Insight Type: Market Coverage

Microsoft Recall: A Shrewd Move or Big Brother in Your PC?
June 7, 2024

Microsoft Recall: A Shrewd Move or Big Brother in Your PC?

Krista Macomber of The Futurum Group and Mitch Ashley of Techstrong Research weigh in on the potential privacy concerns of Microsoft Recall, a new feature announced along with the Copilot...
Elon Musk’s xAI: $6 Billion Funding Boost in the AI Arms Race Against ChatGPT
June 7, 2024

Elon Musk’s xAI: $6 Billion Funding Boost in the AI Arms Race Against ChatGPT

Steven Dickens, VP and Practice Leader at The Futurum Group explores how Elon Musk’s recent $6 billion funding round for xAI marks a significant milestone in the rapidly evolving AI...
Zoho Announces CRM for Everyone
June 7, 2024

Zoho Announces CRM for Everyone

Keith Kirkpatrick, Research Director with The Futurum Group, covers Zoholics 2024, and discusses the new CRM for Everyone product enhancements....
June 7, 2024

SAP to Acquire Digital Adoption Platform and AI Provider WalkMe

The Furturum Group’s Dr. Bob Sutor and Keith Kirkpatrick examine SAP’s planned acquisition of Digital Adoption Platform provider WalkMe. The acquisition enhances SAP’s business automation and transformation portfolio with additional...
Smartsheet Q1 FY2025: Significant Revenue Increase and Efficiency Gains Despite Net Loss
June 7, 2024

Smartsheet Q1 FY2025: Significant Revenue Increase and Efficiency Gains Despite Net Loss

The Futurum Group’s Global Advisor, Keith Townsend, covers Smartsheet's Q1 FY25 results, illustrating the company's strong momentum and successful execution of its growth strategies. The strong revenue growth, particularly in...
Databricks Acquires Tabular to Boost AI Data Management
June 6, 2024

Databricks Acquires Tabular to Boost AI Data Management

Paul Nashawaty and Steven Dickens, Practice Leads at The Futurum Group discuss the impacts of the Databricks acquisition of Tabular....
Introducing TruScale Backup with Veeam: Lenovo's New On-Premises Cloud Solution
June 6, 2024

Introducing TruScale Backup with Veeam: Lenovo’s New On-Premises Cloud Solution

Steven Dickens and Krista Macomber discuss Lenovo's latest announcement of TruScale Backup with Veeam, highlighting its scalable Backup as a Service solution designed for robust data protection and ransomware recovery....
Microsoft Announces Copilot-Driven Dynamics 365 Contact Center
June 6, 2024

Microsoft Announces Copilot-Driven Dynamics 365 Contact Center

Keith Kirkpatrick, Research Director with The Futurum Group, covers Microsoft’s new CCaaS offering that is heavily leveraging the company’s expertise and experience with genAI, and an open approach to integrating...
Advancing the Zoho Enterprise Security Stack
June 6, 2024

Advancing the Zoho Enterprise Security Stack

Krista Macomber, Research Director and Senior Analyst with The Futurum Group, shares her insights on Zoho’s enterprise security updates....
VeeamON 2024: From Backups to Cyber-Resiliency and Incident Response
June 6, 2024

VeeamON 2024: From Backups to Cyber-Resiliency and Incident Response

Krista Macomber, Research Director at The Futurum Group shares her insights on VeeamON 2024....
Marvell Sees Time Has Come for Alaska-sized Retimer Innovation
June 5, 2024

Marvell Sees Time Has Come for Alaska-sized Retimer Innovation

The Futurum Group’s Ron Westfall assesses why the Alaska P PCIe launch positions Marvell to drive PAM4 PCIe innovations throughout AI server compute fabrics, building on its PAM4 innovation expertise,...
HPE Aruba Networking Ready to Turbocharge Private 5G
June 5, 2024

HPE Aruba Networking Ready to Turbocharge Private 5G

The Futurum Group’s Ron Westfall explores why the end-to-end approach of the new HPE Aruba Networking Enterprise Private 5G solution strengthens HPE’s overall wireless value proposition by providing a unified...

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