Insight Type: Market Coverage

The Futurum Group Senior Analyst Dave Raffo looks at Nasuni’s cyber-resiliency features added to its Ransomware Protection service, and its integration with Microsoft Sentinel.
Service GPT, Sales GPT, and the Einstein GPT Trust Layer Features and Pricing Are Now Public
Keith Kirkpatrick, Research Director at The Futurum Group covers the general availability of Salesforce’s generative AI offerings within Sales Cloud and Service Cloud, and discusses the potential strategy enterprises may use to roll out these features based on Salesforce’s pricing model.
The Futurum Group Industry Analyst, Michael Diamond looks at the Silicon Labs xG27 SoC devices and shares insights on how he expects them to resonate in markets such as warehousing and logistics, smart home, industrial, healthcare, and other markets.
Basics of the Legislation, Current Status, and Predictions
Mark Beccue, Research Director at The Futurum Group, examines the scope, current status, and outlook for the EU’s AI Act. The research note provides a quick summary of the AI Act, the current status of the legislation, observations as to what the AI ecosystem is doing to influence the legislation, and what The Futurum Group thinks will happen with the AI Act through the end of 2023.
Krista Macomber, Senior Analyst at The Futurum Group, covers Kyndryl and Veritas managed services for ransomware risk assessment and recovery, aimed at helping enterprises protect and recover critical data across on-premises, hybrid, and multi-cloud environments, utilizing AI-based data management capabilities for efficient cyber-recovery.
The Futurum Group Senior Analyst Dave Raffo looks at Lenovo’s data management additions, including ransomware detection, and a new QLC all-flash storage system.
Daniel Newman and Todd R. Weiss, analysts at The Futurum Group, share their insights as SAP Q2 revenue reaches €7.55 billion, up 5%, as cloud revenue climbs again. SAP’s Q2 revenue came in a bit lower than analyst consensus estimates of €7.6 billion for the quarter, but the company clearly sees progress as it raised its second half earnings guidance for cloud and software revenue and non-IFRS operating profit through the end of fiscal year 2023.
The Futurum Group’s Ron Westfall and Daniel Newman assess Nokia’s fiscal Q2 2023 as the company demonstrated its resilience by delivering fiscal Q2 2023 results including stable net sales in constant currency compared to 2022 amid macroeconomic uncertainties and customer inventory shifts. This includes the expectation that Nokia’s competitive prospects will benefit from more diversification in the enterprise and web scale spaces and the advancement of 5G SA network capabilities on a global basis.
Is It Counterintuitive to Think Compute-Hungry LLMs Can Work at the Edge? Two Tech Giants Map a Path
Mark Beccue, Research Director at The Futurum Group, examines Qualcomm and Meta’s partnership to implement Llama 2-based AI capabilities on smartphones and PCs starting in 2024. The idea that LLM applications could be run on compute-cost efficient edge devices is enough to make most AI application developers’ imaginations run wild, since this capability would bring lots of potential new use cases and business opportunities
Concrete Details on Safeguards Helps Drive More Confidence in Responsible Use of Gen AI
Keith Kirkpatrick, Research Director at The Futurum Group covers Automation Anywhere’s focus on AI data governance and control, and discusses the company’s approach to implementing generative AI guardrails to ensure safe and responsible use.
Patterson Dental Leverages SAP’s Field Service Management Solution to Increase Revenue and Optimize Scheduling
Keith Kirkpatrick, Research Director at The Futurum Group, covers SAP’s Field Service Management Solution, and discusses how incorporating real-time, external data into operational forecasts can improve customer experiences.
Execs from major U.S. semiconductor companies recently met with Secretary of State Anthony Blinken to discuss relations with China, despite rumors that the Biden Administration is tightening restrictions. The Futurum Group’s Daniel Newman breaks down what these restrictions will mean for the U.S. semiconductor market.

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