Company: Microsoft

The Futurum Group’s Camberley Bates, Steven Dickens and Krista Macomber cover IT infrastructure consumption models, cloud computing, hybrid approaches, as well as enterprise pricing, procurement, data protection, disaster recovery, security, and compliance.
Camberley Bates, VP and Practice Lead, and Krista Macomber, Senior Analyst, cover a range of news items, evolving considerations for cyber-resiliency, and what exactly constitutes comprehensive cyber-resiliency in this episode of the Infrastructure Matters podcast.
The Employee Engagement Platform Offers an AI-Powered Solution for People Analytics, Performance, and Wellbeing
Sherril Hanson, Senior Analyst at The Futurum Group covers Rison Software’s announcement that its cloud-based employee engagement platform, VirtIX 360° is now available on the Microsoft Appsource platform.
The Six Five team discusses Microsoft Earnings.
On this episode of The Six Five Webcast, hosts Patrick Moorhead and Daniel Newman discuss Microsoft Earnings, Qualcomm, Samsung, Google Earnings, T-Mobile, Intel Earnings and Ericsson 18A for IFS, and the Adobe-Figma Deal.
Focus on Supporting Employee Purpose, Performance, Productivity, and Wellbeing
Sherril Hanson, Senior Analyst at The Futurum Group shares her insights on how BetterUp’s integration with Microsoft Viva will support positive employee experience by offering personalized content and guided practices to support purpose, performance, productivity, and wellbeing.
Enhanced Enterprise Security Helps Rising Combat Cyber Threats in the Era of BYOD Workplaces
Clint Wheelock, Chief Research Officer at The Futurum Group, examines the recent announcement by Samsung and Microsoft on the first on-device attestation for enterprise security.
The Futurum Group’s Ron Westfall and Daniel Newman assess Intel’s fiscal Q2 2023 and why they see Intel executing on its strategy across its portfolio, including advancing its five processes in 4 years on time as well as positive indications around foundry, reinforced by the robust revenue growth registered by IFS. As such, Q2 2023 marked a positive inflection and can be flagged as a potential turning point after several very tough quarters.
Dynamics 3Enterprise and Premium Customers Can Access Copilot Within Their Existing Licenses
Keith Kirkpatrick, Research Director at The Futurum Group shares his insights into Microsoft’s decision to provide Copilot GPT features within the license terms of its Enterprise and Premium versions of the Dynamics 365 family of products, and discusses the benefits and challenges for the company and its customers.
Frontier Model Forum Is a Logical Step to Normalizing GenAI Through Advocacy
Mark Beccue, Research Director at The Futurum Group, examines the announcement by Google, Microsoft, OpenAI, and Anthropic about the launch of the Frontier Model Forum, which he asserts is a logical step to normalizing Gen AI through advocacy. AI advocates have struggled for several years to coalesce and unify to form a definitive AI industry group. There is a good reason for this – AI is broadly diffused technology and it applies across a massive range of industry sectors and interests. It has taken a disruption moment in the form of generative AI to unify advocacy. The Frontier Model Forum has the potential to solidify AI advocacy. The research note explores the key takeaways and the potential impact of the Frontier Model Forum.
Daniel Newman, CEO and Steven Dickens, VP and Practice Leader at The Futurum Group, share their insights on Microsoft earnings. Microsoft's Q4 earnings showcased the significant impact of AI across its portfolio, with impressive profits and revenues exceeding expectations. While the Azure cloud revenue growth slightly declined, CEO Satya Nadella remains optimistic about sustained high growth, emphasizing the early stages of cloud migration and AI's potential. Microsoft's commitment to AI research and development positions it as a leader in the digital age, with a promising future of innovation and transformation. However, investors closely monitor Azure's performance amid rising interest rates and cost-cutting measures.
Krista Macomber, Senior Analyst with The Futurum Group, covers tech giants’ commitment to the White House for safe AI usage through security testing, digital watermarking, and AI risks management while collaborating on global AI governance.

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