Futurum Research Senior Analyst, Steven Dickens provides his take on the latest announcements coming out of Red Hat around the availability of Ansible Automation Platform on Microsoft Azure. As the pressures grow on IT teams to manage more with less increasingly automation of repetitive tasks is a go to options. The Ansible platform is proving a vital tool in the ability for IT teams to keep up and the release of this functionality on Microsoft’s Azure platform increased deployment options for customers.
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.
Oracle Q2 Earnings Outpace Expectations On Strong Cloud Growth
Oracle shares rose 11% in extended trading recently after the database software maker reported fiscal second-quarter earnings that exceeded analysts’ estimates.
Square Becomes Block – What is Next for Jack Dorsey?
Futurum’s Steven Dickens provides his take on the announcements from Square on its corporate rebranding — morphing from Square to Block — Dorsey stepping down as CEO of Twitter, and where he sees Block focused in the months ahead.
AWS Provides Six Key New Reasons to Adopt and Use Amazon SageMaker
AWS unveils six new Amazon SageMaker capabilities that aim to make machine learning technology more accessible to new users and boost adoption across the digital ecosystem. Futurum examines why the new Amazon SageMaker capabilities can enable AWS to empower more organizations and people to use ML by delivering comprehensive data preparation tools and developing streamlined and simplified ways to learn ML.
HPE Announced Strong Q4 Numbers Fueled by Strengthening Demand in Edge and Continued Everything as a Service Pivot
Futurum principal analyst Daniel Newman breaks down HPE’s Q4 numbers, which are fueled by strengthening demand in edge and the company’s strategic Everything as a Service (XaaS) pivot.
Salesforce Delivers a Strong Q3 as Platform Bet Accelerates
Salesforce reported fiscal third-quarter earnings for the period ending in October on Tuesday, beating Wall Street expectations on earnings and sales. Futurum’s principal analyst Daniel Newman dives into the earnings report and other recent changes at the company.
AWS re:Invent 2021 Day 1: Announcements on Graviton, Trainium, Inferentia, and More
The first day of AWS re:Invent 2021 was flooded with material announcements that will make waves across cloud, computing, and enterprise IT. Futurum’s principal analyst Daniel Newman breaks down the announcements and how they will impact the future of the company.
Honeywell Quantum Solutions and Cambridge Quantum Complete Business Combination
Honeywell Quantum Solutions and Cambridge Quantum complete business combination to form Quantinuum. Futurum’s principal analyst Daniel Newman breaks down this news and what it will mean for the future of quantum computing.