The new Cisco SD-WAN Cloud Hub with Google Cloud solution enables Cisco to capture more valuable mind share in the fast-growing SD-WAN market segment, bolstering its ability to claim and defend market share leadership in the fast-evolving SD-WAN space. Futurum’s Ron Westfall shares his insights on what Cisco’s chief SD-WAN rivals, VMware, Fortinet, HPE/Silver Peak, Versa, and Juniper/128T will need to address and explore moving forward.
ServiceNow Intellibot Acquisition Another Step Forward in the RPA Arena — and an Exciting One
The ServiceNow Intellibot acquisition is another step forward in the RPA arena. Futurum’s Shelly Kramer takes a look at an acquisition that makes the already impressive digital workflow platform even more well-positioned for success — for customers all over the world, including the fast-growing Indian market, which is a strategic move for ServiceNow.
AWS’s Amazon Lookout for Metrics Solution Uses Machine Learning to Automate Business KPI Monitoring
Futurum’s Olivier Blanchard covers news of general availability of AWS’s Amazon Lookout for Metrics solution, which uses machine learning to automate business KPI monitoring and real-time BI insights — which could translate into an attractive value proposition for AWS customers.
Ericsson 5G Core Policy Studio — The Network Programmability Tool Key to 5G Innovation
Futurum’s Ron Westfall discusses the launch of Ericsson’s 5G Core Policy Studio, designed to deliver the unified single point of access for all network policies with pre-defined templates for service design meeting the burgeoning CSP demand for comprehensive policy visibility, centralized control and automation for efficient operations, and GUI-driven ease of use needed to accelerate time to revenue. It appears as though Ericsson 5G Core Policy is ready to move the needle in the policy management market realm and that the pressure is on for key policy management rivals.
Microsoft and Discord — Could a Discord Acquisition Bring Harmony to Microsoft?
Microsoft and Discord are rumored be discussing a potential acquisition with a price tag in the $10 billion range. Futurum’s Fred McClimans discusses the dynamics of this potential deal, why it may be a better option than an IPO for Discord, and how the combination could significantly boost Microsoft’s reach into the non-Microsoft gaming community.
Pluribus Networks: Driving Ecosystem-wide Disaggregation, Network Virtualization and Controllerless SDN Fabric Adoption
Futurum’s Ron Westfall explores recent announcements from Pluribus Networks. The company is delivering the portfolio innovation and ecosystem influence to accelerate SDN automation and disaggregated networking across DC realms. Pluribus Networks’ portfolio commitment and marketing focus on delivering disaggregation, network virtualization, and controllerless SDN automation across DC environments is a key differentiator. For more on Ron’s insights, be sure and read the article.
Oracle and Red Bull Racing Partner to Advance F1 Analytics
In an effort to use analytics to drive higher performance and better outcomes from its F1 team, Red Bull Racing has partnered with Oracle.
Automation Anywhere, Google Cloud Partner to Expand RPA Use in the Enterprise
Automation Anywhere and Google Cloud have announced a partnership designed to expand RPA use in the enterprise. Futurum’s Shelly Kramer explores the partnership, its benefits, and the fact that RPA is, without question, a foundational part of digital transformation. That’s exactly the reason we are seeing much movement in the industry as a whole, especially among Big Tech.
Benu Networks Upgrades BNG: SASE and 5G AGF Additions Bring Cloud-Native Edge to a Carrier Near You
Benu Networks BNG upgrade reveals a BNF solution with clearly differentiated SASE and WWC capabilities that fulfill new carrier cloud-native edge demands. Futurum’s Ron Westfall explains how carrier demand for secure networks and solutions that deploy across converged networks is burgeoning as work-from-home (WFH), remote learning, and the rapid growth of 5G are escalating network bandwidth demands and introducing new security challenges. Westfall is also bullish on the resultant portfolio differentiation and capabilities for Benu as a result of this upgrade.
Salesforce, at an Inflection Point, has big Ambitions
Salesforce.com once again announced quarterly results that surpassed expectations, producing revenue growth to keep the company on pace with CEO Marc Benioff’s ambitious goal of $35 billion by 2024.