Apple beat on earnings and revenue while barely growing and seeing iPhone sales continue to slide. What should we expect from Apple going forward?
Nokia’s Q2 2019 — 5G Demand Lifts Financial Results
Nokia is ready to further expand its presence and influence in worldwide 5G networks regardless of how the U.S.-China trade standoff is resolved. This includes factoring in potential price pressures from major 5G rival Ericsson and its signaled intention to take on greater margin pressures in order to win more 5G market share. Why? The overall 5G market is already lifting off ahead of previous 2019/H2 2019 expectations. As operators and their ecosystem partners gain valuable deployment experience, delivering 5G experiences to customers will become more automatic, expanding and diversifying 5G use cases and revenues.
Why the Microsoft Acquisition of BlueTalon will be Important For Azure And Its Customers
Microsoft’s acquisition of BlueTalon will play an important role in enabling developers to quickly scale data governance, compliance and privacy initiatives.
Capital One Breach — A Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
The Capital One breach is a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day for the brand, and just another day of exposure and personal risk for consumers. There’s a reason that every major tech brand is focused on cybersecurity: Dell, IBM, Cisco, SAP, and others understand fully that business can’t be business as usual if customers are vulnerable to hacks. Now we just need to move cybersecurity up the food chain so that it’s a top concern from senior management and the boardroom on down—and fund it.
Whale Cloud — Upping its 5G Monetization Game and Setting the Bar High
Whale Cloud’s ability to instantly leverage its integration into the Alibaba organization will drive its 5G monetization and overall digital transformation differentiation and sales objectives, especially in relation to organic assimilation of AI/advanced analytics capabilities. This move will oblige Whale Cloud’s digital transformation rivals such as Amdocs, Ericsson, Huawei, MATRIXX, Netcracker, Nokia, Openet, and Oracle to respond—and you can bet this is one to watch.
Why the Zoom Exploit Resulted in a Net Positive for the Company
Zoom exploit caused a number of analysts to raise the alarm but it could also be seen as a net positive for the Unified Communications giant.
Alibaba Releases First Core Processor as China Pushes To Be More Competitive
Alibaba is moving into advanced technology and this week has launched its first core processor chip to help the company and China move forward in providing increased innovation and competition to the United States in the semiconductor space.
Amazon Web Services: Stay The Course, 37% Growth Is Absolutely Fine
Amazon Web Services (AWS) reported lower than expected growth at 37%. However, as AWS matures, their growth will decline and competition like Microsoft Azure will likely gain market share. However, AWS is doing a lot well, and should keep their eyes on the big picture.
Google Pops On Earnings, Provides Big Update On Cloud Performance
Google Q2 FY 20 earnings were a big success as the company hits on earning and revenue while providing a big update on its cloud business. An in depth analysis on Google and specifically the cloud business and where it is heading and how it is competing with the likes of AWS and Azure.
DOJ Finally Approves Sprint T-Mobile Merger
The DOJ has finally approved the Sprint T-Mobile merger, setting the stage for three major US carriers, with 5G on the horizon. This, in theory, should enable Dish to effectively become the new fourth major US carrier, and fill the theoretical competition gap left by the Sprint T-Mobile merger, and allow Dish to work to build out its own 5G network.