Futurum’s lead analyst Shelly Kramer covers Amazon’s investments in two sustainable tech companies as part the latest round of funding from The Climate Pledge Fund, a $2 Billion venture capital fund dedicated to supporting promising green tech startups in a variety of industries. She also provides insights on how these investments will impact the climate change fight.
Oracle Cerner Acquisition Opens the Door for Deeper Inroads into the Healthcare Data Business
Futurum lead analyst Shelly Kramer covers news of Oracle’s pending acquisition of Cerner Corp for $28.3 billion and why the healthcare data business is a smart move for the software giant as it seeks to broaden its footprint in the cloud space and compete more effectively against AWS, Microsoft, Google Cloud and others.
Five9’s Virtual Voiceover Brings Self-Service Experience to Life with Synthetic Voices
Futurum lead analyst Shelly Kramer covers Five9’s launch of its Virtual Voiceover offering, a new capability that will bring self-service experiences to life with synthetic voices, and provides insight on how this kind of technology will quite likely revolutionize the contact center.
GTT Communications Partners with Palo Alto Networks to Power its SASE Platform
GTT Communications has partnered with Palo Alto Networks to power its SASE Platform. Futurum’s lead analyst Shelly Kramer offers insights on how the managed security service partnership will leverage networking and security capabilities of the two companies to both strengthen and simply the security of network access and use of cloud applications as enterprises continue to adapt to the new requirements of the hybrid workforce. This is a great move for GTT Communications, one that will likely boost the value of its cloud-based offerings. But this is an even better move for Palo Alto Networks, and one that we anticipate will prove the power of its security offering.
PROS Acquires Digital Marketing Platform EveryMundo and That’s Good News on the CX Front
Futurum’s lead analyst Shelly Kramer explores PROS recent acquisition of digital marketing platform EveryMundo and why that’s great news for customers focused on omnichannel marketing and delivering best in class customer experiences.
Microsoft Launched Sustainable Data Center Region in Sweden Using Green Power
Microsoft launched a sustainable data center region in Sweden that will be completely powered by carbon-free green energy. Futurum’s lead analyst Shelly Kramer breaks down this announcement and what it will mean for the region and the future of data storage along with the benefits this is intended to extend to customers in their own sustainability efforts.
Amazon Announces Plans to Invest in 18 New Renewable Energy Projects
Recently, Amazon announced plans to invest in 18 new renewable energy projects. The utility-scale wind and solar energy projects are across the U.S., Finland, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK. With these new investments, Amazon now has 274 renewable energy projects globally. Futurum’s lead analyst Shelly Kramer breaks down the details of these new investments and what this means for sustainability.
Amazon Trains Drivers and Transport Employees in Effort to Fight Human Trafficking
Futurum lead analyst Shelly Kramer weighs in on Amazon’s commitment to train drivers and transport employees, and other strategic partnerships the company has forged, in an effort to help combat human trafficking and modern slavery and forced labor.
Kyndryl and Microsoft Cloud Partner to Jointly Serve Enterprise Customers in First Deal Out of the Gate Post IBM Spinoff
Futurum lead analyst Shelly Kramer shares thoughts on the recently announced global strategic alliance between Kyndryl and Microsoft Cloud. While it’s an impressive way to come out of the gate for Kyndryl immediately post IBM spinoff, more importantly, this strategic partnership is centered on both companies serving enterprise customers and facilitating the building and deployment of both cloud solutions, as well as addressing the need for augmented IT expertise at the enterprise level.
Lucid Stock Soars Eclipsing Auto Giants GM and Ford
Lucid Group stock soared to new heights recently, closing out the day with a market cap higher than General Motors and Ford. Futurum’s lead analyst Shelly Kramer explores what this means for the future of EV production and the auto industry as a whole.