Futurum’s Ron Westfall assesses why Qualcomm’s new Qualcomm Robotics RB6 Platform and RB5 AMR Reference Design provide the technological foundation and building blocks to power innovation throughout industries that are planning to optimize robotics through emerging 5G and AI capabilities distributed across the connected intelligent edge.
Salesforce to Acquire Troops.ai According to New Signed Agreement
Futurum’s Daniel Newman responds do the news that Salesforce will acquire Troops.ai according to new signed definitive agreement. Troops.ai is a leading provider of a revenue communications solution used to improve sales velocity, forecasting, visibility, and collaboration across teams, and will become part of Slack.
T-Mobile and Cradlepoint Aim to Streamline Business Adoption of 5G FWA
Futurum’s Ron Westfall assesses why the T-Mobile Cradlepoint alliance can help streamline business adoption of 5G FWA services nationwide, boost differentiation of the T-Mobile Business Internet service offering, and provide additional warrant for Ericsson’s 2020 acquisition of Cradlepoint.
Instagram Starts Testing NFTs, The Latest Big Platform to Do So
Futurum Analyst in Residence Jared Klee analyzes the announcement of Instagram testing NFT and explores why many of the big platforms including Twitter and Shopify are doing likewise, how the companies will manage the tension between distributed NFTs and their centralized platforms, and how NFTs unlock a powerful new model for commerce.
Coinbase Missed on Revenue and Earnings and That’s Not Even the Worst of the News
Futurum Analyst in Residence Jared Klee analyzes Coinbase’s miss on revenue and earnings in the first quarter and dives into a new risk exposure buried in the earnings report that reveals the company’s custody offering may be little more than general unsecured borrowing, a status that meets neither the definition nor the spirit of custody.
IBM and Amazon Web Services Sign Collaboration Agreement to Run IBM Software-as-a-Service on AWS
Futurum’s principal analyst Daniel Newman dives into the recent collaboration agreement between IBM and Amazon Web Services (AWS). The agreement will provide clients with access to IBM’s software portfolio on cloud-native AWS.
Blockchain, Crypto Regulations in California Foster Development and Protect Consumers
Futurum principal analyst Shelly Kramer explores the news of a recent executive order in California aimed at building a regulatory framework and infrastructure for blockchain and crypto businesses that both encourages their growth and protects consumers.
Marvell Injects New CXL Technology into Cloud-Optimized CXL Portfolio with Tanzanite Acquisition
Futurum’s Ron Westfall explores why Marvell’s acquisition of Tanzanite locks in Tanzanite’s Compute Express Link (CXL) technology and expertise that further bolsters Marvell’s CXL platform for cloud data centers. The deal follows on Marvell’s string of successful M&A deals, such as the Innovium and Inphi acquisitions, demonstrating its organization-wide ability to effectively use acquisitions to broaden its addressable market and boost overall competitiveness throughout key markets such as the cloud-optimized silicon market segment.
Teradata Q1 2022 Revenue Hits $496M, Up 1% From Q1 2021, Including 10% Revenue Rise to $290M in the Americas Segment for the Multi-Cloud Enterprise Analytics Vendor
Futurum analyst Todd R. Weiss examines Teradata’s Q1 2022 earnings which tallied revenue of $496 million for the quarter, a one percent rise from a year ago, as the multi-cloud enterprise analytics vendor continues to battle in a tough post-COVID-19 marketplace.
Upcoming Federal Cybersecurity Guidance Likely to Address Software Supply Chain Concerns
Futurum principal analyst Shelly Kramer reacts to breaking news that additional federal cybersecurity guidelines are likely to be released soon, with special attention to software supply chain concerns and the importance of cybersecurity efforts to national security.