Over the past few days there were several interesting stories that broke on AWS, Microsoft, Salesforce, and Lattice Semiconductor.
Microsoft Windows 11 — Focused on Ease, Productivity, and Creativity
The Microsoft Windows 11 has finally, and officially, been confirmed by Microsoft, with the company promising availability as a free upgrade to Microsoft 10 users first, and available in the wild sometime in October, with new hardware running the OS. Futurum’s Shelly Kramer breaks down the nuances of the “next generation of Windows” announcement from Microsoft, clearly focused on ease, productivity, and creativity.
Salomon’s Selection of HPE GreenLake Designed to Aid in Meeting its Ambitious Sustainability Goal
Futurum’s Steven Dickens provides his take on news coming out of HPE’s Discover event of leading sports manufacturer Salomon’s selection of HPE GreenLake. Not only is this move intended to provide a next-generation, on-premises cloud environment, it’s also a nod toward the company’s focus on ESG and meeting its ambitious sustainability goal — and perhaps a key point of vendor differentiation moving forward.
Oracle Support Rewards Entices Customer Acceleration of Cloud Journey
Oracle introduces Oracle Support Rewards developed to enable customers reduce their Oracle technology license support bill by up to 33 cents for every dollar spent on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). Futurum’s Ron Westfall analyzes why the new Oracle Support Rewards program further differentiates OCI against hypescaler foes and Oracle’s applications portfolio against key enterprise application rivals, bolsters the defense of its extensive Applications Unlimited customer base, and provides tremendous value to customers.
New Report Points to Samsung and Vivo as World’s Fastest Growing 5G Smartphone Vendors in Q1 2021
A new report from Strategy Analytics indicates that Samsung and Vivo were the fastest growing 5G smartphone vendors in Q1 2021, but Apple still leads the charge in net units with over 40 million 5G phones shipped to Samsung’s 17 million units. Futurum’s Olivier Blanchard breaks down four key 5G smartphone market trends confirmed by this report and shares his insights on what these Q1 numbers suggest for the market segment FY2021.
Zoom’s Pandemic-fueled Growth is the Start, Not the End
Zoom’s revenue growth is slowing, but it has diversified its offerings, creating a long and wide runway for the company.
HPE Announces New Vertically Optimized GreenLake Cloud Services at HPE Discover
HPE announces new vertically optimized GreenLake cloud services at HPE Discover. Futurum analyst Steven Dickens breaks down the three highlighted areas from the HPE announcement, along with thoughts on the growing importance of hybrid solutions in highly regulated verticals such as healthcare and banking, as well as the emergence and co-located solutions as prevalent approaches in the industry.
Accenture Accents Industry X Services Capabilities with umlaut Acquisition
Accenture acquires umlaut adding more than 4,200 engineers and consultants across 17 countries to Accenture’s Industry X services. Futurum’s Ron Westfall assesses analyzes why the deal swiftly strengthens Accenture’s Industry X services unit to drive more digital transformation business in key verticals and shrewdly prevents major rivals from locking in umlaut’s valuable digital workforce skills and talent.
Adobe Outperforms Q2 Expectations on Strong Portfolio Demand
Adobe delivered a robust top and bottom line outperform on rapidly growing demand for its digital experience and creative offerings.
HPE Acquires Determined AI to Accelerate ML Training Capabilities
On Day 0 of HPE Discover, HPE announced the acquisition of Determined AI to augment and accelerate its AI training capabilities.