Insight Type: Research Note

October 18, 2021

Daniel Newman

Research Note

ServiceNow Announced New ESG Solution with Aim to Help Companies Make a Better World

ServiceNow announced a new Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) Solution powered by the Now Platform with an aim to help companies work on ESG programs and initiatives across the enterprise.

Digital Transformation, Sustainability, Markets, and Policy

October 14, 2021

Daniel Newman

Research Note

Dell Technologies Announces New Additions to Edge Portfolio at Dell Tech World

Futurum’s Daniel Newman explores the edge portfolio upgrades from Dell Technologies, providing insight on how these new solutions will impact the future of the edge.

Edge Networking, IoT

October 14, 2021

Steven Dickens

Research Note

SUSE Doubles Down on Cloud-Native Innovation with Major Updates to Harvester and Rancher

Futurum Research senior analyst, Steven Dickens provides his take on news coming out of KubeCon from SUSE in the Kubernetes space. As customers make the transition from virtual machines to containers and Kubernetes, they will be faced with managing both platforms. SUSE seeks to be the solution to this challenge with its Rancher platform leveraging the open source Project Harvester.

Cloud, Digital Transformation, Hybrid Cloud, Infrastructure, and Operations

October 14, 2021

Steven Dickens

Research Note

Red Hat Announces OpenShift 4.9 — Getting Closer to the Edge With Myriad Enhancements — and Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes

Futurum Research senior analyst, Steven Dickens provides his take on news coming out of the Linux Foundation’s KubeCon event by Red Hat. As edge computing use cases explode, Kubernetes deployments have become under increasing stress. The latest additions to Red Hat’s flagship OpenShift Kubernetes orchestration platform position the platform to address the scale and complexity of such edge use cases and also handle the inherent network connectivity issues that exist at the edge.

Cloud, Edge Networking, Hybrid Cloud, Infrastructure, and Operations

October 13, 2021

Shelly Kramer

Research Note

The Ransom Disclosure Act Proposed — Gives 48 Hours to Report Ransom Payments

The Ransom Disclosure Act proposed by Senator Elizabeth Warren and U.S. Representative Deborah Ross would require the victims of ransomware attacks to report payments to their hackers within 48 hours. Futurum analysts Shelly Kramer and Fred McClimans explore the proposed act as part of the Futurum Tech Webcast, Cybersecurity Shorts series, along with an exploration of the current state of ransomware threats, and insights on why this proposed act would provide an assist to the Department of Homeland Security as it seeks a deeper understanding of the ransomware threat landscape.

Cybersecurity, Security, Sustainability, Markets, and Policy

October 13, 2021

Ron Westfall

Research Note

ServiceNow Industry Analyst Event: Rome Release Readies Now Platform to Power Hybrid Work Transformation

At its Industry Analyst event, ServiceNow emphasized how the recent Now Platform Rome release provides the vast array of innovations needed to enable organizations to meet the workforce and workflow challenges of the hybrid work era. Futurum’s Ron Westfall examines why the ServiceNow Now Platform is ready to power evolving business models, improve employee satisfaction, advance organization-wide automation, and scale application development, providing key differentiation for ServiceNow against formidable rivals.

Digital Transformation

October 13, 2021

Olivier Blanchard

Research Note

Apple Asks for Stay in App Store Changes Pending Appeal of Epic Games Ruling

Futurum senior analyst Olivier Blanchard takes a look at Apple’s latest filing in the Epic Games vs. Apple legal battle, in which Apple was ordered to allow developers to point consumers to alternate forms of payment outside of its App store. In this overview, Blanchard explains why the next phases of the appeal process could be critical to the future of ecommerce platforms, including Google Play and Amazon, as well as the U.S. retail ecosystem as a whole.

Sustainability, Markets, and Policy

October 13, 2021

Daniel Newman

Research Note

Cambridge Quantum Releases World’s First Quantum Natural Language Processing Toolkit and Library

Futurum Research’s principal analyst Daniel Newman covers Cambridge Quantum’s release of the first Quantum Natural Language Processing toolkit and library. The toolkit, called lambeq, is the world’s first software toolkit for QNLP that can convert sentences into a quantum circuit, which will open the doors for QNLP developers for unlimited possibilities.

AI, Quantum Computing

October 12, 2021

Olivier Blanchard

Research Note

Ruling in Cloudflare Copyright Infringement Case Clarifies Liability Framework for Web Service Providers, Upholds DMCA Provisions

Futurum Senior Analyst Olivier Blanchard explains why Cloudflare’s legal victory in federal court last week is important to copyright infringement case law in the United States. He also explores why upholding the 1998 DMCA’s framework of liability and indemnity for companies that deliver internet services is more important than ever, as global regulatory forces begin to shift around existing IP and antitrust law.

Sustainability, Markets, and Policy

October 11, 2021

Ron Westfall

Research Note

Hansen Technologies: Powering the Next Age of Digital Experience

Hansen’s Create-Deliver-Engage (CDE) suite is a set of software applications that aims to fulfill operator digital transformation objectives through tailored applications that are delivered through the Hansen Cloud. Futurum’s Ron Westfall assesses why Hansen’s CDE proposition provides the catalog-driven portfolio range and flexibility across the converged billing, CPQ, order management, and provisioning product domains to assure suite-wide innovation and first-tier influence in driving CSP digital transformation.

5G, Digital Transformation

October 7, 2021

Ron Westfall

Research Note

NEC and Netcracker Join Forces with ADVA and Juniper to Boost 5G xHaul Transport Automation

NEC and Netcracker unveiled an integrated multi-vendor solution with ADVA and Juniper that targets packet optical automation and the streamlining of 5G transport. Futurum’s Ron Westfall examines why the alliance bolsters NEC’s strong hand as lead integrator for Open RAN projects across broader Open 5G network builds, enhances Netcrackers’ Network Domain Orchestration credentials, and augments the 5G ecosystem prospects of ADVA and Juniper.