Insight Type: Research Note

April 14, 2020

Daniel Newman

Research Note

HPE Reveals Its Plan to Support Customers in the Wake of COVID-19

HPE CEO Antonio Neri published an update on the company's website outlining its plans to continue supporting its customers in the wake of COVID-19. A dive into the strategy and why it is important for HPE as the company moves beyond this pandemic.

Cloud, Hybrid Cloud, Infrastructure, and Operations

April 9, 2020

Ron Westfall

Research Note

FirstNet puts AT&T at the Forefront of Operator Relief Measures Aimed at Overcoming the COVID-19 Crisis

AT&T’s decision makers are demonstrating why the FirstNet platform is playing a pivotal role in meeting the unique challenges of the coronavirus crisis. The COVID-19 crisis will compel mobile operators to make promoting the public safety capabilities of their networks a top development and marketing priority.

5G, Communications Networks

April 8, 2020

Daniel Newman

Research Note

Zoom’s Horrible Terrible No Good Really Bad Week

Zoom has had bad news item after bad news item in the wake of a massive growth rally and stock rally. Privacy is a big issue for the rising meeting company.

Workplace Collaboration

April 7, 2020

Olivier Blanchard

Research Note

Coronavirus COVID-19 Presents Threat to Europe’s Tech Startup Scene

Just as in every other part of the world, the coronavirus COVID-19 presents a threat to Europe’s tech startup scene. While some countries, like France and Germany, have really stepped up, there is not yet a comprehensive plan in place by the European Commission to afford greater, and more equitable protection. I believe it’s important to not only consider the cost of providing much-needed aid in a balanced way, but also the opportunity cost of not doing so. Here’s why.

Emerging Technologies

April 5, 2020

Daniel Newman

Research Note

NVIDIA GeForce Launch Should Accelerate Growth for its GPUs

NVIDIA is launching more than 100 devices that will be powered by its GeForce GPUs. A big win for the company's premium tier graphics solutions.

5G, Processors, Semiconductors and Components

April 5, 2020

Shelly Kramer

Research Note

WalkMe Gets a Nod from Microsoft, Runs Atop Dynamics 365 Platform

The integration of WalkMe's digital adoption platform into Microsoft's Microsoft Dynamics 365 ecosystem is good news — both for WalkMe, as well as for Dynamics 365 users in the enterprise. Here's why.

Digital Transformation

April 5, 2020

Sarah Wallace

Research Note

HP 3D Printing — HP Steps Up 3D Initiatives During Pandemic

During this time of global pandemic, HP is ramping up its 3D technology efforts to produce mission critical supplies for hospitals around the world. This effort represents the tech communities collective challenge to be resourceful and innovative during this global pandemic.

Digital Transformation, Output and 3D Printing

April 3, 2020

Ron Westfall

Research Note

HPE’s ODIM aims to Simplify 5G Deployments with Open Source, Vendor Neutral Software

HPE launches the Open Distributed Infrastructure Management initiative as an open source program aimed at easing the complexity of large-scale geographically distributed physical infrastructure deployments in 5G environments, but HPE must show it can outflank the competition in order to generate broad operator support.

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

April 1, 2020

Shelly Kramer

Research Note

What to do About Zoombombing as Hackers and Security Issues Plague Zoom

Zoombombing is but one of the security concerns that Zoom is dealing with right now, as a lawsuit is filed in California citing a violation of the CCPA and the NY Attorney General is asking some tough questions about the company’s security practices. Zoom shares have skyrocketed since the beginning of the year and I am thrilled by their success. The path forward, however, relies on security. If the company is going to retain a customer base, especially that oh-so-valuable paid customer base that is what really allows companies to deliver shareholder value, then a proactive security first mindset is going to have to be the mantra they embrace and lead with. We’ll all be watching, and hoping they get this right.

Collaboration Devices and Services, Cybersecurity, Security, Workplace Collaboration

April 1, 2020

Olivier Blanchard

Research Note

Qualcomm’s New Bluetooth Audio SoCs Represent Quiet Evolution

Qualcomm is introducing two new Bluetooth audio SoCs that are small enough to fit into earbuds and designed to elevate what the company calls the “truly wireless” consumer experience. While this news is admittedly exciting, it is not Qualcomm’s first foray into earbud-sized Bluetooth audio System-on-Chip (SOCs). The San Diego chipmaker has been semi-quietly partnering with major consumer brands to bring high quality truly wireless audio to consumers for some time now, and this latest generation of Bluetooth audio SoCs is merely the natural evolution of the Qualcomm QCC5100 series and the Qualcomm QCC302x series. That aside, I see even more exciting things ahead for Qualcomm in the Bluetooth audio earbud market. Here’s why.