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The Futurum Group’s analysts cover a myriad of technologies across the technological landscape. Here you can narrow down our insights by technology category. If you prefer to filter by industry vertical, you can do that here.

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AT&T and Google Cloud expand their 5G and edge collaboration targeting enterprises with a flexible combination of AT&T’s on-premises Multi-access Edge Compute solution and AT&T Network Edge Capabilities augmented by Google Cloud’s extensive edge PoPs and core proficiencies including Kubernetes container orchestration, AI/ML, data analytics, and ISV collaboration expertise. Futurum’s Ron Westfall analyzes why the expanded alliance boosts AT&T’s overall competitive prospects, especially in relation to main rival Verizon, and how AT&T now has the 5G and edge compute proposition needed to innovate immersive experiences and win more enterprise business.
In this video vignette from a recent episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast, analysts Shelly Kramer and Steven Dickens (a former IBMer) dive into the massive transformation that IBM is undergoing, with a brief look at the Whitehurst departure and some potential ramifications, as well as significant changes in the company’s marketing function under new CMO Carla Piñeyro Sublett, and the challenges there, along with the concurrent radical transformation of IBM’s IT team under CIO Kathryn Guarini. If you’re following IBM, this is one conversation you won’t want to miss.
In this video vignette from this week’s episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast, analysts Shelly Kramer and Steven Dickens walk through the recent announcements out of BMC Software. They also discuss the industry as it relates to IT infrastructure management software, top concerns of businesses, especially in light of the recent surge in cyberattacks, and the important role the mainframe plays within organizations — and why keeping it safe from insider threats, among other things, is critically important.
In this vignette from our Futurum Tech Webcast, Futurum analysts Shelly Kramer and Steven Dickens discuss IBM’s hybrid cloud ambitions, which are (crystal) clear with (yet another) acquisition, this time BoxBoat. a premier enterprise Kubernetes certified service provider and premier DevOps consultancy. Dickens, a former IBMer, walks through the IBM Global Business Services’ rapidly expanding business and how this acquisition complements the company’s hybrid cloud strategy, and the company’s services business — especially in a post-Kyndryl spinoff world.
Joe Biden issued a new executive order focused on more than 72 items where the White House wants to see greater scrutiny of Big Tech.
Futurum’s Steven Dickens provides his analysis of the recent announcement by HPE of SQL data management vendor Ampool. HPE is building out capabilities for mission critical data management as a service with this acquisition that will complement both the Ezermal and GreenLake platforms, doubling down on streamlining the data management stack.
In this newest episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast, Futurum’s Shelly Kramer and Steven Dickens break down Whitehurst’s departure, the transformation that’s happening at IBM across the board, the company’s acquisition of BoxBoat and the role hybrid cloud will clearly play in the company’s transformation efforts, as well as a breakdown of announcements out of BMC Software this week and what’s ahead there.
House Democrats, with bipartisan support, have introduced a series of completely misguided antitrust bills aimed at giving lawmakers and certain agencies greater power to control “Big Tech.”

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