Archives: Insights

February 24, 2020

Daniel Newman

Analyst Insight

The Human and Machine Workforce Leading Digital Transformation

Human and Machine partnerships will be about augmenting human potential to make people more productive and customer experiences better. Let's take look at how augmenting humans will drive the next wave of digital transformation.

Digital Transformation

February 21, 2020

Olivier Blanchard

Research Note

Quick Take: What you need to know about the EU’s newly proposed guidelines for Artificial Intelligence

AI, Sustainability, Markets, and Policy

February 21, 2020

Daniel Newman

Research Note

Google Acquires Cornerstone to Address Mainframe Workloads

Google continues its investments in companies that will drive more workloads to the cloud, but is the purchase of Cornerstone a sound move for Google Cloud?

Cloud, Hybrid Cloud, Infrastructure, and Operations, Mainframe

February 20, 2020

Daniel Newman

Research Note

Microsoft Unified Office Application Provides A Glimpse Into Mobile Future

Microsoft has revealed its new unified Office application that can be used on iOS and Android to unify all of the productivity apps into a single app.

5G, Communications Networks

February 19, 2020

Sarah Wallace

Research Note

Virigin Galactic’s Shares Soar 200% So Far This Year – What’s Different About This

Virgin Galactic stock has soared 160% so far in 2020, which shows the market’s confidence in the notion of space tourism. The company projects revenues of $600 million by 2023. If private space efforts literally ‘soar’ and projected revenues are met, all different types of verticals and areas of the tech sector will want to become part of the value chain.

Emerging Technologies

February 19, 2020

Shelly Kramer

Research Note

Microsoft’s ElectionGuard Software Could Have Far-Reaching Impact

Microsoft’s ElectionGuard software could have far-reaching impact. After a beta test in local elections in Wisconsin yesterday, here are my thoughts on what’s ahead—the goals, opportunities, and challenges. This could well be one of the most important products Microsoft has ever developed—at least so far. Equally important, it’s an example of Big Tech doing more, because it can.

PCs and Devices

February 19, 2020

Olivier Blanchard

Analyst Insight

FTC arguments against Qualcomm fail to impress 9th Circuit Court

Digital Transformation, Innovation, Sustainability, Markets, and Policy

February 18, 2020

Daniel Newman

Research Note

Qualcomm Announces Snapdragon X60, Its 3rd Generation 5G Modem-RF System

With the announcement of the Snapdragon X60, Qualcomm is ushering in its 3rd generation 5G platform with improved antenna and carrier aggregation technology

5G, Communications Networks, Processors

February 18, 2020

Daniel Newman

Futurum Tech Webcast

What’s Next For Content Streaming Services–Futurum Tech Podcast Interview Series

In this episode of the Futurum Tech Podcast, The Interview Series, Daniel Newman welcomes Richard Whittington, Senior Vice President of Media and Entertainment at SAP, and Amos Biegun, Global Head of Rights & Royalties at Vistex. During this episode, Richard and Amos talked to Daniel about the latest trends in media—specifically in content streaming—and what to expect from SAP and Vistex joining forces.

Digital Transformation

February 17, 2020

Daniel Newman

Research Note

China Chipping Away at Smart Speaker Market as Amazon Maintains Lead

New data on smart speakers show that the market is growing at a fast pace, but it is new entrants, mostly from China that are seeing the biggest growth.

AI, Digital Home

February 17, 2020

Shelly Kramer

Futurum Tech Webcast

Amazon, the US Government and the JEDI Contract–Futurum Tech Podcast

In this week’s episode of the Futurum Tech Podcast, we explore the situation between Amazon and the U.S. Government as it relates to the award of the $10Bn JEDI cloud services contract for the Department of Defense to Microsoft. We also talked about some security breaches in the wild that might threaten national security, the latest updates in the case of the FTC v. Qualcomm, the government trying to regulate Big Tech, and why makers of devices that use Bluetooth Low Energy chips should probably be paying attention to some security concerns. All that and a whole lot more in this week’s episode — tune in (or read the transcript if you prefer) when you can.