In this episode of The 5G Factor, I’m joined by my colleague and fellow analyst Ron Westfall to talk all things 5G. News, alliances, lawsuits, and new hires — there’s always a lot going on in the 5G ecosystem and that’s what this show is designed to cover. In this episode, we cover the following: Lumen’s new CEO Kate Johnson comes to the job with serious chops and serious challenges ahead. Mavenir got the thumbs up from Deutsche Telekom CEO Timotheus Hötteges’ move to “work towards a Chinese-fre...
Sep 16, 2022•23 min
On this special episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast – Interview Series I am joined by Ed Abbo , President and Chief Technology Officer at C3 AI. Our conversation centers around AI applications, how these programs can help enterprise customers find value from their data, and much more you won’t want to miss. In our conversation we discussed the following: A broad overview of enterprise applications and enterprise AI-based applications A deep dive into the expansion of C3 AI’s partnership with Goo...
Sep 12, 2022•27 min
In this episode of Futurum Live! From the Show Floor, Futurum Research Senior Analyst and VP of Sales Steven Dickens talks with Broadcom's Distinguished Engineer Russ Teubner and Peter Wassal, Director, DevOps & Open Mainframe Solutions, during the SHARE Conference in Columbus. Their conversation covered Broadcom's acquisition of Hostbridge Technology and how it fits into the company's overall technology roadmap. To learn more about Broadcom visit their website ....
Sep 09, 2022•10 min
In this episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast – Interview Series, I’m joined by Angela Lepelley , the Sales Director, AI and Automation at Five9 for conversation about a topic that is steadily increasing in importance: AI in the contact center. For most people, contacting a contact center is a dreaded task. Whether by phone, video, chat, or email, interacting with contact center agents, historically speaking, has been an onerous experience. We also know that customer experience is a top priority f...
Sep 09, 2022•35 min
In this episode of Futurum Live! From the Show Floor, Futurum Research Senior Analyst and VP of Sales Steven Dickens talks with Broadcom's Director of Product Management and Strategy Deborah Carbo and David Stokes , Senior Director, Engineering during the SHARE Conference in Columbus. Their conversation focused on Broadcom's CA 1® FlexibleStorage™ solution, the newest addition to their mainframe software portfolio, how the new solution provides secure, cost-effective mainframe data storage optio...
Sep 08, 2022•9 min
On this episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast – Interview Series, host Steven Dickens is joined by Phil Straw , CEO of SoftIron to discuss the launch of their new product, HyperCloud. Their conversation covered the following: An overview of the current challenges for organizations trying to deploy private cloud A look into HyperCloud and what makes it unique How HyperCloud will positively impact organizations and HyperCloud’s key differentiators If you’d like to learn more about HyperCloud, read t...
Sep 06, 2022•22 min
On this episode of The Main Scoop cohost with Greg Lotko , SVP and GM, Mainframe Software at Broadcom, and I are joined by Joao Bezerra Leite , Fintech investor and former Itau technology executive. We discuss the impact of Fintech on traditional banking institutions and the mainframe’s vital role in banking transformation. Our conversation also covered the following: A dive into the global trends that are impacting the financial sector A look into the tech trends that are driving change The evo...
Sep 06, 2022•25 min
Futurum Research Senior Analyst and VP of Sales Steven Dickens talks with Kyndryl's Richard Baird, VP, CTO and Engineering Lead, Core Enterprise and zCloud, and Jonathan P. Dietz, VP, Core Enterprise and zCloud U.S. Practice Leader, during the SHARE Conference in Columbus. Their conversation explored Kyndryl's growth trajectory over the last year, their focus on building alliances, and what they are doing to modernize the mainframe platform. To learn more about Kyndryl visit their website ....
Sep 02, 2022•17 min
Futurum Research Senior Analyst and VP of Sales Steven Dickens talks with Rocket Software's President, Infrastructure Modernization Business Unit Phil Buckellew during the SHARE Conference in Columbus. Their conversation touched on infrastructure modernization, the mainframe tools they offer their customers, and the expansion and transformation the company has been experiencing. To learn more about Rocket Software visit their website ....
Sep 01, 2022•10 min
Futurum Research Senior Analyst and VP of Sales Steven Dickens talks with SVA Software, Inc.'s Vice President of Sales & Marketing Lisa Schwab during the SHARE Conference in Columbus. Their conversation focuses on what the company is doing in the mainframe space, the pillars of their zOptimization platform, and how SVA Software, Inc.'s combined software and service is a big differentiator for them in the market. To learn more about SVA Software, Inc. visit their website ....
Sep 01, 2022•11 min
In this episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast – Interview Series, I’m joined by Amanda Mountain , Global Vice President of eCommerce at SAP, for a fascinating and timely conversation on the topic of continuous learning. August marks the start of Back-to-School season. For students, it’s an exciting time that kicks off another year of learning and growth. But we’d like to take the time to focus on the importance of continuous learning for businesses. Now is as good a time as ever to prioritize cont...
Sep 01, 2022•38 min
On this special episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast – Interview Series I am joined by Stefan Krauss , SVP, Global Head of Discrete Industries and Energy & Natural Resources at SAP. This is the third episode in a series — done in partnership with SAP — where I will be speaking with advisors and executives across several different industries on the state of their industry and what we can expect in the future. In our conversation we discussed the following: The areas of opportunities for the hi...
Aug 15, 2022•28 min
On this special episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast – Interview Series I am joined by Esam Elashmawi , Chief Marketing and Strategy Officer at Lattice Semiconductor. Our conversation centers around Lattice’s recent Q2 earnings, what to expect from the company going forward, what their strategy is, and much more you won’t want to miss. In our conversation we discussed the following: A broad overview of recent earnings from around the industry A deep dive into the recent record breaking Q2 2022 re...
Aug 12, 2022•21 min
In this week’s episode of The 5G Factor, I’m joined by my colleague and fellow analyst, Ron Westfall, for a look at the 5G ecosystem and the goings on that recently caught our attention. Our coverage includes some of the latest 5G news, including: Ericsson, Qualcomm, and Thales collab. Ericsson, Qualcomm, and Thales are collaborating to take 5G to space — which is pretty exciting. The companies are looking at using satellite driven non-terrestrial networks, or NTN, using low Earth orbit satellit...
Aug 04, 2022•44 min
In this episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast, Interview Series, our conversation today centers on the integration of two worlds in manufacturing environments to achieve digitalization and Industry 4.0. In many manufacturing environments there is the physical world, or OT systems, composed of machines and industrial equipment. Then there is the digital world, or IT systems, composed of servers, networking, and other apps to run and process data. Thanks to advances in technology, we are seeing a co...
Aug 03, 2022•26 min
Welcome to The Main Scoop — a new monthly webcast series done in partnership with Broadcom hosted by Greg Lotko , SVP and GM, Mainframe Software and Daniel Newman, Principal Analyst at Futurum Research. On this first episode they are joined by Christian Jacobi , Fellow, CTO System Architecture and Design zSystems at IBM to discuss the z16 release. Greg and Daniel also discuss The Main Scoop series and what listeners can expect from future episodes. The conversation covered the following: A dive ...
Aug 02, 2022•25 min
On this special episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast – Interview Series I am joined Aparna Seksaria, Global Practice Lead R&D Solutions, Life Sciences. This is the second episode in a series — done in partnership with SAP — where I will be speaking with advisors and executives across several different industries on the state of their industry and what we can expect in the future. In our conversation we discussed the following: The areas of opportunities for the life sciences industry A deep d...
Aug 01, 2022•25 min
On this special episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast – Interview Series I am joined by Hans Kroes , Global VP and Head of the Industry Business unit for Professional Services at SAP and Ross Dawson , Keynote Speaker, Strategy Advisor, Bestselling Author, and Entrepreneur. This is the first episode in a new series — done in partnership with SAP — where I will be speaking with advisors and executives across several different industries on the state of their industry and what we can expect in the fu...
Jul 28, 2022•34 min
In this episode of The 5G Factor, a Futurum Tech Webcast series focused on news and happenings in the 5G and IoT ecosystem, I’m joined by my colleague and fellow analyst, Ron Westfall. Our conversation today covered: Elon Musk’s Starlink turning on 5G, protesting (this time) DISH Network’s proposal to use the 12 GHz radio spectrum for a 5G cellular network. AT&T, DISH Network, and CableLabs are among the top U.S. companies and organizations that have stepped forward to handle the O-RAN Allia...
Jul 26, 2022•20 min
On this episode of the Futurum Tech Podcast – Interview Series, Ron Westfall and Steven Dickens are joined by distinguished guests Andy Hartland, Senior Consultant at Mainline Information Systems and Andrew Gracey, Product Manager for Developer Experience as SUSE. Our discussion focused on the major trends and drivers as well as the main challenges in optimizing container management capabilities across swiftly evolving developer and IT Operations environments. Aligned with our discussion, we dri...
Jul 21, 2022•18 min
In this episode of The 5G Factor, our webcast series here at Futurum Research where we discuss all things related to 5G and the IoT ecosystems, I’m joined by Christian Block Senior VP and GM of RF Front End (RFFE) for Qualcomm. We kicked off our conversation by hearing a little about Christian’s back ground, his work in RF Front End, and what led him to Qualcomm Technologies. Our conversation covered: Why RF Front End (RFFE) technology is essential to 5G ecosystem product development and innovat...
Jul 21, 2022•20 min
In this episode of the Futurum Tech Podcast – Interview Series, I am joined by Ashok Kurian, Director of Data and Analytics at Texas Children's Hospital, and Matt Hausmann, Director of Marketing for HPE Ezmeral, for a conversation focusing on innovation and technology advancement in the healthcare industry. In our conversation we discussed the following: Opportunities and challenges that healthcare organizations face with AI, ML, and data analytics How Texas Children’s Hospital is leveraging dat...
Jul 08, 2022•24 min
On this special episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast – Interview Series, I am joined by Gerri Gold , Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for HPE Financial Services In order to be successful in today’s economy, organizations have a lot to juggle. One area that is often under-explored by the business leaders is the return on technology assets. This requires a holistic view of the entire tech stack and to know when, where, how to invest, and how to optimize. In this episode, Gerri and ...
Jun 15, 2022•32 min
On this special episode of the Futurum Tech Podcast – Interview Series, I am joined by Durga Malladi , Senior Vice President and General Manager at Qualcomm for a conversation focusing on the recent acquisition of Cellwize, 5G, and Open RAN. In our conversation we discussed the following: A dive into the recent acquisition of Cellwize Insight from Durga into how the acquisition will propel Qualcomm ahead in the 5G forefront The impact on operators and why Cellwize technology + Qualcomm will be i...
Jun 13, 2022•14 min
On this special episode of the Futurum Tech Podcast – Interview Series, I am joined by Paul Sheeran , Managing Director for HPE Financial Services. Sustainability has shifted from a nice-to-have to a business imperative. We used to think we had to compromise on cost to be sustainable but being a force for good is also a source for business value. In this episode, Paul and I explore how introducing circularity into your tech estate can help drive innovation, increase profitability, and accelerate...
Jun 08, 2022•24 min
In this episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast, principal analyst Shelly Kramer sat down with Pegasystems’ CTO Don Schuerman for a conversation about what’s new, and what’s next in transformative tech and a glimpse into what’s ahead at Pega’s PegaWorld iNspire 2022 event. You can register for PegaWorld iNspire 2022 here – it’s free, accessible on demand if you don’t catch it live, and well worth your time to check out....
May 13, 2022•30 min
On this episode of the Futurum Tech Podcast – Interview Series, Daniel Newman and Ron Westfall are joined by Richard Licon , Technical Marketing Engineer at Cisco. Richard’s primary duties include competitive test and analysis for Switching solution architectures. Our discussion focused on the major trends and drivers as well as the main challenges of the swiftly evolving cloud networking market. We drilled down in our latest white paper, The Future of Cloud is the Network — done in partnership ...
May 03, 2022•29 min
In this episode of The 5G Factor, a Futurum Tech Webcast focused on all things 5G, analysts Shelly Kramer and Ron Westfall take a look at what’s happening across the 5G ecosystem. Today’s show focused on partnerships and 5G focused initiatives between AT&T and Northrop Grumman, Intel and Lockheed, Mavenir and Aspire, Cisco and Verizon, along with a look at Qualcomm’s efforts in providing security requirements and best practices for the O-RAN Alliance, and news of the $600M award by the DoD t...
Apr 25, 2022•38 min
In this episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast, Interview Series, Futurum principal analyst Shelly Kramer sits down with SAP’s Amanda Mountain, Global Vice President of SAP Digital Commerce for a conversation on Earth Day 2022 about all things sustainability. Sustainability is, without question, the new business imperative, and in this webcast we shared some interesting research about customer thoughts on sustainability, advice on how organizations can plan their sustainability inititiaves, and tec...
Apr 21, 2022•41 min
On this episode of the Futurum Tech Podcast – Interview Series, I am joined by Scott Ramsay , Global Vice President, HPE GreenLake Cloud Services Portfolio, for a conversation focusing on the evolution of public cloud. In our conversation we discussed the following: Scott’s thoughts on public cloud, its initial takeoff, and the problems public cloud is helping to solve A deep dive into how public cloud is meeting customer expectations and improving the customer experience An exploration into how...
Apr 21, 2022•24 min
