Insight Type: Market Coverage

The Futurum Group VP & Practice Leader Steven Dickens provides his take on the latest announcements from BMC Software and its plan to acquire Model9. As mainframe customers grapple with how to modernize their applications and leverage the benefits of hybrid cloud, how they manage data is becoming a key battleground. Model9 has emerged over the last couple of years as a key player in this space and the acquisition of Model9 by long-standing mainframe software vendor BMC validates the solution and the approach.
The Futurum Group analyst Michael Diamond discusses Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Wear 1300 Platform targeting wearable IoT devices that need both cellular connectivity and excellent battery life. Qualcomm continues to widen its wearable partner ecosystem at a rapid pace, and by way of example, Diamond explores the partnership between Qualcomm and Tractive on its Tractive Dog XO tracking device targeting pet owners.
The Futurum Group analysts Daniel Newman and Todd R. Weiss share their insights as Microsoft revenue hits $52.9B for Q3 FY23, beating estimates as the software giant and competitors continue to fight difficult global macroeconomic conditions.
Craig Durr, senior analyst with The Futurum Group, covers news out of Enterprise Connect around Microsoft’s move to release a version of Android through its new Microsoft Device Ecosystem Platform (MEDP), and explores how this is a win for customers and OEMs alike.
Dave Raffo, senior analyst at Futurum Research (formerly known as Evaluator Group), provides insights into Zadara’s recent executive personnel change as competition increases, and explores what this means for the future of the company.
Mitch Lewis, research analyst at The Futurum Group, provides insights on how decentralized storage, an emerging technology, can become yet another tool available to IT organizations in the ongoing battle against ransomware.
The Futurum Group’s Shelly Kramer takes an in-depth look at the newly launched NIST Trustworthy & Responsible Artificial Intelligence Resource Center, which has been developed to provide resources, an international standards hub, metrics resources for AI systems testing, software tools and guidance for those developing AI technologies.
The Futurum Group analysts Daniel Newman and Todd R. Weiss share their insights as SAP revenue for Q1 2023 up 10% to $7.4B euros, cloud up 24%, as the intelligent cloud ERP software vendor sees positive progress despite ongoing macroeconomic challenges around the world.
The Futurum Group's Daniel Newman and Ron Westfall assess why Google is making the strategic moves necessary to meet macroeconomic uncertainties during 2023. Google’s strategic AI moves indicate that it is fully prepared to counter the looming Microsoft-backed ChatGPT threat as well as other AI competitive threats and make AI integral to invigorating revenue streams across its portfolio including Search and Cloud.
Krista Macomber, senior analyst at The Futurum Group, shares her thoughts on the future of Kubernetes protection following announcements made from major vendors at KubeCon Europe 2023.
Sean Spradling, Senior Analyst at The Futurum Group, looks at the impact of Microsoft’s plan to unbundle Teams and Office, what’s driving that, and the challenges that presents.
The Futurum Group analyst Michael Diamond discusses ASUS’s ROG Phone 7 Series outfitted with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC and shares thoughts on how this should be an excellent mobile gaming experiences for its users.

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