Futurum analyst Todd R. Weiss looks at how the new Honeywell data center software suite bolsters DC operations by providing critical and innovative new monitoring and management tools for data center managers.
NVIDIA Q2 Revenue Up 3% YoY as Gaming Slows Post-Pandemic
Futurum analysts Daniel Newman and Todd R. Weiss report that NVIDIA Q2 revenue is up 3% YoY as gaming slows post-pandemic, while the company sees new revenue growth opportunities in its data center, automotive, and AI markets.
FedEx Data Centers, Mainframes Shuttering in 100% Cloud Move
Futurum analyst Todd R. Weiss and fellow Futurum analysts explore FedEx’s move to shut its data centers and mainframes by 2024 and take its IT operations to the cloud to save $400 million a year as it battles its competitors in a fierce shipping and logistics marketplace.
Intel Announced the Acquisition of Granulate, an Israeli Autonomous Optimization Software Vendor, to its Recent String of Acquisitions and Keeping Pressure on Competitors
Futurum Research analyst Todd R. Weiss takes a deep dive into Intel’s acquisition of real-time autonomous optimization software vendor, Granulate, and explores how the move is designed to deliver positive impacts for cloud and data center customers.
Microsoft Launched Sustainable Data Center Region in Sweden Using Green Power
Microsoft launched a sustainable data center region in Sweden that will be completely powered by carbon-free green energy. Futurum’s lead analyst Shelly Kramer breaks down this announcement and what it will mean for the region and the future of data storage along with the benefits this is intended to extend to customers in their own sustainability efforts.
Salomon’s Selection of HPE GreenLake Designed to Aid in Meeting its Ambitious Sustainability Goal
Futurum’s Steven Dickens provides his take on news coming out of HPE’s Discover event of leading sports manufacturer Salomon’s selection of HPE GreenLake. Not only is this move intended to provide a next-generation, on-premises cloud environment, it’s also a nod toward the company’s focus on ESG and meeting its ambitious sustainability goal — and perhaps a key point of vendor differentiation moving forward.
Dell, Switch and FedEx Build Edge Data Centers
Dell, Switch and FedEx collaborate to build technology hubs that support multicloud and hybrid environments for edge processing. These hubs will operate on Switch’s edge modular data centers that are deployed on FedEx real estate, with Dell providing server hardware and managed services. FedEx will also be the first consumer of these services.
Intel Goes Barefoot in the Ethernet Switch Silicon and Software Park
Intel’s acquisition of Barefoot Networks is a shrewd move, immediately bolstering the company’s competitive prospects in the hyperscale data center market segment and challenging key rivals NVIDIA and Broadcom in a drive toward new business.
2018 Digital Transformation Trends: Where Are We Now?
Every year I put together a list of digital transformation trends we are likely to see in the upcoming year. Now that we are halfway through the year, I wanted to take some time and discuss where we are now. Have any of these predictions come to fruition? Are there some lagging behind? The past six months of 2018 have …
Why Edge Computing and Data Centers Must Work in Harmony
Forget the speed of light. In today’s marketplace, it’s almost impossible for data itself to move fast enough to keep our businesses running. As Cole Crawford, CEO of Vapor IO, has said: “Speed of light sucks.” And since we haven’t yet developed a way to beat it, we have to find a way to outsmart it. Enter: the growing differentiation …