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In this episode Infrastructure Matters, hosts Steven Dickens, Camberley Bates and Krista Macomber cover Google's egress fee drop as a potential trendsetter for other cloud providers, making repatriation and hybrid workloads more attractive. Additionally, they provide their key predictions for 2024, including: Repatriation: Increased focus on workload placement based on cost and security, with egress fees playing a smaller role. Cybersecurity: Remains a top priority, with AI playing a bigger role in detection and response. AI adoption: Increased use of AI in data protection and security, particularly for training and automated responses. Mergers and Acquisitions: Expect more major deals, impacting the vendor landscape and channel partners. Generative AI: Growing concern about data security and protection implications, requiring best practices and processes. Mainframe 60th anniversary: Potential influx of activity and press attention to the space, possibly with M&A and new announcements. Data storage trends: Adoption of QLC SSDs, emergence of HTDs, and security built into primary storage. Data protection and security: Continued focus on data privacy, quantum-resistant encryption, and cyber resiliency.

In this episode of The 5G Factor, our series that focuses on all things 5G, the IoT, and the ecosystem as a whole, I'm joined by my colleague and fellow analyst, Olivier Blanchard, for a look at the top 5G developments and what's going on that caught our eye at CES 2024 such as Qualcomm's Snapdragon Digital Chassis innovations and Stellantis, Blackberry, and AWS collaboration focused on advancing virtual cockpit development. Our conversation spotlighted: Qualcomm Snapdragon Digital Chassis Innovations. Qualcomm spotlighted the company's ecosystem-wide momentum and vital position as a key partner of the automotive industry, demonstrating maturity, breadth, and breakthrough innovations across its Snapdragon Digital Chassis portfolio. This includes Snapdragon Digital Chassis' ongoing market momentum with a full suite of products for Gen AI-enabled digital cockpits, connected car technologies, connected services, advanced driver assistance, and automated driving systems. We examine why we see Qualcomm meeting the growing demand for programmable and highly customizable solutions firmly backed by a diverse software and OS ecosystem that support all tiers of mobility platforms, including the fact that more than 350 million vehicles are on the road today using Snapdragon Digital Chassis solutions. Qualcomm Underscores Variety of New Snapdragon Automotive Capabilities. Qualcomm promoted its Snapdragon Ride Platform which is comprised of the company's scalable and customizable automated driving system-on-chip (SoC) family that is designed to help global automakers and Tier-1 suppliers build efficient automated driving (AD) solutions now enhanced by a comprehensive and scalable AD stack and perception solution, targeting Active Safety to L2+/L3 functions. Plus, Snapdragon Ride Flex SoC, Snapdragon Car-to-Cloud, and Snapdragon Digital Chassis SoCs for Two-wheelers further illuminated Qualcomm's portfolio acumen. We delve into why we view the entire set of Snapdragon automotive-related updates as fortifying Qualcomm's ability to directly influence the industry's rapid evolution to software-defined vehicle (SDV) architectures. Stellantis, BlackBerry, and AWS Team Up for Virtual Cockpits. Stellantis, BlackBerry QNX, and AWS have teamed up to unveil the trio's virtual cockpit for automobiles. Part of the group's Virtual Engineering Workbench (VEW), the platform is designed to accelerate the delivery of cutting-edge car technology to customers. The key to this acceleration lies in the utilization of QNX Hypervisor in the cloud from BlackBerry, which functions as a virtual lab for developing car controls and systems. We assess why the platform's ability to create realistic versions of car controls and systems, emulating the behavior of a real car without needing to make disruptive changes to the main software, can significantly decrease development cycles from months to as a little as 24 hours, further fueling SDV innovation.

On this episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast – Interview Series, host Daniel Newman welcomes Peter van der Putten, Lead Scientist & Director of Pega's AI Lab at Pegasystems for a conversation on AI in 2024, including insights on ethics, governance and the hype around generative AI. Their discussion covers: The concept of right-brain AI versus left-brain AI and what that means in terms of strategy and use cases The balance between the two that businesses need to achieve success Top AI trends that Peter thinks we'll see more of in 2024 Whether the hype around generative AI is overshadowing the actual business value of the technology How ethics will continue to be a part of the conversation and Pega's approach to ethical AI

In this episode of Enterprising Insights, The Futurum Group's Enterprise Applications Research Director Keith Kirkpatrick discusses the upcoming year in enterprise-focused SaaS applications, focusing on six trends that he expects will come to fruition in 2024. He also addresses the underlying elements that are driving each trend, and discusses which companies in the market may be impacted. Finally, he closes out the show with the "Rant or Rave" segment, where Kirkpatrick picks one item in the market, and will either champion or criticize it.

On this episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast – Interview Series, host Daniel Newman welcomes Rich Waldron, CEO and Co-Founder of Tray.io for a conversation on the company's mission to deliver the intelligent autonomous enterprise, enabling organizations to composedly, collaboratively, and continuously transform every business process using AI to achieve breakthrough agility and unlock hyper efficient growth. Their discussion covers: An inside look at Tray.io's mission and the challenges that enterprises face when deploying new technologies and integrating them into their current and legacy systems that they depend on every day to run their business What Tray.io sees as the key to successful AI implementation How Tray.io is approaching intelligent transformation for enterprises, enabling developers, technologists, and teams to collaboratively compose and deliver using AI To learn more about Tray's perspective on AI and to download The Futurum Group's research report on composable development, click here.

On this episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast – Interview Series, host Daniel Newman welcomes Christophe Van de Weyer, CEO at Telesign for a conversation on the future of digital identity, trust, and AI. Their discussion covers: Recent findings from The Telesign Trust Index, which surveys American consumers about expectations around digital trust Recommendations on what enterprises can do in light of the survey's results Telesign's position on authentication approaches that go beyond SMS, and how Telesign is supporting more authentication channels, including passwordless solutions What Telesign sees as the role of AI in rooting out fraud The future state of protecting digital identity as Telesign would like to see it For more information on Telesign's Trust Index and their long history of partnering with enterprises to help them not only protect themselves but to build trust with their customers, visit the company's website.

On this episode of The AI Moment, we discuss an emerging Gen AI trend: Watermarking & other strategies for licensing AI training data & combating malicious AI generated content. As we move into year two of Generative AI, some themes have emerged in terms of the downsides to the technology. Two of the biggest downsides have been: Combating malicious or misleading AI-generated content, and Copyright/IP rights for both non AI generated and AI generated content Initiatives by Google, Fox-Polygon, the Content Authenticity Initiative and academic researchers focused primarily on digital watermarking are the latest and most prominent attempts to address these issues. What will the impact of this trend be to enabling or stifling gen AI be?

An Assessment of Key 5G-IoT Ecosystem Developments with a Focus on the HPE $14 Billion Acquisition of Juniper and Its Ecosystem-wide Impact In this episode of The 5G Factor, our series that focuses on all things 5G, the IoT, and the ecosystem as a whole, The Futurum Group's Ron Westfall is joined by colleague and fellow analyst, Steven Dickens, for a look at the top 5G developments and what's going on that caught our eye with a laser focus on HPE's game changing $14 billion acquisition of Juniper and why it represents an important inflection point in the industry that can redefine how the 5G ecosystem connects, protects, and analyzes data. Their conversation focused on: Overall 5G Ecosystem Impact. The Juniper acquisition is expected to double HPE's networking business, creating a new more formidable networking player with a broader, diversified portfolio that can present customers and partners with a compelling choice to drive business value. The explosion of AI and hybrid cloud-driven business is accelerating demand for secure, unified technology solutions that connect, protect, and analyze the data of organizations from edge to cloud. They assess why they see that combining HPE and Juniper's complementary portfolios can further energize HPE's edge-to-cloud strategy with an ability to lead in an AI-native environment based on a foundational cloud-native architecture. Together, HPE and Juniper can provide customers of all sizes with a complete, secure portfolio that enables the networking architecture necessary to manage and simplify their expanding and increasingly intricate connectivity needs, including certainly 5G. 5G CSP Impact. With the deal, HPE and Juniper anticipate that the benefits extend equally to both communication service provider (CSP) and cloud provide customers, which are very core to Juniper's existing business. Across the CSP ecosystem organizations are building data centers – distributed data centers, centralized data centers. As a result, HPE can build comprehensive data center solutions with complete automation and AI capabilities, extending throughout the CSP segment. For example, we examine how Juniper's RIC and HPE RAN Automation software can bring intelligence and programmability to RAN by enabling third-party applications that can improve service experience, reduce costs, and deliver new business models, especially AI-infused ones. Also, they review how HPE GreenLake and the Juniper Cloud Metro multiservice architecture can deliver assured user experiences across distributed cloud services. Using network slicing, service-aware technologies, and cloud-scale capabilities, CSPs can become better able fulfill user expectations for every service while eliminating the costs and complexity of siloed metro operations. 5G Enterprise Impact: The HPE Aruba and Juniper's Juniper Access Points alongside Juniper Mist Cloud and Mist AI are already widely deployed throughout global Wi-Fi implementations. Plus, with Athonet private wireless assets, HPE and Juniper are strongly positioned to bring private 5G and Wi-Fi together to augment and innovate enterprise connectivity including using HPE GreenLake's edge compute and security/SASE portfolio assets. They explore why HPE attains the portfolio foundation to strongly influence 5G enterprise evolution, including driving private 5G and WiFi services and capabilities, as well as mixed network scenarios, according to enterprise customer priorities.

In this episode of the Infrastructure Matters, host Camberley Bates is joined by Randy Kerns for a look back at 50 years in the data infrastructure business. Randy Kerns started in this industry 50+ years ago and spent time developing systems at IBM, StorageTek, Tandem, Fujitsu, Sun Microsystems and at ProStor. He has mentored many engineers and analysts, plus helped marketing and sales muddle through messaging and positioning, helping to launch and position successful companies. We walk through what 50 years of changes have looked like, where we are going and hear some advice for the information architects of today. Topics include: Why 50 years in the data storage industry? What were the key shifts and changes in the industry during Randy's career? How do current industry shifts affect data and information architects, and what advice does Randy have for them to stay relevant? What do you expect the impact of AI to be on IT organizations? And – come and join us and learn more at the upcoming Information and Data Management Strategies class, April 16 – 17 in Boulder Colorado!

On this episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast – Interview Series, host Daniel Newman welcomes Tom Godden, Director, AWS Enterprise Strategy for a conversation on the notion that cloud infrastructure is a commodity, the key considerations decision makers should have when choosing a cloud provider for their application, and how AWS has differentiated their capabilities and offerings for the unique needs of their customers. Their discussion covers: What is currently top of mind for AWS's customers regarding the applications that support their businesses Why your cloud infrastructure choices matter and how AWS's investments in core infrastructure help address customer challenges How AWS's managed services such as serverless can help customers accelerate time to market, reduce TCO and iterate quickly How AWS helps customers with their generative AI strategy to transform their applications The key considerations for decision makers, including AWS's services, tools, and resources available for builders For more information, watch the keynotes from AWS re:Invent 2023, visit the AWS for Every Application webpage, and explore AWS training and certification programs on the company's website.

An Assessment of Key 5G-IoT Ecosystem Developments including Open RAN Prospects, Smartphone's New Lead Role in Mobile Shopping, and 6CA Progress In this episode of The 5G Factor, our series that focuses on all things 5G, the IoT, and the ecosystem as a whole, The Futurum Group's Ron Westfall is joined by colleague and fellow analyst, Todd R. Weiss, for a look at the top 5G developments and what's going on that caught their eye including the 2023 Open RAN winners and delve into 2024 prospects including Vodafone and DT's plans, Adobe Analytics declaring smartphones the new champion of mobile shopping in the holiday 2023 season, and T-Mobile, Ericsson, and Qualcomm kicking 2024 off with a breakthrough six-carrier aggregation (6CA) test that can deliver improved performance and spectral efficiency across the T-Mobile network in providing a greater 5G user experience. Their conversation focused on: Open RAN Ends 2023 with a Flourish. Open RAN is still percolating as it makes progress across the 5G ecosystem, picking up pace in North American and Europe in 2023, and indications are that we should see further deployments of the technology in 2024. In December 2023, AT&T and Ericsson wowed the market with their $14 billion, 5-year Open RAN deal. Notably, Vodafone has been one of the more active operator advocates of Open RAN to date with more to come as the operator confirmed that it is on track with its goal to deploy 2,500 open RAN sites. DT said it plans to operate more than 3,000 O-RAN-compatible antenna sites by the end of 2026. We assess how Open RAN's mobile ecosystem progress in 2023 and sets the table for tangible gains in 2024 and beyond. Adobe Analytics: Smartphones Lead 2023 Holiday Online Shopping. Adobe Analytics came out with a most interesting take on mobile shopping during the holiday season of 2023. Driven by people shopping on their smartphones, online holiday spending reached a record $221.1 billion over the 2023 holiday season. Mobile shopping surpassed desktop shopping for the first time as spending increased 4.9% from Nov. 1 through Dec. 31, compared to the same time last year. Abode Analytics indicated that 51.1% of shoppers confirmed their deals through the smartphone, setting the pace for online purchases. Mobile made up 47.1% of holiday sales in 2022. We explore why the breakthrough of smartphone online shopping represents an event horizon for why retailers need to give top priority to optimizing the smartphone shopping experience. T-Mobile Pushes Speed Limits with Breakthrough 6CA Test: T-Mobile unveiled its first six-carrier aggregation (6CA), also described as six-component carrier aggregation (6CC), call using sub-6 GHz spectrum on its live production 5G network, describing it as a world first. Collaborating with Ericsson and Qualcomm, T-Mobile reached remarkable speeds above 3.6 Gbps in the test – fast enough, for instance, to download a two-hour HD movie in less than 7 seconds. This follows on T-Mobile announcing in May of 2023 that it was rolling out four component-carrier aggregation across its 5G Standalone network, which it stressed can achieve peak speeds of 3.3 Gbps. We assess why the 6CA milestone can deliver improved performance and spectral efficiency across the T-Mobile network in providing a greater 5G user experience. Open RAN, RAN, 5G, 5G SA, 5G Advanced, cloud O-RAN, smartphone, analytics, mobile shopping, 6CA, 6CC, carrier aggregation, Vodafone, Ericsson, AT&T, Nokia, Adobe, T-Mobile, Qualcomm, Deutsche Telekom AG (DT), 1&1

On this episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast – Interview Series, host Daniel Newman welcomes Randy Herold, Chief Information Security Officer & Chief Privacy Officer, ManpowerGroup for a conversation on unifying security and observability and how ManpowerGroup is approaching cyber resilience with Splunk. Their discussion covers: ManpowerGroup's story as a people-driven staffing company that puts over 600,000 associates to work each day Why cyber resilience is important, what being resilient means for ManpowerGroup ManpowerGroup's journey with Splunk in unifying IT/DevOps teams and Security teams What's next on the horizon and the role of AI in maturing cybersecurity practices across industries #Splunk, #ManpowerGroup, #AI, #Observability, #Security, #HR, #CyberResilience, #RandyHerold, #danielnewman, #thefuturumgroup, #futurum

On this episode of The AI Moment, we discuss my picks for 2023 AI Product of the Year, AI Company of the Year 2023 AI Product of the Year, AI Company of the Year: In this time of AI disruption, who has shined? In my view, it was those which are building and delivering pragmatic, enterprise-grade solutions. Those who have been invested in and have understood AI for some time. Those who have clear visions and goals for end results. They are AI innovators. With that in mind I developed a list of companies and products that I felt were the AI innovation leaders of 2023.

In this episode of The Main Scoop™, hosts Greg Lotko and Daniel Newman discuss the importance of observability and generative AI strategies in operations with Cory Minton, Field CTO - Americas at Splunk. It was a great conversation and one you don't want to miss. Like what you've heard? Check out all our past episodes here, and be sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode of The Main Scoop™ series.

In this episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast, host Steven Dickens speaks with IBM's Ryan Yackel, GTM PM and Growth Leader, IBM Databand, about the evolving landscape of data management and AI. They discuss the recent acquisition of Databand by IBM, highlighting Databand's role in data observability within the modern data stack. Yackel explains how data observability is becoming increasingly important due to the challenges faced by data engineering teams and the proliferation of diverse tool stacks. He also delves into how data observability complements data governance, emphasizing its role in improving detection, resolution times, and data SLAs. Their discussion covers: IBM's acquisition of Databand and its integration into IBM's data fabric team That data observability is identified as a critical trend due to the increasing demands on data engineering teams and the complexity of tool stacks How data observability enhances data governance, reliability, and quality within organizational data strategies The intersection of data management practices with AI deployment, emphasizing the importance of quality and governance in AI strategies To learn more, and to download The Futurum Group's white paper done in partnership with IBM, visit the company's website.

On this episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast - Interview Series, I am joined by Rubrik's Anneka Gupta, Chief Product Officer for a conversation on the need for organizations to establish cyber resilience and the role of AI in cyber resiliency. Our discussion covers: The need for organizations to establish cyber resilience and how Rubrik defines cyber resilience and the role AI plays in cyber resilience Key data points around data growth and security from the most recent Rubrik Zero Labs "State of Data Security" report, and how AI has contributed to the rapid increase in data growth Rubrik's new AI companion, Ruby, and how it can help their customers improve cyber resilience Other ways Rubrik is utilizing generative AI, including integrations with Microsoft and VMware Get Rubrik Zero Lab's "State of Data Security" report here and to learn more about how to become cyber resilient, register for the Rubrik Zero Labs Summit: The Journey to Secure an Uncertain Future webinar here.

On this episode of The AI Moment, we discuss the Best of the Generative AI Rumpus Room in 2023 – the top adult initiatives, trends and companies for the year. Generative AI has spawned incredible innovation and along with it a mutating market ecosystem. It has also caused a copious amount of FOMO, missteps, and false starts. It is a rumpus room with a lot of "kids" going wild. The rumpus room needs adults. Guidance through the generative AI minefield will come from thoughtful organizations who do not panic, who understand the fundamentals of AI, and who manage risk. These organizations are what we at The Futurum Group call Adults In The AI Rumpus Room. Since August 21, The Futurum Group has published 10 Adults in the Generative AI Rumpus Room notes, highlighting 30 different adult initiatives from a total of 21 different companies. Host Mark Beccue draws some conclusions from that body of work to deliver what we see as the best of the Adults in the Generative AI Rumpus Room for 2023, including: Top "adult" initiatives: Initiatives that had the greatest impact in providing adult leadership in generative AI in 2023. Top "adult" trends: In reviewing the collective initiatives, what trends emerged in 2023? Top adults: Which companies were the most "adult" in 2023, based on the number of initiatives?

In this episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast, Ahgora's Thiago Quadros, CTO, and Angelo Frigeri, Data Team Lead, join host Keith Kirkpatrick Research Director, Enterprise Applications at The Futurum Group, to discuss the benefits of applying analytics and AI to human resources data, the potential impact of AI on work and workers, and the need for transparency around how AI is used to guide decision making around HR and people management. Learn more about Ahgora on the company's website.

In this episode of Enterprising Insights, The Futurum Group Enterprise Applications Research Director Keith Kirkpatrick is joined by Craig Durr, Research Director, Collaboration, and Sherril Hanson, Senior Analyst, CX, both with The Futurum Group. The trio will discuss the key developments in the market over the past year, covering SaaS, customer experience, and collaboration technologies, and discuss how the three areas continue to converge. They will also discuss the key underlying technologies in use, pricing models, and provide their assessment of key market trends. Finally, the group will close out the show with the "Rant or Rave" segment, where Kirkpatrick picks one item in the market, and asks his two guests to either champion or criticize it.

In this episode of Infrastructure Matters, hosts Camberley Bates, Steven Dickens and Krista Macomber summarize the key trends going into 2024 and what is top of mind for the CIOs. We highlight two critical CIO imperatives, staffing and security, what investments are being made and their importance in light of new technologies, such as AI. We cover the challenges facing staffing, especially in light of AI engineering and Platform Engineering plus the continued support of hybrid IT environments. Security will continue to be a major concern, and expect continued investment in observability and AI technologies We will see investments in infrastructure with a focus on AI-driven operations and observability to address the growing complexity of managing various platforms. We cover the trends in data for AI and the need for effective data pipelines and data curation. We discussed the impact of sustainability and if current requirements will have a role in infrastructure investments. And finally we cover the latest in PCAI coming off the announcement from Intel AI Everywhere announcements.

On this episode of The AI Moment, we will discuss the latest developments in enterprise AI, & the top 7 AI trends for 2024. After the year AI had in 2023, what could possibly be next? I will give you a hint, AI won't slow down much in 2024. There are seven key trends I think will impact the adoption of AI in 2024. I walk through what those trends are and why they are so important.

In this episode of The 5G Factor, our series that focuses on all things 5G, the IoT, and the ecosystem as a whole, The Futurum Group's Ron Westfall is joined by colleague and fellow analyst Todd R. Weiss for a look at the top 5G developments and what's going on that caught their eye including the massive Ericsson AT&T $14.5 billion Open RAN deal and its implications for the North American and global 5G ecosystems, Nokia replacing Huawei as DT's primary Open RAN supplier, and Germany's 1&1 collaborating with Rakuten Symphony and Mavenir to operate Europe's first fully virtualized 5G network based on Open RAN technology. Their conversation focused on: Ericsson AT&T $14.5B Deal Rockets Open RAN Nokia Scores DT Open RAN Gig 1&1 Enlists Rakuten Symphony and Mavenir for Open RAN Push

On this episode of Experience Unveiled, The Futurum Group's Sherril Hanson is joined by Workhuman President Tom Libretto for a conversation on employee experience and the ROI of employee rewards and recognition. Our discussion covers: The journey that employee experience has taken over the past few years Data tied to the benefits of reward and recognition, not just for employees but for a company's bottom line What makes for a great rewards and recognition program and where do companies often fall short? The Workhuman ROI guarantee

In this episode of Infrastructure Matters, hosts Krista Macomber, Steven Dickens and Camberley Bates discuss AI GPUs and ransomware detection. Key topics covered include: Insights from Marvell's Analyst Day: Focus shift from commercial to enterprise and hyperscale markets. Growth driven by networking for AI workloads (800 PAM4) and custom compute for hyperscalers. Highlighting the complexity of AI datacenters and their similarities to custom car environments. Discussion of Custom Silicon: Competition heating up with announcements from Google (TPU v5p), AMD (MI300X), and others. Public cloud options like AWS Graviton and Inferentia offering more choice. Potential for on-prem deployments alongside cloud adoption. Upcoming Report on Ransomware Scanning and Analytics: Integrating scanning and detection within data protection tools. Identifying ransomware based on file signatures and anomaly detection. Machine learning and AI playing a crucial role in future development. Broadcom and VMware: Broadcom spinning off Carbon Black and End-User Computing (Horizon) business. Focus on VCF (VMware Cloud Foundation) technology. OpenText and Rocket Software: OpenText selling AMC business (mainframe modernization) to Rocket. Debt reduction and strategic focus for OpenText. Growth and customer optionality for Rocket.

On this episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast – Interview Series, host Ron Westfall welcomes Sandeep Bharathi, Chief Development Officer at Marvell Technology for a conversation on AI and the impact that it's having on the semiconductor industry as well as portfolio development, during Marvell's Industry Analyst Day Event. Their discussion covers: The impact that AI will have on semiconductor technology and the market moving forward from Marvell's perspective How Moore's Law is changing and how Marvell has shifted its technology and IP strategy to address this change Advanced connectivity IP and technologies that Marvell is working on in their applications What areas Marvell is investing in moving forward

On this episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast – Interview Series, host Daniel Newman welcomes Loi Nguyen, PhD, EVP Optical & Copper Connectivity at Marvell Technology for a conversation on how Marvell's Optical business has changed under the influence of AI, including bandwidth, power and the key technologies enabling these shifts. Their discussion covers: The evolution of Marvell's Optical business, with the increased networking demands of AI How optical modules have developed in terms of bandwidth and power The infrastructure needs of inference, within data centers and beyond Silicon photonics: what they are and why they are important #marvell, #marvelltechnology, #opticalnetworking, #infrastructure, #siliconphotonics, #DCI, #datacenter, #loinguyen, #marvelliaday, #danielnewman, #thefuturumgroup, #futurum

On this episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast – Interview Series, host Daniel Newman welcomes Raghib Hussain, President, Products & Technologies at Marvell Technology for a conversation on generative AI, accelerated infrastructure, and the evolution of data center architecture during Marvell's Industry Analyst Day Event. Their discussion covers: Marvell's perspective on generative AI and what it means for data centers Insights on accelerated infrastructure: what it means and what it is The differences between the architecture of traditional data centers and AI data centers What Marvell is doing to enable the move to accelerated infrastructure

On this episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast – Interview Series, host Daniel Newman welcomes Alteryx CIO Trevor Schulze for a conversation on the evolving landscape of IT decision-making, the importance of data analytics in modern IT strategy, and how IT leaders can "future-proof" their strategies by leveraging them. Their discussion covers: The role of AI in the shifting role of the CIO and what IT leaders should consider around AI when making technology decisions The importance of data analytics in shaping the decisions made by IT leaders and contributing to overall business success Some top predictions for the future of IT decision-making, especially concerning the increasing emphasis on predictive analytics, the integration of AI, and the democratization of data Insights on how IT leaders can "future-proof" their strategies by leveraging data analytics and what specific approaches can enhance these strategies for success

On this episode of The AI Moment, we will take a deeper look at a key trend in generative AI – the continued emergence of on-device AI, with special guest Olivier Blanchard, Senior Analyst and Research Director at The Futurum Group. The discussion covers: Key Trends in Generative AI: The installed base of smartphones and PCs is about 6.42 billion – 4.45 billion smartphones, 1.97 billion laptops, tablets and desktop PCs. This is a massive market opportunity to leverage generative AI applications. But there are challenges, including limitations to local processing, battery power and connectivity. Mark walks through some of the challenges and opportunities with my colleague, Olivier Blanchard, Senior Analyst and Research Director at The Futurum Group, whose practice area includes devices.

In this episode of Enterprising Insights, The Futurum Group Enterprise Applications Research Director Keith Kirkpatrick is joined by Mark Beccue, Research Director, AI, with The Futurum Group, to discuss the trends in Software-as-a-Service pricing, focusing specifically on enterprise applications that are or are in the process of incorporating some type of analytics-based, predictive, or generative AI. They will cover common pricing models and approaches in use today, discuss the impact AI has on software delivery economics, and will assess how advances in the training of AI models may change the calculus around AI pricing. Finally, the pair will close out the show with the "Rant or Rave" segment, where Kirkpatrick picks one item in the market, and asks Beccue to either champion or criticize it. \\

In this episode of The 5G Factor, our series that focuses on all things 5G, the IoT, and the ecosystem as a whole, The Futurum Group's Ron Westfall is joined by colleague and fellow analyst, Olivier Blanchard, for a look at the top 5G developments and what's going on that caught their eye including HP's Q4 results hinting at PC market recovery, the impact of Intel's Core Ultra debut on AI PC expansion, T-Mobile's 5G secure laptop data plan push, and Qualcomm's AI portfolio diversification gains from its Cloud AI 100 Ultra launch. Our conversation focused on: HP Q4 2023 Points to PC Market Rebound Intel Core Ultra NPU Targets AI PCs T-Mobile Shows 5G Secure Laptops Key to Security Qualcomm Diversifies AI Portfolio with Cloud AI 100 Ultra Debut

The term "hybrid cloud" has been around for years now—but how is it still impacting today's IT ecosystem? In this episode of The Main Scoop™, Barry Baker, COO of IBM Infrastructure, unpacks the term and explores how important trends and advances, like generative AI and sustainability, fit into the future of this hybrid multicloud world with our hosts Daniel Newman and Greg Lotko. It was a great conversation and one you don't want to miss. Like what you've heard? Check out all our past episodes here, and be sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode of The Main Scoop™ series.

In this episode of Infrastructure Matters, Krista Macomber, Camberley Bates, and Steven Dickens discuss key takeaways from AWS re:Invent 2023, including the cloud juggernaut's pragmatic approach to cloud computing, focusing on AI, hybrid solutions, and cost optimization. It is also investing heavily in new features and services, and partnering with other companies to expand their reach. Key themes include: Gen AI: AWS made a big push towards AI with announcements like Q, a helpful service for developers and cloud admins, custom silicon updates for Graviton and Trainium, and a focus on the AI layered cake. Hybrid is here: AWS acknowledged the hybrid cloud reality with announcements like S3 Express One Zone, an S3 offering for high performance computing, and AWSM2, a managed mainframe migration service. Cost optimization: With the economic headwinds, AWS emphasized cost optimization with announcements like the DB2 offering on AWS, which allows customers to run their legacy workloads in the cloud.

An Assessment of Key Developments Across the 5G-IoT Ecosystem Including T-Mobile Verizon Spur FWA, New Nokia FastMile Products, and Ericsson FWA Tariff Views In this episode of The 5G Factor, our series that focuses on all things 5G, the IoT, and the ecosystem as a whole, I'm joined by my colleague and fellow analyst, Todd R Weiss, for a look at the top 5G developments and what's going on that caught our eye including the latest on the T-Mobile Verizon US 5G FWA horse race, Nokia introduces new FastMile products to address FWA scaling challenges, and Ericsson provides recommendations on 5G FWA plans. Our conversation focused on: US 5G FWA Horse Race Heats Up. T-Mobile is the fastest-growing internet provider in the U.S., a trend that started almost two years ago. Both T-Mobile and Verizon have managed to make FWA-based home internet service an easy installation, and the bundle proposition is vital because most of these subscribers have the service bundled with their mobile cellular offering. Combined, T-Mobile and Verizon added about 940,000 FWA/5G home internet subscribers in Q3 2023. We delve into why both mobile operators are making deep strides with their FWA service offerings and why FWA is altering the overall broadband services competitive landscape. Nokia FastMile Addresses 5G FWA Scaling Challenges. According to GSMA Intelligence, over 90 fixed broadband service providers across 48 countries have already launched 5G FWA services. However, as FWA service uptake begins to top 15%, user experience can diminish across the board, given that existing mobile users and FWA subscribers are competing for the same limited resources. To solve this capacity challenge and boost 5G FWA deployments, Nokia has introduced next generation 5G fixed wireless broadband devices to its FastMile product portfolio. Latest in this portfolio is the Nokia FastMile 5G Receiver (5G26-A) and the Nokia FastMile 5G Gateway 7. We review the Nokia's FastMile portfolio and why we see it meeting the challenges of scaling FWA including addressing digital divide concerns. Ericsson FWA Tariff Recommendations. According to the latest Ericsson Mobility Report June 2023, over one-quarter of FWA service providers now offer speed-based tariff plans (also referred to as quality of service, or QoS). The remaining three-quarters are still best-effort, with volume-based tariff plans (buckets of GB per month). Ericsson is recommending the adoption of speed-based tariffs, emphasizing the appeal of presenting 'up-to' speed values in contracts. We examine why this approach allies with subscribers being more drawn to plans that clearly define potential speeds, aligning with consumer expectations and building trust. We discuss the prospects for the LLM intended to help telcos worldwide, including in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, to develop GenAI services, such as "AI agents", flexibly and according to their respective environment.

On this episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast – Interview Series, host Steven Dickens welcomes Rocket Software's Phil Buckellew, President, Infrastructure Modernization Business Unit, for a conversation on the company's announcement that it plans to acquire OpenText's Application Modernization and Connectivity Business, the strategy behind the move, and the implications for the mainframe modernization landscape. Their discussion covers: The announcement that Rocket Software plans to acquire OpenText's Application Modernization and Connectivity Business, and the strategy behind it Why Rocket Software is a good home for the Micro Focus team How this may change the company's scale and optionality for clients who want to modernize their mainframe How clients should think about this acquisition, the implications for Rocket, and more widely, the mainframe modernization landscape Learn more about Mainframe Modernization on Rocket Software's website.

In this Futurum Tech Webcast, host Steven Dickens interviews Parv Aggarwal on the Diaspora Bank Project, discussing integrating Ripple's CBDC platform into the project's initiatives. Aggarwal explains how they aim to connect the African diaspora with the continent, particularly through remittances. The project emphasizes the potential of CBDCs to streamline payments and enable investment vehicles for the diaspora, reducing the friction and high fees associated with traditional remittance methods. The discussion also covers how the project leverages the XRP ledger for efficient cross-border payments and financial inclusion, particularly in rural areas. Their discussion covers: How the Diaspora Bank Project aims to redirect remittance fees into investments in Africa. How CBDCs provide a seamless payment rail and enable multi-platform functionalities. How the project uses the XRP ledger for low-fee cross-border remittances and investments. The focus on financial inclusion and economic development through the Diaspora Bank Project. Learn more about Ripple on the company's website and the Diaspora Bank Project entry on Devpost.

In this episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast, Steven Dickens welcomes Kennedy Ng'ang'a, founder and CEO of Nairobi-based tech company, Shamba, about leveraging Ripple's CBDC platform for ecological data integration on blockchain. Shamba focuses on providing crucial ecological data, such as vegetation coverage and rainfall, to drive parametric insurance solutions. Shamba's solution utilizes the Ripple CBDC platform to create B2B solutions for institutions like banks and insurance companies, which are traditionally averse to other forms of cryptocurrency. The discussion highlights the use of CBDCs in humanitarian and environmental projects, detailing how the company uses satellite data to inform insurance decisions and trigger smart contract events for direct payments to affected parties. Their discussion covers: How Shamba provides ecological data to the blockchain for parametric insurance. Using the Ripple CBDC platform for B2B solutions in insurance and banking. How CBDCs are leveraged for Web3 applications in humanitarian and environmental projects. How the Shamba Oracle is utilized to trigger payments based on ecological risks. Learn more about Ripple on the company's website and Shamba's entry on Devpost.

In this Futurum Tech Webcast, Steven Dickens and Orang Dialameh discuss ExtoLabs' role in advancing digital payments and CBDC (Central Bank Digital Currency) initiatives. Dialameh, CEO and co-founder of ExtoLabs, explains how their technology addresses the friction in digital payments, particularly in emerging markets. The discussion delves into the technicalities of integrating XRP ledger for secure, low-cost transactions and the nuances of maintaining privacy and KYC (Know Your Customer) compliance in digital currencies. Their discussion covers: ExtoLabs' focus on reducing friction in digital payments, highlighting the challenges in both mature and emerging markets. The use of Bluetooth technology for offline transactions and the adaptation of the XRP ledger for secure, rapid transactions. The importance of privacy in CBDC systems, ensuring anonymity for users while maintaining KYC standards. The potential of distributed ledgers in addressing data privacy issues and their application in both CBDC and e-money solutions. Learn more about Ripple on the company's website and ExtoLabs' entry on Devpost.

In this episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast, host Steven Dickens converses with Francesco Piccoli, Senior Director at AnChain.AI, about the company's involvement in Ripple's CBDC Innovate 2023 competition. They discuss AnChain.AI's security and risk management role, offering compliance and anti-money laundering services to various sectors, including crypto companies, financial institutions, and governments. They also dive into how AnChain's AI-driven analytics enhance blockchain data understanding and contribute to AML practices, regulatory efforts, and hacking investigations. The discussion also touches on the challenges of blockchain security and AnChain's efforts to apply traditional cybersecurity best practices to the digital asset space. Their discussion covers: An overview of AnChain.AI, a company that specializes in security and risk management, particularly in compliance and anti-money laundering for digital assets. How AnChain.AI uses AI to analyze blockchain data, aiding in risk assessment and understanding smart contracts. How AnChain.AI's AI algorithms streamline investigations, quickly tracing digital asset movements in cases of hacks or fraud. AnChain.AI's focus on improving cybersecurity in the blockchain industry, applying standards like the NIST Cybersecurity Framework to enhance digital asset security. Learn more about Ripple on the company's website and AnChain's entry on Devpost.

On this episode of Futurum Live! From the Show Floor, The Futurum Group's Steven Dickens is joined by Brendan Grady, GM, Analytics Business Unit at Qlik for a conversation on how Qlik's partnership with AWS provides customers with end-to-end data integration and analytics solutions for AWS and empowers users at any skill level to modernize with AI. Their discussion covers: A look at Qlik's partnership with AWS, and what they're bringing to the table for customers bringing their data and workloads to AWS How Qlik is helping customers manage their data and modernize with AI What Qlik considers the top five missteps that undermine AI readiness and success Key takeaways businesses should be thinking about when implementing AI You can learn more about Qlik's data integration solutions and analytics platform on the company's website.

In this episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast, Serrala's Rob Jackson, Principal Solutions Architect, and Jason Boyer, Jason Boyle, Chief Customer Success Officer at Neev, join host Keith Kirkpatrick Research Director, Enterprise Applications at The Futurum Group, to discuss the steps organizations should take to migrate their data to SAP's S/4HANA. The conversation focused specifically on developing a strategy based on whether a greenfield or brownfield migration is being conducted, the use of migration program checklists and data archiving strategies, and discussion on the available tools from Serrala to handle data archiving and migration.

In this episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast, Philipp Robbes, Sales Manager with Centric, joins host Keith Kirkpatrick, Research Director, Enterprise Applications at The Futurum Group, for a conversation about human resources processes, focusing specifically on the changing landscape of the human resources function over time, and the increasing need to fully digitize HR document processes. We also discussed how Centric solutions can be used to augment platforms such as SAP SuccessFactors to deliver a comprehensive digitization solution for all types of critical HR documents.

In this episode of Infrastructure Matters, hosts Krista Macomber, Steven Dickens and Camberely Bates discuss AI systems and data protection market development, announcements, and insights from a number of recent vendor and industry events, including: Microsoft's two new custom silicon chips designed for AI and general-purpose workloads, announced at Microsoft Ignite. Developments in the AI space, including considerations for workload placement and how AI-backed chatbots can streamline daily tasks for IT Operations. Perspective from the SuperComputing '23 show in Denver, CO, including storage vendor portfolio developments for HPC. Updates on Veeam's competitive position and strategic development coming out of its Analyst Summit in Seattle, WA. A preview of AWS reInforce.

On this episode of the Futurum Live! From the Show Floor, The Futurum Group's Steven Dickens is joined by Neil Fowler, SVP Engineer for the Application Modernization and Connectivity Product Group at OpenText for a conversation on OpenText's partnership with AWS and how OpenText is helping with mainframe modernization. Their discussion covers: An introduction from Neil Fowler as Lead Engineer for the Application Modernization and Connectivity Product Group at OpenText and a background on OpenText The role OpenText plays in mainframe modernization OpenText's partnership with AWS and their purpose at AWS re:Invent Fowler's outlook on these mainframe services platform as they mature You can learn more about OpenText's Application Modernization, on the OpenText website.

On this episode of Futurum Live! From the Show Floor, The Futurum Group's Camberley Bates is joined by Simon Jelley, GM, Data Protection as a Service and Chris Wiborg, VP Product and Solutions Marketing at Veritas for a conversation on how to ensure that your cloud applications are resilient and your data is protected and recoverable. Their discussion covers: A background on why data recovery so difficult and complex Veritas' strategy to assist customers to combat ransomware with data protection, compliance, and governance, and new technologies like AI/ML Why cybersecurity is a team sport and how Veritas is partnering with various players in the cybersecurity space to provide the best solutions for their customers An overview on Veritas' testing capability, REDlab, a lab with real malware, and other areas Veritas has been focusing on like Cloud Scale

In this episode of Infrastructure Matters – Insider Edition, Krista Macomber and Randy Kerns are joined by Jim McGann, Index Engines' Vice President of Strategic Partnerships, for a conversation focusing on the topic of the convergence of cyber security and storage. Specifically, their discussion covers: Critical capabilities of cybersecure storage systems, including immutability The Index Engines – Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery solution, which The Futurum Group audited New approaches and technology, such as artificial intelligence (AI), that bad actors have been using to ramp up their game when it comes to attacking organizations, and how to keep up

In this episode of The 5G Factor, our series that focuses on all things 5G, the IoT, and the ecosystem as a whole, Ron Westfall is joined by colleague and fellow analyst, Todd R. Weiss, for a look at the top 5G developments and what's going on that caught their eye including Netcracker introducing its Telco GenAI offerings, Amdocs NVIDIA working together to customize enterprise-grade LLMs running on NVIDIA accelerated computing as part of the Amdocs amAIz framework, and SK Telecom (SKT) and Deutsche Telekom (DT) have agreed to create a telco-specific large language model (LLM), which aims to make generative AI (GenAI) developments easier and quicker for operators. Their conversation focused on: * Netcracker Debuts Telco GenAI Solution * Amdocs and NVIDIA Ready to Propel Telco GenAI Use Cases * SKT and DT Look to Create Telco-specific LLM

In this episode of Enterprising Insights, host Keith Kirkpatrick, Research Director, Enterprise Applications, at The Futurum Group, discusses the topic of tech stack sprawl, focusing specifically on the proliferation of multiple enterprise applications within an organization. He covers the conditions that lead to sprawl, the risks and drawbacks of acquiring and implementing a wide range of applications, and highlights the offerings from vendors that are designed to reduce or eliminate sprawl. He also covers some recent news and newsmakers in the customer experience software market. Finally, he'll close out the show with the "Rant or Rave" segment, where he picks one item in the market, and he'll either champion or criticize it.

In this episode of Infrastructure Matters – Insider Edition, Randy Kerns is joined by Brian Pawlowski, Chief Development Officer at Quantum, for a conversation on Quantum's Myriad solution and how it is uniquely offering solutions to customer data challenges. Their discussion covers: Quantum's view on the current market and how storage and application have evolved, including customer use cases The challenges facing customers within storage and data management systems, today Quantum's current product portfolio, including how their latest solution, Myriad, fits into their portfolio How Myriad offers unique solutions to help solve data challenges, and where Quantum plans to take Myriad next Learn more about Myriad Software-Defined All-Flash Storage Platform for the Enterprise on the Quantum website.

In this episode of Infrastructure Matters, recorded at KubeCon 2023 in Chicago, hosts Steven Dickens and Camberely Bates discuss the latest trends and announcements in the world of Kubernetes and cloud-native technologies. They delve into the growth in KubeCon attendance, the increasing adoption of Kubernetes in enterprise environments, and the focus on platform engineering. Their conversation includes insights into various vendor announcements, including NetApp's Astra Control and Red Hat's new features, as well as a broader discussion on the maturation of the Kubernetes ecosystem, emphasizing the importance of security, resilience, and complexity in modern IT infrastructure. Key points from their discussion: KubeCon showcases significant growth and increasing enterprise adoption of Kubernetes. Vendors like NetApp and Red Hat announce new features and capabilities. Observability and security emerge as key themes in Kubernetes ecosystem development. The shift towards curated and opinionated Kubernetes stacks for easier management and better security.