# Futurum: Where Insights Meet AI

> Futurum is where insight meets AI\. The world's most recognized technology companies rely on Futurum and our portfolio of companies to provide expert analysis, research, and advisory services, in addition to market and decision maker data, testing and evaluation services, and media activation\.

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## Analysts
- [Benjamin Brown](https://futurumgroup.com/analyst/benjamin-brown/): Benjamin Brown is Vice President of Custom Research at Futurum, where he leads the operationalization and execution of research projects and business value analysis for technology vendors, channel partners, and buyers\. He believes research only earns its value when it reaches people quickly and guides their actions\. The insight has to be genuinely worth knowing and rigorously proven; the context and relevance have to be strong enough that readers immediately grasp what it means for them; and the work has to be easy to find, interpret, and apply, whether the reader is a human or an AI\. Unread research changes nothing, and ignored decks and presentations move no one\. Research matters only when it is discovered, understood, and acted on\.
- [David Park](https://futurumgroup.com/analyst/david-park/): David Park is Director of Custom Research at Futurum, where he helps enterprise technology vendors sharpen their go\-to\-market strategy, product positioning, and competitive edge through rigorous, data\-driven research\.
- [Alastair Cooke](https://futurumgroup.com/analyst/alastair-cooke/): Alastair has made a twenty\-year career out of helping people understand complex IT infrastructure and how to build solutions that fulfill business needs\. Much of his career has included teaching official training courses for vendors, including HPE, VMware, and AWS\. 
- [Keith Kirkpatrick](https://futurumgroup.com/analyst/keith-kirkpatrick/): Keith Kirkpatrick is VP \& Research Director, Enterprise Software \& Digital Workflows with The Futurum Group\. His coverage area encompasses enterprise applications, platforms, and tools, and the technologies that underpin them\. 
- [Tom Hollingsworth](https://futurumgroup.com/analyst/tom-hollingsworth/): Tom Hollingsworth, CCIE \#29213, is The Networking Nerd\. He has spent the last twenty\-five years implementing and understanding IT infrastructure, specializing in data center and campus networking, wireless and mobility solutions, and cybersecurity\. He has extensive experience designing and implementing complex architectures and explaining their benefits to stakeholders and practitioners alike\.

## Documents
- [Pure Storage Portworx Enterprise \- Product Review](https://futurumgroup.com/document/pure-storage-portworx-enterprise-product-review/): Updated April 1, 2025\. Concise 5\-page overview of Pure Storage Portworx Enterprise\. Includes overview, usage, Futurum EvaluScale, and more\. Download the full product review now\!
- [Scality Artesca \- Product Review](https://futurumgroup.com/document/scality-artesca-product-review/): Last updated March 21, 2025\. Concise 10\-page overview of Scality Artesca\. Includes overview, usage, EvaluScale and more\. Download the full product review now\!
- [VMware vSAN \- Product Review](https://futurumgroup.com/document/vmware-vsan-product-review/): Last updated March 21, 2025\. Concise 10\-page overview of VMware vSAN\. Includes overview, usage, Futurum EvaluScale, and more\. Download the full product review now\!
- [Hammerspace Global Data Environment \- Product Review](https://futurumgroup.com/document/hammerspace-global-data-environment-product-review/): Last updated March 18th, 2025\. Concise 7\-page overview of Hammerspace Global Data Environment\. Includes overview, usage, Futurum EvaluScale, and more\. Download the full product review now\!
- [Panzura CloudFS \- Product Review](https://futurumgroup.com/document/panzura-cloudfs-product-review/): Updated March 13, 2025\. Concise 7\-page overview of Panzura CloudFS\. Includes overview, usage, Futurum EvaluScale, and more\. Download the full product review now\!

## Insights
- [Adobe Lands Jet2 to Prove Agentic CX at Scale](https://futurumgroup.com/insights/adobe-lands-jet2-to-prove-agentic-cx-at-scale/): Adobe and Jet2 announced a multi\-year strategic partnership deploying Agentic AI to personalize holiday experiences for 10 million myJet2 customers, establishing a co\-innovation Customer Experience Lab with forward\-deployed Adobe engineers\.
- [Splunk \.conf26: Trust is Key for the Agentic Era](https://futurumgroup.com/insights/splunk-conf26-trust-is-key-for-the-agentic-era/): Fernando Montenegro, VP at Futurum, analyzes Splunk \.conf26, where Cisco made trust and cost the gate on the agentic SOC and positioned the data and control layer beneath the agents as the thing worth owning\.
- [Salesforce's Real Moat Behind Koa Is Its CRM Training Data](https://futurumgroup.com/insights/salesforces-real-moat-behind-koa-is-its-crm-training-data/): Keith Kirkpatrick, VP, Research, Enterprise Software \& Digital Workflows at Futurum, argues that Koa's real defense isn't the model Salesforce built, but the CRM training data behind it\.
- [Tieto Wins 13\-Hospital Norway Deal as SLE Market Eyes $344B](https://futurumgroup.com/insights/tieto-wins-13-hospital-norway-deal-as-sle-market-eyes-344b/): Tieto secures major 13\-hospital contract in Norway to deploy Public 360° cloud platform for case and records management, reflecting growing demand for AI\-native healthcare solutions in public\-sector modernization\.
- [AI Fuels Record Cyberattacks in Italy, and a Channel Opportunity](https://futurumgroup.com/insights/ai-fuels-record-cyberattacks-in-italy-and-a-channel-opportunity/): Exprivia's Q2 2026 threat report reveals record AI\-driven cyberattacks on Italian organizations, as cybersecurity becomes a top revenue driver for global channel partners\.

## Intelligence
- [Artificial Intelligence \(AI\) \& Data Analytics IQ Dashboards](https://futurumgroup.com/intelligence/artificial-intelligence-data-analytics-iq-dashboard/): Our Artificial Intelligence \(AI\) dashboard has been built from data, insight, and analysis of the major vendors representing the largest market segments\. Our lead analyst for AI has over 10 years’ experience as a senior analyst and 6 years’ experience as an expert in AI\. The dashboards are built from 42,000 unique data cells\. Going far beyond static text\-based reports with locked in tables and graphs, Futurum Intelligence puts the control in your hands to dive deep, pull in close to look at segmentation, growth, percentage share, recent and emerging trends, and to pull back and see the entire market landscape\. Soon, Copilot will enable ChatGPT4 intelligence to create personalized inquiries, data views, and reports\. Filter, slice, and export all data for use within your organization\. Sources and methodology are included within every dashboard\.
- [Artificial Intelligence \(AI\) in the Enterprise \- Decision Maker IQ Survey Dashboard](https://futurumgroup.com/intelligence/artificial-intelligence-ai-in-the-enterprise-decision-maker-iq-survey-dashboard/): This study seeks to uncover the current state, vendor \& product preferences \(e\.g\., NPS/sentiment/brand satisfaction\), and near\-term \(12 months\) buying plans for Artificial Intelligence \(AI\) within the Enterprise\. There are 159 vendors rated by our decision maker panel in this survey\. This survey was conducted in Q4 2023 and will be updated every six months \(next publication targeted for Q3 2024\)\. Assumptions: Enterprises are either outsourcing AI or they are building in\-house capabilities and expertise\. Method: Online Survey\. 


Timeframe: October 2024 was fielded in Q4 2023 between the week of September 25th and October 2nd, 2023\. 


Line of Questioning \(LOQ\): Created and vetted by two expert Futurum Group AI analysts and a survey specialist\. 

Responses: Reviewed and qualified by two expert Futurum Group AI analysts and a survey specialist\. 

N = 1,009 \(sample size\)\.
Geography – United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, France \(translated for local language and spend offered in local currency – USD, GBP, EURO\)\. 

- [Is Lark Ready to Compete with the Leading Productivity Vendors?](https://futurumgroup.com/intelligence/is-lark-ready-to-compete-with-the-leading-productivity-vendors/): A Hands\-on experience evaluation of Lark’s digital collaboration suite\.

Lark is an enterprise collaboration and communications platform provided by Lark Technologies, a Singapore\-based subsidiary of the Chinese technology conglomerate ByteDance\. ByteDance is best known globally for the short\-form video app TikTok \(and its China\-only “twin” Douyin\) which was the most downloaded app globally for 2021\. In Q1 of 2022, The Futurum Group conducted an experience evaluation of Lark’s collaboration suite\. In this evaluation, we cover workflows for users as well as analysis of key features of the platform\.
- [End User Insight \- Personal Online Meeting Services – Q3 2022 \(Germany \& France\)](https://futurumgroup.com/intelligence/end-user-insight-personal-online-meeting-services-q3-2022-germany-france/): Survey of Monthly Active Users of Online Meeting Services in France and Germany – Providers, Usage, Preferences, and Satisfaction

In CY Q3 2022, The Futurum Group surveyed 200 monthly active users of Online Meeting services across a wide range of roles and industries in France and Germany, providing insights on:

Primary and Secondary Vendors, 
Usage Patterns, 
Feature Value and Preferences, 
End\-User Satisfaction\.
- [Market Sizing \& Forecast: Visual Collaboration Software – 2021\-2026](https://futurumgroup.com/intelligence/market-sizing-forecast-visual-collaboration-software-2021-2026/): Software Revenues \& Forecast for Enterprise\-Grade Visual Collaboration software\. 

This forecast details the worldwide market for visual collaboration software, including licensing, revenues, market leaders, and market drivers for 2022\. This market forecast covers business applications of visual collaboration software designed for content collaboration and digital whiteboarding, both in\-room and remotely, covering years 2021\-2026\. Futurum Intelligence reports the revenues and associated software license counts for visual collaboration software, both cloud and premises\-based, which support workflows such as ideation \& brainstorming, visual management, research \& design, mind mapping, strategy \& planning, meetings, and workshops through integrated workflows\.

## Labs Tools
- [Midrange SAN Explanations](https://futurumgroup.com/labstools/midrange-san-explanations/): Last updated on May 2nd, 2024 for IBM FlashSystem 5300\.
- [Object Storage Explanations](https://futurumgroup.com/labstools/object-storage-explanations/)
- [Backup as a Service EvaluScale](https://futurumgroup.com/labstools/backup-as-service-evaluscale/)
- [Storage System Economics Model](https://futurumgroup.com/labstools/storage-system-economics-model/)
- [Midrange SAN EvaluScale](https://futurumgroup.com/labstools/midrange-san-evaluscale/)

## Leadership Team Members
- [Tiffani Bova](https://futurumgroup.com/leadership-team/tiffani-bova/): As a tech executive and industry analyst for nearly 30 years, Bova is a thought leader who Forbes says "reshapes our perception of growth\."
- [Daniel Newman](https://futurumgroup.com/leadership-team/daniel-newman/): Daniel is a visionary leader setting out to shift the high tech research and analysis business by delivering next generation insights, speed, and intelligence to the marketplace\.
- [Michael Rubin](https://futurumgroup.com/leadership-team/michael-rubin/): Mike is a visionary leader with a demonstrated ability to define compelling strategies and motivate teams to execute and scale billion\-dollar businesses across platforms, semiconductors, marketplaces, and services\.
- [Alan Shimel](https://futurumgroup.com/leadership-team/alan-shimel/): As founder, CEO, and editor\-in\-chief at Techstrong Group, Alan manages a broad array of businesses and brands including Techstrong Media \(DevOps\.com, Security Boulevard, Cloud Native Now, Digital CxO, Techstrong\.ai, Techstrong ITSM and Techstrong TV\), and Techstrong Learning\.
- [Dan O'Brien](https://futurumgroup.com/leadership-team/dan-obrien/): Dan most recently served as IBM’s Vice President of Analyst Relations, leading one of the largest AR teams in the world across software, services, and infrastructure markets\.

## News
- [InMoment Appoints John Lewis as New CEO](https://futurumgroup.com/news/inmoment-appoints-john-lewis-as-new-ceo/)
- [Dynatrace's Hypermodal AI: Revolutionizing Observability and Security in the Digital Age](https://futurumgroup.com/news/dynatraces-hypermodal-ai-revolutionizing-observability-and-security-in-the-digital-age/): Steven Dickens, VP \& Practice Leader at The Futurum Group shares his insights on the Dynatrace’s announcement of its Hypermodal AI capability, which is designed to improve observability and security in the digital age\. By combining predictive, causal, and generative AI insights, Dynatrace Davis empowers businesses to automate issue identification and resolution, gain comprehensive security insights, and drive innovative improvements across their operations\. 
- [Key Trends in Hybrid Cloud and Infrastructure for 2024](https://futurumgroup.com/news/key-trends-in-hybrid-cloud-and-infrastructure-for-2024/): Steven Dickens, VP and Practice Leader with The Futurum Group, shares his perspective on the six key trends shaping 2024\. 
- [Mainframe Modernization: 2023 a Year in Review](https://futurumgroup.com/news/mainframe-modernization-2023-a-year-in-review/): The Futurum Group’s Steven Dickens reviews mainframe modernization in 2023, with AI and mainframes sharing the spotlight, and looks to 2024, which is promising for modernization with diverse approaches and open source\.
- [EX Platform Provider WeSpire Unveils New Employee Carbon Management Solution](https://futurumgroup.com/news/ex-platform-provider-wespire-unveils-new-employee-carbon-management-solution/)

## Press Releases
- [Futurum Survey Finds Organizations with a Chief AI Officer Are Nearly 3x More Likely to Reach Top AI Maturity](https://futurumgroup.com/press-release/organizations-with-a-chief-ai-officer-are-more-likely-to-reach-ai-maturity/): Futurum survey of 820 global enterprise AI decision\-makers finds that enterprise AI maturity correlates more strongly with dedicated AI leadership than with model selection — Stage 5 firms are 3x more likely to have a CAIO\.
- [46\.9% of Enterprises Report AI Spend Over Budget in 2H 2026](https://futurumgroup.com/press-release/46-9-of-enterprises-report-ai-spend-over-budget-in-2h-2026/): Mitch Ashley, VP and Practice Lead, CIO and Technology Buyers at Futurum, reveals that 46\.9% of enterprises are running AI spend over budget, and traces how the overrun is funded by cutting external labor, in a survey of 1,636 IT decision makers\.
- [Automotive Grows to $56\.6B by CY2030, Anchoring Edge Silicon’s Structural Certainty](https://futurumgroup.com/press-release/automotive-grows-to-56-6b-by-cy2030-anchoring-edge-silicons-structural-certainty/): Olivier Blanchard, Research Director at Futurum, notes automotive grows across all three scenarios to $56\.6B base by CY2030, anchoring structural certainty in the edge silicon market\.
- [Autonomy Over Analytics: The Read\-Write Decree Rewiring Enterprise Data Platforms](https://futurumgroup.com/press-release/autonomy-over-analytics-the-read-write-decree-rewiring-enterprise-data-platforms/): Brad Shimmin, VP \& Practice Lead at Futurum, reveals findings from the new Data Intelligence Platforms Signal report, highlighting how read\-write AI agents and transactional execution realigned competitive market standings\.
- [Partner Growth Polarization: 51\.5% Expect Strong Gains](https://futurumgroup.com/press-release/partner-growth-polarization-51-5-expect-strong-gains/): Partner growth polarization is splitting the technology channel in 2026: 51\.5% of partners now expect strong growth while the moderate middle collapses and the flat\-or\-declining group quadruples, The Futurum Group finds\.

## Research Reports
- [Elevate AI Agent Quality With Active, Intelligent Context](https://futurumgroup.com/research-reports/elevate-ai-agent-quality-with-active-intelligent-context/): In its latest blueprint, Elevate AI Agent Quality with Active, Intelligent Context: How Informatica Plugin grounds Claude reasoning in trusted data, completed in partnership with Salesforce, Futurum Research examines why context blindness is the leading barrier to production\-ready agentic AI, and how a governed, headless control plane grounds Claude's reasoning in verified enterprise data\.
- [From Pilots to Production: Why Agentic AI Runs Through the Ecosystem](https://futurumgroup.com/research-reports/from-pilots-to-production-why-agentic-ai-runs-through-the-ecosystem/): In its latest report, From Pilots to Production: Why Agentic Transformation Runs Through the Ecosystem, published in partnership with Google Cloud, Futurum Research examines why enterprise AI spending keeps climbing while production and measured ROI lag behind, and why closing that gap runs through platforms, delivery partners, and industry\-specific packaging rather than through model choice alone\.
- [The Off Ramp From Per\-Token Pricing](https://futurumgroup.com/research-reports/the-off-ramp-from-per-token-pricing/): In our latest report, The Off Ramp From Per\-Token Pricing, completed in partnership with QumulusAI, Futurum Research examines how organizations progress from token\-metered experimentation to reserved, hybrid AI infrastructure as their AI applications mature, and how that progression helps them balance cost, model control, privacy, and resource flexibility\.
- [Sovereign SASE: Aligning Security Architecture With Jurisdictional Reality](https://futurumgroup.com/research-reports/sovereign-sase-aligning-security-architecture-with-jurisdictional-reality/): In our latest thought leadership brief, Sovereign SASE: Aligning Security Architecture with Jurisdictional Reality, completed in partnership with Fortinet, Futurum Research examines why data sovereignty has become a board\-level gate on network and security architecture, and breaks down the three layers of sovereignty organizations must evaluate when architecting a SASE deployment\.
- [Escaping Data Gravity and Infrastructure Debt: Why the AI Era Demands an Agentic Data Cloud](https://futurumgroup.com/research-reports/escaping-data-gravity-and-infrastructure-debt-why-the-ai-era-demands-an-agentic-data-cloud/): In its latest report, \<strong\>Escaping Data Gravity and Infrastructure Debt\</strong\>, completed in partnership with Google Cloud, Futurum Research examines how decoupled data architectures are driving up costs and operational overhead for enterprise AI, and how a natively integrated, serverless data cloud helps organizations close the gap\.

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## Feed Items
- [The Most Consequential Week in AI Infrastructure History \| Ep\. 303](https://www.sixfivemedia.com/content/the-most-consequential-week-in-ai-infrastructure-history-ep-303/)
- [Google Cloud Next 2026: The Signals That Matter for Enterprise AI](https://www.sixfivemedia.com/content/google-cloud-next-2026-the-signals-that-matter-for-enterprise-ai/)
- [How Enterprises Are Rethinking Infrastructure for AI at Scale](https://www.sixfivemedia.com/content/how-enterprises-are-rethinking-infrastructure-for-ai-at-scale/)
- [The Rise of the AI\-Native Phone: From Assistants to Action \- Six Five In The Booth](https://www.sixfivemedia.com/content/the-rise-of-the-ai-native-phone-from-assistants-to-action---six-five-in-the-booth/)
- [Google Cloud Goes Full Stack, Amazon's $100B Anthropic Bet, Intel's Foundry Moment \& More](https://www.sixfivemedia.com/content/google-cloud-goes-full-stack-amazons-100b-anthropic-bet-intels-foundry-moment-more/)

## Categories
- [CIO \& Technology Buyers](https://futurumgroup.com/category/cio-technology-buyers/)
- [AI Platforms](https://futurumgroup.com/category/ai-platforms/)
- [Enterprise Software \& Digital Workflows](https://futurumgroup.com/category/enterprise-software-digital-workflows/)
- [Hybrid Cloud \& Infrastructure](https://futurumgroup.com/category/hybrid-cloud-infrastructure/)
- [Semiconductors, Supply Chain, \& Emerging Tech](https://futurumgroup.com/category/semiconductors-supply-chain-emerging-tech/)

## Tags
- [AI](https://futurumgroup.com/tag/ai/)
- [daniel newman](https://futurumgroup.com/tag/daniel-newman/)
- [patrick moorhead](https://futurumgroup.com/tag/patrick-moorhead/)
- [generative AI](https://futurumgroup.com/tag/generative-ai/)
- [Earnings](https://futurumgroup.com/tag/earnings/)

## Categories \(Intelligence\)
- [Market Studies](https://futurumgroup.com/category-intelligence/market-studies/)
- [Workplace Collaboration Applications \& Platforms](https://futurumgroup.com/category-intelligence/workplace-collaboration-applications-platforms/)
- [Workplace Collaboration Devices \& Services](https://futurumgroup.com/category-intelligence/workplace-collaboration-devices-services/)
- [Intelligence Dashboards](https://futurumgroup.com/category-intelligence/intelligence-dashboards/)
- [EvaluScale IQ Dashboards](https://futurumgroup.com/category-intelligence/evaluscale-iq-dashboards/)

## Categories \(news\)
- [Industry Press Releases](https://futurumgroup.com/news-category/press-releases/)
- [Customer Insights \& Feedback](https://futurumgroup.com/news-category/customer-insights-feedback/)
- [Employee Experience](https://futurumgroup.com/news-category/employee-experience/)
- [Contact Center Technologies](https://futurumgroup.com/news-category/contact-center-technologies/)
- [Financial Services](https://futurumgroup.com/news-category/financial-services/)

## Categories \(resources\)
- [Case Study](https://futurumgroup.com/resources-category/case-study/)
- [White Paper](https://futurumgroup.com/resources-category/white-paper/)
- [Infographic](https://futurumgroup.com/resources-category/infographic/)
- [eBook](https://futurumgroup.com/resources-category/ebook/)
- [Technology Guide](https://futurumgroup.com/resources-category/technology-guide/)

## Companies
- [Microsoft](https://futurumgroup.com/company/microsoft/)
- [IBM](https://futurumgroup.com/company/ibm/)
- [NVIDIA](https://futurumgroup.com/company/nvidia/)
- [AWS](https://futurumgroup.com/company/aws/)
- [Qualcomm](https://futurumgroup.com/company/qualcomm/)

## Document Types
- [Technical Insights](https://futurumgroup.com/document-type/technical-insights/)
- [Product Briefs](https://futurumgroup.com/document-type/product-briefs/)
- [Product Review](https://futurumgroup.com/document-type/product-review/)
- [Videos and Webinars](https://futurumgroup.com/document-type/videos-and-webinars/)
- [Comparison Matrices](https://futurumgroup.com/document-type/comparison-matrices/)

## Event Types
- [Industry](https://futurumgroup.com/event_type/industry/)
- [Tech Field Day](https://futurumgroup.com/event_type/tech-field-day/)
- [Futurum Event](https://futurumgroup.com/event_type/futurum-event/)

## Featured Persons
- [Daniel Newman](https://futurumgroup.com/featured-person/daniel-newman/)
- [\{featured persons\[1\]\}](https://futurumgroup.com/featured-person/featured-persons1/)
- [Shelly Kramer](https://futurumgroup.com/featured-person/shelly-kramer/)
- [Ron Westfall](https://futurumgroup.com/featured-person/ron-westfall/)
- [Todd R\. Weiss](https://futurumgroup.com/featured-person/todd-r-weiss/)

## Insight Types
- [Market Coverage](https://futurumgroup.com/insight-type/market-coverage/)
- [Industry News](https://futurumgroup.com/insight-type/industry-news/)
- [News](https://futurumgroup.com/insight-type/market-coverage/news/)
- [Video Research Note](https://futurumgroup.com/insight-type/video-research-note/)
- [Six Five Webcast](https://futurumgroup.com/insight-type/webcasts/six-five-webcast/)

## Post Formats
- [Article](https://futurumgroup.com/post-format/article/)
- [Research](https://futurumgroup.com/post-format/research/)
- [Webcast](https://futurumgroup.com/post-format/webcast/)
- [Case Study](https://futurumgroup.com/post-format/case-study/)

## Research Types
- [Research Report](https://futurumgroup.com/research-type/research-report/)
- [Research Brief](https://futurumgroup.com/research-type/research-brief/)
- [Thought Leadership Brief](https://futurumgroup.com/research-type/thought-leadership-brief/)
- [Market Insight Report](https://futurumgroup.com/research-type/market-insight-report/)
- [Thought Leadership Report](https://futurumgroup.com/research-type/thought-leadership-report/)

## Tags \(news\)
- [Surveys](https://futurumgroup.com/news-tags/surveys/)
- [Employee Experience](https://futurumgroup.com/news-tags/employee-experience/)
- [Customer Insights \& Feedback](https://futurumgroup.com/news-tags/customer-insights-feedback/)
- [Contact Center](https://futurumgroup.com/news-tags/contact-center/)
- [Mergers \& Acquisitions](https://futurumgroup.com/news-tags/mergers-acquisitions/)

## Technologies
- [SAN Storage](https://futurumgroup.com/technology/san-storage/)
- [Public Cloud Storage](https://futurumgroup.com/technology/public-cloud-storage/)
- [Data Protection Systems](https://futurumgroup.com/technology/data-protection-systems/)
- [NAS Storage](https://futurumgroup.com/technology/nas-storage/)
- [Data Protection Software](https://futurumgroup.com/technology/data-protection-software/)

## Vendors
- [IBM](https://futurumgroup.com/vendor/ibm/)
- [NetApp](https://futurumgroup.com/vendor/netapp/)
- [Dell EMC](https://futurumgroup.com/vendor/dell-emc/)
- [HPE](https://futurumgroup.com/vendor/hpe/)
- [Hitachi](https://futurumgroup.com/vendor/hitachi/)

## Verticals
- [Telecommunications](https://futurumgroup.com/vertical/telecommunications/)
- [Financial Services and Insurance](https://futurumgroup.com/vertical/financial-services-insurance/)
- [Automotive](https://futurumgroup.com/vertical/automotive/)
- [Manufacturing and Industrial](https://futurumgroup.com/vertical/manufacturing-and-industrial/)
- [Healthcare](https://futurumgroup.com/vertical/healthcare/)

## Groups
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## Optional
- [Sitemap index](https://futurumgroup.com/sitemap_index.xml)