IBM hits a growth snag as shares fell 5% in extended trading on Wednesday, but Futurum’s Daniel Newman thinks the focus should be on looking forward.
Splunk Turns Data into Doing with New Announcements at .Conf21
Futurum Research principal analyst, Daniel Newman provides his take on the news coming out of the Splunk .Conf21 with several announcements in security, observability, platform, and partnerships to further their mission of turning data into doing.
Google Cloud Next ‘21: More Mature, Transformational, and Sustainable
The Google Cloud Next ’21 event was an opportunity for Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai to present the future direction of Google Cloud. Futurum Research analyst Fred McClimans breaks down the key announcements and explains how their focus on customer transformation and sustainability is a sign of Google Cloud’s growing maturity.
ServiceNow Announced New ESG Solution with Aim to Help Companies Make a Better World
ServiceNow announced a new Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) Solution powered by the Now Platform with an aim to help companies work on ESG programs and initiatives across the enterprise.
Dell Technologies Announces New Additions to Edge Portfolio at Dell Tech World
Futurum’s Daniel Newman explores the edge portfolio upgrades from Dell Technologies, providing insight on how these new solutions will impact the future of the edge.
SUSE Doubles Down on Cloud-Native Innovation with Major Updates to Harvester and Rancher
Futurum Research senior analyst, Steven Dickens provides his take on news coming out of KubeCon from SUSE in the Kubernetes space. As customers make the transition from virtual machines to containers and Kubernetes, they will be faced with managing both platforms. SUSE seeks to be the solution to this challenge with its Rancher platform leveraging the open source Project Harvester.
Red Hat Announces OpenShift 4.9 — Getting Closer to the Edge With Myriad Enhancements — and Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes
Futurum Research senior analyst, Steven Dickens provides his take on news coming out of the Linux Foundation’s KubeCon event by Red Hat. As edge computing use cases explode, Kubernetes deployments have become under increasing stress. The latest additions to Red Hat’s flagship OpenShift Kubernetes orchestration platform position the platform to address the scale and complexity of such edge use cases and also handle the inherent network connectivity issues that exist at the edge.
The Ransom Disclosure Act Proposed — Gives 48 Hours to Report Ransom Payments
The Ransom Disclosure Act proposed by Senator Elizabeth Warren and U.S. Representative Deborah Ross would require the victims of ransomware attacks to report payments to their hackers within 48 hours. Futurum analysts Shelly Kramer and Fred McClimans explore the proposed act as part of the Futurum Tech Webcast, Cybersecurity Shorts series, along with an exploration of the current state of ransomware threats, and insights on why this proposed act would provide an assist to the Department of Homeland Security as it seeks a deeper understanding of the ransomware threat landscape.
ServiceNow Industry Analyst Event: Rome Release Readies Now Platform to Power Hybrid Work Transformation
At its Industry Analyst event, ServiceNow emphasized how the recent Now Platform Rome release provides the vast array of innovations needed to enable organizations to meet the workforce and workflow challenges of the hybrid work era. Futurum’s Ron Westfall examines why the ServiceNow Now Platform is ready to power evolving business models, improve employee satisfaction, advance organization-wide automation, and scale application development, providing key differentiation for ServiceNow against formidable rivals.
Apple Asks for Stay in App Store Changes Pending Appeal of Epic Games Ruling
Futurum senior analyst Olivier Blanchard takes a look at Apple’s latest filing in the Epic Games vs. Apple legal battle, in which Apple was ordered to allow developers to point consumers to alternate forms of payment outside of its App store. In this overview, Blanchard explains why the next phases of the appeal process could be critical to the future of ecommerce platforms, including Google Play and Amazon, as well as the U.S. retail ecosystem as a whole.