Insight Type: Research Note

Oracle’s Latest Exadata X11M Platform Delivers Key Enhancements in Performance, Efficiency, and Energy Conservation for AI and Data Workloads
Futurum’s Ron Westfall examines why Exadata X11M allows customers to decide where they want to gain the best performance for their Oracle Database workloads from new levels of price performance, consolidation, and efficiency alongside savings in hardware, power and cooling, and data center space.
Lenovo’s CES 2025 Lineup Included Two New AI-Powered ThinkPad X9 Prosumer PCs for Hybrid Workers
Olivier Blanchard, Research Director at The Futurum Group, shares his insights on how Lenovo’s new Aura Edition ThinkPad X9 prosumer PCs help the company maximize Intel’s new Core Ultra processors to deliver a richer and more differentiated AI feature set on premium tier Copilot+ PCs to hybrid workers.
Lenovo’s New ThinkBook Plus 6 Rollable Isn’t for Everyone, but It Might Not Be as Niche as It Seems at First Glance
Olivier Blanchard, Research Director at The Futurum Group, shares his insights on how Lenovo’s new ThinkBook Gen 6 Rollable laptop could make the case for more versatile, hybrid laptop form factors, and turn a niche play into a mainstream feature.
Daniel Newman and Patrick Moorhead discuss the biggest innovations unveiled at CES 2025. From Meta’s community-driven moderation to NVIDIA’s AI advancements and Qualcomm’s edge computing breakthroughs sharing a technical look at CES’s top trends.
HP Wolf Security Threat Intelligence Report Uncovers Nuances in AI-Driven Cyber Attacks
Krista Case, Research Director at The Futurum Group, shares her insights on HP’s most recent Wolf Threat Intelligence research.
Microsoft and Salesforce Are Going All-In on Consumption Pricing and Google May Not Be Far Behind
Keith Kirkpatrick, Research Director at The Futurum Group shares his insights on Google’s inclusion of Gemini within its Workspace Business and Enterprise editions, and discusses how this may spur greater demand for generative AI tools.
The Acquisition Will Build on Their Entry and Mid-Range Storage Success With High-End Offerings
Camberley Bates at The Futurum Group covers Lenovo’s intended acquisition of Infinidat.
Cisco AI Defense Uses AI to Enable Secure Access To, and Development Of, AI Applications
Krista Case, Research Director at The Futurum Group, shares her insights on Cisco AI Defense.
Commvault Addresses the Rise of Identity-Based Attacks With Automated Active Directory Recovery, and the Ability to Protect Active Directory Alongside Entra ID
Krista Case, Research Director at The Futurum Group, shares her insights on Commvault’s automated recovery of Active Directory forests.
Marvell Spotlights How Incorporation of Its CPO Technology Capabilities Can Accelerate XPU Architecture Innovation
Futurum’s Ron Westfall explores how Marvell’s CPO portfolio can play an integral role in further demystifying applying customization in the XPU architecture design process, incentivizing hyperscalers to develop custom XPUs that increase the density and performance of their AI servers.
A Transformative Update Bringing New Hardware Architecture, Enhanced Write Performance, and Innovative Data Management Solutions for Hyperscale and Enterprise Environments
Camberley Bates, Chief Technology Advisor at The Futurum Group, shares insights on VAST Data Version 5.2, highlighting the EBox architecture, enhanced write performance, and data resilience features designed to meet AI and hyperscale storage environments.
A Closer Look At Hitachi Vantara’s Innovative Virtual Storage Platform One, Offering Scalable and Energy-Efficient Storage Solutions for Hybrid and Multi-Cloud Environments
Camberley Bates, Chief Technology Advisor at The Futurum Group, shares insights on Hitachi Vantara’s expanded hybrid cloud storage platform and the integration of all-QLC flash, object storage, and advanced cloud capabilities.

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