Amazon shares dropped more than 4% in extended trading on Thursday after the company reported weaker-than-expected results for the third quarter and delivered disappointing guidance for the critical holiday period. Futurum’s co-founder Daniel Newman dives into the results and what this means for the company.
Aruba CX 10000 Series Switch Launch Aims to Shatter Centralized Security Appliance Chokepoints
Aruba, a HPE company, introduced its CX 10000 Distributed Services Switch, aimed at enabling enterprises to deploy software-defined stateful services where data is created and processed, with the goal of eliminating legacy appliances and host software needed to build the hybrid clouds demanded by modern applications and IT organizations. Futurum’s Ron Westfall explores why the new solution is a clearly differentiated competitive threat to centralized security appliance solutions and could make further inroads by making TCO benefits more tangible, demonstrating portfolio ability to comprehensively administer any switch/server/appliance fabric scenario, and sharpen the advantages and role of the Distributed Services Switch in relation to alternative SmartNIC/DPU implementations.
Twitter Puts the Past Behind It and Moves Forward with Solid Growth
Futurum Research senior analyst, Steven Dickens provides his take on Twitter’s Q3 earnings. Despite a one-off charge to settle a long-standing legal dispute, Twitter posted solid growth numbers and largely avoided the impact of iOS 14 security updates that have impacted other social media platforms.
Microsoft Sees Revenue Growth Accelerate to 22% in Q1
Microsoft shares edged 2% higher in extended trading Tuesday after the software and hardware maker reported fiscal first-quarter earnings that exceeded analysts’ estimates. Futurum’s principal analyst Daniel Newman dives into the Q1 results.
Honeywell Delivers 9% Sales Growth and Expands Operating Margin
Honeywell recently announced another set of stellar results for the third quarter that were driven by sales and increasing margin growth in all four segments the business reports. Futurum’s principal analyst Daniel Newman dives into the numbers and Honeywell’s evolution.
Intel Earnings Q3 2021
Intel announced their 2021 third quarter earnings report and the results were a little off from previous quarters. Futurum’s principal analyst Daniel Newman dives into the report and also looks ahead to what we can expect from Intel as far as the chip shortage is concerned.
New Futurum Research Report – HPE GreenLake for VDI: The Optimal Choice for On-premises Cloud Services
VDI is ready to make new inroads as organizations must fully align their operations and business processes to the digital workplace demands of the post-pandemic hybrid workforce and hybrid cloud era. Futurum Research analyzes why it identifies HPE GreenLake for VDI as the best value for meeting today’s foremost VDI challenges due to new capabilities such as the ability to deploy directly into the customer data center or colocation facility, combining the software and hardware required to keep desktops close to users and applications, assuring an optimized desktop experience.
PayPal and Pinterest in Potential Tie-up
Futurum Research senior analyst, Steven Dickens provides his take on the potential $45 billion acquisition by PayPal of social media platform Pinterest. With social media platforms under the microscope of U.S. and EU regulators and their traditional business models under threat from privacy concerns, they are increasingly turning to the world of finance. The tie up of PayPal and Pinterest would streamline the online shopping journey for 454 million global users and would set the combined company up to be a leader in the nascent world of the metaverse.
Zoho Boosts Zoho One with New Platform Enhancements and Services
Recently Zoho introduced new apps and services for their Zoho One business platform. Futurum’s principal analyst Daniel Newman examines Zoho One 21 and the new updates that will enable businesses to be more agile, solve data problems, and eliminate silos across the organization
IBM Hits a Growth Snag, But The Place to Look is Forward
IBM hits a growth snag as shares fell 5% in extended trading on Wednesday, but Futurum’s Daniel Newman thinks the focus should be on looking forward.