turns Shadow AI Into a Governed Asset Class

Keith Kirkpatrick, VP & RD, Enterprise Software, and Brad Shimmin, VP & Practice Lead, Data Intelligence and Analytics, examine Microsoft Agent 365's general availability and analyze how the cross-platform control...
Can SAP Finally Kill the ETL Monster? The Dremio and Prior Labs Acquisition Explained
May 6, 2026

Can SAP Finally Kill the ETL Monster? The Dremio and Prior Labs Acquisition Explained

Brad Shimmin, analyst at Futurum, analyzes SAP's major move to acquire Dremio and Prior Labs. This strategic play addresses the core challenges of enterprise data fragmentation and specialized AI reasoning...
Lenovo’s AI Strategy Drives Enterprise Transformation in a Crowded Market
May 4, 2026

Lenovo’s AI Strategy Drives Enterprise Transformation in a Crowded Market

Lenovo announces advanced AI integration across operations to support enterprise digital transformation. As competitors like Microsoft and Dell vie for AI budgets, Lenovo's differentiation depends on execution and measurable outcomes...
Tenstorrent Galaxy Blackhole
May 4, 2026

Tenstorrent’s Galaxy Blackhole: Can RISC-V Processors Expand Fast Inference Globally?

Brendan Burke, Research Director at Futurum, reviews Tenstorrent's Galaxy Blackhole launch event featuring record inference performance through open standards and integrated RISC-V processing, accelerating Sovereign AI....
The New Rules of Digital Sovereignty: Architecture, Control, and Competitive Advantage
May 4, 2026

The New Rules of Digital Sovereignty: Architecture, Control, and Competitive Advantage

In our latest Market Brief, The New Rules of Digital Sovereignty: Architecture, Control, and Competitive Advantage, completed in partnership with IBM, Futurum Research explores how MSPs and system integrators can...
Cloud Enterprise
April 30, 2026

Microsoft’s Xbox Slide Puts Pressure on Cloud and Enterprise Ambitions

Olivier Blanchard, Research Director & Practice Lead, Intelligent Devices at Futurum, analyzes how Microsoft's sharp Xbox contraction is forcing the company to lean harder on cloud and enterprise software as...
From Silicon to Security: Architecting the Autonomous Enterprise at Google Cloud Next 2026
April 29, 2026

From Silicon to Security: Architecting the Autonomous Enterprise at Google Cloud Next 2026

Brad Shimmin, Nick Patience, Brendan Burke, and Fernando Montenegro analyze the Google Cloud Agentic Strategy from Next 2026. They explore how Gemini Enterprise, the Virgo network, and the Wiz integration...
Enterprise WAN
April 28, 2026

Can T-Mobile’s SuperBroadband Break the Enterprise WAN Monopoly?

Tom Hollingsworth, Research Director, Networking at Futurum, T-Mobile's SuperBroadband service combines 5G, satellite, and fiber to disrupt the enterprise WAN market, offering distributed enterprises an emerging alternative worth evaluating....
Can Agentic ITOps Transform IT Incident Management or Will Complexity Stall Progress?
April 28, 2026

Can Agentic ITOps Transform IT Incident Management or Will Complexity Stall Progress?

AI-powered ITOps platforms automate incident detection and remediation, cutting costs from $14,000+ per minute downtime, yet integration challenges and security concerns hinder enterprise adoption....
Can Edwin AI and Catchpoint Finally Deliver True Autonomous IT Without Blind Spots?
April 28, 2026

Can Edwin AI and Catchpoint Finally Deliver True Autonomous IT Without Blind Spots?

LogicMonitor's integration of Edwin AI with Catchpoint aims to deliver true autonomous IT by addressing a critical blind spot: visibility into failures originating beyond enterprise infrastructure, including CDNs, DNS, and...
Can LogicMonitor’s Edwin AI and Catchpoint Integration Deliver True Autonomous IT?
April 28, 2026

Can LogicMonitor’s Edwin AI and Catchpoint Integration Deliver True Autonomous IT?

LogicMonitor's Catchpoint Integration unifies infrastructure, digital experience, and Internet performance monitoring to enable autonomous IT operations and mitigate production risks....
Can LogicMonitor’s Autonomous IT End the Visibility Gap for Digital Enterprises?
April 28, 2026

Can LogicMonitor’s Autonomous IT End the Visibility Gap for Digital Enterprises?

LogicMonitor's Autonomous IT platform eliminates visibility gaps in digital enterprises through full-stack monitoring, AI-driven insights, and closed-loop automation for faster remediation....

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