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For this vignette of a recent episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast, Part of the 5G Factor series, analysts Ron Westfall and Shelly Kramer assess why the Ericsson, Deutsche Telekom, and Samsung demonstration that confirmed end-to-end network slicing can work specifically for gaming applications is integral to advancing 5G monetization and use case networking objectives.

In this excerpt from our Futurum Tech Webcast, Cybersecurity Shorts Series, Futurum analysts Shelly Kramer and Fred McClimans explore the Twitch hack and why a massive hack of this nature is a nightmare for infosec community — and should be a wakeup call as it relates to the primacy of network security.

In this episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast, Cybersecurity Shorts series, analysts Shelly Kramer and Fred McClimans cover the goings on in the world of cybersecurity. This week's conversation includes the Facebook outage and (unrelated) claims of scraped data from 1.5 billion Facebook users available in a hacker forum, as well as a deep dive into the deets on the Twitch hack. They also covered the Syniverse hack that provided access to millions of text messages and customer information for a period of many years (and the impact on Syniverse's teleco customers), the Atos win of an R&D project with ESA, along with a new bill proposed by Senator Elizabeth Warren given victims of ransomware attacks 48 hours to report payments to their hackers.

In this episode of Futurum newest webcast series, The 5G Factor, I'm joined by my colleague and fellow analyst Ron Westfall to explore and break down some of the most exciting news, trends, and partnerships in the 5G ecosystem. In this week's episode we covered some exciting 5G news, including: The future of cloud gaming — it's powered by 5G. The future of cloud gaming is exciting, especially when powered by 5G end-to-end network slicing, which is revolutionizing cloud gaming services. We explore how this capability, the E2E network slicing, has been optimized for cloud virtual reality game streaming using Ericsson's networks, service orchestration, and monetization tools, all of which will be instrumental in enabling communication services providers (CSPs) to "get a slice" of the action and, more importantly, monetize their networks. Ericsson's E2E network slicing is definitely something to keep an eye on, as we know it will be a key enabler for innovation and opening up a myriad of 5G opportunities for CSPs across multiple industry segments, including healthcare, government, transportation, energy and utilities, media and entertainment. Vodafone's Multi-Million Market NB-IoT Deal is, Well, Pretty Massive. Cellular narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) is in the news this week as UK-based Vodafone is reportedly on the brink of announcing its biggest ever IoT airtime supply deal outside of China. Carrier managed services can serve as a harbinger for how 5G and IoT can work on a mass market level – fleet management, transportation, warehousing, etc. where a mobile IoT is required. Our conversation covered why this deal is a big one and what it marks the beginning of. IBM Partners with Telefonica for Cloud Native, 5G Core Network Platform. More exciting 5G news of the week is around IBM's partnership with Telefonica to help the telco implement its UNICA NEXT 5G core network platform. IBM's intelligent automation software and services will come from IBM's Global Business Services unit and our conversation uncovered why this is also a very big deal – for both IBM and Telefonica. DISH Makes a Tasty Treat of its Greenfield Cloud-Native 5G Network with IBM as a Partner. In another win for IBM's Global Business Services unit, this new smart network will be agile, scalable, and fully virtualized, looking to benefit enterprise customers across a multitude of industry verticals. Nokia addresses the alarming increase in DDos attacks. With DDos attacks that disrupt network traffic and servers growing by a massive 154% between 2019 and 2020, largely targeting financial services, telecoms, and government agencies, but now spreading out to target businesses of all kinds and all sizes, Nokia's move here to build network security into its latest gen silicon is an impressive — and much needed — solution.

In this episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast, Interview Series, my guest John Bruno, the VP of Strategy for PROS, and I are having a conversation about the ever-changing state of B2B commerce. Today's business customers are expecting more and more from companies in terms of not just product quality, but also customer experience. And a large part of customer experience is providing compelling offers in a way that is fast, consistent, easy, and transparent, and offering relevant prices to make the ordering process an efficient, hassle free one. That's a lot to ask at the end of a global pandemic. The good news is that smart technology solutions exist that can help. Our discussion centered on the following: Trends in the industry, including our research in the 2020 B2B Digital Buyer's Journey, indicating that some 80% of B2B buyers have eliminated traditional buying cycles and 63% said their business and tech requirements would never go back to pre-pandemic levels. The shift in customer expectations over the course of the last eighteen months and how this has impacted what we're seeing in the digital buyer's journey. Challenges organizations face with their omnichannel ecommerce strategies. The nuances that organizations must navigate with their pricing strategies. The critical role that pricing plays in successful ecommerce strategy. How prices can prices be delivered so that buyers can have the best experience possible transacting via eCommerce The shift by PROS to SaaS offerings as part of their platform and how PROS Smart Price Optimization and PROS Smart Configure Price Quote are being used by savvy customers. John shared some customer success stories as part of our conversation, illustrating the PROS platform in action and the specific ROI customers using pricing optimization technology are realizing. Background research: https://futurumresearch.com/research-notes/pros-launches-new-saas-editions-of-pricing-platform/ Futurum PROS report: https://futurumresearch.com/research-reports/how-ai-price-optimization-can-play-a-significant-role-in-both-business-growth-and-customer-experience/

For this vignette of a recent episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast, part of the 5G Factor series, analysts Ron Westfall and Shelly Kramer examine a report from Vodafone and WPI Economics advocating on the UK government to accelerate the deployment of 5G and IoT technology to help meet zero emission goals by 2050. Their discussion covered: The shrewd timing of Vodafone lobbying the UK government to advance nationwide sustainability goals after working with Ericsson to improve 5G network efficiency capabilities across the London portion of its network. How digital 5G and IoT technology can accelerate the attainment of UK net zero emission objectives (i.e., 4% reduction per annum) by targeting three verticals in particular: Manufacturing, Transportation, and Agriculture. Why Vodafone's proactive stance in working with the UK government to advance nationwide sustainability goals has society-wide benefits and not only telecommunications. Ron and Shelly view Vodafone's approach to working with the UK government in offering practical 5G and IoT solutions across three key industry verticals to achieve nationwide zero emission goals is laudatory and merits emulation by other mobile ecosystem players.

For this vignette of a recent episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast, part of the 5G Factor series, analysts Ron Westfall and Shelly Kramer explore Nokia's digital twin technology and its potential to significantly boost European communications service providers (CSPs) a significant revenue boost. Their discussion covered: Why digital twin technology is gaining broader market acceptance and is directly applicable to 5G network design and builds. The role of Nokia's digital twin solution for augmenting 5G network development in areas such as beamforming optimization and the selection of optimum bean sets in 3D recreated environments. The market impact of Nokia's assertion that for a European CSP, using a digital twin, Nokia's solution provides for 44% higher revenue than traditional methods. Ron and Shelly see Nokia's digital twin technology has holding great promise for European CSPs as well as CSPs in other regions and can advance not only the technical demands of 5G network development, such as optimized beamforming, but also financial objectives (i.e., bean counting).

For this vignette of a recent episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast, part of the 5G Factor series, analysts Ron Westfall and Shelly Kramer examine Amdocs supplying the business support systems, including 5G monetization capabilities, for what Orange is touting as Europe's first 5G SA end-to-end experimental cloud network being built out in France. Their discussion covered: Why Orange promoting its 5G SA network development as an experimental cloud network is a shrewd marketing move that aligns with pragmatic expectations for 5G SA rollouts. The expanding role of AI in assuring and accelerating the automation of business processes and operations in software-centric, cloud native environments. With Orange targeting the support of hundreds of users by the end of 2021, it will become incumbent for the operator to produce lessons learned and viable use cases at the beginning of 2022. How Amdocs gains a sizable marketing boost from its inclusion in Orange's multi-vendor implementation of the operator's experimental hybrid cloud 5G SA network. Ron and Shelly view Orange's progress in rolling out its experimental 5G network as key to boosting its overall open 5G objectives, including Open RAN assimilation, and helping Europe keep pace with 5G SA deployments in North America, China, and Northeast Asia.

In this vignette from a recent episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast, part of The 5G Factor series, analysts Shelly Kramer and Ron Westfall discuss The National Science Foundation's (NSF) establishment of SpectrumX, a new center for wireless spectrum research in the U.S. The NSF has earmarked $25 million over the course of the next 5 years for research. They're focused on developing new ways of sharing and managing radio airwaves, which of course is a finite resource. This is crucial research because, as Ron pointed out, 5G technology supports Dynamic Spectrum Sharing (DSS), which allows for operators to share both LTE and 5G within the same frequency band. This is an area covered very closely by Ron and Shelly, and in this short conversation, they shared insights on the exciting benefits they see coming from SpectrumX. These include: Increased collaboration with stakeholders, researchers, industry partners, and government agencies Ensuring the U.S. is positioning itself to lead the future of wireless technologies and systems How this research will support future network iterations including 6G. All of the above have huge implications for the future of 5G. Ron and Shelly believe the research and collaboration possibilities with SpectrumX will open new doors and drive the field forward.

In this episode of The 5G Factor, a Futurum Research production, analysts Shelly Kramer and Ron Westfall discuss AT&T's partnership with the U.S. Military in a three-year R&D agreement focused on 5G experiments with the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS), the Department of the Navy's applied research university.

In this Futurum Tech Webcast, Futurum Lead Analyst Shelly Kramer sits down with Gunter Appel and Jan Klockgeter of aconso for a conversation on digitizing HR documents and the difference this can make for enterprise organizations.

For this vignette of a recent episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast, Part of the 5G Factor series, analysts Ron Westfall and Shelly Kramer examine the implications of the collaboration between Ericsson and Qualcomm in completing what they tout as the first over-the-air 5G New Radio call on CBRS (Citizen Broadband Radio Service) spectrum in a recent trial. Their conversation covered: Why the 5G NR call on CBRS can help drive Industry 4.0 and 5G private network use cases. The suitability and relevance of CBRS shared spectrum for private networks. Where 5G private networks can deliver improvements over LTE private networks and boost ecosystem adoption of private networks. Ron and Shelly see the Ericsson and Qualcomm collaboration as boosting the adoption of 5G private networks, especially as 5G networks transition to standalone (SA) implementations that enable operators to take full advantage of 5G NR on CBRS capabilities.

For this vignette of a recent episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast, Part of the 5G Factor series, analysts Ron Westfall and Shelly Kramer examine the partnership between Vodafone and Ericsson in the deployment of new energy-efficient 5G radios across the London, UK vicinity. Their conversation covered: Vodadone is using Ericsson's antenna-integrated radio solution (AIR 3227) that have produced a daily network energy consumption decrease by an average of 43% daily in relation to previous generations of radio solutions. Vodafone's plan to deploy 1500 of the Ericsson AIR 3227 units in Q2 2022 as integral to achieving organization-wide energy and sustainability objectives. How competition among the major RAN suppliers is yielding ever lighter compact radio products. The society-wide sustainability implications of Vodafone's 5G network energy efficiency breakthroughs. Ron and Shelly view the Vodafone and Ericsson collaboration as key in advancing energy efficiency metrics in better understanding the success of 5G network deployments and how 5G technology can play a pivotal role in meeting society-wide sustainability goals.

For this vignette of a recent episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast, Part of the 5G Factor series, analysts Ron Westfall and Shelly Kramer share their perspective on the Nokia's decision to pause its work in the O-RAN Alliance due to concerns related to working with China-based companies that are on the U.S. Department's restrictive Entity list. Their conversation addressed: Why the O-RAN Alliance is influential across the entire 5G mobile ecosystem and Nokia's decision is important. The factors behind Nokia's decision including the shutdown of ZTE in Q2 2018 for running afoul of U.S. trade and economic policies. How Nokia's decision amounts to what qualifies only as a kerfuffle since the O-RAN Alliance is one of many major organizations supporting standard-based Open RAN development and that resolving Nokia's concerns are at hand. Ron and Shelly see Nokia's decision to pause its contributions in the O-RAN Alliance as sound and that the prospect or idea of massive fallout in advancing the cause of Open RAN and Open 5G are over hyped and misplaced.

For this vignette of a recent episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast, Part of the 5G Factor series, analysts Shelly Kramer and Ron Westfall provide their perspectives on Ericsson's decision to divest its product research and development activities in Nanjing, China by November 2021. Their conversation covered: Ericsson now has four R&D centers after the Nanjing R&D center divestment resulting in the apparent transfer of over 600 employees to TietoEVRY, a Finnish software provider with offices in China. How the move coincides with Ericsson's market share loss to China-based rivals like Huawei and ZTE in China's domestic 5G market. Why the decision of Ericsson's leadership to remain committed to the China mobile market is a strategically sound one as China is the global leader in 5G deployments today and is a key testbed for emerging 5G applications and capabilities. Why geopolitical tensions and China's recent economic and trade decisions may diminish China's own mobile ecosystem and standing over the long term. Shelly and Ron agree that doing business in China is becoming increasingly tricky today as developments such as new Edtech market regulations and Jack Ma's reduced presence are indicators that deal-making across the China tech market, including the 5G and mobile sections. will become more challenging.

In this episode of Futurum Tech Webcast series The 5G Factor, Futurum analysts Shelly Kramer and Ron Westfall cover interesting news in the 5G market. This week's conversation included discussions around: The announcement by Amdocs that it has been selected by Orange to provide business support systems for Europe's first 5G standalone experimental cloud network in France. This AI and data driven, software-enabled, cloud native network is a two year project and signs of exciting things ahead. Nokia's focus on making 5G networks more efficient, with an eye on 6G Nokia and digital twins, and Nokia's novel approach on that front. AT&T's partnership with the U.S. Military on 5G-focused R&D experiments with the Naval Postgraduate School, the Department of the Navy's applied research university. The National Science Foundation's establishment of SpectrumX, a center for wireless spectrum research in the U.S., focused on how to develop new ways of sharing and managing radio air waves to maximize this limited resource. Vodafone's sustainability report released this last week by Vodafone and WPI Economics, showing that 5G and I0T can help reduce C02 emissions in the UK, along with insights on the role digital technology could play in helping the government reach its sustainability goals of slashing emissions by 78% by 2035, and achieving net-zero by 2050.

On this episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast – Interview Series I am joined by Shane Orlick, Chief Revenue Officer for WalkMe, for an exciting conversation about the growth of the company over the last year and the expansion of the digital adoption platform in the workplace. Managing App Sprawl in the Workplace In our conversation we discussed the following: A quick overview of WalkMe and their recent IPO An exploration of the massive tech sprawl in the workplace The complexity of the sales tech stack How data can be leveraged to help organizations mitigate app sprawl Real-world customer success stories that solidify WalkMe's position in the market If you'd like to learn more about WalkMe and their offerings be sure to download our recent research report, Enterprise Guide to Digital Adoption. You can also check out their website or watch the full episode below. Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode.

On this episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast – Interview Series I am joined by Renen Hallak, Founder and CEO of VAST Data for an exciting conversation about the future of IT and data, and how it is impacting the way we work, live and communicate. It was a fascinating conversation from the leader of this great up-and-coming company. The Future of IT and Data In our conversation we discussed the following: A quick overview of VAST Data An exploration in the high-level shifts we are seeing in enterprise tech The opportunities in the data and storage landscape How VAST Data works to help organizations overcome the way they typically view storage resources Real-world customer success stories that solidify VAST's position in the market VAST Data is making a name for itself and it will be interesting to continue to follow their journey over the next few months. I expect we will continue to hear great things from the company. If you'd like to learn more about VAST and what they do, check out their website or watch the full episode below. Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode.

In today's episode of The 5G Factor, our newest webcast focused on all things 5G, host Shelly Kramer and fellow analyst Ron Westfall examine the key trends in the 5G market along with 5G-related news of interest. This show focused on some familiar players in the 5G space, including Ericsson, Vodafone, Qualcomm, Nokia, Verizon, as well as a look at what's happening in the China market as it relates to 5G technology and innovation. Our discussion today addressed: How Ericsson and Vodafone are collaborating to improve 5G network energy consumption across Vodafone's network with London trial validating significant savings using Ericsson's antenna-integrated radio solution Ericsson's new radio, which is 51 percent lighter and more compact in design, and the role that will have in optimizing site footprints, making 5G rollout and 4G upgrades faster and easier. Why Qualcomm and Ericsson demonstrating first 5G NR (New Radio) call on CBRS spectrum can advance Industry 4.0 use cases including 5G private networks (and why private 5G networks are increasing in popularity) A discussion about Ericsson closing a major research center in Nanjing amid a shrinking 5G market in China. Ericsson as long been a major supplier of telecoms equipment in China, but geopolitical climate has had a significant impact on telecos hoping for business as usual in China. Ericsson reported in July that its second quarter revenue in the country dropped by 60% year over year. Speaking of Nokia and China, our conversation touched on the implications of Nokia pausing technical work with the O-RAN Alliance due to concerns related to working with China-based companies on the Commerce Department's Entity List and the kerfluffle (one of Ron's favorite words) that may, or may not, be. We would up the show talking about Verizon's just announced 10-year 5G partnership with the NFL, promising not only an enhanced fan experience at various stadiums across the U.S., but also affording other enhancements like more innovative ways of player training, team scouting, health guidelines and venue operations as whole. Want to know what stadiums you can experience Verizon's 5G Multi View capabilities in? Well, you'll have to watch or listen to the show.

On this episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast – Interview Series I am joined by Gerry Nolan, Worldwide Senior Director: HPE Pointnext Operational Services. Gerry is responsible for the team that enables customer support experience to drive digital transformation journeys. Our conversation covered some recent developments from HPE that are designed to meet the needs of customers that have emerged from the pandemic. It's one you don't want to miss. Enabling Business Value Through the Five Pillars of Enterprise Care In our conversation we discussed the following: How the pandemic has changed the way organizations invest in technology An overview of HPE's Tech Care offering A look at HPE's new offering Complete Care An exploration of the five pillars of enterprise care that will define next-gen IT services The enterprise challenges that are driving the need for Complete Care HPE Pointnext Complete Care offering sets a new benchmark for enterprise-wide services and support with its global coverage, depth and breadth of technical abilities, simplified framework and deployment model, and streamlined procurement and consumption-based pricing. If you'd like to learn more about the new offering be sure to check out our latest white paper Enabling Business Value Through the Five Pillars of Enterprise Care on the topic.

For this vignette of a recent episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast, Part of the 5G Factor series, analysts Ron Westfall and Shelly Kramer discussed expansion of the Boingo Wireless AWS partnership with Boingo Wireless integrating AWS edge and cloud services with the company's own converged network offering and its impact on select industry verticals. Their discussion covered: How the Boingo Wireless AWS partnership is using DAS (distributed antenna systems), WiFi, and private networks to improve the overall wireless experience. The partnership's focus on key verticals such as airports, stadiums, manufacturing, and healthcare/medical facilities as well as large enterprises with advanced wireless networking needs and how it can accelerate adoption of cloud-based wireless services. Why the expanded partnership can play a pivotal role in delivering the touchless experience to wireless network users. Ron and Shelly find the expanded Boingo Wireless AWS alliance delivers the capabilities required to augment the overall wireless user experience, including touchless interactions, and demonstrates how ecosystem collaboration can bring out the improved outcomes through the interworking of 5G and WiFi technologies and that 5G and WiFi are not conflicting technologies in many key use case scenarios.

For this vignette of a recent episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast, Part of the 5G Factor series, analysts Ron Westfall and Shelly Kramer examine why the Mavenir acquisition of Telestax improves the Mavenir Engage proposition and alters the competitive dynamics of the Communications Platform as a service (CPaaS) market. Their discussion covered: How Mavenir's 5G and mobile networking expertise can swiftly differentiate the CPaaS capabilities of the Mavenir Engage platform as many of the established CPaaS providers, such as Vonage and Twilio, as well as tech titan like Cisco, Microsoft, and AWS targeting the space, don't have such in-house capabilities today Why 5G and API enablement are instrumental to unlocking enterprise value across verticals such as IoT, smart cities, and connected car, as well as providing turnkey applications and boosting use case networking for logistics, fleet management, AI/ML chatbots, voice biometrics verification, immersive commerce/entertainment, and additional use cases. How the deal strengthens Mavenir's portfolio to address emerging WFH, BYOD, and CPaaS security requirements across enterprise and managed service environments. Ron and Shelly see Mavenir making additional inroads in the CPaaS realm as operators increasingly prioritize 5G monetization and CPaaS technology evolves to assimilate a wider range of mobile/5G capabilities that fulfill digital workforce demands.

For this vignette of a recent episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast, Part of the 5G Factor series, analysts Shelly Kramer and Ron Westfall and examine the key trends in the 5G market assessing the market impact of the AT&T and GM alliance aimed at delivering 5G connectivity to GM cars in three years. Their discussion covered: The market significance of the GM and AT&T partnership that is bringing 5G cellular connectivity to select Cadillac, Chevrolet, and GMC vehicles by 2024 as well as supporting GM models from 2019 and newer that are equipped today with 4G LTE to migrate over to the 5G network. Why the alliance heralds the democratization of connected car technology and applications, including the NVIDIA Hyundai partnership's aim to bring 5G connectivity and advanced safety features. How 5G capabilities can make infotainment capabilities more flexible and safer. Understanding that the OnStar service connects about 60 million vehicles across US roadways today and how it can advance ecosystem-wide assimilation of 5G technology and features. How the Qualcomm acquisition of Veoneer further validates the connected car business case. Why Tesla's vision of automobiles as computer on wheels is coming closer to fruition. Shelly and Ron see the connected car segment gaining broader ecosystem support as the deployment of 5G networks accelerate and the expansion of major alliances assure broader adoption and interworking.

For this vignette of a recent episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast, Part of the 5G Factor series, analysts Shelly Kramer and Ron Westfall and examine the key trends in the 5G market focusing on recent developments in the Open RAN market segment including the rise of the "Rip and Replace" program in the U.S. Their discussion covered: Why the $1.9 billion U.S. "Rip and Replace" program administered by the FCC is gaining momentum among independent and regional carriers as provisions include the complete, and not partial, replacement of Huawei and ZTE equipment and operators have one year to complete the rip and replace process. How the rip and replace programs are generating both Open RAN and traditional RAN implementation. Mavenir's win with Triangle Communications for FWA applications shows Open RAN can play a role and Nokia's win with Union Wireless indicates traditional RAN as well as services will be instrumental. We expect the majority of rip and replace will use traditional RAN, particularly during early stages. Ericsson is working with 100+ independent telcos including @40% engaged in the rip and replace program and the expectation that number will rise to at least 50%. Why the Rip and Replace program may need to modify and extend its one year deadline. Ron and Shelly are anticipating more rip and replace headlines over the course of the rest of this year and well into 2022, putting Open RAN but also mobile transition technology into the forefront of 5G ecosystem marketing and news.

For this vignette of a recent episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast, Part of the 5G Factor series, analysts Shelly Kramer and Ron Westfall deliberate on why the AT&T partnership with the University of Tennessee is important to advancing mmWave technology development. Their discussion covered: AT&T is installing a 5G test bed using mmWave spectrum at the University of Tennessee as Knoxville, complementing ongoing partnerships with Texas A&M, University of Missouri, and University of Connecticut, that demonstrate mmWave capabilities for emerging applications. How the partnership aligns with ongoing mmWave portfolio development work by key mobile players such as Ericsson, Motorola, Nokia, Rakuten, and Samsung. The partnership's role in enabling college personnel and students to experiment and validate mmWave capabilities across applications like ML. AR/VR, biometric data, distributed workforce, and rural environments. How mmWave is integral to existing operator use cases and 5G monetization objectives such as 5G fixed wireless access, smart home bundles, and smart facilities. Shelly and Ron view mmWave technology as ready for prime time 5G services, due to innovations like beamforming, and that the technology will play an integral role in the deployment of 5G capabilities across dense urban, FWA rural outreach, smart facilities, and AR/VR environments.

In this new episode of The 5G Factor, our newest Futurum Tech Webcast series focused on all things 5G, analysts Shelly Kramer and Ron Westfall look at key trends in the 5G ecosystem. This includes a look at recent developments in the Open RAN market, and the recently announced partnership between GM and AT&T bringing 5G to select models in the GM fleet, Qualcomm's pursuit of Veoneer, and the Hyundai/NVIDIA partnership and what this all means for the Automotive industry. They also covered AT&T's recently announced partnership with the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, centered on mmWave spectrum test beds, along with the Mavenir acquisition of Telestax and what that means for the Communication Services as-a-Platform market. They wound up show with a look at Boingo Wireless's deepened partnership with AWS, integrating AWS's edge and cloud services with Boingo's converged network offering and how these private network deployments will benefit airports, stadiums, and other facilities.

On this episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast – Interview Series I am joined by Valerio Filauro, VP, Product Management, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. Our conversation focused on: RFFE, what it is and why it is so important for 5G's successful roll out Why RFFE business a big opportunity for Qualcomm What enabled Qualcomm's competitive positioning among RF leaders? Targets for the RFFE Market share by 2024 Qualcomm's 10 year business vision For more information you can read Senior Analyst Olivier Blanchard's article Meet RFFE – A Critical Piece In The 5G Puzzle

In this episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast, Interview Series, I'm joined by Chad Andrews, the Global Leader for Telecom, Media and Entertainment at the IBM Institute for Business Value. Our conversation today focuses on the changes 5G and edge computing will bring to our digital economy, and we also take a look at IBM Institute for Business Value's recent study The End of Communications Services as We Know Them? That is a bold survey headline, but for those of us in the industry, we know the impact that 5G and edge computing will have on the digital economy moving forward will be disruptive to say the least. And I know that sentiment was echoed in IBM's findings in the survey. The End of Communications Services as We Know Them? digs deeper into a trend we've all been seeing – which is that communication service providers will miss out on the value that 5G and edge computing can provide unless they adapt today. The IBM study surveyed 500 global telecommunications executives in 21 countries — so it's a decent sample set that gives some insight into where the industry is headed. Chad and I discussed some of the findings of the report. These include: For CSPs to find true value in 5G and edge computing, they must adopt cloud native digital services, applications, and solutions. Along with cloud native platforms and applications, CSPs will need to make strategic operational decisions in order to compete long-term against cloud native companies. Platforms that are already established at scale will super the hypergrowth of the decade. We also discussed some of the reasons the IBM Institute for Business Value is predicting the global digital economy will grow two to three times this decade, as well as the implications this will have on businesses across different sectors. The graphic below is from The End of Communications Services as We Know Them?

In today's episode of The 5G Factor, our newest webcast focused on all things 5G, I was joined by my fellow analysts, Ron Westfall and Olivier Blanchard. Our focus was on the magic that 5G networks provide, and insights on what kind of innovative things companies like Ericsson, Nokia, and AT&T, along with savvy communication services providers (CSPs), are doing with private 5G networks. Our conversation included: An update on what is driving the 5G private market uptake and the overall market prospects for private 5G What the private LTE and 5G networks that are rolling out look like The industries who (today) benefit most from this kind of offering, which include manufacturers, utilities (offshore and power), ports and airport sectors, and the mining and process industry We also discussed the use of private 5G in media and entertainment, including in sports arenas and event venues, as well as in healthcare Some of the key things that make private 5G networks for the enterprise both reliable and attractive The benefit of enhanced security a private 5G network affords compared to WiFi How vendors like Ericsson and Nokia and operators like AT&T, Vodafone, and Telefonica are positioning themselves to take advantage of private 5G market expansion and improve competitive outcomes The savvy communication services providers (CSPs) that are jumping in and partnering with companies like AT&T and Nokia (to name just a couple) and the fact that we believe that smart partnerships are key to solving customer challenges We wrapped up the show with insights from Olivier Blanchard, our resident expert on Qualcomm, the innovation powerhouse. Olivier provided an overview of what the company is doing at its corporate headquarters in San Diego, testing and demonstrating new developments in 5G, efficiency, techniques, methodologies, equipment, and more.

• Poly's latest quarterly results and 2022 outlook as we emerge from the pandemic • How the Delta variant may complicate companies' return to work plans and how collaboration tech needs to evolve as we enter a new era of hybrid work • The need for meeting equality to ensure same virtual meeting experience for those in the room and those who aren't • Poly's recent cross-border effort in Baja Mexico to vaccinate 5,000+ maquiladora workers and their family members.

In this newest episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast, analysts Ron Westfall and Shelly Kramer discuss Rakuten's moves in the 5G market and how the company is essentially throwing down the gauntlet for the rest of the CSP ecosystem. In this conversation, we cover the benefits of the early mover advantage for CSPs, along with the implications for the Open RAN segment and the overall 5G market developments of the last week. Some of the things we touched in this 5G-focused webcast included: Why Rakuten's acquisition of $1B acquisition of Altiostar is a 5G game changer. Rakuten is raising the competitive stakes across the entire 5G ecosystem. With this $1 billion acquisition of an Open RAN specialist, Rakuten is providing a template for how Communications Service Providers (CSPs) can gain a strategic competitive edge in the cloud-based 5G ecosystem – own more of the software assets key to long-term 5G build and innovation. Some highlights from the research out of IBM's Institute for Business Value (presented in a recent episode of our show) on the serious advantages that exist for fast-moving CSPs in the current market. Find the research report from IBM Institute for Business Value here: The end of communications services as we know them, focused on how 5G and edge will help define who wins in the booming digital economy The strategic impact on the overall Open RAN market segment of Altiostar agreeing to merge with Rakuten to lock-in its long-term competitiveness. As an independent Open RAN supplier, Altiostar was more vulnerable to any delays in CSP deployment of Open RAN technology as well as increasing pressure from incumbent RAN players, such as Ericsson, Nokia, and Samsung, increasing their targeting of the Open RAN space. How the Rakuten acquisition of Altiostar epitomizes the approach many CSPs should adopt, which is the strategic acquisition of telco-specific and cloud-specific software assets. The market significance of Rakuten and 1&1 AG partnering to build Germany's fourth mobile network based on a fully virtualized mobile network using Open RAN technology. Why the formation of the Rakuten Symphony unit, combining Rakuten Communications Platform (RCP), Open RAN software, and Rakuten's international telco solutions, can accelerate ecosystem adoption of Open RAN and Open 5G technology.

In this episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast – Women in Tech series, I was thrilled to host Suzanna Keith, Co-Founder and CEO of Hello Career Guru and Co-Founder and CMO, Sonal Rinello for a conversation about the future of work, the current state of the workplace and the tremendous impact that the pandemic has had on employees in general and on women in particular. The Future of Women in the Workplace and How Hello Career Guru Can Help When the pandemic forced most organizations to shift to working from home, women everywhere had a unique extra burden to deal with. In addition to their jobs, many found themselves being part time educators for children attending school from home and part time caretakers for families now in close proximity for all hours of the day. It was a lot for many women and, unfortunately, in many instances the thing that had to give was the career. Women left the workforce in droves over the course of the last year and the numbers have not recouped as things have slowly reopened. This is a problem and one that Suzanna and Sonal at Hello Career Guru are uniquely positioned to help solve, with their passion for democratizing career advancement for all women regardless of age, background, race, income, or geography. Our discussion about the future of work covered a lot, including: Suzanna shared the vision that inspired her to create and launch Hello Career Guru and described the kind of assistance they provide to women in the job market. Insight and advice form Suzanna and Sonal on the important things women need to keep in mind when looking for a new job or looking to advance their careers. An exploration into the value a mentor can bring to a person's career. The impact a leader and their own leadership style can have on an employee. Advice on how to build a meaningful network for opportunities. We wrapped up the conversation with advice on what women can do to make sure they are on the path to senior leadership roles and how they can change the future of the workplace. There's no question that navigating a global pandemic has taken a lot of women in the workforce — at all levels — out at the knees. I have conversations like this and share career resources because I think it's important for all of us who are in a position to lend a hand, a shoulder, or an ear — or an opportunity and resources — to do so. That's partly why I am excited by what Suzanna and Sonal are doing with Hello Career Guru. If you're looking to get back into the workforce or want to move up from your current position, you should definitely make time to check out Hello Career Guru.

In this episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast, Interview Series, Futurum's Shelly Kramer talks with Dell Technologies' Matt Baker who leads the development and implementation of business and technology strategies for the Infrastructure Solutions Group, about the challenges organizations have with the massive amounts of data they create, collect, and need. They also take a dive into Dell Technologies' recent research study, The Data Paradox, which is focused on managing data overload in the on-demand economy, and a look at how companies can mitigate the barriers to digital transformation data overload the inability to extract insights from and leverage data presents.

Check out our Deep dive of the week and our Highs, Lows and Unexpecteds from the week in technology. This week we cover: A crazy week of earnings, Contentful, Facebook and the Metaverse, SAS going public, The return of in-person events, how earning beats are leading to share price drops and Vast Dats For this episode of the Futurum Research Weekly Podcast, I am joined by my colleague, fellow analyst ,and founding partner, Daniel Newman, for a conversation about the highs, lows and unexpecteds from this week in the Technology industry. In this episode, we covered: Deep Dive Crazy week for Earnings from some huge companies. Everyone from Apple to Microsoft and bunch in between announced earnings this week. Daniel went deep and fast through his highlights. Highs Daniel covered Contentful and their funding raise. For more details check out Daniel's extended coverage here. Steven covered his feelings on the the first in-person event he has attended since March 2020. The buzz at the Fiber Broadband Association event in Nashville was off the charts. For more from the event: https://futurumresearch.com/research-reports/full-fiber-mdu-enabling-the-lifestyle-better-broadband-provides/ https://futurumresearch.com/research-notes/dzs-helix-edge-access-portfolio-launch/ Lows Daniel covered his feelings on Facebook's discussions on the subject of the Metaverse. Steven talked about how companies who are announcing earnings beats are seeing their share price drop as a result. Unexpecteds Daniel covered SAS going public. For more information read this article. Steven covered his thoughts on Vast Data, for more on Vast data read this recent article Disclaimer: This show is for information and entertainment purposes only. While we will discuss publicly traded companies on this show, the contents of this show should not be taken as investment advice.

In this LinkedIn Live episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast – Interview Series, I'm joined by JD Dillon, Chief Learning Architect of Axonify for a conversation about what it takes to prepare your workforce to be resilient in times of disruption — and a lot of that has to do with having the ability to reskill your frontline workforce. If we've learned anything in the last year, it's that our frontline workforce is critical to business operations. Beyond resilience, as it relates to both frontline workers and the organization as a whole, learning management solutions can, and do, deliver bottom line value. One of the things that I find most impressive about JD, apart from the fact that he's flat out brilliant, is that his career path has been a fascinating one, and a tribute to what I mean when I call him "brilliant." He has led Learning & Development at Walt Disney World, and from there he went to leading the Learning & Technology Development at Kaplan Higher Ed. Today, JD leads all things learning-related at Axonify, an award-winning team of software developers and learning specialists based in Canada's world- renowned technology hub, Waterloo, Ontario. I should also mention that JD is the founder and principal of LearnGeek, an independent practice that provides advising and education services to organizations and professionals that want to provide better workplace learning and support experiences for their employees. He's an author, an advisory board member at HR.com, and, well, you'd be hard pressed to find a better resource when it comes to learning management and insight on how to use technology to power your learning and development initiatives. Which is exactly why I was excited to feature him on our Interview Series. In Times of Disruption, Frontline Employees Are Even More Critical Than Ever In our conversation, JD and I discussed the fact that companies of all sizes have experienced quite a bit of disruption in the last year and many weren't ready to deal with the myriad challenges that presented. But one thing we know to be sure, in times of disruption, frontline employees are even more critical than ever. But we also know that as we've navigated a global pandemic during the course of the last 18 months, things are especially challenging for frontline employees. These employees, from cashiers to grocery store and retail workers, to medical personnel, were (and are) learning as they work in order to keep up with disruption and also do their part to keep business operations on track. This impact is still being felt across the globe, but could the right learning platform lessen the burden for these employees and help organizations be better prepared for the future? That's what JD and I dove into in our conversation. Learning Management Solutions for Frontline Workers Deliver Bottom Line Business Value Our discussion around tech-focused learning management solutions for frontline workers was far-reaching and focused on how these solutions can and do deliver bottom line business value. Our conversation touched on the following: The attributes that make frontline employees unique within the global workforce. How effective businesses have been at supporting frontline employees in the last year. JD shared insights on what Axonify is seeing with their customers. The critical areas companies have focused on for upskilling and reskilling employees that either returned to work after being furloughed or changed jobs. JD shared why the frontline employee experience is so unique and requires a new way of thinking for reskilling and training. We explored how Axonify's learning platform delivered the digital experience that frontline employees require, as well as how it fits alongside existing solutions like SAP® SuccesFactors® We wrapped up the conversation with a discussion on what people can do to help their organizations get past the obstacles that stand in the way of meaningful learning and development. For SAP SuccessFactors customers, using Axonify is truly a game-changer. You can find Axonify on the SAP Store, along with an Infosheet that our team produced: Improving the Efficacy of Frontline Training Programs with Axonify. It was a terrific conversation and if you're looking to reskill your frontline workforce, or even make sure that what you're currently doing is on target, it's one you won't want to miss.

On this episode of the Futurum Tech Podcast – Interview Series I am joined by Samantha Madrid, Vice President, Security Business & Strategy at Juniper Networks. Our discussion was a timely one centered on the security risks and hacks we've seen in the last few months and what CISO's need to know to be better prepared for the future. Why SASE Need to be a Priority My conversation with Samantha also revolved around the following: An overview of the recent hacks we've witnessed How companies are shifting the way they view security What key factors are driving the adoption of SASE What the market needs to know about SASE Where SASE needs to be on the priority list of the future If you'd like to learn more about SASE and what Juniper Networks can do for you, check out their website. And while you're at it be sure to hit the subscribe button so you never miss an episode of the webcast. Disclaimer: This show is for information and entertainment purposes only. While we will discuss publicly traded companies on this show, the contents of this show should not be taken as investment advice.

On this special episode of the Futurum Tech Podcast – Interview Series I am joined by Patrick Maroney, High Tech Industry Executive Advisor for SAP Industries and Rick Willardson, Director of US Sales at Intel. This is the final episode in a new series — done in partnership with SAP and Intel — where I will be speaking with advisors and executives across seven different industries on the state of their industry and how SAP Industry Cloud powered by Intel technology plays a vital role in the future. The Future of the High Tech Industry In our conversation we discussed the following: A recap of that last year in the High Tech Industry How better planning and technology will improve data usage An overview of the SAP and Intel partnership Why organizations need to shift to industry cloud The High Tech Industry, like many other industries, had to rapidly accelerate digital transformation last year. My conversation with Patrick and Rick explores these changes and a little bit more. It's definitely one you don't want to miss. If you'd like to learn more about the industry cloud and the Intelligent Enterprise strategy, be sure to check out our research brief: Embracing the Intelligent Enterprise for the High Tech Industry. Disclaimer: This show is for information and entertainment purposes only. While we will discuss publicly traded companies on this show, the contents of this show should not be taken as investment advice.

On this episode of the Futurum Tech Podcast – Interview Series I am joined by Jush Danielson, GM Channel Marketing, Retail, Manufacturing & Global Accounts at AT&T. Our discussion centered on the 5G revolution and the new partnership with MxD. The Future of 5G: AT&T's Partnership with MxD My conversation with Jush also revolved around the following: An overview of digital transformations that happened as a result of of COVID-19 An exploration of the industries that experienced huge growth The big opportunities for utilizing 5G outside of speed An overview of the partnership with MxD and why is this so important for AT&T Business The trends that we are likely to see in the future. The MxD AT&T partnership is a huge move for the future of 5G. If you'd like to learn more about AT&T's plans for their 5G network growth, check out their website. And while you're at it be sure to hit the subscribe button so you never miss an episode of the webcast. Disclaimer: This show is for information and entertainment purposes only. While we will discuss publicly traded companies on this show, the contents of this show should not be taken as investment advice.

For this episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast, I am joined by my colleague, fellow analyst, and founding partner, Daniel Newman, for a conversation about the tech announcements from this past week. In this episode, we covered: Daniel went deep on the recent antitrust landscape, in particular the focus on Apple and Google app stores. An overview of Zoom's acquisition of Five9 and how it will impact the collaboration space. What we can learn from SUSE earnings report. A quick dive into Intel's latest earnings report as well as IBM Systems Q2 earnings A recap of the Temenos earnings report and a look into the rise of in person events as we emerge from the pandemic. Disclaimer: This show is for information and entertainment purposes only. While we will discuss publicly traded companies on this show, the contents of this show should not be taken as investment advice.

On this special episode of the Futurum Tech Podcast – Interview Series I am joined by Jennifer Baldwin, Utilities NA Industry Executive Advisor for SAP Industries and Mark Davis, Director, Enterprise Data Management Solutions at Intel. This is the sixth episode in a new series — done in partnership with SAP and Intel — where I will be speaking with advisors and executives across seven different industries on the state of their industry and how SAP Industry Cloud powered by Intel technology plays a vital role in the future. The Future of the Utilities Industry In our conversation we discussed the following: A recap of the last year in the industry including how COVID has impacted key trends Challenges that utilities organizations are facing with their assets How organizations are using technologies like AI and machine learning How SAP and Intel are working together to help these organizations continue to advance The Utilities Industry, like many other industries, had to rapidly accelerate digital transformation last year. My conversation with Jennifer and Mark explores these changes and a little bit more. It's definitely one you don't want to miss. If you'd like to learn more about the industry cloud and the Intelligent Enterprise strategy, be sure to check out our research brief: How Utilities Can Better Meet Customer Demands and Industry Challenges and Stay Abreast of the Competition by Focusing on Proactive, Data Driven Business Models.

For this episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast, I am joined by my colleague, fellow analyst ,and founding partner, Shelly Kramer, for a conversation about recent developments in the 5G market including key Mobile World Congress 2021 developments. In this episode, we covered: The expansion of the alliance between Ericsson and Google Cloud and why it improves Ericsson's 5G proposition and overall partnership momentum in the 5G space. Predictions from the IBM Institute for Business Value on how 5G and edge computing will help redefine the coming years, and some key data points from their recent study, "The end of communications services as we know them?" focused on 5G and edge and what's ahead for CSPs. How strategic partnerships are playing a key role for telcos and their ability to both embrace rapid transformation and monetize their investments in 5G. Qualcomm and Capgemini prudently used the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2021 event to promote their partnership aimed at supporting and powering 5G private network builds. The alliance is emphasizing Capgemini's systems integrator (SI) portfolio and expertise playing a key role in using Qualcomm's 5G Private network system to enable customer business transformation as well as leveraging 5G ecosystem resources to benefit the duo's private network mission. Netcracker, NEC, and AWS are demonstrating why the 5G Core (5GC) is ready for a larger role in supporting and scaling monetized 5G services. Already NEC is deploying its 5G (and 4G) Mobile Core Solution on AWS across multiple operator production networks in Japan. This is key, as NEC is now prepared to assist operators in their quest to monetize 5G services, primarily through innovative B2X offerings.

In this episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast, I'm joined by my colleagues Daniel Newman and Fred McClimans to discuss the reports of Intel Corp being in talks to buy semiconductor manufacturer Global Foundries for about $30 billion. There's no doubt the silicon industry is in the midst of a crisis — limited fab capabilities and supply chain disruptions (due to trade conflicts and the ongoing pandemic) have impacted chip companies, their customers, and end consumers the world over. Would an acquisition of this nature rock the chip industry or make it better? In this conversation we covered a lot of ground, including: Intel's commitment announced just a short while ago, to expand its advanced chip manufacturing capacity by spending as much as $20 billion investing in U.S. factories GlobalFoundries ownership, and whether that's a benefit or a bonus as it competes for the $52 billion budget recent approved by the U.S. Senate to try and fix the semiconductor supply chain. The NVIDIA/Arm deal and whether this is a defensive move by intel, along with thoughts on AMD What regulators might think about this, and how it's not just the U.S. regulators that would play a role here. How likely it is that GlobalFoundries would get a piece of the $52 billion recently approved by the U.S. senate, earmarked to help fix the semiconductor supply chain. What stands out about the proposed deal, and where the problems are We close the show with Fred and Daniel's predictions on what chances they see of this actually happening and you'll have to watch or listen to the episode for those deets. All in, this will definitely be interesting to watch play out.

On this special episode of the Futurum Tech Podcast – Interview Series I am joined by Noe Garcia, Global Enterprise Account Manager at Intel and Craig Kindleman, Oil and Gas Industry Advisor for SAP. This is the fifth episode in a new series — done in partnership with SAP and Intel — where I will be speaking with advisors and executives across seven different industries on the state of their industry and how SAP Industry Cloud powered by Intel technology plays a vital role in the future. The Future of the Oil and Gas Industry In our conversation we discussed the following: A recap of the last year in the industry The significant investments in technology that are being made in the industry The trends that are driving the changes in the industry Why Oil & Gas is a hub of innovation and how companies view the innovations that are happening The oil and gas industry, like many other industries, had to rapidly accelerate digital transformation last year. My conversation with Noe and Craig explores these changes and a little bit more. It's definitely one you don't want to miss. If you'd like to learn more about the industry cloud and the Intelligent Enterprise strategy, be sure to check out our research brief: Intelligent Enterprise Fuels Oil, Gas and Energy Industry Beyond the Traditional Hydrocarbon Molecule. Disclaimer: This show is for information and entertainment purposes only. While we will discuss publicly traded companies on this show, the contents of this show should not be taken as investment advice.

On this episode of the Futurum Tech Podcast – Interview Series I am joined by Dave Shull, President and CEO of Poly, a global outfitter of professional-grade audio and video technology. We had an exciting conversation about the growth the company has experienced in the last year and where Dave thinks the market is going as we return to working in person. Pro-Grade Tech: The Next Major Tech Growth Spurt In our conversation we discussed the following: How the company is poised for growth as demand for pro-grade tech increases How the demand for pro-grade tech is impacting the market Insight into how companies are making 'work from anywhere' possible How to maintain privacy and security when working with pro-grade tech at home An exploration into what sets Poly apart from competitors including Poly's partner and ecosystem strategy Poly's process of innovation for new consumer-friendly products that serve work, telehealth, school and social functions If you'd like to learn more about Poly, their products, or what they do be sure to check out their website or listen to the full episode below. Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode. Disclaimer: This show is for information and entertainment purposes only. While we will discuss publicly traded companies on this show, the contents of this show should not be taken as investment advice.

On this special episode of the Futurum Tech Podcast – Interview Series I am joined by Darren Pulsipher, Chief Solutions Architect Public Sector at Intel and Leslie Casson Stevens, Public Sector Industry Advisor for SAP. This is the fourth episode in a new series — done in partnership with SAP and Intel — where I will be speaking with advisors and executives across seven different industries on the state of their industry and how SAP Industry Cloud powered by Intel technology plays a vital role in the future. The Future of the Public Sector In our conversation we discussed the following: An exploration of how government agencies are redefining the back office to enable more agility The areas that COVID-19 accelerated for the public sector The areas that got left behind during the pandemic What organizations need to do to keep transformations going in the future What technologies the public sector needs to invest in The public sector, like many other industries, had to rapidly accelerate digital transformation last year. My conversation with Darren and Leslie explores these changes and a little bit more. It's definitely one you don't want to miss. If you'd like to learn more about the industry cloud and the Intelligent Enterprise strategy, be sure to check out our research brief: Becoming an Intelligent Government Enterprise is Crucial.

In this LinkedIn Live episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast – Interview Series, I'm joined by Jim Newman, President and CEO of HRizons for a conversation about the struggles that companies are experiencing as we slowly emerge from the pandemic and the HR tech that could be a solution. Post-Pandemic Planning: HR Tech Solutions to Add to Your Arsenal We've been talking a lot about pandemic recovery here at Futurum, and with good reason. Even though the job market is on the rebound, hiring is still sluggish. The May Jobs Report from the U.S. Department of Labor showed a disconnect between jobs available and employees getting hired. The impact of COVID-19 is still being felt across the globe, but could the right technology help companies get back on track? That's what Jim and I dove into in our conversation. Our discussion was far-reaching and included the following: The roadblocks HRizons customers are experiencing as we emerge from the pandemic, including the struggle to fill open positions. Why job descriptions are a critical part of the recovery process that many businesses are going through. Jim shared insights on the incredible administrative burden that HR departments face creating and managing descriptions for often hundreds of open positions, as well as the disjointed workflows that can leave organizations vulnerable to compliance issues. An exploration of how SAP® SuccesFactors® HCM platform helps organizations manage all aspects of HR. We then explored how HRizons Job Descriptions Made Simple or JDMS integration enhances the solution with a seamless end-to-end user experience. The organizations that can benefit the most from using JDMS as well as some real-world use case examples. We wrapped up the conversation with a preview of new features that are coming to the JDMS platform. For SAP SuccessFactors customers, using JDMS by HRizons is truly a game-changer. You can find HRizons on the SAP Store, along with an Infosheet that our team produced: Simplifying Job Description Management Processes.

On this LinkedIn Live episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast – Interview Series I am joined by Dan Rodriguez, Corporate Vice President and General Manager, Network Platforms Group at Intel and Per Narvinger, VP and Head of Product Area Networks at Ericsson to discuss the latest 5G updates Intel shared at MWC 2021. Intel's 5G Vision In our conversation we discussed the following: The status of 5G right now for Intel and Ericsson An overview of the virtualization of RAN The opportunity in the mid-band 5G space An overview of the Intel-Ericsson collaboration How this collaboration will help customers MWC 2021 was full of announcements for Intel. If you'd like to learn more about each one check out their website or listen to the full episode below. Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode. Disclaimer: This show is for information and entertainment purposes only. While we will discuss publicly traded companies on this show. The contents of this show should not be taken as investment advice.

On this special episode of the Futurum Tech Podcast – Interview Series I am joined by Kristen Call, IoT Specialist at Intel and Praful Karanth, Retail Industry Advisor for SAP. This is the second episode in a new series — done in partnership with SAP and Intel — where I will be speaking with advisors and executives across seven different industries on the state of their industry and how SAP Industry Cloud powered by Intel technology plays a vital role in the future. The Future of the Retail Industry In our conversation we discussed the following: The current state of the retail industry The areas retailers need to focus on during this period of recovery Crucial capabilities retailers need to have to serve the digital consumer What obstacles retailers need to overcome today to be successful tomorrow Some of the things that retailers should look forward to as they plan their technology journey The retail industry has been undergoing big changes in the last few years thanks to the advancement of technology. My conversation with Kristen and Praful explores these changes and a little bit more. It's definitely one you don't want to miss. If you'd like to learn more about the industry cloud and the Intelligent Enterprise strategy, be sure to check out our research brief: Retailers Must Prioritize Becoming an SAP Intelligent Enterprise. Disclaimer: This show is for information and entertainment purposes only. While we will discuss publicly traded companies on this show, the contents of this show should not be taken as investment advice.

In this episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast, my colleague Steven Dickens and I took a dive into the goings on at IBM this past week. Obviously, the big news coming out of IBM with an announcement late in the day on Friday last, was the news of IBM president and former Red Hat CEO Jim Whitehurst stepping down. This came as a surprise to many, as Jim was largely viewed throughout the industry as a likely successor to IBM CEO Arvind Krishna within a few years. The IBM board, and Krishna, however, had other plans and Krishna is clearly not at all close to done with what he aims to accomplish at IBM. In a Barrons' interview this week, Whitehurst shared that he's not done building things and that he wants another chance to be a CEO again. He realized, when IBM's board of directors chose Krishna as chair as well as CEO earlier this year, that wasn't going to happen at IBM. Whitehurst is a talented leader and there is sure to be no shortage of companies interested in scooping him up. This will be fantastic to watch play out. My colleague, Steven Dickens, shared thoughts based on feedback he's gotten from former colleagues at IBM, who were also fairly surprised by this news. We discussed the potential impact of this change on the Red Hat employees and community, who are a pretty tight group, and of course very supportive of Whitehurst. IBM shares are down 5% since the company announced Whitehurst's departure, and it's clear that the longtime Red Hat CEO is incredibly valued by the investor community – and the tech community. Massive Transformation Underway at IBM We moved on from the Whitehurst conversation and tackled some of the many other changes happening inside IBM. The company is clearly undertaking some massive transformation, focused on regaining market relevance and of course growing revenues. And massive transformation most often requires some significant changes. We also discussed some of the many changes afoot at IBM that Steven has some insider experience with, including the company's transformation of the marketing function under new CMO Carla Piñeyro Sublett and the nuances of some of those changes, along with an overview of the somewhat radical transformation IBM's IT team is undergoing under Kathryn Guarini, the company's new CIO.

In this episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast, analysts Shelly Kramer and Steven Dickens discuss the recent announcements out of BMC Software, targeting security, an Open Mainframe, and facilitating developer agility. I'll note before touching on our conversation that the IT Infrastructure Management Software Market is growing at a rapid rate in 2021 and that growth is very much expected to continue. The key players in that space are: CA Technologies, Oracle, IBM, EMC, Microsoft, BMC Software, Dell, LabTech, Symantec, Apple, HPE and SAP. Precision Reports has a new study out on this topic and you can get a sample of the report here. Seeing this focus by BMC is exactly what we would expect. In this short conversation, Steven and I discussed the rise of malicious threats in the market as a whole and how attacks like SolarWinds, the JBS meat production facility and, most recently, the REvil group's attack on a managed IT software provider, Kaseya are forcing a focus on protecting from malicious insider threats, especially as it relates to the mainframe. With Steven's vast experience in the mainframe industry, his insights here, and his take on the path BMC is taking, are invaluable.