Archives: Insights

September 24, 2020

Daniel Newman

Futurum Tech Webcast

AI in the Data Center — Futurum Tech Webcast

For this special episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast, Principal Analyst and host Daniel Newman welcomes Jeremy Rader, GM, Enterprise Strategy & Solutions, Data Platforms Group at Intel to discuss the edge to edge data center journey, deep learning, and bringing AI into the data center. Most businesses have a lot of growth potential in this area and they’re on the precipice of realizing it.

September 23, 2020

Daniel Newman

Research Note

Microsoft Ignite 2020 Means Big Updates for Power Platform and D365

At Microsoft Ignite 2020, the company announced a series of important enhancements to its D365 and Power Platform offerings.

Automation, CRM, ERP

September 23, 2020

Ron Westfall

Research Note

MATRIXX Software Provides Cloud Native Keys to Innovative 5G Charging

MATRIXX is gaining a time-to-market advantage in capturing mind share among CSPs during the early stages of their cloud native charging implementations through the latest cloud native enhancements to MATRIXX Digital Commerce. At least rivals will now need to stress their portfolio development goals in supporting CNCF graduated projects such as Prometheus and Fluentd to lessen MATRIXX’s ability to gain a differentiation edge. Now MATRIXX must show it can translate early mind share gains into tangible market share gains against foes in the 5G CCS and BSS realms.

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

September 23, 2020

Ron Westfall

Research Note

Nokia Zeroes in on Boosting 5G Operations Efficiency

Nokia’s Cognitive SON targets aiding service providers in their quest to efficiently manage 5G complexity through ML-powered low-touch automation and real-time resolution of operations problems. Now Nokia must show its well-differentiated SON solution will become a difference maker in accelerating CSP 5G builds as well as bolstering the company’s 5G competitive outcomes.

5G, Communications Networks

September 23, 2020

Shelly Kramer

Futurum Tech Webcast

DX Trends for Big Tech – Strategic Collaborative Partnerships — Futurum Tech Webcast

In this episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast, analysts Shelly Kramer and Sarah Wallace discuss digital transformation trends for Big Tech, and how strategic, collaborative partnerships are not only driving return to work initiatives, but are also the key to success for vendors: Leveraging one another’s strengths and serve customers in more effective, more meaningful ways.

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

September 23, 2020

Daniel Newman

Research Note

Microsoft Ignite 2020: Teams Gets a Slew of Enhancements

Today at day one of Microsoft Ignite, the company announced a slew of enhancements to Microsoft Teams. Analyzing the highlights.

Workplace Collaboration

September 22, 2020

Daniel Newman

Futurum Tech Webcast

Migrating Service Providers to the Cloud – Futurum Tech Podcast Interview Series

On this special episode of The Futurum Tech Podcast - Interview Series host Daniel Newman welcomes Yaron Sverdlov, General Manager of SmartOps Division at Amdocs to discuss the impact COVID-19 has had on digital transformation and cloud migration of service providers and where we go from here.

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

September 22, 2020

Daniel Newman

Analyst Insight

How Tech Is Leading A Marketing Comeback Following The Pandemic Driven Slowdown

After COVID-19 hit, many companies including Google made massive cuts to their marketing budgets, but a comeback is underway and tech companies are leading the way through investment and a focus on investing in their customers.

Digital Transformation

September 21, 2020

Daniel Newman

Research Note

Oracle and Walmart Deal Indicates TikTok is Back in Business in the U.S.

After months of speculation and ongoing concern of a U.S. ban of the popular social media app. Oracle and Walmart will partner to save TikTok

Cloud, Hybrid Cloud, Infrastructure, and Operations, Security, Sustainability, Markets, and Policy

September 21, 2020

Olivier Blanchard

Research Note

US Antitrust Action against Google Could Come Sooner than Expected

At the heart of Google’s US antitrust troubles is the search giant’s staggering advantage in online search: Google processes roughly 90% of all online searches in the US. But there’s a difference between hypercompetitive behavior and anticompetitive behavior, and I believe that’s what this case is about. As this plays out, I wouldn’t be surprised to see the DOJ’s antitrust case against Google rubbing up against the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals’ recent ruling in FTC vs. Qualcomm. Interesting times ahead, to be sure.

Sustainability, Markets, and Policy

September 18, 2020

Sarah Wallace

Research Note

Microsoft Azure Boosts Popular Microsoft Flight Simulator Game

The Microsoft Flight Simulator game has a 2020 reboot with photorealistic, real-time satellite imagery and simulations of scenes from movies like “Top Gun” while letting users see the world. Now the most popular game of the year, its capabilities are powered by Microsoft Azure — and that’s pretty cool.