Hybrid Cloud & Infrastructure

The Convergence of Storage and Data: Evolving Infrastructure for Cloud and AI

Data is the lifeblood of a modern business, and the underlying storage technology plays a vital role in delivering it. The storage industry is continually adding more data and application-aware capabilities and services to what was historically a box of storage devices with a network attached. The requirements for cloud applications, and now for AI applications, have blurred the line between storage and data, with more software-defined capabilities bringing innovations as fast as new hardware platforms and capabilities.  

When working on strategy, product, marketing, and sales initiatives, consider intelligence from our expert analysts – planned deliverables for 2026 include:

  • Analyst Insight Report – an analyst report on critical issues facing partner leaders  
  • Futurum Signal Report Access – any Signal Report published in the relevant practice area

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The Main Scoop, Episode 28: Protect Your IT Investments With an Observability Strategy

The Main Scoop, Episode 28: Protect Your IT Investments With an Observability Strategy

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Elastic Q2 FY2025: Strong Cloud Growth, Leadership Shift Challenges Ahead

Elastic Q2 FY2025: Strong Cloud Growth, Leadership Shift Challenges Ahead

Mitch Ashley, VP and Practice Lead, DevOps and AppDev at The Futurum Group, discusses Elastic's Q2 FY2025 earnings, exploring cloud [...]
NetApp’s Q2 FY2025: Innovation Drives Growth in Data Infrastructure

NetApp’s Q2 FY2025: Innovation Drives Growth in Data Infrastructure

Camberley Bates, Chief Technology Advisor, and Krista Case, Research Director at The Futurum Group, explores NetApp's Q2 FY2025 performance, highlighting [...]
Red Hat Moves to Simplify Enterprise AI with Neural Magic Acquisition

Red Hat Moves to Simplify Enterprise AI with Neural Magic Acquisition

Mitch Ashley, VP and Practice Lead of DevOps and Application Development at The Futurum Group, analyzes Red Hat’s acquisition of [...]
The Impact of Power Servers at IBM TechXchange Conference - Six Five Media In the Booth

The Impact of Power Servers at IBM TechXchange Conference – Six Five Media In the Booth

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Mainframe And Open-Source - Yes You Read That Right

Mainframe And Open-Source – Yes You Read That Right

Steven Dickens shares his insights on The Open Mainframe Project leading the charge around open-source capabilities on mainframes, particularly through [...]

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Enterprises Reject One-Size-Fits-All GenAI Infrastructure
December 19, 2025

Enterprises Reject One-Size-Fits-All GenAI Infrastructure

Nick Patience, VP & AI Platforms Practice Lead at Futurum, shares his insights on new Futurum Research, which reveals a GenAI split between cloud (22.4%) and hybrid (20.8%), while GPU...
Decision Maker Survey: Sharp Increase in AI Compute Services Spending for 2025
April 25, 2025

Decision Maker Survey: Sharp Increase in AI Compute Services Spending for 2025

Richard Gordon, VP & Practice Lead for Semiconductors at The Futurum Group, analyses the 1H 2025 AI Chipsets and Accelerators for Data Centers decision maker survey, which highlights trends and...

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