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Beyond Raw Compute Equinix’s Strategic Bet on AI Infrastructure

Beyond Raw Compute: Equinix’s Strategic Bet on AI Infrastructure

Nick Patience, VP & AI Platforms Practice Lead at The Futurum Group, examines Equinix Fabric One and Inference Exchange, and asks whether neutral infrastructure solves a problem enterprises have today or one they may have later.

Nick PatienceSeptember 9, 2026

NVIDIA Nears $12.9B Deal for Hugging Face, Escalating AI Ecosystem Strategy

Market Coverage

NVIDIA Nears $12.9B Deal for Hugging Face, Escalating AI Ecosystem Strategy

Nick Patience, VP & Practice Lead of AI Platforms at Futurum, shares his insights on NVIDIA’s reported $12.9 billion bid for Hugging Face and what it would mean for the future of open AI.

Nick PatienceAugust 28, 2026

Who Decides Which Model Runs NVIDIA Would Like a Say

Market Coverage

Who Decides Which Model Runs? NVIDIA Would Like a Say

Futurum’s AI Platforms practice examines NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning and NeMo Switchyard.

Nick PatienceAugust 11, 2026