Insight Type: Research Note

Futurum principal analyst Shelly Kramer and junior analyst Lauren Kirkpatrick discuss WalkMe Realize 2022 and the recent announcements around WalkMe’s enterprise Digital Adoption Platform. The updates center on data, action, and experience, which will allow users to gain more insight into their enterprise technology usage and drive better employee experiences.
Arm is showcasing Arm Neoverse ecosystem momentum through Microsoft’s preview of VMs on its Azure cloud platform powered by Arm-based Ampere Altra server CPUs. Futurum’s Ron Westfall assesses why the preview of VMs on Microsoft Azure using Arm-based Ampere Altra processors boosts Arm’s sales and marketing momentum as well as the influence of the Arm Neoverse ecosystem after the dissolution of the $40 billion NVIDIA acquisition and before parent company Softbank’s plan to take the company public.
Futurum analysts Michael Diamond and Shelly Kramer discuss Microsoft’s The Future of Hybrid Work on Microsoft Windows 11 which introduced and showcased some features and functionality that are easy to get excited about. Helping organizations build more secure, inclusive, and highly productive workplace environments and support employees wherever and whenever they work is obviously the goal, and Microsoft delivers on many fronts in that regard. Here are some of the new features that particularly piqued their interest.
Futurum analyst Todd R. Weiss dives into the news that Lego and Fortnite’s Epic Games are collaborating with the aim of creating a safe and fun metaverse experience targeted to children. Weiss explores the possibility that this move is perhaps a tempting carrot to later bring adults into the cloudy metaverse mix, along with a look what other brands are doing as we navigate the nascent stages of the metaverse and what’s ahead.
Futurum analysts Todd R. Weiss and Jared Klee share their insights on the launch by three ex-DeepMind researchers of startup EquiLibre, which aims to use AI to give stock and crypto traders a valuable edge in making their equity trades.
Futurum analyst Michael Diamond discusses Intel’s recently announced second generation Blockscale ASIC, which is designed with speed and power savings in mind, delivering a much-needed assist to bitcoin mining companies who seek to achieve hash rate scaling objectives coupled with improved sustainability measures.
Futurum Analyst in Residence Jared Klee analyzes the $620 million raise by fintech and crypto bank Cross River, exploring how the bank combines fintech and banking, and what the funds will mean for Cross River’s growing embedded crypto services.
Lockheed Martin and Intel are expanding their decade-long partnership to spur delivery of secure 5G.MIL solutions that target enabling swift, data-driven decisions by military commanders across key operational domains. Futurum’s Ron Westfall explores why the enhanced Lockheed Martin and Intel partnership shows that 5G networks are integral to fulfilling U.S. national security and stable chipset supply chain objectives as well as strengthens Intel’s differentiation across the 5G ecosystem.
Futurum senior analyst Steven Dickens takes a deep dive into IBM’s new z16 mainframe, exploring the features in the newest zSystems ecosystem based on IBM announcements and sharing insights on what this means for IBM’s mainframe customers.
Futurum analyst Todd R. Weiss explores the news from Amazon’s Project Kuiper announcing the signing of contracts with three rocket companies to provide heavy-lift launch services of low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites in what is being touted as the largest commercial procurement of launch vehicles in history. Amazon’s Project Kuiper expects to send some 3,200+ satellites skyward on about 83 launches over the next five years to get rural broadband services up and running across the globe, helping to address the digital divide in much-needed ways.
Futurum analyst Todd R. Weiss explores AMD’s latest planned acquisition – the $1.9 billion purchase of Pensando Systems – and analyzes how the addition of the programmable packet processor and software specialist will also likely bolster AMD’s recent acquisition of FPGA chip maker Xilinx.
Futurum analysts Michael Diamond and Shelly Kramer explore the social engineering attack on Apple and Meta. They review how it happened, who the suspected perpetrators are (and how rampant these gangs are), as well as some of the cybersecurity dangers that are quite likely ahead.

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