Tag: AI

January 25, 2024

Mitch Lewis

Research Note

Pinecone Announces Serverless Vector Database

Pinecone Provides a Simplified, Cost-Effective Approach to Vector Databases with a Serverless Offering

Mitch Lewis, Research Analyst at The Futurum Group, shares his insights on Pinecone’s serverless offering.

AI, Cloud, Database

January 25, 2024

Daniel Newman & Keith Kirkpatrick

Research Note

SAP Meets or Exceeds All Key Financial Metrics for FY 2023

Strong Performance from Cloud Segment Drives Success for the ERP Vendor

The Futurum Group’s Daniel Newman and Keith Kirkpatrick cover SAP’s Q4 and FY 2023 earnings and discuss the impact of the company’s planned restructuring.

AI, Business Information, Enterprise Applications

January 25, 2024

Ron Westfall

Research Note

Vodafone and Microsoft Find Decade of Bliss in Generative AI Alliance

Vodafone and Microsoft Strike Decade-Long Alliance to Bring Generative AI, Cloud, and Digital Service Benefits to 300 Million Customers and Businesses in Europe and Africa

The Futurum Group’s Ron Westfall examines why the 10-year, $1.5 billion Vodafone and Microsoft alliance can broaden their channel influence across the digital ecosystems of Europe and Africa through generative AI and hybrid cloud flexibility.

AI, Cloud, Communications Networks, Digital Transformation, Hybrid Cloud, Infrastructure, and Operations

January 24, 2024

Daniel Newman

Six Five Webcast

Intel Automotive – Intelligence on the Road

On this episode of The Six Five – In the Booth, hosts Daniel Newman and Patrick Moorhead welcome Jack Weast, Vice President and GM for Intel Automotive at CES 2024. They discuss Intel’s automotive announcements that were made during CES and how AI is coming to the vehicle.

January 24, 2024

Ron Westfall

Market Insight Report

Market Insight Report: Digital BSS

Our latest brief, Market Insight Report: Digital BSS, analyzes the digital BSS market and explores how digital BSS solutions and services are key to transforming business practices and improving business outcomes.

AI, Cloud, Communications Networks, Digital Transformation, Hybrid Cloud, Infrastructure, and Operations

January 24, 2024

Ron Westfall

The 5G Factor

5G Factor: 5G Sustainability and GenAI Meet

An Assessment of Key 5G-IoT Ecosystem Developments Including 5G Sustainability Market Shapers, Top Sustainability Suppliers, and Vodafone Microsoft GenAI Alliance

The Futurum Group’s Ron Westfall and Todd R Weiss review review of the top market shapers in the 5G sustainability realm, why Ciena, Cisco, Ericsson, Juniper, and Nokia excel at 5G sustainability, and the Vodafone Microsoft GenAI-focused alliance.

AI, Cloud, Communications Networks, Digital Transformation, Hybrid Cloud, Infrastructure, and Operations

January 23, 2024

Daniel Newman

Futurum Tech Webcast

Reimagining the Automotive Customer Experience in the Age of Autonomous Mobility

The Futurum Group’s Daniel Newman is joined by Capgemini’s Alexandre Audoin, EVP, Head of Automotive on the tech trends in the automotive industry, focusing on autonomous driving and new customer experiences (CX).

AI, Customer Experience, Emerging Technologies

January 23, 2024

Daniel Newman

Six Five Webcast

The Six Five Insider with Christina Montgomery, VP and Chief Privacy & Trust Officer at IBM

On this episode of The Six Five – Insider, hosts Daniel Newman and Patrick Moorhead welcome Christina Montgomery, Vice President and Chief Privacy & Trust Officer from IBM for a conversation on AI and the importance of her role in AI as Chief Privacy and Trust Officer at IBM.

AI, Emerging Technologies, Enterprise Applications, Regulations and Policy, Security

January 22, 2024

Keith Kirkpatrick

Market Insight Report

Market Insight Report: SaaS-Based Generative AI Pricing Trends

In our latest offering, Market Insight Report: SaaS-Based Generative AI Pricing Trends, we detail the current state of enterprise-focused SaaS platform pricing, discuss how generative AI features are being delivered and priced, and discuss the value of shifting to a consumption-based model.

AI, Enterprise Applications

January 22, 2024

Daniel Newman

Six Five Webcast

Toyota Partners with IBM to Build a Customer Centric Supply Chain

On this episode of The Six Five – On The Road, hosts Daniel Newman and Patrick Moorhead welcome Audrey Mito, Supply Chain Transformation Lead from Toyota North America and Shobhit Varshney, VP and Sr. Partner from IBM Consulting for a conversation at CES 2024 on Toyota’s partnership with IBM to transform the automotive supply chain with AI.

AI, Business Information, Collaboration, Customer Experience

January 22, 2024

Keith Kirkpatrick

Research Note

SAP Announces AI Capabilities to Improve Retail Business Processes

Analytics and Predictive Models Help Retailers Manage Multiple, Interdependent Data Sources

Keith Kirkpatrick, Research Director at The Futurum Group, covers SAP’s retail-focused announcements and discusses how these data-led innovations will help retailers improve operations and their customers’ experiences.