Archives: Insights

August 21, 2020

Sarah Wallace

Research Note

AWS Announces General Availability of Amazon Braket Quantum Computing Tool

AWS announced last week the general availability of Amazon Braket, its new quantum computing tool. Braket is a fully-managed AWS service that Amazon markets as a service that will spur innovation across the entire quantum community, allowing developers, researchers, and scientists to experiment with computers from quantum hardware providers, while only paying for compute services used. With companies like Fidelity, VW and University of Waterloo already using the tool, Braket is now generally available in the US East (N. Virginia), US West (N. California), and US West (Oregon) AWS Regions.

Emerging Technologies, Quantum Computing

August 21, 2020

Daniel Newman

Futurum Tech Webcast

The Need for Observability in Application Development – Futurum Tech Podcast Interview Series

On this special episode of the Futurum Tech Podcast - Interview Series, host Daniel Newman welcomes Karthik Rau, Vice President, Observability at Splunk, to discuss observability and application monitoring, COVID-19, and how IT departments are dealing with the recent changes brought about by the pandemic.

Digital Transformation

August 21, 2020

Sarah Wallace

Research Note

SpaceX Launches Second Starlink Mission This Month: Breaks Booster Record

SpaceX successfully launched its second Starlink satellite mission this month. In addition to beefing up the number of satellites in its broadband internet constellation and continuing its satellite rideshare efforts, SpaceX also broke a record for using the same booster for the sixth time.

Digital Transformation

August 20, 2020

Sarah Wallace

Research Note

REvil Ransomware Breach Targets Jack Daniel’s Parent Brown-Forman — Steals 1 TB of Data

The REvil ransomware cyber gang claims to have attacked Brown-Forman, the owner of Jack Daniel’s and other popular liquor brands. The sophisticated ransomware gang claims to be holding 1TB of Brown-Forman corporate data for ransom, including employee information, pledging to leak the data in batches if the company does not respond to its demands. Brown-Forman has released few details about the attack, and claims “There are no active negotiations.”

Cybersecurity, Security

August 19, 2020

Daniel Newman

Research Note

NVIDIA Q2 Delivers Record Revenue: Datacenter Business Up 167%

NVIDIA has continued its stellar momentum which has sent its stock to nearly $500 a share on the back of explosive AI growth.

August 19, 2020

Ron Westfall

Research Note

MEF SASE Services: MEF Enlarges MEF 3.0 to Define SASE Services, Dramatically Boosting SASE Cause

The MEF’s prime objective of defining SASE instantly strengthens SASE’s prospects in quickly becoming a widely accepted, game-changing service by avoiding the pitfalls that have stymied other promising technologies and services due in good part to their lack of robust standards backing. The establishment of SASE standards are essential to providing certification testing, ensuring interoperability across the digital ecosystem and enabling service providers to avoid or minimize reliance on expensive proprietary solutions.

Cloud, Edge Networking, Hybrid Cloud, Infrastructure, and Operations

August 19, 2020

Daniel Newman

Analyst Insight

The Top 10 Digital Transformation Trends Of 2020: A Post COVID-19 Assessment

Every year, I make my predictions for 10 of the biggest trends in digital transformation. With COVID-19, we saw massive change in a short period of time. In this post we look back at the predictions for 2020, and how the pandemic impacted the adoption of new tech and digital trends.

Digital Transformation

August 19, 2020

Shelly Kramer

Research Note

Informatica Acquires GreenBay Technologies, an AI and Machine Learning Startup

Informatica’s acquisition of GreenBay Technologies is intended to spur the company’s machine learning and AI capabilities.

AI, Digital Transformation, Machine Learning

August 18, 2020

Daniel Newman

Six Five Webcast

Exploring Qualcomm’s Vital Position in the 5G Ecosystem – The Six Five Insiders Edition

On this special episode of The Six Five - Insiders Edition, hosts Patrick Moorhead and Daniel Newman are joined by Qualcomm EVP and QTL President Alex Rogers to discuss Qualcomm’s recent win in the Court of Appeals, its licensing business, 5G intellectual property, and how Qualcomm helping spread the technology around the world.