On this episode of the Futurum Tech Podcast – Interview Series I am joined by Federico Agnoletto , Senior Economist at GSMA Intelligence . Federico is part of the analyst arm of GSMA, one of the largest trade unions in the world representing mobile operators. GSMA Intelligence provides data and insights on the mobile industry and the wider ecosystem — a very important topic right now. Our conversation covered a recent study GSMA did in partnership with Qualcomm about millimeter-wave 5G and the t...
Jan 26, 2021•17 min
In this episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast, Interview Series, Futurum co-founder Shelly Kramer hosts a roundtable discussion on how automation is being used in exciting ways in the Oil & Gas industry. Her guests include Brad Onofrio, Sr. Director for Sales Ops for Calumet , Frank Wilson, Business Solutions Manager at Patterson-UTI Management Services and Jon Gilman, CEO and founder of Clear Software . They’re conversation included: Brad Onofrio sharing some information about Calumet and des...
Jan 22, 2021•34 min
In this episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast – Women in Tech series, host Shelly Kramer has a conversation with Akanksha Mehrotra, VP Marketing for Dell Technologies on Demand Program and Services & Dell Digital Bus about her work on Project APEX, the trend to everything-as-a-service and end-to-end aaS that we are starting to see a lot of in the marketplace. This is particularly timely because companies of all sizes are finding that IT operations are just too complex, they are having frustrat...
Jan 22, 2021•25 min
This episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast – Interview Series is part of our recently launched Women in Tech Series. I’m thrilled to have as my guest today Lisa Joy Rosner, Senior Vice President of Brand and Digital for Oracle. She leads the team that is responsible for all things around the verbal and visual identity of the company. But more than that, and like me, Lisa Joy is living the life of a busy executive while also managing to raise four kids in the process. Our conversation was intended ...
Jan 14, 2021•31 min
On this episode of the Futurum Tech Podcast – Interview Series I am joined by Mike Nash , Chief Technologist and VP of Customer Experience and Portfolio Strategy, Personal Systems at HP. Mike is responsible for making sure products and technology that HP develops meets the needs of customers — a vital role in today’s business climate. Our discussion centered on how HP is delivering on the future of work and play at CES 2021 and was a great addition to my conversation with HP’s Alex Cho on The Si...
Jan 12, 2021•30 min
In this episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast, I was joined by my colleague, Fred McClimans, to take a look at the Russian government hack of the multiple government agencies, likely some Fortune 500 companies including telecoms and global accounting firms — and counting. We explored the timeline as we know it today, how the hack happened and the role Texas-based SolarWinds software played in the hack, how it was discovered, and the role the Three As: acquisition, aggregation, and activation of da...
Dec 17, 2020•32 min
In this episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast, Interview Series, which we streamed on LinkedIn Live, I’m joined by Don Schuerman, the CTO of Pega for a conversation about the culture of digital transformation based on a recently published Futurum Research report commissioned by Pega. The Futurum report: Four Insights on the Culture of Digital Transformation Today , was the result of a survey of over 500 business leaders and general staff across North America, EMEA and APAC, with an industry split ...
Dec 09, 2020•34 min
In this BIZTALKS roundtable I recently hosted, sponsored by AT&T Business, I was joined by Kevin Jackson, CEO of GC Globalnet, Helen Yu, Founder & CEO of Tigon Advisory Corp, and Jason Inskeep, Director of the 5G Center of Excellence at AT&T. Our conversation in this roundtable discussion was focused on the fact that technology is getting smarter at an incredibly rapid pace. From traffic-routing networks to autonomous vehicles, the future of business will be automated, intelligent, a...
Dec 06, 2020•52 min
On this episode of the Futurum Tech Podcast - Interview Series I am joined by Cristina Rodriguez , Vice President for the Data Center Group and General Manager of the Wireless Access Network Division for Intel. Cristina is part of the global organization that is driving change through 5G network build-out, edge computing, improving AI, and improving radio access networks. It’s an exciting space to be in right now as the demand for faster networks and easier access to data increases across enterp...
Dec 01, 2020•29 min
Futurum analysts Daniel Newman and Olivier Blanchard discuss in detail the allegations of the EU against Amazon.
Dec 01, 2020•34 min
On this episode of the Futurum Tech Podcast – Interview Series I am joined by Jeff Scheaffer , VP of Product Management and Strategy at Cisco. Jeff leads the group focused on networking across data centers, campuses, branches, and the wide area connections — a hot topic right now given the current global situation. Digitization of the network is really the underpinning of a lot that is going on in the changing business world. Developing this foundation for your organization has never been more i...
Nov 30, 2020•29 min
In this episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast host Shelly Kramer is joined by fellow analysts Daniel Newman and Fred McClimans for a conversation around the technology drivers and considerations around the upcoming and highly anticipated COVID-19 vaccinations and the technology that’s involved in making those vaccines a reality. The conversation revolved around the Pfizer and BioNTech vaccine, which was submitted on Friday for emergency authorization, as well as the Moderna vaccine, which is on a ...
Nov 23, 2020•34 min
This week’s episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast – Interview Series featured an interview with DataXstream CEO Tim Yates and SAP Global Head of Wholesale Distribution Magnus Meier . DataXstream is an SAP partner that builds solutions to help customers maximize the effectiveness of their ERP infrastructure in order to get the most out of their SAP investments. Moreover, what they’re doing is working. DataXstream won the 2020 SAP Pinnacle Award as SAP App Center’s Partner of the Year back in April....
Nov 19, 2020•24 min
In this episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast, I’m joined by my colleagues here at Futurum Research, Olivier Blanchard and Ron Westfall for a conversation around the battle for DoD 5G and how, and why, that’s flaring up, and a look at what’s ahead. DoD Use Cases for 5G are Broad We discussed the fact that DoD use cases for 5G are broad, and it’s not just about secure cellphone communications. These use cases include things like: AR/VR training for mission planning and operations Increasing efficie...
Nov 18, 2020•34 min
This episode of the Futurum Tech Podcast - Interview Series is the tenth and final installment of our Intelligent Enterprise Industry Series — done in partnership with SAP. I welcomed Dr. Betty Moon , an executive advisor for the banking and capital markets industry at SAP to discuss how she is working with enterprise organizations during this time of turmoil to further their intelligent enterprise story. are helping organizations focus on furthering their intelligent enterprise story. The Inter...
Nov 17, 2020•24 min
This episode of the Futurum Tech Podcast - Interview Series is the ninth installment of our Intelligent Enterprise Industry Series — done in partnership with SAP. I welcomed Paul Larson and John Buckley , executive advisors for the consumer products industry at SAP to discuss how they are helping organizations focus on furthering their intelligent enterprise story. The Interconnected Consumer Products Company SAP recently partnered with Oxford Economics to conduct a research study to identify ho...
Nov 12, 2020•28 min
This episode of the Futurum Tech Podcast - Interview Series is the eighth installment of our Intelligent Enterprise Industry Series — done in partnership with SAP. I welcomed Lance Senoyuit , an executive advisor for the financial services industry at SAP to discuss how he is helping organizations focus on furthering their intelligent enterprise story. The Interconnected Insurer SAP recently partnered with Oxford Economics to conduct a research study to identify how an interconnected mindset imp...
Nov 10, 2020•31 min
It’s been a roller coaster of a week in the U.S., with an election on Tuesday that we figured would be a nail biter. A lot of things came into play — pollsters getting it wrong, social media insanity and propaganda were commonplace, and the importance of data and analytics for projections has never been more important. On this episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast, I’m joined by my colleagues and fellow analysts Olivier Blanchard and Ron Westfall as we take a look at what went down, what we saw fr...
Nov 07, 2020•42 min
This episode of the Futurum Tech Podcast - Interview Series is the seventh installment of our newly launched Intelligent Enterprise Industry Series — done in partnership with SAP — where I will be speaking with advisors and executives across ten different industries on how they are focusing on furthering their intelligent enterprise story. I’m excited to welcome Anthony Sabatini , an executive advisor for the utilities industry at SAP. The Interconnected Utilities Sector SAP recently partnered w...
Nov 05, 2020•20 min
I think we’ll all agree that a global pandemic has permanently changed many aspects of how businesses work, and perhaps none more than the operation of contact centers. The reality is, today more than ever, that contact centers play an outsized role in business operations. That’s true whether you’re a consumer or a manager charged with leading contact center operations — contact centers are the lifeblood of a business. Contact centers are are how customers get taken care of and how business gets...
Nov 02, 2020•29 min
This episode of the Futurum Tech Podcast - Interview Series is the sixth installment of our newly launched Intelligent Enterprise Industry Series — done in partnership with SAP — where I will be speaking with advisors and executives across ten different industries on how they are focusing on furthering their intelligent enterprise story. I’m excited to welcome Maria Mizell, an executive advisor for the public sector industry at SAP. The Interconnected Public Sector SAP recently partnered with Ox...
Oct 29, 2020•25 min
This week’s episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast – Interview Series, featured an interview with Cisco’s Niraj Gopal. Niraj is the Director of Project Management for Webex Enterprise Security and Compliance and “owns” the 360 degree approach to Webex security, which spans so many things. In our conversation today we explored trends in online collaboration and communications platforms, some key differentiators between platforms, how COVID-19 has changed the way we work (and live), and what’s going ...
Oct 26, 2020•33 min
This episode of the Futurum Tech Podcast - Interview Series is the fifth installment of our Intelligent Enterprise Industry Series — done in partnership with SAP. Be sure to check out the other episodes to hear the insights from other industry execs. On this episode, I welcomed Craig Quantz and Stuart Harris , two executive advisors for the professional services industry at SAP to discuss how they are focusing on furthering their intelligent enterprise story. The Interconnected Professional Serv...
Oct 23, 2020•23 min
This episode of the Futurum Tech Podcast - Interview Series is the fourth installment of our Intelligent Enterprise Industry Series — done in partnership with SAP. I welcomed Robin Wilson and Randy Evins , two executive advisors for the retail industry at SAP to discuss how they are focusing on furthering their intelligent enterprise story. The Interconnected Retail Industry SAP recently partnered with Oxford Economics to conduct a research study to identify how an interconnected mindset impacts...
Oct 20, 2020•29 min
This episode of the Futurum Tech Podcast - Interview Series is the third installment of our Intelligent Enterprise Industry Series — done in partnership with SAP. I welcomed David Shimbo and Craig Kindleman , two executive advisors for the oil and gas industry at SAP to discuss how they are focusing on furthering their intelligent enterprise story. The Interconnected Oil and Gas Sector SAP recently partnered with Oxford Economics to conduct a research study to identify how an interconnected mind...
Oct 15, 2020•24 min
This episode of the Futurum Tech Podcast - Interview Series is the second installment of our newly launched Intelligent Enterprise Industry Series — done in partnership with SAP — where I will be speaking with advisors and executives across ten different industries on how they are focusing on furthering their intelligent enterprise story. I’m excited to welcome Gary Nelson , an executive advisor for the industrial machinery and components industry at SAP. The Interconnected Industrial Manufactur...
Oct 13, 2020•25 min
This episode of the Futurum Tech Podcast - Interview Series is part of our newly launched Intelligent Enterprise Industry Series — done in partnership with SAP — where I will be speaking with advisors and executives across ten different industries on how they are focusing on furthering their intelligent enterprise story. I’m excited to welcome Tom Madonna , an executive advisor for the automotive industry at SAP. The Interconnected Automaker SAP recently partnered with Oxford Economics to conduc...
Oct 08, 2020•26 min
In this episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast – Women in Tech – Interview Series, I’m joined by Ritu Kapoor, from Automation Anywhere. In our conversation today we’re going to cover some exciting news coming out of Automation Anywhere’s Innovation Day event, which was held on Wednesday, October 7th. Ritu is the is head of product strategy at Automation Anywhere, and she focuses on front office automation solutions — RPA, AI and machine learning technology to increase the pace of automation in the ...
Oct 07, 2020•34 min
This episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast – Interview Series is part of our newly launched Women in Tech Series. Shelly Kramer, founding partner and senior analyst at Futurum Research welcomes Jasmina Omic, with Riscure, a global security lab offering security services and tools. Today’s conversation revolved around cybersecurity and the IoT, highlighting industry-wide security concerns related to the IoT and a discussion on the importance of being PSA Certified. PSA Certified offers a framework ...
Oct 01, 2020•21 min
In this episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast, Futurum analysts Shelly Kramer and Ron Westfall discuss the digital divide and explore where the telco industry is in its journey to closing that divide. We explore how closing the digital divide is a top priority for government and society the world over, and how service providers can rise to meet the needs and challenges the digital divide presents. The topics explored include: Funding available to telco service providers to help close the digital d...
Sep 26, 2020•26 min
