Insight Type: Market Coverage

VMware introduces NSX+ and Enhances its Ransomware Recovery Service for VMware Cloud to Enhance Cyber-Resiliency
Krista Macomber, Senior Analyst at The Futurum Group, and Russ Fellows, VP, The Futurum Group Labs, share their perspective on cyber resiliency-related announcements at VMware Explore, including the launch of NSX+ and enhancements to VMware Ransomware Recovery services for VMware Cloud.
Plume Unveils New Intelligent Home Security Offering to Augment AI-Powered Full Stack Optimization Platform and Improve Overall Consumer Experience
The Futurum Group’s Ron Westfall examines why Plume’s new home security enhancement to its recently announced Full Stack Optimization can play an instrumental role in enabling CSPs to expand and diversify their bundled service offerings.
With Cloud Block Store, Pure Decouples Storage Software From Its Flash Arrays and Runs It Natively on Azure
Dave Raffo, Senior Analyst at The Futurum Group, looks at how Pure Storage is making Cloud Block Store available for Azure VMware Solutions. This is first block-only storage for AVS.
Siemens Joins the Curiosity Lab Ecosystem to Develop and Innovate EV Charging Stations and Infrastructure Using T-Mobile’s 5G Network
The Futurum Group’s Ron Westfall assesses why Siemens can play a more integral role in the buildout and improvement of the EV charging infrastructure throughout the US through its Curiosity Lab collaboration at Peachtree Corners.
With Meta’s Llama 2 LLM to Power On-Device Generative AI, MediaTek Takes Another Swing at Mobile’s Premium Tier
Olivier Blanchard, Research Director at The Futurum Group, shares his insights on MediaTek’s announcement that it has partnered with Meta to bring on-device generative AI capabilities to its next-gen SoCs, and what this move signals about MediaTek’s mobile and edge compute ambitions.
Verint’s 2023 State of Digital Customer Experience Shows Interactions, Channels, and Expectations are Rising and Companies Face Barriers in Meeting the Challenge
Sherril Hanson, Senior Analyst at The Futurum Group, breaks down Verint’s recent research conducted on digital customer experience. Interactions, channels, and expectations are rising, and companies face barriers in meeting the challenge.
IBM Will, However, Continue to Access and Use The Weather Company’s Meteorological Data in its Sustainability Software Business
Todd R. Weiss, Senior Analyst with The Futurum Group, shares his insights as IBM sells The Weather Company’s digital assets to private equity firm Francisco Partners for an undisclosed price. The sale of the unit has been rumored since April.
Universal Translation Use Cases: Tempting Goldmine? Meta Races Google Cloud
Mark Beccue, Research Director at The Futurum Group, examines Meta’s Introduction of SeamlessM4T Model, which represents a significant step toward a universal translator, and how such an innovation will impact the market.
The Futurum Group's Steven Dickens shares insights on the most recent announcements from Oracle and VMware. Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) has strengthened its partnership with VMware by joining the VMware Cloud Universal program.
YouTube Takes First Shot at Navigating Generative AI in Music: Content Generation, Protecting Creative Work and Consumers
Mark Beccue, Research Director at The Futurum Group, examines YouTube’s Music AI Incubator and related announcements around the use of generative AI on YouTube platforms.
Steven Dickens, VP and Practice Leader at The Futurum Group shares his insights on IBM’s unveiling of watsonx Code Assistant for Z, an innovative tool for the swift translation of COBOL to Java, emphasizing COBOL application modernization.
Highlighting Industry Players Approaching Generative AI in the Right Way
Mark Beccue, Research Director at The Futurum Group, highlights organizations approaching generative AI the right way. This edition of Adults in the Generative AI Rumpus Room features Cohere, IBM, Google, Microsoft, OpenAI and Anthropic.

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