For this episode of the&nbsp;Futurum Tech Webcast, I am joined by my colleague, fellow analyst ,and founding partner, Shelly Kramer, for a conversation about recent developments in the 5G market including key Mobile World Congress 2021 developments. In this episode, we covered:  The expansion of the alliance between Ericsson and Google Cloud and why it improves Ericsson’s 5G proposition and overall partnership momentum in the 5G space. Predictions from the IBM Institute for Business Value on how 5G and edge computing will help redefine the coming years, and some key data points from their recent study, “The end of communications services as we know them?” focused on 5G and edge and what’s ahead for CSPs. How strategic partnerships are playing a key role for telcos and their ability to both embrace rapid transformation and monetize their investments in 5G. Qualcomm and Capgemini prudently used the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2021 event to promote their partnership aimed at supporting and powering 5G private network builds. The alliance is emphasizing Capgemini’s systems integrator (SI) portfolio and expertise playing a key role in using Qualcomm’s 5G Private network system to enable customer business transformation as well as leveraging 5G ecosystem resources to benefit the duo’s private network mission. Netcracker, NEC, and AWS are demonstrating why the 5G Core (5GC) is ready for a larger role in supporting and scaling monetized 5G services. Already NEC is deploying its 5G (and 4G) Mobile Core Solution on AWS across multiple operator production networks in Japan. This is key, as NEC is now prepared to assist operators in their quest to monetize 5G services, primarily through innovative B2X offerings.

Recent Developments in the 5G and Edge Computing Market, Research from IBM, and Key MWC 2021 Announcements from Ericsson, Google Cloud, Qualcomm, Capgemini, Netcracker, NEC, and AWS

On this episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast - Interview Series, host Daniel Newman is joined by Hammerspace's David Flynn, Founder and CEO, for a conversation on the cutting edge of AI and storage technologies. Our discussion covers:   The background of David Flynn's role and the revolutionary technology developed at Fusion-IO   The major challenges Enterprise organizations face with their Infrastructure as they embark on AI projects   Insights Enterprises can glean from Hyperscalers for their AI architectures   The significance of open source in the realm of AI   The critical roles of Hyperscale NAS and Data Orchestration within AI architectures   &nbsp;

Breaking Barriers: The Intersection of AI and Storage Technologies

In this episode of The 5G Factor, our series that focuses on all things 5G, the IoT, and the 5G ecosystem as a whole, we review the major mobile ecosystem moves to make AI open, responsible, and transparent including Intel’s Enterprise AI proposition emphasizing open industry software for developer productivity, Qualcomm’s Responsible AI vision focus on privacy and security, and Nokia using Transparent AI across its audio portfolio development. Our analytical review spotlighted: Intel Enterprise AI Strategy Emphasizes Openness.&nbsp;At Intel Vision 2024 Intel sharpened its Enterprise AI proposition across critical sectors such as finance, manufacturing, and healthcare as they are rapidly seeking to broaden accessibility to AI and transitioning generative AI (GenAI) projects from experimental phases to full-scale implementation. We delve into why the Gaudi 3 AI accelerator launch underpins Intel’s vison by bringing together AI-dedicated compute engine, memory boost for LLM capacity requirements, efficient scaling for enterprise GenAI, open industry software for developer productivity, and Gaudi 3 PCIe capabilities as well as&nbsp; Bharti Airtel’s selection of Intel’s AI technology for enhancing its telecom data to improve customer experience and Infosys collaborating to bring Intel technologies to&nbsp;Infosys Topaz, an AI-first set of services, solutions and platforms that seek to accelerate business value using GenAI technologies. Qualcomm Emphasizes Privacy and Security in Responsible AI Vision. Qualcomm, in a recent blog by Durga Malladi, SVP &amp; GM, Technology Planning &amp; Edge Solutions, detailed its vision for shaping the future of AI responsibly by spotlighting that one of the core principles of responsible AI is&nbsp;privacy and security. This is especially pertinent as AI systems collect and analyze vast amounts of data to protect individuals' privacy rights and ensure the security of sensitive information. We assess why Qualcomm, by promoting transparency, is effectively targeting the fostering of trust that can enable users to make informed decisions about AI technologies, ensuring that they align with their values and expectations. Nokia Attains Audio Portfolio Gains Through Transparent AI. Nokia’s applications of transparent AI in audio product development, such as&nbsp;OZO Audio&nbsp;and&nbsp;Immersive Voice, plays an integral role in providing mobile device owners with sounds of immersion, clarity and focus. This level of quality requires extensive exploration, analysis and testing at every step of the development process. Many of the smart features of these audio solutions, such as applying noise reduction, are developed by training algorithms. We delve into how Nokia’s research and engineering team running audio data through machine-learning (ML) models, can analyze the output and tweak the algorithms until the team gets the desired result for its product. This includes using Simple Linux Utility for Resource Management (SLURM). a cluster-management, resource-allocation and job-scheduling system that shows which user ran a specific job and with what resources, together with the container system Apptainer, allows Nokia to transfer its code transparently between various allocated resources in the company’s datacenter.

5G Factor: Making AI Open, Responsible, and Transparent

In this episode of Infrastructure Matters, hosts Steven Dickens and Krista Macomber cover event highlights from Google Cloud Next, The Mainframe Summit and Security Field Day.&nbsp; The discussion covers:   Highlights from Google Cloud Next including&nbsp; Google's AI stack and how Google is accelerating execution to capitalize on the market opportunity.   Krista covered Tech Field Day’s&nbsp; Security Field Day where presenting were Aryaka Networks, Zerto (now part of HPE), Palo Alto Networks, and Index Engines,&nbsp;   Security Field Focus on data security, resilience from ransomware, and actionable insights for security teams.   From surviving earthquakes to thriving amidst M&amp;A buzz, the mainframe industry is more dynamic than ever all covering in The Mainframe Summit   Plus more M&amp;A activity in the mainframe space is notable, with acquisitions such as BMC acquiring Model9 and Astadia being bought by Amdocs, indicating a dynamic market landscape.   &nbsp;

Chatting Google Cloud Next, Security Field Day, and Mainframe Advancements - Infrastructure Matters, Episode 37

In this episode of Enterprising Insights, The Futurum Group’s Enterprise Applications Research Director Keith Kirkpatrick discusses the news coming out of Google Cloud Next, focusing on new product enhancements around AI, Workspace, and security. He also discusses other enterprise application vendors that made significant announcements this week, and then closes out the show with the Rant or Rave segment, where he picks one item in the market, and either champions or criticizes it.

Enterprising Insights, Episode 21-  Google Cloud Next Recap and Industry News

Leading global tech analysts Patrick Moorhead (Moor Insights &amp; Strategy) and Daniel Newman (Futurum Research) are front and center on The Six Five analyzing the tech industry's biggest news each and every week and also conducting interviews with tech industry "insiders" on a regular basis.&nbsp; &nbsp; The Six Five represents six (6) handpicked topics that will be covered for five (5) minutes each.&nbsp; Welcome to this week’s edition of “The 6-5.” I’m Patrick Moorhead with Moor Insights &amp; Strategy, co-host, joined by Daniel Newman with Futurum Research. On this week’s show we will be talking: &nbsp; Apple Vision Pro Developers Losing Interest?      &nbsp; U.S. Awards Samsung &amp; Micron over $6B in CHIPS Act      &nbsp; Does AMD Really Have a Datacenter AI GPU Problem?     &nbsp; Adobe’s Use of Midjourney     &nbsp; Samsung Knocks Apple Off Of Number 1 Market Share      &nbsp; Arm Says CPUs Can Save 15 Percent of Total Datacenter Power     &nbsp; Disclaimer: This show is for information and entertainment purposes only. While we will discuss publicly traded companies on this show. The contents of this show should not be taken as investment advice.

Ep. 213: We are Live! Talking Apple, AMD, Samsung & Micron, Adobe, Samsung & Apple, Arm

On this episode of DevOps Dialogues: Insights &amp; Innovations, I am joined by Chronosphere’s CEO, Martin Mao, for discussion of the partnership with CrowdStrike and the recent acquisition of Calyptia. Our discussion covers:   Chronosphere recently unveiled “Logs powered by CrowdStrike,” a comprehensive log storage and visualization solution, and how embedding CrowdStrike Falcon LogScale within Chronosphere’s cloud-native observability platform helps clients   Chronosphere’s recently acquisition of Calyptia, founded by the original creators of the Fluent Ecosystem   What’s next for Chronosphere, and the next sets of advancements in the observability and security space     Cloud native coming off Kubecon   These topics reflect ongoing discussions, challenges, and innovations within the DevOps community. &nbsp;

Chronosphere partnership with CrowdStrike and the recent acquisition of Calyptia | DevOps Dialogues: Insights & Innovations

On this episode of the Six Five On the Road, hosts Daniel Newman and Patrick Moorhead are joined by Google Cloud's Mark Lohmeyer, Vice President &amp; GM Compute and ML Infrastructure, for a conversation on Google Cloud's latest innovations and strategic direction, particularly focusing on workload-optimized infrastructure. The discussion covers:   The holistic approach of Google Cloud toward system-level design optimization across essential technology stacks.   The extensive range of TPUs and GPUs available through Google Cloud and partners, enhancing infrastructure flexibility.   An in-depth look at Google Cloud's AI Hypercomputer architecture designed to supercharge AI operations.   The introduction of Axion, a new custom-designed Arm-based CPU by Google.   Exciting expansions in Google Cloud's storage capabilities, including the launch of Hyperdisk ML for AI applications.   &nbsp;

Google's Workload Optimized Infrastructure at Next '24 - Six Five On the Road

On this episode of Marketing Art and Science, I am joined by Domino Data Lab CMO Thomas Been for a conversation on how Domino is enabling its customers to unleash the power of AI, how marketing is leveraging generative AI to facilitate the customer journey, and how its martech stack is influencing targeting, amplification, and engagement. Our discussion covers:   How Domino Data Lab is enabling organizations to unleash the power of AI to transform leveraging marketing.&nbsp;   About Domino’s MarTech stack and AI integration: The CMO’s recommendations on AI (e.g., build the basics, learn your business, innovate); an overview of Domino’s Martech stack   Marketing’s influence on the customer journey from prospect to advocate, emphasizing use case discovery and valuable content creation   Fail to Fab: An example of turning a marketing failure into a success using technology and generative AI   &nbsp;

How Modern Marketing is Enabling Domino Data Lab to Unleash the Power of AI

In this episode of&nbsp;The 5G Factor, our series that focuses on all things 5G, the IoT, and the 5G ecosystem as a whole, we look at the recent high impact telco cloud, multi-access edge computing (MEC), and APIs moves. The major cloud, edge, and API developments include the progress of Azure Private MEC in supporting manufacturer private 5G network implementations, VMware Telco Cloud Platform Release 4.0 using a horizontal infrastructure approach to ease VNF and CNF deployment and administration, VMware Telco Cloud Platform RAN assisting the optimization of disaggregated RAN functions and CNF management, as well as how the Vonage Singtel partnership is uplifting network, edge, and&nbsp; communications API prospects.&nbsp;&nbsp; Our analytical review focused on: Azure Private MEC Proving Manufacturing Prowess. Microsoft Azure private MEC targets the streamlining and acceleration of private 5G (P5G) networks on the Azure cloud platform by providing a fully managed solution that can allow, for example, manufacturers to deploy and operate their own P5G networks with full control over their data and applications. We delve into how Azure private MEC and its ecosystem partners are helping manufacturers use 5G for improved outcomes with Pegatron, an electronics manufacturer of laptops, smartphones, and gaming consoles, creating its&nbsp;own private 5G network&nbsp;to covers its entire factory and Weavix, through the company’s Internet of Workers platform, is equipping front line workers with wearable technologies and solutions to improve performance and safety. VMware Ups Telco Cloud Proposition. VMware Telco Cloud Platform Release 4.0 focuses on solidifying numerous capabilities into a unified platform that can give telcos the flexibility to modernize their network according to their business objectives particularly through the implementation of requisite automation and assurance capabilities. We discuss how the rigors of designing and managing services combined with the intricacies of coordinating virtual network functions (VNFs) and cloud-native network functions (CNFs) demands a horizontal infrastructure that can support the deployment and administration of VNFs and CNFs with consistency, efficiency, and automation.&nbsp; VMware Telco Cloud Platform RAN Underlines Disaggregation Benefits. VMware Telco Cloud Platform RAN delivers a horizontal platform optimized for running virtualized baseband functions or virtualized distributed units (vDUs) and virtualized central units (vCUs) from various vendors while meeting the stringent performance and latency requirements of a radio access network (RAN).&nbsp;The use of a horizontally consistent architecture that supports cloud-native principles can cultivate the build-out of logical end-to-end networks tailored to different 5G services.&nbsp;We explore why disaggregated RAN functions can be instantiated on a horizontal platform and deployed at the locations that best serve their functional purposes. Plus, how CNFs can be managed efficiently at scale and readily modified to turn business objectives into productive outcomes. Vonage and Singtel Uplift API Prospects. Vonage, part of Ericsson, is partnering with Singtel to integrate Vonage’s API platform with Singtel’s orchestration platform Paragon with the goal of bolstering innovation opportunities for&nbsp;enterprises and telcos through access to a global ecosystem of communications, network, and edge APIs. Paragon-enabled telcos from Singapore, Thailand, Spain, Taiwan, and Indonesia will be able to integrate Vonage and Paragon APIs into a globally unified telco and edge API library as well as worldwide independent software vendors (ISVs), enterprises and developers can look to use the APIs to deliver digital services at greater speed and scale over hybrid networks, hybrid edge, and public cloud infrastructures across multiple markets. We assess why this partnership can be a harbinger to answering why this time is looking...

5G Factor: New Cloud, Edge & API Moves

In this episode of Enterprising Insights, The Futurum Group’s Enterprise Applications Research Director Keith Kirkpatrick discusses the news coming out of the Zendesk and Avaya Analyst Days, focusing on new product enhancements around AI, corporate strategy, and automation. He then closes out the show with the Rant or Rave segment, where he picks one item in the market, and either champions or criticizes it. &nbsp;

Enterprising Insights, Episode 22 -  Zendesk and Avaya Analyst Day Recaps

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