Fernando Montenegro
Vice President & Practice Lead, Cybersecurity & Resilience
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Networking
Enterprise networking is the transport system for advanced technologies on-premises and in the cloud. The landscape of data center networking has shifted in the past few years to focus less on cloud computing and direct Internet access, and now is primarily focused on providing high-speed interconnections for AI workloads.
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Mitch Ashley
Vice President & Practice Lead, CIO & Technology Buyers, and Software Lifecycle Engineering
Nick Patience
Vice President & Practice Lead, AI Platforms
Latest insights
All Networking insightsFastly Bets the Edge on AI Governance as Machine Traffic Tops 50%
Fastly's new AI Runtime Control, AI Firewall, and API Security capabilities address enterprise security urgency as machine-generated traffic crosses 50% on its network, with AI traffic growing 6.5x faster than human traffic.
Can 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.
Can 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.
BT'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.
The 1.6TbE Transition Will Reshape Data Center Architecture from the Ground Up
Tom Hollingsworth, Research Director at Futurum, shares his insights on the 1.6TbE transition, highlighting that it’s a massive architectural shift requiring data centers to rethink topology, power, and cooling to meet modern AI demands.
WidePoint’s Strong Q2 Results Signal Growth Amid Cybersecurity Demand
WidePoint Corporation secured a single-awardee DHS CWMS 3.0 contract worth $3.1 billion over 10 years, signaling accelerating federal demand for secure mobility management solutions and marking the company’s evolution into a durable growth platform.
Infoblox’s New Leadership: A Strategic Move for Global Growth?
Infoblox elevates Thorsten Freitag to Executive Vice President of Worldwide Field Operations, doubling down on DNS security and zero-trust architecture as the cybersecurity market surges toward $268B by 2028.
Bell’s AI-Powered Spoofing Detection: A Major shift for Phone Fraud Prevention?
Bell Canada completed construction of its first sovereign direct-to-device satellite ground station, establishing Canadian-controlled ownership of critical infrastructure for national security and data residency.
Research Reports
All Networking reportsSovereign SASE: Aligning Security Architecture With Jurisdictional Reality
In our latest thought leadership brief, Sovereign SASE: Aligning Security Architecture with Jurisdictional Reality, completed in partnership with Fortinet, Futurum Research examines why data sovereignty has become a board-level gate on network and security architecture, and breaks down the three…
Five Layers of the AI Cake
In our latest Market Brief, Five Layers of the AI Cake, completed in partnership with NVIDIA, Futurum Research examines AI as a five-layer infrastructure stack and explores what policymakers, investors, and enterprise leaders need to understand as the AI build-out accelerates.
Nokia’s Global Data Center Network Migration: From Legacy Complexity to Automated, Reliable Operations
In our latest report, Nokia’s Global Data Center Network Migration: From Legacy Complexity to Automated, Reliable Operations , completed in partnership with Nokia, Futurum Research details Nokia IT’s automation-first data center network migration and early production outcomes—including an…