Archives: Insights

April 17, 2023

Ron Westfall

Research Note

Nyriad and DigitalGlue Boost Media Production Workflow Proposition with TBN Win

Futurum Group's senior analyst Ron Westfall assesses why the TBN deal validates that the joint Nyriad/DigitalGlue solution excels across key media workflow selection criteria such as performance, resilience, efficiency, and ease of deployment and explores how Nyriad and DigitalGlue have delivered a breakthrough solution that demonstrably streamlines end-to-end production workflows, augments collaboration, while minimizing complexity and saving time, fueling sales and marketing momentum for both companies.

Cloud, Hybrid Cloud, Infrastructure, and Operations, Storage, Workplace Collaboration

April 17, 2023

Steve Vonder Haar

Research Note

Pivotal Group Buys the Webcasting Unit of PGi, Will Operate Under GlobalMeet Brand

Steve Vonder Haar, senior analyst at The Futurum Group, covers news of the Pivotal Group’s acquisition of the webcasting unit of PGi, with plans to operate under the GlobalMeet brand, marking the end of an almost-decade long effort by PGi – a one-time giant in the world of audio conferencing services – to drive revenue growth by offering corporate webcasting services and technologies.

Cloud, Hybrid Cloud, Infrastructure, and Operations, Unified Communications

April 17, 2023

Daniel Newman

Analyst Insight

Understanding the Power of Tech Education

It’s never been more important for employers and employees both to invest in tech education. The Futurum Group’s chief analyst Daniel Newman explores how tech education can make a difference in the organization in a new webcast series that is done in partnership with Splunk.

Data Infrastructure

April 17, 2023

Steven Dickens

Research Note

IBM’s LinuxONE Goes Mainstream With the Launch of the LinuxONE Rockhopper 4 System

Futurum Group VP & Practice Leader Steven Dickens provides his take on the latest announcements from IBM concerning the high-end Linux only server range, LinuxONE. As IBM launches the latest variant of the LinuxONE systems, namely the Rockhopper 4, the market is primed for adoption. With a combination of security, availability, scalability, performance, and sustainability IBM’s LinuxONE is primed for mainstream adoption.

AI, Security, Sustainability, Markets, and Policy

April 14, 2023

Steven Dickens

Research Note

AWS Launches Inf2 Instances for High-Performance Generative AI

The Futurum Group VP & Practice Leader Steven Dickens provides his take on the latest announcements from AWS around its announcement of EC2 instances focused on generative Ai workloads. As AI moves toward mainstream adoption enterprises are looking to deploy generative AI workloads on the public cloud. With this trend emerging, AWS has responded with GA of Inf2 instances that are perfectly suited to generative AI deployments.

AI, Cloud, Hybrid Cloud, Infrastructure, and Operations

April 14, 2023

Shelly Kramer

Futurum Tech Webcast

The Future of Warehouses is Dark and Integrated

In this episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast, Futurum’s Shelly Kramer chats with George Koutsaftes, President and CEO of Honeywell Safety and Productivity Solutions, for a conversation about the future of warehouses, the global market for warehouse automation tech and why that’s growing so quickly, and the benefits dark warehouses can deliver for the industry.

Automation, Digital Transformation

April 13, 2023

tweiss@futurumresearch.com

Research Note

Intel Foundry Services Partners with Arm on New SoC Designs

The Futurum Group’s analyst Todd R. Weiss shares his insights as Intel Foundry Services partners with Arm on new SoC designs for next-gen low-power chips that will run on Arm-designed cores, using Intel 18A process technology for mobile devices.

Processors, Semiconductors and Components

April 13, 2023

Steven Dickens

Research Note

OpenText Further Invests in Europe to Fuel Continued Growth

The Futurum Group’s VP & Practice Leader Steven Dickens provides his take on the latest announcements from OpenText around its plans to further invest in the European market, specifically in the IT Operations tooling space. As the geopolitical landscape further fractures, customers are looking for enhanced data sovereignty and local deployments of their SaaS solutions. OpenText is observing this trend and investing accordingly to position itself for future growth.

Cloud, Data Infrastructure, Data Management, Hybrid Cloud, Infrastructure, and Operations, Security

April 12, 2023

Ron Westfall

Research Note

Alibaba Cloud Raises Generative AI Stakes with Tongyi Qianwen Launch

The Futurum Group’s Ron Westfall examines why Alibaba Cloud is mapping out the strategy required to harness generative AI to advance intelligent enterprise business outcomes and user experience capabilities, as well as keen on monitoring how Alibaba Cloud and China’s regulators address and advance the ethical dimensions of generative AI technology.

AI, Cloud, Hybrid Cloud, Infrastructure, and Operations

April 12, 2023

Ron Westfall

Research Note

VMware and Mavenir Team Up to Confirm Open RAN is a Team Sport

The Futurum Group's Ron Westfall examines why the partnership between VMware and Mavenir can both help fuel and benefit from Open RAN’s worldwide market momentum. CSP initiatives, such as fulfilling government net zero emission targets and mandates, can help fasten adoption of Open RAN in 2023 and into the foreseeable future. Combined with the strategic backing of major CSP operators seeking less reliance on proprietary RAN solutions and more supplier flexibility, the prospects for the VMware-Mavenir duo are brightening in 2023 and throughout the 2020s.