Insight Type: Research Note

September 26, 2020

Sarah Wallace

Research Note

Google Announces Google Tables for Automated Work Tracking

Google announces Google Tables for automated work tracking. Work tracking proves to be a hot topic this week as Microsoft announces Workplace Analytics for its Microsoft Teams at its Ignite Event as well.

Automation, Workplace Collaboration

September 26, 2020

Sarah Wallace

Research Note

Microsoft Announces Azure Orbital to Connect Satellites to Its Cloud

Microsoft takes on AWS Ground Station and announces its Azure Orbital, a fully managed ground station-as-a-service that enables satellite communication, control, and data processing directly in Microsoft Azure.

Cloud, Hybrid Cloud, Infrastructure, and Operations

September 25, 2020

Daniel Newman

Research Note

FTC Files Unlikely Petition to 9th Circuit to Revisit Favorable Qualcomm Ruling

The FTC has filed an appeal of the 9th circuit ruling that green lighted Qualcomm's licensing model in a big one for the giant chip maker.

Sustainability, Markets, and Policy

September 24, 2020

Daniel Newman

Research Note

Zapata’s Orquestra Brings Us Closer To Democratizing Quantum

With the release of its Orquestra software, Boston based Zapata Computing is democratizing access to quantum computing.

Emerging Technologies, Quantum Computing

September 23, 2020

Daniel Newman

Research Note

Microsoft Ignite 2020 Means Big Updates for Power Platform and D365

At Microsoft Ignite 2020, the company announced a series of important enhancements to its D365 and Power Platform offerings.

Automation, CRM, ERP

September 23, 2020

Ron Westfall

Research Note

MATRIXX Software Provides Cloud Native Keys to Innovative 5G Charging

MATRIXX is gaining a time-to-market advantage in capturing mind share among CSPs during the early stages of their cloud native charging implementations through the latest cloud native enhancements to MATRIXX Digital Commerce. At least rivals will now need to stress their portfolio development goals in supporting CNCF graduated projects such as Prometheus and Fluentd to lessen MATRIXX’s ability to gain a differentiation edge. Now MATRIXX must show it can translate early mind share gains into tangible market share gains against foes in the 5G CCS and BSS realms.

5G, Cloud, Communications Networks, Hybrid Cloud, Infrastructure, and Operations

September 23, 2020

Ron Westfall

Research Note

Nokia Zeroes in on Boosting 5G Operations Efficiency

Nokia’s Cognitive SON targets aiding service providers in their quest to efficiently manage 5G complexity through ML-powered low-touch automation and real-time resolution of operations problems. Now Nokia must show its well-differentiated SON solution will become a difference maker in accelerating CSP 5G builds as well as bolstering the company’s 5G competitive outcomes.

5G, Communications Networks

September 23, 2020

Daniel Newman

Research Note

Microsoft Ignite 2020: Teams Gets a Slew of Enhancements

Today at day one of Microsoft Ignite, the company announced a slew of enhancements to Microsoft Teams. Analyzing the highlights.

Workplace Collaboration

September 21, 2020

Daniel Newman

Research Note

Oracle and Walmart Deal Indicates TikTok is Back in Business in the U.S.

After months of speculation and ongoing concern of a U.S. ban of the popular social media app. Oracle and Walmart will partner to save TikTok

Cloud, Hybrid Cloud, Infrastructure, and Operations, Security, Sustainability, Markets, and Policy

September 21, 2020

Olivier Blanchard

Research Note

US Antitrust Action against Google Could Come Sooner than Expected

At the heart of Google’s US antitrust troubles is the search giant’s staggering advantage in online search: Google processes roughly 90% of all online searches in the US. But there’s a difference between hypercompetitive behavior and anticompetitive behavior, and I believe that’s what this case is about. As this plays out, I wouldn’t be surprised to see the DOJ’s antitrust case against Google rubbing up against the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals’ recent ruling in FTC vs. Qualcomm. Interesting times ahead, to be sure.

Sustainability, Markets, and Policy

September 18, 2020

Sarah Wallace

Research Note

Microsoft Azure Boosts Popular Microsoft Flight Simulator Game

The Microsoft Flight Simulator game has a 2020 reboot with photorealistic, real-time satellite imagery and simulations of scenes from movies like “Top Gun” while letting users see the world. Now the most popular game of the year, its capabilities are powered by Microsoft Azure — and that’s pretty cool.