Data Intelligence, Analytics, & Infrastructure

Enterprise data is the lifeblood of business. No endeavor, whether a simple order-to-cash process or a complex, agentic AI solution, can survive without timely access to accurate, high-quality, secure, and governed data. Given these high stakes, companies are understandably torn between innovation and governance.

This is reflected in the markets covered by Futurum, which range from stalking new ideas such as real-time data integration and orchestration tools to exploring the re-invention of traditional business intelligence (BI) at the hands of Generative AI (GenAI).

Specifically, Futurum tracks the modern data intelligence platform marketplace, covering both converged and best-of-breed databases, data management and orchestration products, DataOps practices and tools, insight-oriented data infrastructure, and visualization and analytics solutions—all powered by and built to empower AI innovation.

When working on strategy, product, marketing, and sales initiatives, consider intelligence from our expert analysts – planned deliverables for 2025 include:

  • Market Data – bi-annual market sizing & five-year forecast (2x year)
  • Buyer Survey – bi-annual IT Decision Maker survey (2x year) 
  • Analyst Insight – a monthly report on critical issues in the industry (every month)
  • State of the Market – a quarterly report on technology, markets, products, and vendors (once per quarter)
  • Market Landscape – an annual report on product segments and representative vendors, deployment types, buying personas, and use cases (once annually)
  • Inquiry Sessions (ongoing) – one-on-one time with our expert analysts to explore your challenges and opportunities
  • Advisory Days – a deep dive into the strategies, initiatives, and critical success factors to drive your business 

The Latest Insights on Data Intelligence, Analytics, & Infrastructure

Oracle Database@AWS Launches in Virginia and Oregon With More Regions on the Way, Bringing Exadata and Autonomous Database Capabilities to AWS Customers
Brad Shimmin, VP and Practice Lead at Futurum, shares his insights on Oracle Database@AWS, which brings Oracle’s Exadata and Autonomous Database services directly to AWS data centers with AI and zero-ETL capabilities.
Hammerspace Tier 0 Now Available on Oracle Cloud Marketplace for High-Performance Computing (HPC) and AI Workloads
Brad Shimmin, VP and Practice Lead at Futurum, shares his insights on how the availability of Hammerspace Tier 0 on Oracle Cloud Marketplace boosts OCI’s value for AI and HPC workloads by delivering low-latency, high-throughput data access.
Snowflake’s $250 Million Crunchy Data Deal Intensifies Competition With Databricks and Others as the Company Seeks to Power Up Enterprise AI Through Postgres Cloud Innovation
Brad Shimmin, Vice President & Practice Lead, Data and Analytics at Futurum shares his/her insights on Snowflake’s acquisition of Crunchy. Discover how Snowflake’s $250 million Crunchy Data acquisition is set to reshape the AI data platform landscape and intensify the battle for enterprise cloud leadership.
Databricks Acquires Neon to Bolster Agentic AI Capabilities With Serverless, Open-Source PostgreSQL
Brad Shimmin, VP Practice Lead for Data Management and Analytics at Futurum, shares his insights on Databricks' acquisition of Neon. This move positions Databricks to empower agentic AI with a robust, serverless PostgreSQL database, expanding its AI tooling market reach.
Dataiku Hopes Its LLM Mesh Can Help Enterprises Quell AI Agent Technology Sprawl Through Technology-Agnostic Yet Centralized Control, Orchestration, and Management
Brad Shimmin, VP & Practice Lead, Data & Analytics at The Futurum Group, shares insights on Dataiku's strategy to tame the "agentic AI fray" with new AI Agent tools on its LLM Mesh, focusing on centralized control and orchestration, discussed at Everyday AI.
Kyndryl Rolls Out New Data Migration Suite Built on Its Own SAP S/4HANA Transformation Experience
Brad Shimmin, VP and Practice Lead at The Futurum Group, shares his insights on how Kyndryl’s SAP data migration suite, rooted in its own 18-month ERP journey, sets a new precedent in accelerating and de-risking cloud ERP transformations.

The Latest NEWS

The Global Data Intelligence, Analytics, and Infrastructure Market to Surge Past $876B by 2029, Fueled by AI Innovation and Speculation

The Global Data Intelligence, Analytics, and Infrastructure Market to Surge Past $876B by 2029, Fueled by AI Innovation and Speculation

Brad Shimmin at Futurum shares new research showing the global data market surging to $876.6B by 2029. Discover how AI automation and the demand for…
Channel Partners Struggle Amidst Industry Transformation To AI

As Vendors Push More into Their AI Story, Can the Channel Keep Pace?

Alex Smith, VP Channels Research at Futurum, shares his insights on how partners are performing amid the industry transformation toward AI….
Revocation of U.S. Waivers Raises Disruption Risk for Memory Players in China - Report Summary

Revocation of U.S. Waivers Raises Disruption Risk for Memory Players in China – Report Summary

Ray Wang, Research Director for Semiconductors, Supply Chain, and Emerging Technology at Futurum, shares his insights on how potential regulatory changes could impact the operations…
Databricks Data+AI Summit: Databricks Takes on the World with a New Approach to Database Apps in the Age of AI

Databricks Data+AI Summit: Databricks Takes on the World with a New Approach to Database Apps in the Age of AI

Brad Shimmin, VP at Futurum, shares insights on Databricks’ summit. With a new transactional database, free AI/BI, and unified data engineering, Databricks is aggressively moving…
Partner Programs Remain Very Important to the Partner Ecosystem

Partner Programs Remain Very Important to the Partner Ecosystem

Alex Smith, VP Channels Research at Futurum, shares his insights on what partners are looking for in vendor partner programs….
Cybersecurity is a Strategic and Budgetary Priority, Per Futurum Research

Cybersecurity is a Strategic and Budgetary Priority, Per Futurum Research

Fernando Montenegro and Krista Case of Futurum reveal key findings from comprehensive cybersecurity market research indicating the growing strategic, board-level relevance of cybersecurity and the…

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