Category: Software Lifecycle Engineering

Cadence Q2 FY 2026 Earnings Climb on Agentic AI and Record Backlog
July 29, 2026

Cadence Q2 FY 2026 Earnings Climb on Agentic AI and Record Backlog

Brendan Burke, Research Director at Futurum, reviews Cadence's Q2 FY 2026 earnings, agentic AI demand, record backlog, and raised full-year outlook....
NVIDIA's Open Secure AI Alliance Bets Open Models Beat Closed Ones on Defense
July 28, 2026

NVIDIA’s Open Secure AI Alliance Bets Open Models Beat Closed Ones on Defense

Futurum’s Nick Patience, Fernando Montenegro, and Mitch Ashley unpack NVIDIA’s Open Secure AI Alliance and why the labs missing from it may matter more than the 35 that joined....
Coforge's 49% Growth Signals a New Era for AI-Driven Engineering Services
July 28, 2026

Coforge’s 49% Growth Signals a New Era for AI-Driven Engineering Services

Coforge achieved 49% YoY revenue growth and 110% PAT increase in Q1 2026 through AI-led engineering services, positioning itself to capitalize on the $41.8B channel AI-platforms market projected by 2029....
So This Is How AIs Attack- Observations From the OpenAI & Hugging Face Incident
July 24, 2026

So This Is How AIs Attack: Observations From the OpenAI & Hugging Face Incident

Fernando Montenegro and Mitch Ashley, VPs at Futurum, read the OpenAI and Hugging Face agentic incident as a live test of enterprise readiness to detect and contain AI agents that...
Why Did a Cryptomining Campaign Fail Despite 199 RubyGems?
July 23, 2026

Why Did a Cryptomining Campaign Fail Despite 199 RubyGems?

Mend.io's security team identified 199 malicious RubyGems and achieved complete takedown within hours, intercepting a cryptomining campaign before execution and demonstrating the critical importance of continuous open-source monitoring....
Jacobs Takes Charge of UK Nuclear Planning: A Strategic Move for Energy Security
July 22, 2026

Jacobs Takes Charge of UK Nuclear Planning: A Strategic Move for Energy Security

Jacobs Solutions' UK nuclear planning role reflects the Software Lifecycle Engineering market's rapid growth to $344B by 2028, driven by AI-augmented delivery and governance-grade compliance reshaping enterprise infrastructure....
PyTorch Conference North America: A Catalyst for AI Innovation and Collaboration
July 22, 2026

PyTorch Conference North America: A Catalyst for AI Innovation and Collaboration

PyTorch Conference North America highlights open-source AI's shift toward production-grade infrastructure, addressing the production reliability challenges that 55.4% of organizations cite as their top GenAI adoption hurdle....
The AI Stack- How Vendors Are Composing AI Strategy
July 17, 2026

The AI Stack: How Vendors Are Composing AI Strategy

Futurum's Mitch Ashley shares insights on the durable eight-layer AI stack and six emerging archetypes that help vendors and decision-makers interpret AI strategy commitments in a rapidly evolving market....
Jacobs Takes a Strategic Step in Germany's Energy Transition
July 17, 2026

Jacobs Takes a Strategic Step in Germany’s Energy Transition

Jacobs Solutions wins seven-year Germany grid expansion contract, positioning itself as a leader in governance integration and AI-assisted observability for critical infrastructure as the SLE market reaches $344B by 2028....
Selling Agent Provenance to the CIO: Entire Changes Who Signs
July 14, 2026

Selling Agent Provenance to the CIO: Entire Changes Who Signs

Futurum stakes a position on Entire's distributed Git launch: agent provenance is the control point, the mirror network is the wedge, and the decision moves to the CIO. The analysis...
Are Podcasts the New Playbook for Engineering Leaders Work through AI in the SDLC?
July 11, 2026

Are Podcasts the New Playbook for Engineering Leaders Work through AI in the SDLC?

Qodo releases a curated podcast guide for engineering leaders navigating the rapidly evolving AI platforms market. With agentic AI adoption accelerating, leaders need practical resources to build AI literacy and...
Inetum’s iOS Developer Role Reveals How Mobile Talent Fuels Enterprise Agility
July 11, 2026

Inetum’s iOS Developer Role Reveals How Mobile Talent Fuels Enterprise Agility

Inetum-Realdolmen's iOS developer recruitment reflects growing channel demand for custom mobile applications and full-lifecycle Agile delivery, positioning the firm to capture the $268.74B DevOps and Application Development market....

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VP, Custom Research · The Futurum Group

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