Insight Type: Research Note

LeadershIP 2022 shed a light on critical IP, innovation, and national security challenges. Futurum's principal analyst Daniel Newman discusses this year's event, which focused on geopolitical issues related to tech leadership, why standards' leadership is critical for national security, and the intersection of IP, big-tech, and antitrust.
Rogers Communications and Ericsson collaborate to deliver Rogers 5G Standalone services nationwide across Canada, forming the basis for Rogers’ claim of launching Canada’s first commercially available 5G SA network. Futurum’s Ron Westfall assesses why the Rogers 5G SA network deployment shows the commercial viability of using key 5G SA capabilities, such as 5G core programmability and 5G RAN slicing, and is a sound indicator of the use cases, such as dedicated private networks, consumer AR/VR, public safety, and 5G-IoT, that encapsulate the best 5G monetization prospects.
Futurum Research senior analyst Steven Dickens provides his take on the financial impact that the launch of IBM z16, a new mainframe, will have on the wider IBM. IBM is a different company from when the last mainframe was launched, and the new system has the opportunity to further drive the company’s growth trajectory in the coming quarters.
Futurum analyst Todd R. Weiss shares his insights about what the latest $105 million in Series C round funding means for collaborative application developer platform Docker as the company continues its rebound from its 2019 reorganization.
Futurum Research analyst Todd R. Weiss takes a deep dive into Intel’s acquisition of real-time autonomous optimization software vendor, Granulate, and explores how the move is designed to deliver positive impacts for cloud and data center customers.
Futurum analyst Michael Diamond discusses Qualcomm’s QCS7230 chip, an addition to its Vision Intelligence Platform adding solutions that are more affordable, offer better resolution and provide enhanced intelligence at the edge for surveillance strategies and beyond. Mike also explores the Global Physical Security market and what he expects to see in terms of continued convergence in that market moving forward.
Futurum analyst Todd R. Weiss shares his insights about a planned $1B cybersecurity budget hike in the Biden administration’s proposed 2023 federal budget and how the additional funding will be a critical part of the nation’s ever evolving battle against cyberattackers.
Oracle debuts MySQL HeatWave ML delivering support of extensive machine learning based automation which enables the entire system to become more intelligent over time, locking in accrued lifecycle value for all customers as well as new ML explanations in HeatWave that deliver differentiation across usability and interpretability, quality, as well as performance and scalability criteria. Futurum’s Ron Westfall examines why new MySQL HeatWave ML is well-positioned to meet the most demanding database applications and expectations of enterprise users. From our perspective, the new innovations Oracle has built into MySQL HeatWave ML, enables the solution to stand out with a compelling feature set, AutoML scalability, real-time elasticity, date per node, portfolio-wide enhancement, and price/performance differentiation against the gauntlet of competition.
Cisco and Verizon collaboration on PoC test that could help streamline autonomous driving applications by virtualizing roadside infrastructure by eliminating expensive Roadside Units to boost C-V2X signals. Futurum’s Ron Westfall analyzes why the Cisco Verizon PoC can boost ecosystem support for C-V2X technology and accelerate deployment of autonomous driving use cases such as robotaxis and last-mile delivery bots.
Futurum principal analyst Shelly Kramer offers insight into Palo Alto Networks’ new managed firewall service, Cloud NGFW for AWS, jointly developed with AWS, and how this new approach to security for the public cloud is exactly what businesses need in our cloud-first, quick moving, resource strapped world.
Futurum’s Daniel Newman breaks down Hg Capital’s investment into IFS and WorkWave. He offers insight into how this influx of capital will help the companies continue their growth trajectory.
Futurum principal analyst Shelly Kramer explores the news that Five9 has become the official customer contact center software partner for golf’s European Tour group. The partnership is all about leveraging technology to drive innovation as well as making a better experience for all, improving communication and logistics for fans, players, and sponsors. This bodes well in myriad ways, both for the European Tour group as well as for the opportunities this might present for Five9 in the future.

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