Futurum’s Ron Westfall explore Cisco’s vision to make cloud networking more intelligent and streamlined through a more unified experience primarily underpinned by the integration of the Cisco Nexus Cloud, Cisco Catalyst, and Cisco Meraki product lines meets the most urgent cloud management demands of IT. Now Cisco can start using a simplified SaaS experience, the acceleration of the cloud adoption process, and easy to consume enterprise and CSP agreements as the building blocks to power the unified experience across cloud environments.
MongoDB World – MongoDB Going All in on the Cloud and Platform
Futurum senior analyst Steven Dickens provides his take on the announcements coming out of the MongoDB World conference in New York this week. During the event MongoDB announced a raft of updates, including updates to Atlas, its core database offering, and launched a Developer Data Platform. It’s clear that MongoDB wants to compete in a crowded marketplace, but can it manage that?
Cloudera Data Platform: Cloudera is All in on Hybrid Data
Futurum analyst Daniel Newman examines Cloudera’s new hybrid data positioning offering insights into the value that its Cloudera Data Platform can bring to customers.
Pega’s Expanded Partnership with Google Cloud Aimed at Facilitating Digital Transformation and Cloud Choice Acceleration
Futurum’s principal analyst Shelly Kramer explores news out of PegaWorld iNspire 2022 of Pega’s newly announced expanded partnership with Google Cloud, designed to help accelerate enterprise digital transformation through increased choice and flexibility.
T-Mobile Enlists Key 5G Partners to Take 5G Private Wireless to the Next Level with 5G ANS
Futurum’s Ron Westfall examines how T-Mobile’s Advanced Network Solutions (ANS) launch benefits from its collaboration with Dell, Ericsson, and Nokia in delivering public network, hybrid mobile network, and private network options and capabilities as well as bolsters T-Mobile’s overall 5G private networks and mobile edge compute portfolio proposition.
Kyndryl and NetApp Global Alliance Aims to Fast-Track Cloud Transformation, Data Insights
The News: Kyndryl and NetApp’s newly announced global alliance will fast-track cloud transformation for customers by creating solutions that enable them to access, analyze and derive insights from unstructured data. Read the full Kyndryl Press Release. Kyndryl and NetApp Global Alliance Aims to Fast-Track Cloud Transformation, Data Insights Analyst Take: The Kyndryl and NetApp global alliance is all about cloud …
Seeking Diversification, Broadcom Reportedly in Talks to Acquire Cloud Service Provider VMware
Futurum’s principal analyst Daniel Newman reacts to breaking news of talks between Broadcom and VMware surrounding a potential acquisition that would have considerable implications for Broadcom as well as the cloud computing and enterprise software spaces.
SAP Sapphire News: RISE with SAP and New Partner Co-Sell Program Generate Rapid Growth in Cloud Transformation at SAP
Futurum principal analyst Shelly Kramer reacts to the swift growth in cloud transformation services SAP has achieved through RISE with SAP and a new partner co-sell program, with insight into the example the company provides regarding the potential offered by investment in cloud transformation.
Cloud Banking Fintech Company Thought Machine Doubles Valuation in Funding Round
Futurum principal analyst Shelly Kramer reacts to the doubled valuation of cloud banking fintech firm Thought Machine during a recent Series D round, a signal that there is still room in the expanding cloud market for specialist companies that speed cloud transformation, and takes a look at what’s ahead for Thought Machine.
Ericsson and Intel Form Cloud RAN Tech Hub to Synthesize R&D and Bolster Software Roadmaps
Futurum’s Ron Westfall evaluates the formation of Ericsson-Intel Tech Hub enabling both companies to pool their R&D resources to advance Ericsson Cloud RAN capabilities running on Intel technology, ease CNF application adoption, and provide a roadmap for upcoming commercial software releases as CSPs evolve their RAN strategies in the emerging Open 5G era.