The new Marvell OCTEON 10 DPU solution is positioned to gain rapid traction in meeting the burgeoning security, networking, and storage workload demands of the data center, cloud, 5G, carrier, and enterprise realms as the sampling process unfolds in H2 2021. Futurum’s Ron Westfall examines why Marvell’s new OCTEON 10 DPU is clearly differentiated and why the solution is well-suited to advance processing capabilities such as parsing, classification, and inline IPSec applications using hardware accelerators to provide ML and vector packet processing as well as Terabir switching key to delivering performance and power efficiency breakthroughs.
Amazon’s Stock has Been Stuck in Neutral, but a Host of Catalysts May Soon Change That
Amazon has been diversifying its businesses and executing at the highest levels, and that could help with their stock growth.
Red Hat Launches Latest Version of Flagship Kubernetes Product OpenShift 4.8
Futurum Research senior analyst, Steven Dickens provides his analysis of the recent Red Hat OpenShift 4.8 announcement and what it means for the competitive landscape for Kubernetes management and more widely the hybrid cloud landscape.
NVIDIA Receives Public Vote of Confidence on its $40 Billion Arm Deal
The proposed NVIDIA acquisition of Arm has received a mass of attention. This week, Broadcom and Marvell came out in support or the deal.
Canonical Announces Ubuntu Support for RISC-V
Futurum Senior Analyst Steven Dickens provides his take on the recent announcement by Canonical to support RISC-V with the Ubuntu operating system. Canonical has for years now taken the most holistic approach to porting Ubuntu to multiple platforms. While open source leaders such as Red Hat and SUSE focus on x86 based architectures, Canonical has taken a different path and arguably the most open.
Crypto Starts to Look Like the Early Days of the Internet
Futurum Senior Analyst Steven Dickens provides his take on the emerging trend around VC investment in blockchain and cryptocurrency infrastructure. Not only are these investments significant in size, they are directionally significant as the provide insight into where the blockchain and cryptocurrency space are in the evolutionary maturity.
Rakuten, NEC, and Intel Score 5G SA Core Breakthrough
Rakuten Mobile, NEC, and Intel have attained a performance of 640 Gbps per server for the containerized User Plane Function (UPF) on the containerized 5G Standalone core network. Futurum’s Ron Westfall examines why the demo strengthens the open model 5G credentials of the Rakuten, NEC, and Intel and how the 5G power trio can further advance the Open 5G cause.
HPE’s Project Aurora Launches, a New Zero-Trust Offering to Help Address Security Concerns
Futurum Senior Analyst Steven Dickens provides his take on news coming out of HPE’s Discover event around the latest zero-trust solution, Project Aurora. As the cybersecurity landscape evolves, new approaches are required to combat the emerging threats. HPE’s zero-trust approach is designed to deliver robust attestation and verification derived through a root-of-trust model at the silicon layer.
The Onus Of Security: Consumer Responsibility Or Companies?
Data breaches continue to plague companies and harm consumers. Passwords are too often what we depend upon to keep our data safe, but too often they don’t work. A look at password challenges and the role of business and consumers in keeping data more safe.
IBM Launches Enhanced Fan Experience for Wimbledon Tennis Tournament
Futurum’s Steven Dickens provides his take on IBM’s continued support of the Wimbledon tennis championships. IBM is delivering AI-driven enriched fan experiences delivered through IBM Watson and hybrid cloud services to engage new and existing tennis fans globally.