Archives: Insights

January 23, 2023

Daniel Newman

Analyst Insight

CES 2023 Recap: Pressing Forward With Connectivity And Convenience

Futurum's Daniel Newman reviews CES 2023.

Digital Home, Processors

January 20, 2023

Shelly Kramer

Research Note

Qualcomm and Salesforce Announce Partnership to Design a New Vehicle Platform for Automakers

Futurum principal analyst Shelly Kramer explores news of the partnership between Qualcomm and Salesforce that was announced last week at CES and how the companies are collaborating to build a new vehicle platform for better in-vehicle experiences.

Workplace Collaboration

January 20, 2023

Shelly Kramer

Research Note

Amazon Sidewalk’s CES Announcements Included New Network Partners and News of Developer Access Coming Soon

Futurum principal analyst Shelly Kramer talks Amazon Sidewalk announcements coming out of CES 2023, including the addition of more partners and developer access that’s coming soon, which should help spur even more innovative use cases.

Digital Home, Digital Transformation

January 20, 2023

tweiss@futurumresearch.com

Research Note

SAP and AWS Expand Their Digital Transformation Partnership

Futurum analyst Todd R. Weiss shares his insights as SAP and AWS expand their digital transformation partnership as they roll out their new RISE with SAP on AWS joint offering to help customers with the cloud.

Cloud, Digital Transformation, Hybrid Cloud, Infrastructure, and Operations, Workplace Collaboration

January 20, 2023

Shelly Kramer

Research Note

CES 2023: Amazon Devices Team Showcases Ambient Intelligence and What’s New in Voice Interoperability

Futurum principal analyst Shelly Kramer shares CES 2023 updates from Amazon’s Devices Team showcasing ambient intelligence and what’s new in voice operability. Ambient intelligence capabilities are all about convenience, efficiency, productivity, ease of use, and more, and these updates show the exciting inroads that seven of the brands who are members of Amazon’s Voice Interoperability Initiative (VII), including Sonos, Panasonic, LG, Samsung, Skullcandy, HeyDisney!, and Josh.ai, are making on that front.

Digital Home

January 20, 2023

Shelly Kramer

Research Note

Amazon Rolls Out Next Phase of Matter at CES 2023 and the Focus on Interoperability Shines Brightly

Futurum principal analyst Shelly Kramer covers Amazon’s news out of CES 2023 where ambient intelligence most decidedly took center stage. This was especially obvious in the Amazon Experience Area, where attendees could see and experience the possibilities of the ambient smart home and see for themselves Amazon’s ambient intelligence vision for the smart home, where technology fades into the background and is present, only when needed. That’s where the next phase of Matter is key, providing easier ways to connect devices and provide ambient experiences.

Digital Home, Digital Transformation

January 20, 2023

Krista Case

Analyst Insight

Staffing Pressures Drive Enterprises to Data Protection as-a-Service

Data Infrastructure

January 20, 2023

mdiamond@futurumresearch.com

Research Note

Yeelight Selects Silicon Labs MG24 SoC for its Yeelight Pro, Its First Matter 1.0 Battery-Powered Occupancy Sensor

Futurum analyst Michael Diamond explores Yeelabs announcement at CES 2023 of the company’s selection of Silicon Labs MG24 2.4Ghz wireless system-on-chip to power its P20 occupancy sensor that is Matter 1.0 ready.

Semiconductors and Components

January 19, 2023

Steve Vonder Haar

Research Note

Zoom Unveils Zoom Sessions, its Mid-Tier Option for Online Gatherings

Steve Vonder Haar, senior analyst at Wainhouse Research, part of The Futurum Group family of companies, explores the launch of Zoom Sessions, a new mid-tier option for online gatherings.

January 19, 2023

Sean Spradling

Research Note

Verizon Mobile for Microsoft Teams Launches: Verizon Becomes the First Carrier in the U.S. Market to Support Teams Phone Mobile

Sean Spradling, senior analyst at Wainhouse Research, part of The Futurum Group family of companies, covers the launch by Verizon of Verizon Mobile for Microsoft Teams, becoming the first U.S. carrier in the market to support Teams Phone Mobile — and what that bodes for the future.

5G, Communications Networks, Digital Transformation, Unified Communications, Workplace Collaboration

January 19, 2023

mdiamond@futurumresearch.com

Research Note

Lenovo Unveils its New ThinkPhone Leveraging Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SOC

Futurum analyst Michael Diamond looks at Lenovo’s new ThinkPhone, a smartphone designed for B2B users and leveraging Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SOC. Powerful, ruggedized, built with a security first mindset, and designed to work seamlessly with Lenovo ThinkPads – this is the real deal.