Futurum Tech Webcast

On this episode of Futurum Live! From the Show Floor, The Futurum Group's Steven Dickens talks with BMC Software's Tomer Zelberzvig, Senior Product Manager and Shari Killion, Senior Solutions Engineer during the SHARE Conference in New Orleans.

Their conversation covered hybrid cloud data protection and management for Mainframe data. It's a great conversation you don't want to miss.

Learn more at BMC Software: https://www.bmc.com/

On this episode of Futurum Live! From the Show Floor, The Futurum Group's Steven Dickens talks with BMC Software's Tony Anter, DevOps Architect & Evangelist and Tim Ceradsky, Director – Solutions Engineering, during the SHARE Conference in New Orleans. Their conversation covered megatrends for the modern Mainframe with DevOps. It's a great conversation you don't want to miss.

Learn more at BMC Software: https://www.bmc.com/

On this episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast – Interview Series, I am joined by Ross Sabolcik, SVP, Industrial and Commercial at Silicon Labs for a conversation on Industrial and Commercial IoT, AI, as well as smart cities and agriculture.

In our conversation, we discussed the following:

• Most people think of "Smart Homes" and consumer electronics when it comes to the Internet of Things or IoT, so what exactly is Industrial and Commercial IoT?

• The current state of smart city concept adoption and how successful deployment is right now

• What the impact AI is on Industrial IoT

• What market segments might surprise viewers about large scale IoT

In this episode of The 5G Factor, our series that focuses on all things 5G, the IoT, and the ecosystem as a whole, Ron Westfall and Steven Dickens take a look at the top 5G developments, and what's going on that caught their eye, including the latest 5G sustainability and ESG. Their discussion centered on: Sustainability Takes Center Stage in Major CSP Decision Making. Communication service providers (or CSPs) are now better positioned to fulfill their sustainability missions, including ESG objectives, by actively managing a diverse range of ESG matters, including providing equitable access to connectivity. CSP 5G Sustainability Fulfillment Aligns with Global Guidelines. By meeting ESG reporting requirements, such as embedded in the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and Sustainability Accounting Standards (SASB), CSPs can burnish and equally important market the sustainability credentials of their 5G network builds. Top CSPs in Advancing 5G Sustainability. Ron and Steven examine why they find that Vodafone, Orange, T-Mobile, and Telefonica are excelling at advancing the 5G sustainability cause. Join us for this eye-opening conversation!

Technology's impact on the business landscape continues to evolve. As this unfolds, remember the trifecta of technology, process, and people are the key elements in a successful business strategy. Greg and Daniel welcome Rick Pittman, Vice President CIO Research at Info-Tech, to uncover people-centric strategies for building the talent pool of tomorrow.

In this episode of The 5G Factor, our series that focuses on all things 5G, the IoT, and the ecosystem as a whole, I'm joined by my colleague and fellow analyst, Todd Weiss, for a look at the top 5G developments and what's going on that caught our eye.

Our discussion centered on:

Major CSP CapEx Snapshot: Spotlight on AT&T, DT/T-Mobile, Verizon, China Mobile, Vodafone, China Telecom. Global CSP capital expenditures (CapEx) for the rest of 2023 and partially into 2024 have more clarity with the major CSPs providing mixed projections that indicate mostly flat CapEx growth. Notably, T-Mobile's parent, Deutsche Telekom, and Verizon have outlooks that respectively decrease CapEx 24% and 19% from 2022 to 2023 with Verizon cutting more in 2024. We investigate what the implications of the global CSP CapEx situation means for the 5G ecosystem in both the U.S. and other parts of the world.

T-Mobile Champions New 5G Carrier Aggregation Capabilities. T-Mobile is championing its new 5G carrier aggregation capabilities, which allows it to combine multiple 5G channels, or carriers, to deliver greater speed and performance. T-Mobile is now merging four 5G channels of sub-6 GHz spectrum – two channels of 2.5 GHz Ultra Capacity 5G, one channel of 1900 MHz and one channel of 600 MHz spectrum that is akin to combining four separate highways into a top performance superhighway. We assess the benefits customers can gain from the new capabilities, especially for 5G SA environments, as well as the competitive implications for the U.S. market.

Q2 2023 Earnings: AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon Put Up Good Numbers. AT&T Q2 2023 revenues came in at $29.9 billion, up 0.9% year over year (YoY), Verizon reported Q2 2023 revenue of $32.6 billion, yielding a non-GAAP profit of $1.10 per share, and T-Mobile generated service revenues of $15.7 billion, up 3% YoY. We examine how each of the big three U.S. operators fared across key subscriber and financial categories and where competitive advantages are generated.

In this episode of the Infrastructure Matters Podcast, Camberley Bates and Krista Macomber discuss some news items below. They then highlight the need for a comprehensive approach to cyber resiliency that involves collaboration between various teams and continuous training to stay ahead of evolving cyber threats, and they touch on implications for technology and IT infrastructure.

Topics include:

• Veeam receives DoDIN APL certification
• IBM launches the FlashSystem 5045
• Rubrik partners with Microsoft for Sentinel SIEM, Azure OpenAI integration
• The Futurum Group's upcoming participation in the Flash Memory Summit
• Comprehensive cyber-resiliency
  • What exactly IS comprehensive cyber-resiliency?
  • General considerations and best practices from a technology standpoint, including touching on:
    • Data protection
    • Data management
    • Automation
  • The CISO perspective, based on a recent Futurum Group research study
  • End-user training

In this episode of Infrastructure Matters, Steven Dickens and Krista Macomber discuss zero-trust architecture and its implementation. They emphasize that zero-trust is not just a single product or tool but a concept that requires a combination of people, processes, and technologies. They also mention the importance of confidential computing in securing data in use and the need for a shared responsibility model when using cloud services. Additionally, IBM's acquisition of Apptio and BMC's new AMI Cloud portfolio are discussed.

Topics include:

• IBM's acquisition of Apptio

• BMC announcing its AMI Cloud portfolio

• NetApp's BlueXP enhancements for multi-cloud operations and cyber-resiliency

• Zero Trust Architectures

• What are they?

• How do they shift thinking and technology requirements compared to traditional, perimeter-based approaches?

• How exactly do they impact IT Infrastructure design?

• Reference architectures and services that can help in design and implementation

You can watch the video of our conversation below. Be sure to visit our YouTube Channel and subscribe so you don't miss an episode.

In this episode of the Infrastructure Matters Webcast we review the latest conferences including HPE Discover, Pure Storage Accelerate and MongoDB .local NYC. Plus, we explore the impact of generative AI on the industry– it is more than hype and it is here to stay. The Futurum Group's Steven Dickens, VP and Practice Lead, Hybrid IT and Camberley Bates, VP and Practice Lead, Data Infrastructure give their views on how this market is evolving and what to expect in the coming months.

Topics include:

• HPE Discover 2023 highlighted new GreenLake offerings for private cloud and large language models.

• Pure//Accelerate 2023 showcased new FlashArray//X and FlashArray//C models with performance and capacity improvements, as well as a new ransomware recovery SLA.

• MongoDB Local 2023 highlighted the company's growing traction in the cloud native database market and its focus on AI.

• Enterprise AI is the next frontier for enterprises:

• Enterprise AI and generative AI have the potential to deliver significant value to all enterprises, raising this topic to the top of the list

• Many vendors are launching new products and services, with much more to come in the next six months. Recent entries in the market include Dell's Project Helix and HPE Greenlake for Large Language Models

• The challenge for enterprises will be to choose the right AI solutions for their specific needs and to mitigate the risks of bias and misuse

• They agree that the C-suite will need to be involved in the decision-making process around AI adoption

You can watch the video of our conversation here. Be sure to visit our YouTube Channel and subscribe so you don't miss an episode.

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 and Clint Wheelock take a look at the top 5G developments and what's going on that caught our eye.

Their discussion centers on:

Qualcomm: The Future of AI is Hybrid. Qualcomm sees wireless and AI as two technologies that will synergistically fuel future innovations, including especially across the 5G ecosystem. For two generations now, Qualcomm has used AI to enhance modem-RF system performance across its Snapdragon Modem-RF systems. Ron and Clint explore how AI can play an integral role in powering end-to-end wireless system design in key areas such as energy savings optimization, network load balancing, and device mobility management and why the 5G Advanced era provides the foundation to deliver a standardized wireless AI framework to deliver new breakthrough applications.

Nokia Unveils Airscale Baseband Capabilities That Bring AI to Mobile Networks. Nokia launched baseband capacity cards powered by ReefShark SoC technology, including Levante for ultra-performance and Lodos for high-performance aimed at 5G Advanced capabilities, as well as the Ponente 5G Advanced baseband control card, Pandion Multiband Remote Radio Heads, Shikra outdoor & indoor small cells, and the MantaRay intelligent network management and optimization solutions portfolio using AI-driven MantaRay Energy to optimize energy consumption in mobile networks. Ron and Clint assess why the new AI-infused AirScale portfolio boosts Nokia's O-RAN and Cloud RAN proposition and 5G Advanced readiness.

NVIDIA Softbank Collaborate on Gen AI and 5G/6G Apps. NVIDIA and Softbank are collaborating on a platform for generative AI and 5G/6G apps based on the NVIDIA GH200 Grace Hopper Superchip in support of Softbank's plans to roll out at new, distributed AI data centers across Japan. The platform will use the new NVIDIA MGX reference architecture with Arm Neoverse-based GH200 Superchips, and is expected to improve performance, scalability and resource use of application workloads. Ron and Clint evaluate the prospects of the NVIDIA MGX architecture in moving the mobile ecosystem to scale and broaden adoption of wide array of apps such as AI, HPC, and NVIDIA Omniverse.