Insight Type: Market Coverage

Is Search a Killer Generative AI Use Case?
Mark Beccue, Research Director at The Futurum Group, examines recent updates to the Google Search Generative Experience and explores the impact of generative AI on the future of search, including the implications for Google’s market position.
AWS Enhances Its Block and File Storage Performance and Scalability, Hardens Data Protection in Storage Day 2023 Launches
The Futurum Group’s senior analysts Krista Macomber and Dave Raffo share their insights on AWS Storage Day performance and cost improvements made to Elastic Block Storage, FSx file storage, and data protection.
Twilio Surpasses Revenue and Profit Targets as the Company Continues its Focus on Efficient Growth
Daniel Newman and Sherril Hanson of The Futurum Group break down Twilio’s Q2 2023 earnings, which saw the company surpassing both revenue and profit targets.
Lidar Technology Provider Sees Path to Profitability by 2025
Daniel Newman and Keith Kirkpatrick at The Futurum Group cover Luminar’s Q2 2023 earnings, and examine the key factors that will help position the LiDAR technology provider for future success in late 2023 and beyond.
Partnership Will Help Shape the Future of Volumetric Video Editing and Streaming
Clint Wheelock, Chief Research Officer at The Futurum Group, examines the recent announcement of Arcturus’ partnership with Microsoft Mixed Reality Capture Studios (MRCS), which will help shape the future of volumetric video for content creators.
Designed for AI-Specific Compute Loads, Newcomer Could Disrupt Cloud Vendors
Mark Beccue, Research Director at The Futurum Group, examines CoreWeave’s announcement of $2.3 billion in debt financing, and the ways in which the company has the potential to disrupt leading cloud service providers.
The Futurum Group’s Daniel Newman shares his insight on news that Amazon is set to meet with the US Federal Trade Commission ahead of a potential antitrust lawsuit the federal government may bring against the company.
Oracle Is Disrupting the Public Cloud On-Premises Market With a True, Purpose-Built Extension of the Cloud to the Customer’s Premises
The Futurum Group’s Ron Westfall and Steven Dickens share their insights on the Oracle Compute Cloud@Customer launch, propelling OCI as a formidable contender in the distributed cloud domain, and mounting an enduring challenge to AWS, GCP, and Azure.
Toolkit Streamlines Gen AI Elements for Developers
Mark Beccue, Research Director at The Futurum Group, examines the announcement of NVIDIA AI Workbench, a toolkit designed to streamline the generative AI application building process for developers, and a move that is intended to accelerate the AI market.
Nokia Partners With Sanmina Corporation To Manufacture Products in the US At the Sanmina Pleasant Prairie Facility in Kenosha County, Wisconsin
The Futurum Group’s Ron Westfall assesses why Nokia’s manufacturing partnership with Sanmina swiftly bolsters its channel presence and market credibility for US fiber builds financed by the BEAD program, especially toward meeting the society-wide national goal of bridging the digital divide across unserved and underserved communities.
Partnership Promises Data Flow To Support Both Agents and Customers; Medallia Makes It Clear They Are No Newcomer To AI in Experience Management
Sherril Hanson, Senior Analyst at The Futurum Group shares her insights on two recent Medallia announcements, including the company’s reveal that its sizeable financial investments in AI over the past 2 years has yielded strong results, with more than 1 million weekly active AI users on its platform.