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 Olivier Blanchard for a look at the top 5G developments and what’s going on that caught our eye. Their conversation focused on: Overview of 5G-enabled Opportunities for AAA Game Studios. Cloud gaming, where you can play games hosted in remote data centers without owning any physical game disc or cartridge, ha...
Sep 06, 2023•35 min
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 conversation focused on: Nokia Driving Key PON-related 5G/Small Cell Innovations. The recent Fiber Connect 2023 event fully showed why fiber optics plays an essential role in 5G network builds and capabilities. Nokia, for instance, demonstrate...
Aug 31, 2023•20 min
A Review Of Key AI/Automotive Innovations by Qualcomm and Ethernovia Including The Selection Of The Snapdragon Platform For The 2025 Cadillac Escalade IQ 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, Olivier Blanchard, for a look at the top 5G developments and what’s going on that caught our eye. Their conversation underscored: Qualcomm Spotlights Benef...
Aug 29, 2023•28 min
On this episode of Futurum Live! From the Show Floor, I am joined by SHARE President, Scott Fagen , during the SHARE conference in New Orleans. We discussed the organization's efforts to evolve its offerings by introducing individual memberships and an expanded digital platform. Fagen revealed that there is pent-up international demand for SHARE’s content, prompting the creation of a learning management system for year-round access to educational material. He clarified that new features would on...
Aug 29, 2023•8 min
Aug 25, 2023•21 min
A Look into Recent vRAN Developments and How Key Players such as Marvell, Intel, Ericsson, Samsung, and Nokia Have Juiced vRAN Innovation 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, including recent vRAN developments and how key players such as Marvell, Intel, Ericsson, Samsung, and Nokia Have Juic...
Aug 25, 2023•20 min
On this episode of Futurum Live! From the Show Floor, The Futurum Group's Steven Dickens talked with 21CS ’s Eddy Ciliendo , Vice President of Business Development, during the SHARE Conference in New Orleans. Their conversation covered their partnership with IBM, why Cloud Data Management (CDM) matters and what’s next on the horizon for 21CS. It’s a great conversation you don’t want to miss. Learn more at 21CS ....
Aug 24, 2023•10 min
On this episode of Futurum Live! From the Show Floor, I talk with Josh Stiles , Implementation Specialist, Chris Hartley, Software Engineer at 21CS , during the SHARE Conference in New Orleans. Our conversation covered 21CS’s perspective on the future of Mainframe. Josh and Chris also share how both of them came to the Mainframe industry, how their careers have advanced by working at 21CS, and their advice for new IT graduates looking to enter the Mainframe industry. It’s a great conversation yo...
Aug 24, 2023•9 min
On this episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast – Interview Series, host Daniel Newman welcomes Dell Technologies ’ Chris Burkhart , Director, Outbound & Partner Marketing for Dell APEX for a conversation on the power of Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) and the challenges Dell is helping its customers overcome in multicloud management, scalability, compliance and sustainability. Their discussion covers: We discuss the current state of multicloud management, and the key challenges Dell’s custom...
Aug 17, 2023•21 min
On this episode of Futurum Live! From the Show Floor, The Futurum Group’s Steven Dickens talks with BMC Software’s David Jeffries, BMC IZOT’s VP of Research and Development, during the SHARE Conference in New Orleans. Their conversation covered BMC’s approach to current megatrends in technology and their impact on the Mainframe, as well as how BMC’s technologies will assist their customers in their mainframe transformation and their journey on the road to becoming an Autonomous Digital Enterpris...
Aug 16, 2023•9 min
On this episode of Futurum Live! From the Show Floor, The Futurum Group’s Steven Dickens talks with Jeanne Glass, Founder and CEO of VirtualZ, about modern data access approaches that will accelerate getting mainframe data to the cloud for AI, BI and other business imperatives. We also covered how difficult it’s been for the mainframe and the cloud to share equivalent real-time data access across platforms, until VitrualZ. Learn more about VirtualZ: https://virtualzcomputing.com/
Aug 16, 2023•10 min
In this episode of Live! From the Show Floor at SHARE New Orleans 2023, I talked with Lisa Schwab, COO and SVP of Sales at SVA Software, about how SVA Software impacts the mainframe industry and why a company would work with them. We also covered what makes their offering unique. Lisa shared some real-life examples with SVA Software’s most recent success story and the most exciting project for the technical team recently. Learn more about SVA Software: https://www.svasoftware.com/
Aug 16, 2023•12 min
On this episode of Futurum Live! From the Show Floor, The Futurum Group’s Steven Dickens talks with BMC Software’s Principal Product Managers, Paul Spicer and Susan Rice, during the SHARE Conference in New Orleans. Their conversation covered observability and automation for Mainframe transformation, the Mainframe ecosystem and modernization. It’s a great conversation you don’t want to miss. Learn more at BMC Software: https://www.bmc.com/
Aug 16, 2023•10 min
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/
Aug 16, 2023•8 min
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/
Aug 16, 2023•9 min
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 ...
Aug 16, 2023•25 min
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 obje...
Aug 11, 2023•28 min
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.
Aug 08, 2023•19 min
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 t...
Aug 04, 2023•21 min
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 Micros...
Aug 04, 2023•29 min
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...
Aug 01, 2023•29 min
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...
Jul 27, 2023•29 min
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 u...
Jul 27, 2023•21 min
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, Clint Wheelock, for a look at 5G news and what’s going on that caught our eye. Our conversation focused on: Qualcomm Calls for 5G to Standalone. In a recent blog, Qualcomm advocates that many of the key innovations in 5G require 5G Standalone (SA) — a network architecture that can allow new, differentiated services which can be monetize...
Jul 19, 2023•18 min
In this vignette of The 5G Factor, Ron Westfall and Steve Dickens provide their perspective on Red Hat becoming the primary infrastructure platform for Nokia’s Core Network Applications. The conversation focused on: Red Hat Becomes the Primary Infrastructure Platform for Nokia's Core Network Applications. Nokia and Red Hat reached an agreement to integrate Nokia’s core network applications with Red Hat OpenStack Platform and RedHat OpenShift. 350 personnel at Nokia will be transferring to Red Ha...
Jul 13, 2023•8 min
In this vignette of The 5G Factor, Ron Westfall and Steve Dickens provide their perspective on HPE completing its acquisition of private wireless specialist Athonet and its impact on the private 5G market segment and the overall 5G ecosystem. The conversation focused on: HPE Completes Acquisition of Private 5G Specialist Athonet. With the acquisition of Athonet, HPE sets the company’s sights on bringing private 5G and WiFi together to augment and innovate enterprise connectivity including using ...
Jul 13, 2023•10 min
In this vignette of The 5G Factor, Ron Westfall and Steve Dickens provide their perspective on Azure for Operators strategic commitment to build 5G modern connected applications across edge environments. The conversation focused on: Azure for Operators: Build 5G Modern Connected Apps at the Edge. Azure for Operators (AfO) is targeting the advancement of 5G modern connected apps across cloud computing fabrics, especially the edge. AfO bring Azure Public MEC, which leverages the mobile operator’s ...
Jul 13, 2023•10 min
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, Steven Dickens for a look at 5G news and what’s going on that caught our attention. Our conversation focused on: Red Hat Becomes the Primary Infrastructure Platform for Nokia's Core Network Applications. Nokia and Red Hat reached an agreement to integrate Nokia’s core network applications with Red Hat OpenStack Platform and RedHat OpenS...
Jul 13, 2023•29 min
Today’s headlines are awash with reports of cloud repatriation. Some surveys show over 70% of IT respondents move some workloads, or data, back to on-premise infrastructure. Many business and technology considerations underpin this trend. Join Greg and Daniel as they host David Linthicum from Deloitte Consulting to unpack what’s behind these headlines and the impact on overall IT architecture decision-making. It was a great conversation and one you don’t want to miss. Like what you’ve heard? Che...
Jul 11, 2023•21 min
On this episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast – Interview Series, I’m joined by Gunnar Hellekson, GM and VP of Red Hat Enterprise Linux for a candid and transparent conversation about CentOS Stream and the future of public RHEL-related source code releases. Our discussion covers: We get an overview of some of the recent announcements from Red Hat surrounding CentOS Stream A look at how Red Hat is approaching the future of public RHEL-related source code releases We discuss some of the community re...
Jul 07, 2023•30 min
