The News: Dell Technologies reported 3rd quarter results for fiscal 2022 after the market closed on November 23, 2021, delivering both record revenue and profitability. Here’s a quick breakdown of the headline numbers: Second quarter revenue record of $28.4B, up 21%, Operating income was a third quarter record of $1.3 billion, a 19% increase over the same period the prior …
ServiceNow Acquires DotWalk with Aims to Speed up Platform Upgrades
ServiceNow acquired DotWalk, a company that automates testing and upgrades for the Now Platform with the aim of making it easier for customers to stay on top of technology maintenance. Futurum’s lead analyst Daniel Newman breaks down this announcement and what it means for the future of ServiceNow.
Why MediaTek’s New Dimensity 9000 May Not Be a Legitimate Premium Mobile Chipset After All
Futurum senior analyst Olivier Blanchard examines MediaTek’s claim that its new Dimensity 9000 mobile SOC can compete against Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 888 in the premium tier. In addition to outlining some of the key industry hurdles facing MediaTek in its efforts to finally break into the premium tier, Blanchard outlines critical areas in which Dimensity 9000 appears to fall short of delivering premium mobile experiences for OEMs and their customers, namely modem/connectivity, camera/computer vision, AI, and mobile gaming.
New Futurum Research Report – A Colocation Cloud Journey with Flexibility and Peace of Mind
Futurum Research believes that the HPE GreenLake platform is the best solution to meet the growing demand across organizations to balance their workloads across colocation, on-premises, public cloud, and private cloud environments. For many organizations, the cloud journey has proven challenging, and HPE GreenLake with colocation provides the practical capabilities and solutions needed to advance digital transformation, while meeting business outcomes and sustainability goals.
Zoom’s Q3 Results Solid, But the Market Clearly Wants More
Zoom reported better-than-expected quarterly earnings, while warning investors of a revenue slowdown at the video-chat company as the pandemic comes to an end. Futurum’s principal analyst Daniel Newman dives into the Q3 results.
Qualcomm Breakthroughs on Path to Advanced 5G Include R&D Test Beds, 5G mmWave, XR, C-V2X, and More – Part Three
In the conclusion of this three-part series, Futurum Senior Analyst Olivier Blanchard dives deeper into more of Qualcomm’s latest research milestones and how they help expand 5G mmWave deployments, applications, and impact on wide area 5G foundations. Blanchard’s analysis outlines how these over-the-air (OTA) test networks, prototypes, and system simulations help advance 5G research and product development across a breadth of industries. These breakthrough snapshots are especially timely in the wake of the expansive technology roadmap outlined by Qualcomm during its Investor Day presentations just a few days ago and help shed more light on where Qualcomm is with regard to critical R&D milestones.
Cisco’s Q1 FY2022 Shows a Positive Trend
Cisco announced their Q1 FY2022 and showed a continuation of a positive trend. Futurum’s Daniel Newman remains positive on the company’s prospects, and more widely, thinks this bodes well for other industry OEM’s in the months ahead.
Qualcomm R&D Test Beds: a Closer Look at C-V2X, Smart Factories, XR, and Improved System Efficiencies – Part Two
In Part Two of this three-part series, Futurum Senior Analyst Olivier Blanchard dives deeper into four of Qualcomm’s latest research milestones: C-V2X sidelink, Industry 4.0, extended reality (XR), and green networks. Blanchard’s analysis outlines how these over-the-air (OTA) test networks, prototypes, and system simulations help advance 5G research and product development across a breadth of industries. These breakthrough snapshots are especially timely in the wake of the expansive technology roadmap outlined by Qualcomm during its Investor Day presentations recently and help shed more light on where Qualcomm is with regard to critical R&D milestones.
Amazon Trains Drivers and Transport Employees in Effort to Fight Human Trafficking
Futurum lead analyst Shelly Kramer weighs in on Amazon’s commitment to train drivers and transport employees, and other strategic partnerships the company has forged, in an effort to help combat human trafficking and modern slavery and forced labor.
Kyndryl and Microsoft Cloud Partner to Jointly Serve Enterprise Customers in First Deal Out of the Gate Post IBM Spinoff
Futurum lead analyst Shelly Kramer shares thoughts on the recently announced global strategic alliance between Kyndryl and Microsoft Cloud. While it’s an impressive way to come out of the gate for Kyndryl immediately post IBM spinoff, more importantly, this strategic partnership is centered on both companies serving enterprise customers and facilitating the building and deployment of both cloud solutions, as well as addressing the need for augmented IT expertise at the enterprise level.