Insight Type: Market Coverage

Generative AI Could Reduce Enterprise Dependence on Data Science Expertise
Mark Beccue, Research Director at The Futurum Group, examines how generative AI could reduce enterprise dependence on data science expertise. The piece explores Google Cloud Engineering executive Andi Gutmans’ premise, which is bold and framed in a way that many have previously alluded to: that generative AI democratizes AI uses. Will GenEng emerge, and what are the potential impacts?
Contextual Learning Guides Include Role-Based and Task-Based Guides
Keith Kirkpatrick, Research Director at The Futurum Group covers the launch of NetSuite Guided Learning, and discusses how the embedded features should help enterprises maximize their software ROI, increase productivity, and decrease training costs.
Latest Release Provides Support for Continuous Planning at Scale
Keith Kirkpatrick, Research Director at The Futurum Group covers Workday’s announcement of Elastic Hypercube Technology (EHT), which provides enterprise workforce planners with dynamic and elastic compute power, enabling them to incorporate more dimensionality and complexity into planning models, while supporting a high number of concurrent users without impacting speed or performance.
The Futurum Group’s industry analyst Michael Diamond looks at the ASUS EndoAIM Endoscopy System that is fused with AI and co-developed with Intel to help diagnostic professionals achieve greater levels of success when diagnosing patients.
The Futurum Group VP & Practice Leader Steven Dickens offers his take on the latest news from Splunk. Splunk recently announced significant updates and a strategic shift toward AI during its annual user conference, .conf23. The innovations introduced include Splunk Attack Analyzer, a threat analysis tool powered by machine learning, and the integration of Splunk Observability Cloud and Splunk Cloud Platform to provide a unified view of customer-facing systems. Additionally, Splunk is entering the hardware market with Splunk Edge Hub, enabling organizations to gain valuable insights from diverse industries through advanced analytics and data-driven solutions. These developments are aimed at enhancing security operations, improving customer experiences, and providing greater visibility across hybrid cloud environments.
New Program Offers Accelerated Migration Assistance to Drive Adoption of Cloud-Based, AI Powered Software
Keith Kirkpatrick, Research Director at The Futurum Group, covers Microsoft’s announcement of AIM, and discusses how this program should help the company drive long-term relationships with customers.
The Futurum Group’s Ron Westfall examines why the latest release of MySQL HeatWave Lakehouse delivers record performance and breakthrough innovation in cloud data warehouse for loading data from object store, including sharply competitive advantageous price performance across loading data and querying data processes.
IBM posted a solid second quarter for fiscal year 2023, with revenue of $15.48 billion, which just missed analyst estimates, and earnings per share of $2.18 that handily beat analyst estimates of $2.01 per share
Daniel Newman and Todd R. Weiss of The Futurum Group share their insights as IBM’s Q2 earnings beat EPS estimates, just missing on analyst revenue estimates, as the company launches its new watsonx generative AI and data platform into general availability. The nascent watsonx platform is positioned to help drive broad enterprise success in generative AI for the company.
Major Investments Coming for Specific Areas of Generative AI
Mark Beccue, Research Director at The Futurum Group, examines the $1.3 billion investment in LLM provider Inflection, and the transaction’s implications for the industry. The Inflection funding marks a significant milestone in the generative AI landscape.
Enhanced Efficiency, Empowerment, and Engagement to Meet Rising Employee Expectations
Sherril Hanson, Senior Analyst at The Futurum Group, breaks down a demo of WalkMe’s platform, focusing on the benefits it provides for employees.
Ada Lovelace Institute Report Reveals the Challenge to Balancing Pro-Business AI Priorities With Pro-Consumer AI Protections
Mark Beccue, Research Director at The Futurum Group, examines a new Ada Lovelace Institute report that reveals the challenge to balancing pro-business AI wishes with pro-consumer AI protections. The piece explores how the current AI policy debate in the UK is a great example of the struggle to find equilibrium, where business can thrive and the public is sufficiently protected. The current AI Safety approach will not help the UK become an AI leader, and the approach is essentially a good example of what not to do to build sensible AI regulations that benefit business and the public.

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