News/Analysis

Ciena Passes 100,000 in 800-Gb/s Sales


Ciena's sold over 100,000 800-Gb/s coherent optical modems since 2019, and growth isn't slowing down...

By: Mary Jander
November 13, 2023
News/Analysis

Why Cisco Bought Splunk


Cisco finally gets its Splunk prize -- but is the SIEM market healthy?...

By: R. Scott Raynovich
September 21, 2023
News/Analysis

Arrcus Ups the AI Networking Game


Arrcus introduces the Connected Edge-AI (ACE-AI) to deal with the explosion of AI data being transferred among edge, datacenter, and telco PoPs and the cloud...

By: R. Scott Raynovich
September 26, 2023
News/Analysis

Futuriom 50: The 2023 Standouts


The year's ending and Futuriom is starting to pick the Futuriom 50 list of top private companies in key markets for cloud and communications infrastructure....

By: Mary Jander
November 08, 2023
News/Analysis

Companies Work to Bring Generative AI to the Edge


BrainChip, Numenta, Innatera, IBM, Intel, Qualcomm, and others are forging ahead with neuromorphic technology that could run LLMs in IoT devices...

By: Mary Jander
October 04, 2023
News/Analysis

Cato Scores $238 Million on $3 Billion Valuation


Cato Networks has landed $238 million in a late-stage round at a $3 billion valuation, and the company is eyeing an IPO next year...

By: Mary Jander
September 19, 2023
News/Analysis

DriveNets Advances Its AI Networking


DriveNets' Network Cloud-AI runs on new chips for AI workloads. And independent testing showed the value of its cell-based, scheduled architecture...

By: Mary Jander
October 17, 2023
Free Research

2023 Multicloud Networking and NaaS Survey Report


Our survey of 125 qualified IT and networking professionals indicates a critical need for MCN and NaaS technology...

By: R. Scott Raynovich
October 24, 2023
News/Analysis

Itential, Kentik Partner on Network Automation


Kentik and Itential to cooperate to deliver network automation solutions...

By: R. Scott Raynovich
November 14, 2023
News/Analysis

Cisco Shares Plunge After Sales Expectations Reduced


Networking market leader Cisco's growth has stalled and the management has reduce revenue guidance, casting a pall over enterprise tech markets...

By: R. Scott Raynovich
November 16, 2023
News/Analysis
Cloud Tracker Pro

Cloudflare, Akamai Join the AI Effort


Cloudflare and Akamai see opportunities to bring generative AI inference processing to customers' network edge...

By: Mary Jander
September 28, 2023
News/Analysis

Arista Sees Ethernet and AI in the Future


Arista latest earnings beat estimates on nearly all fronts, and the switch vendor sees Ethernet and AI as key to ongoing success...

By: Mary Jander
October 31, 2023
News/Analysis

Aviz Strikes New SONiC Partnership with Cisco


Cisco's partnership with Aviz Networks should take SONiC to the next level. ...

By: R. Scott Raynovich
November 03, 2023
News/Analysis

Databricks Grabs $500 Million on $43 Billion Valuation


NVIDIA and Capitol One helped fund the mammoth round that will help fuel Databricks' foray into generative AI...

By: Mary Jander
September 14, 2023
News/Analysis
Cloud Tracker Pro

How Do Cloud Hyperscalers Compare?


In areas such as earnings reports, infrastructure additions, and gen AI investments, AWS, Azure, GCP, and OCI are both pulling ahead and getting left behind ...

By: Mary Jander
October 30, 2023
News/Analysis

Betacom and UScellular Streamline Multisite Private 5G


Private wireless company Betacom has partnered with cellular carrier UScellular to streamline communications among multiple private 5G sites nationwide. ...

By: Mary Jander
September 19, 2023
Free Research

Preview: The 2024 Futuriom Research Calendar


Our preliminary 2024 research calendar is out!...

By: R. Scott Raynovich
October 05, 2023
Free Research

A Look at Cloud Networking ROI


For this Leadership Brief, we dive into the key approaches to cloud networking that can deliver ROI gains of 20%-50% ...

By: R. Scott Raynovich
October 10, 2023
News/Analysis

Pulumi Piles into Infrastructure as Code


Pulumi has raised $41 million and introduced two new product sets, including secrets management...

By: R. Scott Raynovich
October 11, 2023
News/Analysis

Amazon Will Invest Up to $4 Billion in Anthropic


Amazon plans to invest up to $4 billion and will take a minority stake in generative AI startup Anthropic, prompting questions about Anthropic's partnership with Google Cloud...

By: Mary Jander
September 25, 2023
News/Analysis

Telco Spending Slowdown: No End in Sight


Telcos worldwide are spending less and earning less, and there's no solid indication of a turnaround anytime soon....

By: Mary Jander
October 06, 2023
News/Analysis

Oracle Shares Take a Hit on Cerner


The health records business is currently a drag on Oracle's growth...

By: R. Scott Raynovich
September 12, 2023
News/Analysis

Vector Databases Take the Spotlight


Vector databases designed to assist the training of generative AI models are taking off like rockets...

By: Mary Jander
October 19, 2023
News/Analysis

Cloud Tech Earnings Send Mixed Messages


The earnings season has been disappointing for cloud services and infrastructure companies, driving shares down...

By: R. Scott Raynovich
October 30, 2023
Premium Research
Cloud Tracker Pro

What's Up with 5G Network Slicing?


Network slicing was supposed to be one of the hottest capabilities of 5G. As trials ensue, issues and opportunities are surfacing around the technology...

By: Mary Jander
September 26, 2023
News/Analysis

AWS Unveils Sovereign Cloud Services in Europe


AWS announced AWS European Sovereign Cloud, demonstrating growing demand for this alternative across all cloud players...

By: Mary Jander
October 25, 2023
Premium Research

How Telcos Are Prepping for Generative AI


Communications service providers have traditionally been slow on the uptake when it comes to new technologies. But they are prepping for generative AI...

By: Mary Jander
November 01, 2023
News/Analysis

When Will the Tech Sector Rebound?


Despite economic issues and a downturn in capex, telcos and hyperscalers could see more growth by this time next year...

By: Mary Jander
October 12, 2023
News/Analysis

CAST AI Raises $35M, Expands with New Features


FinOps firm CAST AI has raised $35 million in a Series B funding round, while announcing new features for its K8s automation platform...

By: R. Scott Raynovich
November 07, 2023
News/Analysis

KubeCon Katchup: Managing Sprawl, Observability, and Cost


At Kubecon, maybe it's become about managing the sprawl...

By: R. Scott Raynovich
November 10, 2023
News/Analysis

Salesforce Adds Databricks to Growing AI Ecosystem


Salesforce partners with Databricks to give customers bidirectional access to data from either vendor and to Databricks models as Salesforce ecosystem expands...

By: Mary Jander
September 12, 2023
News/Analysis

Arm IPO Soars, But Will the Party Last?


Arm's IPO today was a soaring success. But it may be a short-lived joyride...

By: Mary Jander
September 14, 2023
Free Research

Guide to Implementing Reserved Instances Management


Reserve Instances (RIs) and Reserve Instance Management is a growing segment of cloud cost management that helps organizations automate and optimize the use of discounted compute workloads...

By: R. Scott Raynovich
October 10, 2023
News/Analysis

Databricks Hones AI Strategy with $100 Million Arcion Buy


Databricks will incorporate data replication startup Arcion into a strategic platform for honing generative AI to fit specific enterprise needs...

By: Mary Jander
October 23, 2023
News/Analysis

PlainID Uses Policies for Access Control


By using policies instead of databases of qualified users, IAM provider PlainID claims to more efficiently govern access to enterprise resources...

By: Mary Jander
October 11, 2023
News/Analysis
Cloud Tracker Pro

Here Are the Top 5G Use Cases by Region


After general broadband connectivity, every global region's leading telcos have different views of the top use cases. Here's a rundown...

By: Mary Jander
October 19, 2023
News/Analysis

Altman Returns to OpenAI, But What’s Next?


Microsoft drives resolution to five-day drama after Sam Altman is returned to lead OpenAI...

By: R. Scott Raynovich
November 22, 2023
Tech Primers

What Does Cloud Observability Mean for FinOps?


Cloud observability is a red-hot area of development that will be needed for cloud-cost management...

By: R. Scott Raynovich
November 17, 2023
News/Analysis

How OpenAI Crisis Could Benefit Microsoft


The OpenAI drama isn't done yet, but recent news hints that Microsoft could stand to benefit from it all in the end...

By: Mary Jander
November 20, 2023
Free Research

One Network, One Cloud, One Extreme: A Unique Architecture


A consistent architecture for a diverse networking portfolio can deliver many benefits – including ease of use, better worker productivity, lower operational costs, and improved security....

By: R. Scott Raynovich
November 17, 2023
News/Analysis
Cloud Tracker Pro

Hybrid Cloud Index: Where Do Hyperscalers Do Best?


Futuriom's growing Hybrid Cloud Index reveals the strengths and weaknesses customers perceive in their public cloud services...

By: Mary Jander
November 09, 2023
News/Analysis

Qumulo Drives Hybrid Cloud Storage


Qumulo has launched hybrid storage product Scale Anywhere, which provides flexible options for file-based storage...

By: R. Scott Raynovich
November 09, 2023
News/Analysis

Amazon Zeroes In On Diverse, Safe AI


At re:Invent, Amazon Web Services took control of the AI message, focusing on safety and business customization. ...

By: R. Scott Raynovich
November 28, 2023
News/Analysis

Amazon's Kuiper Will Expand Private Satellite Network


AWS has plans to extend worldwide private connectivity to its cloud services via Project Kuiper, Amazon's emerging satellite broadband service...

By: Mary Jander
November 28, 2023
News/Analysis

AWS re:Invent Roundup: Cost Optimization, Vector Search, and More


AWS re:Invent 2023 was big on AI, but here are some other announcements in hot cloud technology areas...

By: Mary Jander
November 30, 2023
News/Analysis
Cloud Tracker Pro

Smart Ports Build on Private Wireless


Despite general grousing about a lack of wireless “monetization,” there’s at least one industry sector where it’s taken off like a rocket -- smart seaports...

By: Mary Jander
November 17, 2023
News/Analysis

Can Edgio Turn Things Around?


Content delivery networks (CDNs) and "the edge" are in the spotlight. Can Edgio grab its second chance?...

By: Mary Jander
December 07, 2023
News/Analysis

Ciena Touts Top Line Growth


Optical equipment provider Ciena (NYSE: CIEN) posted robust fourth fiscal quarter and year-end results today, citing strong demand among cloud hyperscalers ...

By: Mary Jander
December 07, 2023
News/Analysis
Cloud Tracker Pro

Enterprises Are Testing Public Cloud GenAI


Enterprises seem intent on adopting GenAI models and tools from their cloud providers; many are testing use cases based on past work with machine learning...

By: Mary Jander
December 07, 2023