Insight Type: Research Note

HP’s New 8000 Series Launch Sets Security Expectations Ahead of 2027 Compliance Deadlines
Olivier Blanchard, Research Director at The Futurum Group, examines HP’s quantum-resistant 8000 Series printers and the implications for IT leaders preparing for post-quantum security mandates.
HP Launches EliteBook Ultra G1i, EliteBook X G1i, EliteBook X Flip G1i, and EliteBook X G1a with AI-Driven NPUs, 3K OLED Display, and Enhanced Security
Olivier Blanchard, Research Director at The Futurum Group, explores HP’s new EliteBook series and how AI-driven NPUs, premium displays, and enterprise security position these business laptops in a competitive market.
MWC 2025 Generated a Mother Lode of Announcements and Initiatives, With the Spotlight Often Focused On AI’s Impact on the Mobile Ecosystem – And With Good Reason
Futurum’s Ron Westfall examines how AI portfolio development and marketing moves by key players HPE, Cisco, Ericsson, and Rakuten Symphony will play a more integral role in the overall success of mobile networks including 5G service innovation.
T-Mobile Joins Forces with NVIDIA, MITRE, Cisco, ODC, and Booz Allen Hamilton to Build AI-Driven 6G Network Stack on the NVIDIA AI Aerial Platform
Ron Westfall, Research Director at The Futurum Group, shares insights on how T-Mobile’s expanded collaboration with NVIDIA could shape the future of AI-native 6G network design and standardization through a unified, secure infrastructure stack.
Solidigm and NVIDIA Unveil Cold-Plate-Cooled SSD to Eliminate Air Cooling from AI Servers
Ron Westfall, Research Director at The Futurum Group, shares insights on Solidigm’s cold-plate-cooled SSD, developed with NVIDIA to enable fanless, liquid-cooled AI server infrastructure and meet surging demand driven by gen AI workloads.
Will a New Unified User Experience for Data, Analytics, and AI Professionals, Along With Updated Lakehouse Capabilities, Help Simplify Aws’ Wide-Ranging Data and Analytics Portfolio?
The Futurum Group's analyst unpacks AWS's SageMaker Unified Studio launch and S3 Tables updates. Learn how this simplifies data and AI workflows for enterprises and strengthens their data lakehouse strategy.
Exploring Tariff-Related Comments Made by Technology Leaders on Recent Earnings Calls
Alex Smith, VP & Practice Lead, Channels and Go-to-Market at The Futurum Group, shares his insights on how technology leaders are responding to the fluid tariff environment based on comments shared during the latest round of earnings calls.
Dell and 6WIND Join Forces to Provide Scalable Virtualized Networking Offerings for CSPs and Enterprises
Ron Westfall, Research Director at The Futurum Group, examines Dell’s partnership with 6WIND, integrating VSR software with PowerEdge servers to enhance virtualized networking for CSPs and enterprises.
The 28W 793nm Pump Laser Diode Offers High Polarization Purity, Enhancing Thulium Fiber Laser Efficiency in Medical and Industrial Applications
Olivier Blanchard, Research Director at The Futurum Group, analyzes Coherent’s 793nm pump laser diode, a breakthrough in Thulium fiber laser efficiency.
Blurring the Traditional Boundaries Between Storage and Compute, VAST Data Hopes to Further Disrupt the Vector Database Market Through Its Unique Approach to Linear Scalability
Brad Shimmin and Stephen Foskett at The Futurum Group examine VAST Data's platform update, evaluating its AI-ready data capabilities and how those will disrupt the broader agentic AI marketplace.
The Proposed All-Cash Blockbuster Deal Has Ramifications Across Cloud Security, Security Operations, and More
The Futurum Group analysts Fernando Montenegro, Krista Case, Mitch Ashley, and Alex Smith share their insights on the blockbuster deal announced by Alphabet that it intends to acquire Wiz to improve multi-cloud security capabilities of Google Cloud.
MWC 2025 Produced a Tidal Wave of Announcements, With Cybersecurity Standing Out as a Consistent Priority Amid 5G, AI, Geopolitical, API, and RAN Concerns
Futurum’s Ron Westfall examines how cybersecurity portfolio development and marketing moves by key players Deutsche Telekom, Vodafone, IBM, Palo Alto, AWS, Nokia, and Microsoft will play a more integral role in the overall success of mobile networks, including 5G service innovation.

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