Futurum’s Steven Dickens provides his take on the announcements coming out of AWS re:Invent related to the mainframe platform. AWS continues to sharpen its focus on the venerable mainframe platform with a more comprehensive partnership with Micro Focus.
Microsoft Launched Sustainable Data Center Region in Sweden Using Green Power
Microsoft launched a sustainable data center region in Sweden that will be completely powered by carbon-free green energy. Futurum’s lead analyst Shelly Kramer breaks down this announcement and what it will mean for the region and the future of data storage along with the benefits this is intended to extend to customers in their own sustainability efforts.
Amazon Announces Plans to Invest in 18 New Renewable Energy Projects
Recently, Amazon announced plans to invest in 18 new renewable energy projects. The utility-scale wind and solar energy projects are across the U.S., Finland, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK. With these new investments, Amazon now has 274 renewable energy projects globally. Futurum’s lead analyst Shelly Kramer breaks down the details of these new investments and what this means for sustainability.
AWS Provides Six Key New Reasons to Adopt and Use Amazon SageMaker
AWS unveils six new Amazon SageMaker capabilities that aim to make machine learning technology more accessible to new users and boost adoption across the digital ecosystem. Futurum examines why the new Amazon SageMaker capabilities can enable AWS to empower more organizations and people to use ML by delivering comprehensive data preparation tools and developing streamlined and simplified ways to learn ML.
HPE Announced Strong Q4 Numbers Fueled by Strengthening Demand in Edge and Continued Everything as a Service Pivot
Futurum principal analyst Daniel Newman breaks down HPE’s Q4 numbers, which are fueled by strengthening demand in edge and the company’s strategic Everything as a Service (XaaS) pivot.
Adobe Study Suggests Record ECommerce Demand Coupled With Shortages Will Mean Complicated Holiday For Retail
New data from the Adobe Digital Economy Index, one of the most comprehensive reports of its kind, shows that consumers are ready to spend big this holiday season, but the delays and backlogs felt across the global supply chain will cause headaches for everyone.
Salesforce Delivers a Strong Q3 as Platform Bet Accelerates
Salesforce reported fiscal third-quarter earnings for the period ending in October on Tuesday, beating Wall Street expectations on earnings and sales. Futurum’s principal analyst Daniel Newman dives into the earnings report and other recent changes at the company.
AWS re:Invent 2021 Day 1: Announcements on Graviton, Trainium, Inferentia, and More
The first day of AWS re:Invent 2021 was flooded with material announcements that will make waves across cloud, computing, and enterprise IT. Futurum’s principal analyst Daniel Newman breaks down the announcements and how they will impact the future of the company.
Honeywell Quantum Solutions and Cambridge Quantum Complete Business Combination
Honeywell Quantum Solutions and Cambridge Quantum complete business combination to form Quantinuum. Futurum’s principal analyst Daniel Newman breaks down this news and what it will mean for the future of quantum computing.
Ericsson Goes Long on Open Network Innovation with $6.2 Billion Acquisition of Vonage
Ericsson enters into agreement for $6.2 billion cash offer to acquire Vonage, a provider of cloud-based communications, propelling Ericsson’s strategy to boost its wireless enterprise channel influence and broaden its global offerings. Futurum’s Ron Westfall assesses why Ericsson’s $6.2 billion acquisition of Vonage can disrupt the crowded CPaaS market segment, spur API-driven 5G/4G innovation across the enterprise wireless realm, and provide the foundation to advance ecosystem-wide open network innovation.