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Can Dell Challenge Public Cloud AI with Its Expanded AI Factory?
Olivier Blanchard
Olivier Blanchard
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Can Dell Challenge Public Cloud AI with Its Expanded AI Factory?

Dell Strengthens AI Leadership With Infrastructure, Edge Inferencing, Partner Solutions, and Energy-Efficient Cooling Across Its AI Factory Offerings
Olivier Blanchard, Research Director at Futurum, shares insights on Dell’s expanded AI Factory offerings, including infrastructure, AI PCs, and partner solutions aimed at making enterprise AI more scalable and energy-efficient.
Salesforce Signs Agreement to Acquire Data Management Vendor Informatica for $8 Billion
Brad Shimmin
Keith Kirkpatrick & Brad Shimmin
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Salesforce Signs Agreement to Acquire Data Management Vendor Informatica for $8 Billion

The Acquisition of a Data Management Vendor Reinforces Salesforce’s Strategy To Strengthen Its Connections With Core-Level Data and Insights
Futurum's Keith Kirkpatrick and Brad Shimmin share their insights on Salesforce’s planned acquisition of ERP vendor Informatica, and discuss the implications for the vendor and the SaaS market.
Is Zendesk’s AI Voice Expansion Enough to Disrupt the Contact Center Market?
Keith Kirkpatrick
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Is Zendesk’s AI Voice Expansion Enough to Disrupt the Contact Center Market?

Zendesk Completes Local Measure Acquisition, Expanding AI-Driven Voice and Contact Center Capabilities via AWS Integration
Keith Kirkpatrick, Research Director at Futurum, explores Zendesk’s completed acquisition of Local Measure and what it means for enterprise contact centers and AI voice deployment.
Is OpenText’s AI-Led Workforce Strategy a Long-Term Cost Fix or a Risky Reset?
Keith Kirkpatrick
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Is OpenText’s AI-Led Workforce Strategy a Long-Term Cost Fix or a Risky Reset?

OpenText Deepens Its Business Optimization Strategy, Linking Workforce Cuts to Its AI-First Operational Model as Part of a $550 Million Savings Plan
Keith Kirkpatrick, Research Director at Futurum, shares insights on OpenText’s AI-led restructuring strategy and its implications for long-term cost savings and operational efficiency.
Qualcomm’s Arm-Based Data Center CPUs To Smoothly Integrate With NVIDIA
Olivier Blanchard
Olivier Blanchard
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Qualcomm’s Arm-Based Data Center CPUs To Smoothly Integrate With NVIDIA

Qualcomm Re-Enters the Data Center Market with Arm-Based CPUs Designed to Interface with NVIDIA AI Infrastructure
Olivier Blanchard, Research Director at Futurum, explores Qualcomm’s re-entry into the data center market with Arm-based CPUs designed to integrate with NVIDIA’s AI infrastructure, marking a strategic pivot from its past efforts.
Can AMD’s EPYC 4005 Series Disrupt the Entry-Level Enterprise Server Market?
Olivier Blanchard
Olivier Blanchard
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Can AMD’s EPYC 4005 Series Disrupt the Entry-Level Enterprise Server Market?

AMD Launches Zen 5-Based EPYC 4005 CPUs Targeting Cost-Sensitive Enterprise, SMB, and Hosted IT Deployments Across Single-Socket AM5 Systems
Olivier Blanchard, Research Director at Futurum, shares his insights on AMD’s new EPYC 4005 CPUs. Built for SMBs and hosters, the Zen 5-based chips challenge Intel Xeon on price, performance, and deployment simplicity.
Salesforce Announces Flex Credit Pricing
Keith Kirkpatrick
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Salesforce Announces Flex Credit Pricing

The SaaS Vendor Provides Customers and Prospects With More Flexibility Around AI Agent Pricing, and Reaffirms Its Goal of Demonstrating the Value of AI to Its Customers
Keith Kirkpatrick, Research Director at Futurum, discusses Salesforce’s new pricing strategy, which incorporates a consumption-based component, and discuss the potential impact on its customers and competitors in the SaaS marketplace.
Can Zoho’s Unified Payment Stack Streamline the Order-to-Cash Journey?
Keith Kirkpatrick
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Can Zoho’s Unified Payment Stack Streamline the Order-to-Cash Journey?

Zoho Launches Zoho Payments To Bring Native Payment Capabilities to US Businesses, Strengthening Operational Workflows and Boosting Financial Visibility
Keith Kirkpatrick, Research Director at Futurum, shares insights on Zoho Payments and how its in-house payment stack aims to reduce financial workflow friction and improve transaction success rates across business operations.
Is Zoho’s Zia the Missing Link for Company-Wide CRM Adoption?
Keith Kirkpatrick
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Is Zoho’s Zia the Missing Link for Company-Wide CRM Adoption?

Zoho Adds Generative AI and Orchestration Tools to Its CX Platform, Expanding CRM Usage Beyond Sales Teams
Keith Kirkpatrick, Research Director at Futurum, shares insights on Zoho’s CRM for Everyone and how Zia-powered AI tools like Ask Zia are enabling prompt-based reports, workflows, and no-code customization for broader CRM adoption.
Hammerspace Powers Data Platform for Distributed Media Projects at Animationsinstitut
Krista Case
Krista Case
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Hammerspace Powers Data Platform for Distributed Media Projects at Animationsinstitut

At FMX 2025, Hammerspace Highlights Its Deployment at Animationsinstitut To Support Project-Heavy Academic Pipelines With Automated Data Orchestration and Hybrid Infrastructure
Krista Case, Research Director at Futurum, explores how Hammerspace enables metadata-driven automation, hybrid rendering, and sustainable storage reuse across Animationsinstitut’s distributed media workflows.
Databricks Takes on Agentic AI Itself as a New User Persona with the Acquisition of Postgres Database Provider, Neon
Brad Shimmin
Brad Shimmin
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Databricks Takes on Agentic AI Itself as a New User Persona With the Acquisition of Postgres Database Provider, Neon

Databricks Acquires Neon to Bolster Agentic AI Capabilities With Serverless, Open-Source PostgreSQL
Brad Shimmin, VP Practice Lead for Data Management and Analytics at Futurum, shares his insights on Databricks' acquisition of Neon. This move positions Databricks to empower agentic AI with a robust, serverless PostgreSQL database, expanding its AI tooling market reach.
MFD13: Juniper Showcases AI-Native Portfolio Innovations
Ron Westfall
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MFD13: Juniper Showcases AI-Native Portfolio Innovations

Juniper Networks Ushers in a New Phase of AI-Native Innovation, Enhancing Client-to-Cloud Visibility and Advancing Self-Driving Network Operation
Futurum's Ron Westfall shares his insights on why Juniper Networks' AI-native platform enhancements set a high standard for end-to-end visibility and proactive management in the modern network ecosystem.
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