Cisco’s rebrand of Webex, moving to Webex by Cisco is only part of the exciting changes afoot by the collaboration giant. Futurum’s Shelly Kramer explores the need for solutions that suit our move toward a hybrid workplace, along with thoughts on how Cisco’s focus on innovation, pricing, user experiences, security, and continually improving product innovations is both timely and strategic — and also a necessary one.
Marvell Fortifies Cloud Data Center Networking Portfolio with New Atlas and Alaska Chipsets
Marvell launches new Atlas and 5nm Alaska chipsets developed to deliver unparalleled data center connectivity capabilities, including PAM4 innovations, key to dramatically improving data workload performance, scalability, and power efficiencies, particularly inside cloud data centers. Futurum’s Ron Westfall assesses why Marvell’s Atlas and Alaska offerings are clearly differentiated and why that are ready to deliver cloud data center connectivity breakthroughs.
COVID-19 And The Digitally-Transformed Workplace
As a result of the coronavirus pandemic, countless organizations were forced along on their digital transformation journey. Forced to adapt to a distributed workplace whether they wanted to or not. And that’s brought about a great deal of change.
EU to Introduce Digital Wallet Initiative Ahead of US, Sets First Major Milestone for 2022
The EU will introduce a digital wallet initiative ahead of the US, setting a first major milestone for 2022. Futurum’s Olivier Blanchard covers the many nuances of that initiative, including Qualcomm’s prescient 2019 updates to its Snapdragon 855 Mobile Platform and subsequent security clearance, what’s likely ahead there, as well as whether the EC will back down at all in its crusade against major US tech companies, whose assistance will no doubt be needed here.
Marvell’s Q1 Earnings Results Are, Well, Pretty Marvelous, In Spite of Everything
Marvell Technology has released its first quarter results for fiscal year 2022, delivering an impressive beat for both revenue of $832 million versus $807 million expected and earnings of $0.29 per share (non-GAAP diluted) versus $$0.27 per share expected. Futurum Research breaks down the numbers and Marvell’s extremely strong guidance for the upcoming quarter.
Cisco Ups its SD-WAN Game with ThousandEyes Native Integration
Cisco natively integrates its ThousandEyes Internet and Cloud Intelligence capabilities throughout its SD-WAN portfolio, including the Catalyst 8300/8200 Series Edge Platforms and ISR 4000 Series, improving visibility and experience monitoring capabilities for customers. Futurum’s Ron Westfall explores and analyzes how Cisco’s assimilation of ThousandEyes technology expands Cisco’s influence in driving SD-WAN expansion across cloud, edge, and SaaS environments and why SD-WAN rivals need to counter Cisco’s move.
Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse Rains on Snowflake’s Cloud Data Platform Parade
Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse delivers the full spectrum of capabilities that organizations require to advance their cloud data warehouse journey without compromise. Futurum’s Ron Westfall analyzes and examines why the Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse is clearly differentiated in relation to the Snowflake Cloud Data Platform solution, delivering a competitive edge across the key evaluation criteria areas of cost governance, real-time data warehouse workload agility, data integrity, and ML integration.
Microsoft’s Rebranded Azure Virtual Desktop: The Future of Work is Hybrid
Microsoft has announced the rebranding of its Windows Virtual Desktop to Azure Virtual Desktop. Futurum Research analyst Fred McClimans dives into the reason behind this rebranding and how it reflects the new post-pandemic hybrid physical/virtual work model while also offering a new SaaS-based revenue stream for third-party application developers.
The Fear Mongering About Amazon Sidewalk is Nothing More Than a Big, Fat Nothing Burger
Futurum’s Daniel Newman takes on the fear mongering that’s dominated the media about Amazon Sidewalk in the simplest of terms: it’s a big, fat nothing burger. Here’s why.
Honeywell and Cambridge Team Up to Form New Vanguard Quantum Company
Honeywell Quantum Solutions and Cambridge Quantum Computing combine to form a new quantum computing company that offers the planet’s highest-performing quantum computer and agile quantum software, including the trailblazing quantum operating system. Futurum’s Daniel Newman examines how Honeywell and Cambridge’s formation of the new quantum compute company establishes a one-stop shop essential to powering quantum innovation and driving the investment required to assure quantum computing’s lasting commercial success.