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Autonomy Over Analytics The Read-Write Decree Rewiring Enterprise Data Platforms
August 28, 2026

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....
SiFive BigSky Ships the First RISC-V Server. Is the GPU Head Node the Prize
August 28, 2026

SiFive BigSky Ships the First RISC-V Server. Is the GPU Head Node the Prize?

Brendan Burke, Research Director at Futurum, shares his insights on SiFive's BigSky, the first enterprise-grade RISC-V server, and why CUDA head node duty for NVIDIA GPUs is the socket that...
Nasuni Acquires DryvIQ to Bring AI-Ready Data Governance
August 28, 2026

Nasuni Acquires DryvIQ to Bring AI-Ready Data Governance

Alastair Cooke, analyst at Futurum, shares his insights on why Nasuni acquires DryvIQ and what the deal means for AI data governance and file platform consolidation....
Okta Q2 FY 2027 Earnings Beat and Raise on Core Identity Strength
August 28, 2026

Okta Q2 FY 2027 Earnings Beat and Raise on Core Identity Strength

Mitch Ashley, VP and Practice Lead, CIO & Technology Buyers at The Futurum Group, reviews Okta's Q2 FY 2027 earnings, where core identity strength and new products drove a beat...
NVIDIA Nears $12.9B Deal for Hugging Face, Escalating AI Ecosystem Strategy
August 28, 2026

NVIDIA Nears $12.9B Deal for Hugging Face, Escalating AI Ecosystem Strategy

Nick Patience, VP & Practice Lead of AI Platforms at Futurum, shares his insights on NVIDIA's reported $12.9 billion bid for Hugging Face and what it would mean for the...
QumulusAI Q2 FY 2026 118% Revenue Growth for Hyperspeed AI Compute Deployment
August 28, 2026

QumulusAI Q2 FY 2026: 118% Revenue Growth for Hyperspeed AI Compute Deployment

Brendan Burke, Research Director at Futurum, analyzes QumulusAI’s Q2 FY 2026 earnings, focusing on direct AI compute demand, GPU fleet expansion, and capacity execution....
In-Process Analytics Goes Hyperscale Inside the AWS DuckLabs Acqui-Hire
August 28, 2026

In-Process Analytics Goes Hyperscale: Inside the AWS DuckLabs Acqui-Hire

AWS acquires DuckLabs to embed DuckDB’s in-process OLAP engine natively into Amazon S3 storage, challenging data warehouse economics while keeping open-source governance independent....
NXP Tech Days Can Physical AI Reference Designs Solidify the Neural Axis
August 28, 2026

NXP Tech Days: Can Physical AI Reference Designs Solidify the Neural Axis?

Brendan Burke and Olivier Blanchard, Research Directors at Futurum, share their insights from NXP Tech Days Silicon Valley, where reference designs from humanoid hands to a four-board MCX A5 networking...
MTG-I2 Launch Reveals Thales's Critical Infrastructure Security Depth
August 28, 2026

MTG-I2 Launch Reveals Thales’s Critical Infrastructure Security Depth

Thales Alenia Space's MTG-I2 satellite completes the Meteosat Third Generation constellation, positioning Thales as a critical infrastructure security provider for European meteorological data in the expanding cybersecurity market....
Conduent's Tenth NEAT Leader Win: Is AI the New Moat?
August 28, 2026

Conduent’s Tenth NEAT Leader Win: Is AI the New Moat?

Conduent has earned its tenth consecutive NelsonHall NEAT Leader designation in HR Transformation Services, marking a significant milestone that validates the company's AI-first strategy centered on its Conni GenAI virtual...
SCSK Embeds Generative AI Into Workforce DNA
August 28, 2026

SCSK Embeds Generative AI Into Workforce DNA

SCSK launched an AI-powered Digital Skill Assessment System evaluating 40 competencies across all employees, reflecting industry momentum as 86.7% of AI consulting sellers expect AI-driven growth in 2026....
Tech Mahindra and Uniphore Build an Agentic AI Factory
August 28, 2026

Tech Mahindra and Uniphore Build an Agentic AI Factory

Tech Mahindra and Uniphore partnered to create an Agentic AI Factory, combining Uniphore's Business AI Cloud with Tech Mahindra's global reach across 90 countries to serve BFSI and Retail enterprises....

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