Qualcomm and Stellantis announced a multi-year agreement to bring Snapdragon® Digital Chassis Solutions to 14 Stellantis brands. Futurum’s Daniel Newman breaks down the details of the deal, offering insight into how this partnership continues to drive Qualcomm’s automotive ambitions forward.
Critical Proposed Change to Patent Policy to Potentially Impact American Tech Companies
Critical proposed change to a patent policy could potentially impact American tech companies. Futurum’s principal analyst Daniel Newman gives his thoughts on how he thinks this policy change would play out.
Fintech Startup Brex Releases Financial Software Platform Brex Empower
Futurum principal analyst Shelly Kramer covers the release of Brex Empower, a new platform from fintech startup Brex focused on financial management solutions designed to speed up the pace of business, empower employees, and provide spend management capabilities.
Arm Arms Microsoft Azure VMs Preview Featuring Ampere Altra Processors
Arm is showcasing Arm Neoverse ecosystem momentum through Microsoft’s preview of VMs on its Azure cloud platform powered by Arm-based Ampere Altra server CPUs. Futurum’s Ron Westfall assesses why the preview of VMs on Microsoft Azure using Arm-based Ampere Altra processors boosts Arm’s sales and marketing momentum as well as the influence of the Arm Neoverse ecosystem after the dissolution of the $40 billion NVIDIA acquisition and before parent company Softbank’s plan to take the company public.
WalkMe Realize 2022: New Updates and Features for WalkMe Enterprise Take Center Stage
Futurum principal analyst Shelly Kramer and junior analyst Lauren Kirkpatrick discuss WalkMe Realize 2022 and the recent announcements around WalkMe’s enterprise Digital Adoption Platform. The updates center on data, action, and experience, which will allow users to gain more insight into their enterprise technology usage and drive better employee experiences.
The Future of Hybrid Work on Microsoft Windows 11 — More Inclusive, Secure, Seamless and Productive
Futurum analysts Michael Diamond and Shelly Kramer discuss Microsoft’s The Future of Hybrid Work on Microsoft Windows 11 which introduced and showcased some features and functionality that are easy to get excited about. Helping organizations build more secure, inclusive, and highly productive workplace environments and support employees wherever and whenever they work is obviously the goal, and Microsoft delivers on many fronts in that regard. Here are some of the new features that particularly piqued their interest.
Amazon’s Project Kuiper Takes Off With Heavy-Lift Rocket Launch Deals for its Low Earth Satellite Network Aiming to Increase Global Broadband Access
Futurum analyst Todd R. Weiss explores the news from Amazon’s Project Kuiper announcing the signing of contracts with three rocket companies to provide heavy-lift launch services of low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites in what is being touted as the largest commercial procurement of launch vehicles in history. Amazon’s Project Kuiper expects to send some 3,200+ satellites skyward on about 83 launches over the next five years to get rural broadband services up and running across the globe, helping to address the digital divide in much-needed ways.
AMD’s $1.9B Acquisition of Pensando Aims to Help AMD Take Even More Workloads off CPUs for Increased Performance for Customers
Futurum analyst Todd R. Weiss explores AMD’s latest planned acquisition – the $1.9 billion purchase of Pensando Systems – and analyzes how the addition of the programmable packet processor and software specialist will also likely bolster AMD’s recent acquisition of FPGA chip maker Xilinx.
IBM’s New z16 Mainframe – A Deep Dive
Futurum senior analyst Steven Dickens takes a deep dive into IBM’s new z16 mainframe, exploring the features in the newest zSystems ecosystem based on IBM announcements and sharing insights on what this means for IBM’s mainframe customers.
LeadershIP 2022 Sheds A Light on Critical IP, Innovation, National Security Challenges
LeadershIP 2022 shed a light on critical IP, innovation, and national security challenges. Futurum’s principal analyst Daniel Newman discusses this year’s event, which focused on geopolitical issues related to tech leadership, why standards’ leadership is critical for national security, and the intersection of IP, big-tech, and antitrust.