Futurum Tech Webcast

In this episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast, host Steven Dickens speaks with IBM's Ryan Yackel, GTM PM and Growth Leader, IBM Databand, about the evolving landscape of data management and AI. They discuss the recent acquisition of Databand by IBM, highlighting Databand's role in data observability within the modern data stack. Yackel explains how data observability is becoming increasingly important due to the challenges faced by data engineering teams and the proliferation of diverse tool stacks. He also delves into how data observability complements data governance, emphasizing its role in improving detection, resolution times, and data SLAs.

Their discussion covers:

• IBM's acquisition of Databand and its integration into IBM's data fabric team

• That data observability is identified as a critical trend due to the increasing demands on data engineering teams and the complexity of tool stacks

• How data observability enhances data governance, reliability, and quality within organizational data strategies

• The intersection of data management practices with AI deployment, emphasizing the importance of quality and governance in AI strategies

To learn more, and to download The Futurum Group's white paper done in partnership with IBM, visit the company's website.

On this episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast - Interview Series, I am joined by Rubrik's Anneka Gupta, Chief Product Officer for a conversation on the need for organizations to establish cyber resilience and the role of AI in cyber resiliency.

Our discussion covers:

• The need for organizations to establish cyber resilience and how Rubrik defines cyber resilience and the role AI plays in cyber resilience

• Key data points around data growth and security from the most recent Rubrik Zero Labs "State of Data Security" report, and how AI has contributed to the rapid increase in data growth

• Rubrik's new AI companion, Ruby, and how it can help their customers improve cyber resilience

• Other ways Rubrik is utilizing generative AI, including integrations with Microsoft and VMware

Get Rubrik Zero Lab's "State of Data Security" report here and to learn more about how to become cyber resilient, register for the Rubrik Zero Labs Summit: The Journey to Secure an Uncertain Future webinar here.

On this episode of The AI Moment, we discuss the Best of the Generative AI Rumpus Room in 2023 – the top adult initiatives, trends and companies for the year.

Generative AI has spawned incredible innovation and along with it a mutating market ecosystem. It has also caused a copious amount of FOMO, missteps, and false starts. It is a rumpus room with a lot of "kids" going wild. The rumpus room needs adults. Guidance through the generative AI minefield will come from thoughtful organizations who do not panic, who understand the fundamentals of AI, and who manage risk. These organizations are what we at The Futurum Group call Adults In The AI Rumpus Room. Since August 21, The Futurum Group has published 10 Adults in the Generative AI Rumpus Room notes, highlighting 30 different adult initiatives from a total of 21 different companies.

Host Mark Beccue draws some conclusions from that body of work to deliver what we see as the best of the Adults in the Generative AI Rumpus Room for 2023, including:

• Top "adult" initiatives: Initiatives that had the greatest impact in providing adult leadership in generative AI in 2023.

• Top "adult" trends: In reviewing the collective initiatives, what trends emerged in 2023?

• Top adults: Which companies were the most "adult" in 2023, based on the number of initiatives?

In this episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast, Ahgora's Thiago Quadros, CTO, and Angelo Frigeri, Data Team Lead, join host Keith Kirkpatrick Research Director, Enterprise Applications at The Futurum Group, to discuss the benefits of applying analytics and AI to human resources data, the potential impact of AI on work and workers, and the need for transparency around how AI is used to guide decision making around HR and people management. Learn more about Ahgora on the company's website.

In this episode of Enterprising Insights, The Futurum Group Enterprise Applications Research Director Keith Kirkpatrick is joined by Craig Durr, Research Director, Collaboration, and Sherril Hanson, Senior Analyst, CX, both with The Futurum Group. The trio will discuss the key developments in the market over the past year, covering SaaS, customer experience, and collaboration technologies, and discuss how the three areas continue to converge. They will also discuss the key underlying technologies in use, pricing models, and provide their assessment of key market trends.

Finally, the group will close out the show with the "Rant or Rave" segment, where Kirkpatrick picks one item in the market, and asks his two guests to either champion or criticize it.

In this episode of Infrastructure Matters, hosts Camberley Bates, Steven Dickens and Krista Macomber summarize the key trends going into 2024 and what is top of mind for the CIOs.

• We highlight two critical CIO imperatives, staffing and security, what investments are being made and their importance in light of new technologies, such as AI.

• We cover the challenges facing staffing, especially in light of AI engineering and Platform Engineering plus the continued support of hybrid IT environments.

• Security will continue to be a major concern, and expect continued investment in observability and AI technologies

• We will see investments in infrastructure with a focus on AI-driven operations and observability to address the growing complexity of managing various platforms.

• We cover the trends in data for AI and the need for effective data pipelines and data curation.

• We discussed the impact of sustainability and if current requirements will have a role in infrastructure investments.

• And finally we cover the latest in PCAI coming off the announcement from Intel AI Everywhere announcements.

On this episode of The AI Moment, we will discuss the latest developments in enterprise AI, & the top 7 AI trends for 2024.

After the year AI had in 2023, what could possibly be next? I will give you a hint, AI won't slow down much in 2024. There are seven key trends I think will impact the adoption of AI in 2024. I walk through what those trends are and why they are so important.

In this episode of The 5G Factor, our series that focuses on all things 5G, the IoT, and the ecosystem as a whole, The Futurum Group's Ron Westfall is joined by colleague and fellow analyst Todd R. Weiss for a look at the top 5G developments and what's going on that caught their eye including the massive Ericsson AT&T $14.5 billion Open RAN deal and its implications for the North American and global 5G ecosystems, Nokia replacing Huawei as DT's primary Open RAN supplier, and Germany's 1&1 collaborating with Rakuten Symphony and Mavenir to operate Europe's first fully virtualized 5G network based on Open RAN technology.

Their conversation focused on:

• Ericsson AT&T $14.5B Deal Rockets Open RAN
• Nokia Scores DT Open RAN Gig
• 1&1 Enlists Rakuten Symphony and Mavenir for Open RAN Push

On this episode of Experience Unveiled, The Futurum Group's Sherril Hanson is joined by Workhuman President Tom Libretto for a conversation on employee experience and the ROI of employee rewards and recognition.

Our discussion covers:

• The journey that employee experience has taken over the past few years

• Data tied to the benefits of reward and recognition, not just for employees but for a company's bottom line

• What makes for a great rewards and recognition program and where do companies often fall short?

• The Workhuman ROI guarantee

In this episode of Infrastructure Matters, hosts Krista Macomber, Steven Dickens and Camberley Bates discuss AI GPUs and ransomware detection.

Key topics covered include:

Insights from Marvell's Analyst Day:

• Focus shift from commercial to enterprise and hyperscale markets.
• Growth driven by networking for AI workloads (800 PAM4) and custom compute for hyperscalers.
• Highlighting the complexity of AI datacenters and their similarities to custom car environments.

Discussion of Custom Silicon:

• Competition heating up with announcements from Google (TPU v5p), AMD (MI300X), and others.
• Public cloud options like AWS Graviton and Inferentia offering more choice.
• Potential for on-prem deployments alongside cloud adoption.

Upcoming Report on Ransomware Scanning and Analytics:

• Integrating scanning and detection within data protection tools.
• Identifying ransomware based on file signatures and anomaly detection.
• Machine learning and AI playing a crucial role in future development.

Broadcom and VMware:

• Broadcom spinning off Carbon Black and End-User Computing (Horizon) business.
• Focus on VCF (VMware Cloud Foundation) technology.

OpenText and Rocket Software:

• OpenText selling AMC business (mainframe modernization) to Rocket.
• Debt reduction and strategic focus for OpenText.
• Growth and customer optionality for Rocket.