Insight Type: Market Coverage

January 25, 2024

Daniel Newman & Steven Dickens

Market Coverage

IBM Grew Revenue in All Segments in Q4 2023

The Company’s Earnings Were Driven by Continued Adoption of Its Hybrid Cloud and AI Offerings

Daniel Newman and Steven Dickens, analysts with The Futurum Group, share their insights about IBM Q4 revenue growth, driven by continued adoption of its hybrid cloud and AI offerings.

AI Platforms, Digital Leadership & CIO, Hybrid Cloud, Infrastructure, and Operations

January 25, 2024

Sherril Hanson

Market Coverage

Genesys to Acquire Radarr Technologies

The Acquisition Will Add Social and Digital Listening and Analytics into the Genesys Cloud Platform

Sherril Hanson, Senior Analyst at The Futurum Group, shares her insights on the proposed acquisition of Radarr Technologies by Genesys which will bring social and digital listening and analytics into the Genesys Cloud Platform.

Digital Leadership & CIO, Enterprise Software, & Digital Workflows

January 25, 2024

Paul Nashawaty & Steven Dickens

Market Coverage

Cisco Unveils Cutting-Edge Capabilities in AppDynamics

The New Capabilities Are Revolutionizing Application and Infrastructure Instrumentation

The Futurum Group’s Steven Dickens and Paul Nashawaty discuss Cisco's recent efforts to bolster its AppDynamics portfolio and explore the acquisition of industry leader Splunk.

AI Platforms, Cybersecurity & Resilience, Hybrid Cloud, Infrastructure, and Operations

January 25, 2024

Ron Westfall

Market Coverage

Oracle Generative AI: Advancing the Frontier of Enterprise Innovation

Oracle Previews the First of a Series of OCI Generative AI Agents Aimed at Transforming Data-Driven Decision-Making and Integration of AI into Modern Workloads

The Futurum Group’s Ron Westfall explores why the OCI Generative AI solution can accelerate enterprise AI adoption at scale by delivering RAG the way that enterprises want by prioritizing data management, security, and governance.

AI Platforms, Digital Leadership & CIO, Hybrid Cloud, Infrastructure, and Operations

January 25, 2024

Mitch Lewis

Market Coverage

Pinecone Announces Serverless Vector Database

Pinecone Provides a Simplified, Cost-Effective Approach to Vector Databases with a Serverless Offering

Mitch Lewis, Research Analyst at The Futurum Group, shares his insights on Pinecone’s serverless offering.

AI Platforms, Data Intelligence, Analytics, & Infrastructure, Digital Leadership & CIO

January 25, 2024

Daniel Newman & Keith Kirkpatrick

Market Coverage

SAP Meets or Exceeds All Key Financial Metrics for FY 2023

Strong Performance from Cloud Segment Drives Success for the ERP Vendor

The Futurum Group’s Daniel Newman and Keith Kirkpatrick cover SAP’s Q4 and FY 2023 earnings and discuss the impact of the company’s planned restructuring.

AI Platforms, Digital Leadership & CIO, Enterprise Software, & Digital Workflows

January 25, 2024

Ron Westfall

Market Coverage

Vodafone and Microsoft Find Decade of Bliss in Generative AI Alliance

Vodafone and Microsoft Strike Decade-Long Alliance to Bring Generative AI, Cloud, and Digital Service Benefits to 300 Million Customers and Businesses in Europe and Africa

The Futurum Group’s Ron Westfall examines why the 10-year, $1.5 billion Vodafone and Microsoft alliance can broaden their channel influence across the digital ecosystems of Europe and Africa through generative AI and hybrid cloud flexibility.

AI Platforms, Digital Leadership & CIO, Hybrid Cloud, Infrastructure, and Operations

January 25, 2024

Paul Nashawaty

Market Coverage

Harness’s Strategic Acquisition of Armory’s IP and Talent

The Acquisition Reflects Harness’s Dedication to Accelerating Innovation and Recognizes Armory’s Impressive Track Record in Continuous Deployment

The Futurum Group’s Paul Nashawaty discusses Harness’ strategic acquisition of Armory's IP and talent, signaling a watershed moment in the evolution of continuous deployment and heralding a new era of innovation for developers and DevOps teams.

AI Platforms, Enterprise Software, & Digital Workflows, Hybrid Cloud, Infrastructure, and Operations

January 25, 2024

Paul Nashawaty & Steven Dickens

Market Coverage

Elastic Stack 8.12 Release: An In-Depth Analysis

This Release Empowers Developers with Advanced Features and Enhanced Performance

The Futurum Group’s Paul Nashawaty and Steven Dickens discusses Elastic Stack 8.12, which introduces advanced features and performance enhancements, providing developers with powerful tools for efficient and seamless application development.

AI Platforms, Digital Leadership & CIO, Enterprise Software, & Digital Workflows, Hybrid Cloud, Infrastructure, and Operations

January 24, 2024

Keith Kirkpatrick

Market Coverage

Microsoft Announces New Front- and Back-End Retail Technologies

Generative AI and Data Offerings Focus on Personalization, Empowering Employees, and Unifying Retail Data

Keith Kirkpatrick, Research Director with The Futurum Group, covers Microsoft’s retail-focused announcements, and discusses how these innovations will help retailers improve operations and their customers’ experiences.

AI Platforms, Enterprise Software, & Digital Workflows

January 24, 2024

Steven Dickens

Market Coverage

IBM’s Strategic Acquisition of Advanced’s AppMod Capabilities

The Emergence of a New Era in Mainframe Application Modernization

The Futurum Group’s Steven Dickens covers IBM’s announced intention to acquire the AppMod part of Advanced. This move will transfer customers, IP, and staff to IBM Consulting and enhance its mainframe application and data modernization services.