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The Futurum Group’s Shelly Kramer examines the selection of both IBM and Stony Brook University by the City of New York to anchor the New York Climate Exchange, an institution for a new center for climate change and resiliency research on Governors Island.
The Futurum Group’s Ron Westfall assesses the key takeaways from the Oracle Database Analyst event and examines why Oracle’s multi-cloud and developer breakthroughs strengthen the company’s competitive position in the unfolding multi-cloud era, especially as enterprise customers increase their demand for streamlined multi-cloud interconnectedness and developers takes advantage of Oracle Database 23c Free-Developer Release and JSON Relational Duality innovations.
The Futurum Group's Steven Dickens writes about the latest developments from BMC Software with the announcement of the latest version of the venerable Control-M solution. As enterprises look to streamline and optimize operations to reduce costs and improve their operational execution, workload scheduling and orchestration is an area where significant savings and improvements can be made. The latest version of BMC Control-M ushers in a plethora of new updates that will resonate with enterprise clients.
The Futurum Group’s president and chief evangelist Shelly Kramer shares thoughts on announcements from Zoho focused on serving the small to midmarket customer with Zoho Apps, a suite of offerings designed to assist even in the early stages of business startup. Zoho Apps is designed to assist in myriad ways, but there are still some challenges ahead.
The Futurum Group analysts Daniel Newman and Todd R. Weiss share their insights as Qualcomm revenue in Q2 hits $9.27B, beating analyst estimates as the Snapdragon mobile processor, 5G, RF system, and Wi-Fi tech vendor unveils its Q2 earnings, and as the expected growth impacts of Generative AI begin looming on the company’s horizon.
The Futurum Group analysts Daniel Newman and Todd R. Weiss share their insights as Lattice Semiconductor Q1 2023 revenue hits $184M, up 22.5% YoY as the low-power programmable FPGA maker reported its latest earnings figures on May 1, including impressive growth in its industrial and automotive segment.
Randy Kerns, senior strategist at The Futurum Group, covers news of Databricks’ acquisition of Okera and provides insights on how this will set Databricks apart from other lakehouse solutions.
The Futurum Group's Steven Dickens writes about the latest developments from Coinbase and their ongoing challenges with regulators. Coinbase has received a Wells notice from the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). A Wells notice is an indication that the regulator is thinking of taking action against an individual or firm. In response, Coinbase said it welcomed the legal process and that it believes regulations are necessary to protect consumers. The exchange's confidence in the legality of its assets and services is a position that has not been shared by all. SEC Chairman Gary Gensler recently outlined the agency's priorities in regulating the cryptocurrency industry, including exchanges, stablecoins and decentralized finance platforms.
Mitch Lewis, research analyst at Futurum Research (formerly known as Evaluator Group), shares his thoughts on the recent buzz Artificial Intelligence has been getting, especially with the popularity of ChatGPT, and provides insights into the costs of AI and if it is worth it.
The Futurum Group’s Daniel Newman covers news of Microsoft’s AI-powered Bing moving into open preview.
The Futurum Group’s Daniel Newman and Michael Diamond examine AMD’s recent first quarter earnings and what it means for the industry and company moving forward.
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