Market CoverageVAST DataEnclave Unifies Proprietary Models and Sensitive Enterprise DataBrad Shimmin, VP and Practice Lead at Futurum, analyzes how VAST DataEnclave leverages NVIDIA Confidential Computing to manage proprietary AI models and sensitive data as unified operating system resources.Brad Shimmin·September 23, 2026
Market CoverageFTI Bets on Energy-AI Convergence With Fargis HireFTI Consulting appoints energy veteran Eileen Fargis to lead its Power, Renewables & Energy Transition practice, signaling the critical intersection of AI infrastructure growth and power grid constraints as a core advisory competency.September 23, 2026
EventsAI Infra Summit 2026 – Can Optics Break the AI Power Wall by 2028?Brendan Burke, Research Director at Futurum, shares insights from AI Infra Summit 2026, where power-capped data centers pushed vendors toward optics, near-memory silicon, and physical AI ahead of a 2028 co-packaged optics ramp.Brendan Burke·September 22, 2026
Market CoverageTieto Wins 13-Hospital Norway Deal as SLE Market Eyes $344BTieto secures major 13-hospital contract in Norway to deploy Public 360° cloud platform for case and records management, reflecting growing demand for AI-native healthcare solutions in public-sector modernization.September 22, 2026
Market CoverageSoftcat Buys GDT: A Transatlantic Platform PlaySoftcat's acquisition of Dallas-based GDT instantly creates a scaled, multi-geography platform positioned to compete for enterprise demand across AI, cybersecurity, and data centre modernisation.September 22, 2026
Market CoverageStratpoint's Cloud Award Signals Rising Regional Partner StakesStratpoint Technologies won the Philippines Technology Excellence Award for Cloud Services at the Asian Technology Excellence Awards 2026, establishing itself as a trusted regional leader for cloud and AI-integrated enterprise solutions.September 21, 2026
Market CoverageCisco and NVIDIA Bring Splunk AI to EnterprisesFernando Montenegro, VP at The Futurum Group, shares insights on Splunk AI, the Cisco–NVIDIA partnership, and enterprise requirements for hybrid deployment.Fernando Montenegro·September 18, 2026
Market CoverageSalesforce and Google Cloud Expand Access to CRM WorkflowsKeith Kirkpatrick, Research Director at The Futurum Group, examines Salesforce’s Google Cloud expansion and the tests ahead for enterprise workflows and commerce.Keith Kirkpatrick·September 18, 2026
Market CoverageCan Samsung and Verizon Make Network Sensing Useful for Venues?Tom Hollingsworth, Networking Technology Advisor and Event Lead at Futurum, shares insights on Samsung and Verizon’s network sensing trial and its implications for venue operations.Tom Hollingsworth·September 17, 2026
Market CoverageAMD MLPerf Inference 6.1 Results Show ROCm Gaining 38% on the Same MI355X HardwareBrendan Burke, Research Director at Futurum, shares his insights on AMD's MLPerf Inference 6.1 results and why ROCm's measured rate of improvement under a six-week release cadence is now AMD's most important competitive number.Brendan Burke·September 16, 2026
Market CoverageCan Mobile Core Early Access Support Nokia’s Software Growth?Tom Hollingsworth, Networking Technology Advisor and Event Lead at The Futurum Group shares insights on Nokia’s Mobile Core Early Access, paid evaluation, and network integration requirements.Tom Hollingsworth·September 16, 2026
Market CoverageTieto Banktech Powers XONO SOFT's EEA Card Processing PushTieto Banktech has delivered its end-to-end Card Suite to fintech XONO SOFT, enabling compliant card issuing and acquiring infrastructure across the EEA with commercial go-live targeted for Q4 2026.September 16, 2026
Market CoverageBT's PSTN Countdown: Can the UK Hit Its January 2027 Deadline?BT Group accelerates consumer outreach to migrate UK landline customers from the ageing Public Switched Telephone Network to digital Voice over IP services before the January 2027 industry-wide retirement deadline.September 16, 2026
Market CoverageLogicMonitor Bets on Outside-In Observability for the AI EraLogicMonitor's Outside-In Observability platform replaces legacy APM tools with Synthetics and Internet Performance Monitoring, offering 3,500+ global test locations and proactive visibility for agentic AI adoption in IT Operations.September 15, 2026
Market Coveraged-Matrix Joins NVLink Fusion. Is It NVIDIA’s Hedge on Groq?Brendan Burke, Research Director at Futurum, examines d-Matrix’s integration of Raptor inference XPUs into NVIDIA MGX racks via NVLink Fusion, testing if 3D-DRAM architecture outperforms Groq’s SRAM-based LPX.Brendan Burke·September 14, 2026
Market CoverageCan the IBM/Arm Dual Architecture Processor Align the Mainframe With the Agentic CPU Market?Brendan Burke, Research Director at Futurum, shares insights on IBM’s native Arm mainframe design and the execution tests that remain before deployment.Brendan Burke·September 14, 2026
EarningsOracle Q1 FY 2027: AI Infrastructure Contracts Convert Into GrowthFuturum Research analyzes Oracle’s Q1 FY 2027 earnings, including OCI growth, AI contract conversion, data center spending, and agentic enterprise products.September 14, 2026
Market CoverageNVIDIA Groq 3 LPX’s Promise of World’s Fastest Inference Enters Full ProductionBrendan Burke, Research Director at Futurum, shares his insights on how NVIDIA Groq 3 LPX strengthens Vera Rubin and what cloud providers must prove before faster tokens support premium pricing.Brendan Burke·September 14, 2026
Market CoverageNVIDIA and SpaceXAI Link Grok Expansion With Orbital ComputingBrendan Burke, Research Director at Futurum, shares insights on NVIDIA Vera CPU adoption across Grok and Starmind and the evidence required to validate orbital AI computing.Brendan Burke·September 14, 2026
Market CoverageNextworld’s Ambient AI Bet: Platform Play or Niche Contender?Nextworld’s Platform 25.2 introduces Ambient AI agents with no-code workflows, positioning the vendor as a simpler alternative to assembling disparate AWS services for mid-market ERP buyers.Keith Kirkpatrick·September 10, 2026