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Texas Instruments Buys Silicon Labs To Fuel Edge AI Scale
February 10, 2026

Texas Instruments Buys Silicon Labs To Fuel Edge AI Scale

Brendan Burke, Research Director at Futurum, examines Texas Instruments’ acquisition of Silicon Labs, assessing how manufacturing integration, portfolio scale, and cost discipline could reshape embedded wireless connectivity markets....
OpenAI Frontier Close the Enterprise AI Opportunity Gap—or Widen It
February 9, 2026

OpenAI Frontier: Close the Enterprise AI Opportunity Gap—or Widen It?

Futurum Research Analysts Mitch Ashley, Keith Kirkpatrick, Fernando Montenegro, Nick Patience, and Brad Shimmin examine OpenAI Frontier and whether enterprise AI agents can finally move from pilots to production. The...
Commvault Introduces Geo Shield. Can One Platform Meet Sovereign Needs?
February 9, 2026

Commvault Introduces Geo Shield. Can One Platform Meet Sovereign Needs?

Fernando Montenegro, VP & Practice Lead for Cybersecurity & Resilience at Futurum, examines Commvault Geo Shield and its focus on sovereign deployment models that retain control over data location, operations,...
Can Workday’s AI-Driven Frontline Suite Disrupt WFM for Retail and Hospitality
February 6, 2026

Can Workday’s AI-Driven Frontline Suite Disrupt WFM for Retail and Hospitality?

Keith Kirkpatrick, VP & Research Director at Futurum, shares his insights on Workday’s push to enhance frontline workforces through agentic technology, particularly in retail, transportation, and hospitality....
Amazon CES 2026 Do Ring, Fire TV, and Alexa+ Add Up to One Strategy
February 5, 2026

Amazon CES 2026: Do Ring, Fire TV, and Alexa+ Add Up to One Strategy?

Olivier Blanchard, Research Director at The Futurum Group, examines Amazon’s CES 2026 announcements across Ring, Fire TV, and Alexa+, focusing on AI-powered security, faster interfaces, and expanded assistant access across...
Agent-Driven Development - Two Paths, One Future
February 5, 2026

Agent-Driven Development – Two Paths, One Future

Mitch Ashley, VP Practice Lead at Futurum, examines how multi-agent execution and intent-first structuring form parallel paths toward agent-driven development, with OpenAI Codex establishing a baseline for multi-agent work....
Pure Storage Revises Its Partner Program. Is Outcomes-Led Focus the Shift
February 5, 2026

Pure Storage Revises Its Partner Program. Is Outcomes-Led Focus the Shift?

Tiffani Bova and Alex Smith at Futurum examine the Pure Storage partner program update, including the new Ambassador tier and solution practice designations, and what this shift signals for a...
Accenture Bets on Palantir Momentum
February 4, 2026

Accenture Bets on Palantir Momentum

Alex Smith, GM Futurum Research, shares his insights on how Accenture is strategically betting on Palantir's exceptional Q4 2025 results to become the key services partner for enterprise AI and...
Xeon 6 Arrives for Workstations. Is Intel Reframing CPU Value
February 4, 2026

Xeon 6 Arrives for Workstations. Is Intel Reframing CPU Value?

Olivier Blanchard, Research Director at Futurum, examines Intel’s Xeon 6 workstation launch and whether core density and memory bandwidth can reshape CPU relevance in professional workloads....
Dell Scales Its Education PC Strategy. Is Rugged Hardware the Differentiator
February 4, 2026

Dell Scales Its Education PC Strategy. Is Rugged Hardware the Differentiator?

Olivier Blanchard, Research Director at Futurum, examines Dell’s education PC expansion and how rugged design, serviceability, and platform choice shape long-term classroom device strategies....
Cisco’s "End of Gold": A High-Stakes Pivot to Skills-First Architecture
February 3, 2026

Cisco’s “End of Gold”: A High-Stakes Pivot to Skills-First Architecture

Tiffani Bova, Chief Strategy and Research Officer at The Futurum Group, examines Cisco’s 360 Partner Program and how its redesigned incentives, designations, and tools aim to align partner profitability with...
SpaceX Acquires xAI: Rockets, Starlink, and AI Under One Roof
February 3, 2026

SpaceX Acquires xAI: Rockets, Starlink, and AI Under One Roof

Nick Patience, VP and Practice Lead for AI Platforms at Futurum, analyzes SpaceX's acquisition of xAI, examining the financial rationale, valuation metrics, and competitive implications for AI and satellite infrastructure...

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