Futurum Tech Webcast

In this new episode of The 5G Factor, our newest Futurum Tech Webcast series focused on all things 5G, analysts Shelly Kramer and Ron Westfall look at key trends in the 5G ecosystem. This includes a look at recent developments in the Open RAN market, and the recently announced partnership between GM and AT&T bringing 5G to select models in the GM fleet, Qualcomm's pursuit of Veoneer, and the Hyund...

On this episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast – Interview Series I am joined by Valerio Filauro , VP, Product Management, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. Our conversation focused on: RFFE, what it is and why it is so important for 5G's successful roll out Why RFFE business a big opportunity for Qualcomm What enabled Qualcomm's competitive positioning among RF leaders? Targets for the RFFE Market share b...

In this episode of the  Futurum Tech Webcast, Interview Series , I'm joined by Chad Andrews, the Global Leader for Telecom, Media and Entertainment at the IBM Institute for Business Value. Our conversation today focuses on the changes 5G and edge computing will bring to our digital economy, and we also take a look at IBM Institute for Business Value's recent study The End of Communications Service...

In today's episode of The 5G Factor , our newest webcast focused on all things 5G, I was joined by my fellow analysts, Ron Westfall and Olivier Blanchard. Our focus was on the magic that 5G networks provide, and insights on what kind of innovative things companies like Ericsson, Nokia, and AT&T, along with savvy communication services providers (CSPs), are doing with private 5G networks. Our conve...

• Poly's latest quarterly results and 2022 outlook as we emerge from the pandemic • How the Delta variant may complicate companies' return to work plans and how collaboration tech needs to evolve as we enter a new era of hybrid work • The need for meeting equality to ensure same virtual meeting experience for those in the room and those who aren't • Poly's recent cross-border effort in Baja Mexico...

In this newest episode of the  Futurum Tech Webcast , analysts Ron Westfall and Shelly Kramer discuss Rakuten's moves in the 5G market and how the company is essentially throwing down the gauntlet for the rest of the CSP ecosystem. In this conversation, we cover the benefits of the early mover advantage for CSPs, along with the implications for the Open RAN segment and the overall 5G market develo...

In this episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast – Women in Tech series, I was thrilled to host Suzanna Keith, Co-Founder and CEO of Hello Career Guru and Co-Founder and CMO, Sonal Rinello for a conversation about the future of work, the current state of the workplace and the tremendous impact that the pandemic has had on employees in general and on women in particular. The Future of Women in the Workp...

In this episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast, Interview Series , Futurum's Shelly Kramer talks with Dell Technologies' Matt Baker who leads the development and implementation of business and technology strategies for the Infrastructure Solutions Group, about the challenges organizations have with the massive amounts of data they create, collect, and need. They also take a dive into Dell Technologie...

Check out our Deep dive of the week and our Highs, Lows and Unexpecteds from the week in technology.  This week we cover: A crazy week of earnings, Contentful, Facebook and the Metaverse, SAS going public, The return of in-person events, how earning beats are leading to share price drops and Vast Dats   For this episode of the Futurum Research Weekly Podcast , I am joined by my colleague, fellow a...

In this LinkedIn Live episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast – Interview Series , I'm joined by JD Dillon, Chief Learning Architect of Axonify for a conversation about what it takes to prepare your workforce to be resilient in times of disruption — and a lot of that has to do with having the ability to reskill your frontline workforce. If we've learned anything in the last year, it's that our frontli...

On this episode of the Futurum Tech Podcast – Interview Series I am joined by Samantha Madrid, Vice President, Security Business & Strategy at Juniper Networks. Our discussion was a timely one centered on the security risks and hacks we've seen in the last few months and what CISO's need to know to be better prepared for the future.   Why SASE Need to be a Priority   My conversation with Samantha...

On this special episode of the Futurum Tech Podcast – Interview Series I am joined by Patrick Maroney , High Tech Industry Executive Advisor for SAP Industries and Rick Willardson , Director of US Sales at Intel. This is the final episode in a new series — done in partnership with SAP and Intel — where I will be speaking with advisors and executives across seven different industries on the state o...

On this episode of the Futurum Tech Podcast – Interview Series I am joined by Jush Danielson, GM Channel Marketing, Retail, Manufacturing & Global Accounts at AT&T. Our discussion centered on the 5G revolution and the new partnership with MxD.   The Future of 5G: AT&T's Partnership with MxD   My conversation with Jush also revolved around the following:   An overview of digital transformations tha...

For this episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast, I am joined by my colleague, fellow analyst, and founding partner, Daniel Newman, for a conversation about the tech announcements from this past week.   In this episode, we covered:   Daniel went deep on the recent antitrust landscape, in particular the focus on Apple and Google app stores . An overview of Zoom's acquisition of Five9 and how it will im...

On this special episode of the Futurum Tech Podcast – Interview Series I am joined by Jennifer Baldwin, Utilities NA Industry Executive Advisor for SAP Industries and Mark Davis, Director, Enterprise Data Management Solutions at Intel. This is the sixth episode in a new series — done in partnership with SAP and Intel — where I will be speaking with advisors and executives across seven different in...

For this episode of the  Futurum Tech Webcast , I am joined by my colleague, fellow analyst ,and founding partner, Shelly Kramer, for a conversation about recent developments in the 5G market including key Mobile World Congress 2021 developments. In this episode, we covered: The expansion of the alliance between Ericsson and Google Cloud and why it improves Ericsson's 5G proposition and overall pa...

In this episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast , I'm joined by my colleagues Daniel Newman and Fred McClimans to discuss the reports of Intel Corp being in talks to buy semiconductor manufacturer Global Foundries for about $30 billion. There's no doubt the silicon industry is in the midst of a crisis — limited fab capabilities and supply chain disruptions (due to trade conflicts and the ongoing pande...

On this special episode of the Futurum Tech Podcast – Interview Series I am joined by Noe Garcia , Global Enterprise Account Manager at Intel and Craig Kindleman , Oil and Gas Industry Advisor for SAP. This is the fifth episode in a new series — done in partnership with SAP and Intel — where I will be speaking with advisors and executives across seven different industries on the state of their ind...

On this episode of the Futurum Tech Podcast – Interview Series I am joined by Dave Shull, President and CEO of Poly, a global outfitter of professional-grade audio and video technology. We had an exciting conversation about the growth the company has experienced in the last year and where Dave thinks the market is going as we return to working in person.   Pro-Grade Tech: The Next Major Tech Growt...

On this special episode of the Futurum Tech Podcast – Interview Series I am joined by Darren Pulsipher , Chief Solutions Architect Public Sector at Intel and Leslie Casson Stevens , Public Sector Industry Advisor for SAP. This is the fourth episode in a new series — done in partnership with SAP and Intel — where I will be speaking with advisors and executives across seven different industries on t...

In this LinkedIn Live episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast – Interview Series , I'm joined by Jim Newman, President and CEO of HRizons for a conversation about the struggles that companies are experiencing as we slowly emerge from the pandemic and the HR tech that could be a solution. Post-Pandemic Planning: HR Tech Solutions to Add to Your Arsenal We've been talking a lot about pandemic recovery h...

On this LinkedIn Live episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast – Interview Series I am joined by Dan Rodriguez, Corporate Vice President and General Manager, Network Platforms Group at Intel and Per Narvinger, VP and Head of Product Area Networks at Ericsson to discuss the latest 5G updates Intel shared at MWC 2021.   Intel's 5G Vision   In our conversation we discussed the following:   The status of 5...

On this special episode of the Futurum Tech Podcast – Interview Series I am joined by Kristen Call , IoT Specialist at Intel and Praful Karanth , Retail Industry Advisor for SAP. This is the second episode in a new series — done in partnership with SAP and Intel — where I will be speaking with advisors and executives across seven different industries on the state of their industry and how SAP Indu...

In this episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast , my colleague Steven Dickens and I took a dive into the goings on at IBM this past week. Obviously, the big news coming out of IBM with an  announcement late in the day on Friday last, was the news of IBM president and former Red Hat CEO Jim Whitehurst stepping down. This came as a surprise to many, as Jim was largely viewed throughout the industry as a...

In this episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast , analysts Shelly Kramer and Steven Dickens discuss the recent announcements out of BMC Software , targeting security, an Open Mainframe, and facilitating developer agility. I'll note before touching on our conversation that the IT Infrastructure Management Software Market is growing at a rapid rate in 2021 and that growth is very much expected to contin...