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Agentic AI’s Real Test Is Process Redesign
July 20, 2026

Agentic AI’s Real Test Is Process Redesign

Futurum’s Keith Kirkpatrick argues agentic AI vendors are now judged on process redesign over automation, as ETR and Futurum Research data show pilots stalling on integration and unproven ROI rather...
Microsoft Puts 3M EBO Technology to Work. Can 3M Scale It?
July 20, 2026

Microsoft Puts 3M EBO Technology to Work. Can 3M Scale It?

Tom Hollingsworth, Networking Technology Advisor and Event Lead at The Futurum Group, shares his insights on why Microsoft validates 3M EBO technology, while manufacturing scale and alternative sourcing remain unresolved....
Salesforce and Databricks Forge New AI Partnership: What's at Stake?
July 20, 2026

Salesforce and Databricks Forge New AI Partnership: What’s at Stake?

Keith Kirkpatrick, Vice President & Research Director, Enterprise Software & Di at Futurum, The Salesforce Databricks partnership enables enterprises to deploy AI agents securely while maintaining data privacy and compliance...
QumulusAI Lists on Nasdaq: The Speed Advantage of a Distributed Path to Multi-Gigawatt Scale
July 20, 2026

QumulusAI Lists on Nasdaq: The Speed Advantage of a Distributed Path to Multi-Gigawatt Scale

Brendan Burke, Research Director at Futurum, examines QumulusAI's Nasdaq listing targeting 2.5 gigawatts of GPU capacity by 2027, with distributed inference accelerating infrastructure deployment....
Will Oracle’s Fusion-Native Approach Solve Agentic AI Governance?
July 20, 2026

Will Oracle’s Fusion-Native Approach Solve Agentic AI Governance?

Keith Kirkpatrick, Research Director at The Futurum Group, shares his insights on whether Oracle’s Fusion Agentic Applications can turn governed workflows into reliable business execution....
Can Lenovo's World Cup AI Moment Cement Its Enterprise PC Dominance?
July 20, 2026

Can Lenovo’s World Cup AI Moment Cement Its Enterprise PC Dominance?

Lenovo's AI-powered Referee View at FIFA World Cup 2026 showcases enterprise AI capabilities globally, positioning the company as a market leader as 85.4% of enterprises pilot AI PCs in a...
SiTime's Nasdaq IPO Puts MEMS Timing at the Center of AI Infrastructure
July 20, 2026

SiTime’s Nasdaq IPO Puts MEMS Timing at the Center of AI Infrastructure

SiTime's Nasdaq IPO positions its precision MEMS timing technology at the center of AI infrastructure scaling, capitalizing on the $181.3B market driven by hyperscale data centers....
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....
RegattaDB Arrives A Unified Engine Built for the Era of Read-Write AI
July 17, 2026

RegattaDB Arrives: A Unified Engine Built for the Era of Read-Write AI

Brad Shimmin, VP of Data Intelligence, Analytics, and Infrastructure at Futurum, explores Regatta's launch of RegattaDB. By unifying OLTP, OLAP, and vector workloads, this new architecture provides the low-latency core...
Cadence AuraStack Extends Agentic Leadership Toward Advanced Packaging Design
July 16, 2026

Cadence AuraStack Extends Agentic Leadership Toward Advanced Packaging Design

Brendan Burke, Research Director at Futurum, examines how Cadence AuraStack AI Super Agent extends agentic capabilities into PCB and advanced packaging design, delivering 2x faster time-to-market and directly competing with...
Will Intel Foundry's High-NA EUV Lead Compound Into a 14A Advantage?
July 16, 2026

Will Intel Foundry’s High-NA EUV Lead Compound Into a 14A Advantage?

Brendan Burke, Research Director at Futurum, analyzes Intel Foundry's High-NA EUV milestone that positions the chipmaker years ahead of rivals in advanced lithography manufacturing....

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