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In this episode of our AnalystANGLE series, managing director and principal analyst Shelly Kramer is joined by fellow analyst Bob Laliberte for a look at some tech news of the past week. It was a busy week in the tech ecosystem, and our discussion centered on the following topics:Kyndryl's alliance with CloudflareCloudflare's acquisition earlier this month of multi-cloud networking startup Nefeli NetworksDell's expansion of its generative AI solutions portfolio in collaboration with and support from NVIDIANews out of NVIDIA's GTC24 event, including announcements around NVIDIA NVlink and 6G research platform. News from Nile introducing the company's first AI networking solution featuring some attractive performance guarantees.

In this episode of the AnalystANGLE, Shelly Kramer, managing director and principal analyst at theCUBE Research is joined by analysts and industry thought leaders Betty Junod and Sarbjeet Johal for a conversation around AI reskilling. This comes on the heels of Microsoft's recent announcement of plans to train two million people in India in AI skills by 2025. We also explore similar initiatives by other technology companies and discuss the impact of AI on society and the workplace and a discussion around what's ahead.

In this episode of our AnalystANGLE series, Shelly Kramer, managing director and principal analyst at theCUBE Research is joined by Zeus Kerravala, principal analyst at ZK Research, and member of our CUBE Collective community of analysts and industry thought leaders.Check out theCUBE for the latest in enterprise tech https://siliconangle.com/category/cube-event-coverage/Their conversation today follows Cisco's January Analyst Update and unpacks the Webex Contact Center offering, a cloud-based contact center solution, including updates as well as an overview of how Webex is utilizing AI to enhance both the customer experience as well as the agent experience, including Webex's real-time media model.

Shelly Kramer, Rob Strechay, John Furrier and Dave Vellante wrap up our in studio coverage of the Cyber Resiliency Summit, part three of the series on Navigating the Road to Cyber Resiliency sponsored by Dell Technologies

Honeywell's chief sustainability officer, Evan Van Hook, and Shelly Kramer, Futurum Research's principal analyst, join host Mandi McReynolds to discuss the Environmental Sustainability Index (ESI), a quarterly comparison of sentiment and progress on ESG initiatives, and the role technology will play in their success. Learn more about the ESI: https://www.honeywell.com/us/en/company/sustainability/environmental-sustainability-index

In this episode of The 5G Factor, Shelly Kramer and fellow analyst Ron Westfall took a look at the recent developments in the 5G ecosystem that we think you might want to know about.  Their conversation covered: News that Dish plans on slowing its spending on 5G, at least for a bit. What's the rationale here? Speaking of Dish, the company has filed a petition with the FCC hoping to block T-Mobile's purchase of 600MHz spectrum – what's that all about? And speaking of spectrum, are politics getting in the way of unleashing 5G innovation, especially in rural and other underserved areas? Maybe. And they closed the show talking about Qvantel Flexx BSS, a cloud-native SaaS based BSS, which comes with pre-built out of the box use cases designed for quick deployments that will allow telcos to develop, manage, and monetize new services now available on AWS. CSPs should like this.

In this episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast, host Shelly Kramer had the chance to have a conversation with Sandrina Sieverdingbeck, Head of Strategy & Corporate Development for Salzgitter AG, and Stefan Weisenberger, head of the Mill Products & Mining business unit for SAP about the drive for green steel for a fascinating conversation about sustainability and the drive for green steel, and how Salzgitter AG is leading the transformation to a low carbon steel industry.  Sustainability and the shift to a low carbon industry is a topic that's top of mind in the mill & mining industry, so it was exciting to have the opportunity to hear from Salzgitter AG on how they are embracing and driving this transformation.  Our conversation covered the following: The Drive Toward Sustainability for the Mill Products & Mining Industry  Sustainability and Green Steel  Salzgitter AG's Deal with BMG and Insights on Decarbonization of the Entire Value Chain Digital Transformation: The Key to a More Sustainable Business

In this episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast host Shelly Kramer is joined by George Koutsaftes, President and CEO of Honeywell Safety and Productivity Solutions for a conversation about the future of warehouses. George joined me from ProMat, one of the biggest manufacturing and supply chain tradeshows, which took place in Chicago last week, and in addition to talking about the future of dark warehouses, he also shared insights on some of the key trends he's observed there.  We live in an increasingly digital economy, which includes a massive web of packaging, shipping, warehousing, and distribution designed systems to help meet customer needs. In fact, without this physical infrastructure, the digital economy would grind to a sudden halt.  Over the course of the last few years and in order to combat labor shortages and deal with increased e-commerce demand, many companies have moved quickly to add automation and robotics to warehouse operations. In fact, it's not at all surprising that the global market for warehouse automation technology is anticipated to reach $21.7 billion this year, which could lead to dark warehouses — which is a very good thing.  Their conversation covered the following: * What a dark warehouse is, and what that looks like in practice.  * There's been a significant investment in new warehouses, both physical buildings and the technology within them. They discussed the driving forces behind that and how dark warehouses can alleviate the challenge.  * They explored the Interoperability Gap and why it's such a major challenge for the industry. * They discussed some of Honeywell's extended capabilities designed to address the Interoperability Gap and how those are being received in the market. * They talked about customer challenges throughout the industry and the key challenges George and his team at Honeywell seek to address.  It was a great conversation and it's clear that addressing warehouse automation is on the minds of many throughout the industry, and with good reason.

In this episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast, host Shelly Kramer is joined by Jeffrey Hausman, Product Officer at Samsara, for a conversation focused on how organizations are using AI and digitization to operate more efficiently, safely, and sustainably. In the last decade, we've gone through a period of unprecedented change. Everything is connected. Organizations have trillions of data points at their fingertips to make decisions faster, increasing productivity and efficiency in the process. But it can often feel overwhelming — and with good reason. Hausman shared that there are some 4+ trillion data points collected annually, and 2+ million total IoT devices deployed globally, and those numbers are growing at a rate that is mind-blowing. And that velocity? It's absolutely not slowing down. So, what can organizations do to make sure that they are capitalizing on their data and preparing for whatever change is ahead? This is exactly what Jeff and Shelly discussed as he shared insights from his team at Samsara, the role Samsara's Connected Operations Cloud is playing, the successes their customers are having, and what's ahead as AI continues to evolve. Their conversation covered: •           An overview of Samsara and how its product offering, the Connected Operations Cloud, helps customers solve real-world problems through digitization so they can operate more efficiently, safely, and sustainably. •           How organizations can think about data differently, and make sure they're capitalizing on the data they have and preparing for the changes ahead. •           How the Connected Operations Cloud solution handles third-party integrations to help drive the right outcomes, offering significant competitive advantages. •           Jeff shares some examples of customer success stories using Samsara's solution, highlighting how digitization through the Connected Operations Cloud solution has solved significant challenges in physical operations. •           We discuss what challenges customers are facing in the year ahead, and what the biggest opportunities are for digitization in helping surmount those challenges, as well as the increased pressure to improve sustainability.  Last but never least, Jeff and Shelly discuss what Samsara is seeing with regard to how AI is evolving in their space and offering unique advantages to their customers, as well as the importance of data privacy for those customers now and in the future.

In this episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast, host Shelly Kramer is joined by Thomas John VP of Partner Sales International for Five9 for a conversation that's increasingly popular today: Partner ecosystems.  Why is this such a hot topic these days? It's pretty simple: in our current business environment, businesses rarely operate purely on their own. Today, we have tech partners, channel partners, integrators, collaborators, and many more players within a partner ecosystem who work together to deliver best-in-class customer experiences and equally best-in-class solutions for customers across the board.  So why are these partnerships, and the partner ecosystem as a whole so important? That's exactly what Thomas and Shelly covered in this conversation. Here are some of the highlights: Thomas started off by giving us a description of Five9's partner ecosystem in the EMEA region and a glimpse into some of Five9's existing partner relationships. They talked about why a partner ecosystem is so important today for an organization's success. They shared our thoughts on what makes a successful partner ecosystem.   They explored the challenges today's contact centers face and how a vibrant partner ecosystem can help. Thomas explained Five9's partner ecosystem in detail and how they are able to deliver CCaaS in various industries across the European region.  They closed the show talking about what's ahead for Five9 and Thomas and his team as it relates to partnerships they're looking forward to in the coming year.

In this episode of our Futurum Live! From the Show Floor Video Series, Shelly Kramer had a great conversation at Enterprise Connect 2023 with Salesforce's Sameer Abhinkar, Director, Product Management, Service Cloud Einstein. Her conversation with Sameer followed his keynote session, where he shared product updates on Salesforce's Einstein GPT. Sameer walked us through the key elements of his keynote presentation, explaining what Einstein GPT is and how customers are using and can be using it. They explored some use cases that customers are asking for, and where they can see some immediate benefit with Einstein GPT, especially when it comes to large language models. Lastly, Sameer shared his thoughts on what customers should keep in mind as they want to get started with generative AI in general and with Einstein GPT in particular, as well as some insights on what he sees ahead for the industry as a whole, and on customer experience in particular.

At Enterprise Connect 2023 held in Orlando last week, Shelly Kramer had the opportunity to chat with Salesforce's Ryan Nichols, SVP & GM of Contact Center as part of our Futurum Live! From the Show Floor video interview series.  Her conversation with Ryan was terrific and centered on the following: * This is a contact center show – what is Salesforce doing at Enterprise Connect?  * Thoughts on what customers are looking for in Salesforce as it relates to all things customer engagement * What companies are thinking about — and perhaps should be considering — as they are considering utilizing and/or maximizing Salesforce's offerings (including Data Cloud, Marketing Cloud, Contact Center, etc.) and how these all can be woven together to help customers deliver on the customer experience front.

In this episode of our Live! From the Show Floor Video Series, here at Enterprise Connect 2023 in Orlando, Futurum's Shelly Kramer sits down with Geoff Huang, VP Solutions & Product Marketing for a quick catch-up on Webex by Cisco's many announcements this week. This included: Webex's devices portfolio driving re-imagined workplaces The ability to create a meeting room out of any space with meeting zones Changing a collaboration space into an AI-powered meeting zone to help remove distracting background noises Cisco's exciting vision for the future with Cinematic Meetings — think of a conference room equipped with multiple cameras controlled with powerful video intelligence capabilities Optimized collaboration delivered by Cisco's Webex Suite Geoff also shared thoughts on what's happening from an industry perspective and some of the insights he's gained over the course of the last few days at Enterprise Connect. We wrapped up the conversation talking about AI, the current buzzword du jour, and some thoughts on what customers should think about when leveraging AI for collaboration or customer experience solutions.

In this episode of our Live! From the Show Floor Video Series, Shelly Kramer had the chance to sit down at Enterprise Connect 2023 this week with Zoom's Global CIO Gary Sorrentino as part of our Futurum Live! From the Show Floor video series for a quick catch up. Our conversation revolved around the following: Zoom's evolution from a killer app to a killer platform has been the company's focus over the course of the last year or so. Gary shared thoughts on how this process has been and what he's thinking about ahead. We talked a little about the future of work and how that's evolving, and where he and the team at Zoom are heading on that front. And of course, we talked about AI. Like many vendors here at Enterprise Connect, Zoom has been developing AI since the early days, it's not a new thing by any stretch. Given the rapid rise of generative AI and all the buzz around ChatGPT and others in the space, we talked a little about Zoom is going with AI and what's ahead. This is a great conversation you don't want to miss!

In this episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast, host Shelly Kramer is joined by Carsten Storm, Head of Marketplace for the SAP Digital Experiences team for a conversation around our latest report: 2022 B2B Digital Buyers' Journey: Forces Shaping the Future of Enterprise Procurement, done in partnership with SAP. In 2019, our team at Futurum Research collaborated with SAP to understand the trends, practices, and challenges in relation to the digital buying of enterprise software solutions. That first edition of the report offered an inside look at the shift that was happening within procurement. But then, our world underwent a cataclysmic shift. Last fall, we again partnered with SAP to understand the forces that have shaped both the demand for and the process of enterprise software procurement.  So, what do procurement officers and businesses need to know? What did we learn in the report? That's exactly what Carsten and Shelly discussed in this episode. Their conversation covered the following: The business world has undergone immense changes in the last few years, and we kicked off the show by discussing how this has impacted purchasing. Our research showed that a whopping 89% of B2B organizations reported changing their business models during the past two years — and we discussed what these changes look like. Our research also showed that 78% of respondents reported looking for ways to streamline the procurement process, while 27% say their current process never or only occasionally operates as efficiently as it did in the past. We explored why streamlining procurement is important and the challenges organizations face in that undertaking. We talked about the fact that how we shop, and our shopping preferences — both as consumers and as B2B buyers — has changed, how these changes impact how we do business, and how that has spurred a rise in consumer marketplaces. We explored what enterprise organizations are doing to adapt to a change in procurement practices and what their challenges are as it relates to software procurement. We know that the future of procurement is digital, and our conversation explored what our research showed that organizations want from their procurement processes. B2B procurement pros are very clear: they want to purchase primarily online, through a vendor's site or a digital marketplace, they want a one-stop shop where possible, featuring multiple vendors, and almost 20% today expect to purchase at least half of their enterprise software through a digital marketplace.  Given these very clear preferences from B2B buyers, how can enterprise organizations thrive in today's marketplace and serve those buyers' needs efficiently and effectively? To get the answers to that question, you'll need to tune in and hear what Carsten has to say.

On this episode of The 5G Factor, part of The Futurum Tech Webcast, Shelly Kramer is joined by fellow analyst and colleague Ron Westfall to talk about 5G network builds and some of the things 5G network decision-makers should consider when they are focused on things like streamlined builds, operational capabilities that provide AI-powered intelligence and end to end automation, along with all things sustainability, which is a key business focus today. And when we mention sustainability, that includes sustainability in operations, sustainable systems overall, and sustainable architecture. Thinking all things 5G networks means that we're going to take a deep dive into Juniper's Cloud Metro offering and the role it is playing in all things related to 5G network builds. Our conversation included the following touchpoints: * What is Cloud Metro and why is it important to the 5G ecosystem?  * Juniper positions Cloud Metro as being all about Volume, Velocity, and Variety * New applications shifting service delivery into the Metro * Metro becomes the "New Edge" with big growth potential * The expanded Cloud Metro solution * Cloud Metro: New category for sustainable business growth * How you can get to sustainable business growth with traditional Retro Metro * Juniper Paragon Automation as a Service

In this Futurum Live! From the Show Floor at Mobile World Congress 2023, Shelly Kramer joined by Rod Forter, Senior Director, Business Development with Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. for a conversation about one of Qualcomm's latest releases: Qualcomm Aware Platform.  Qualcomm Aware Platform, released the week before MWC 2023, is designed to address ecosystem fragmentation and empower developers and enterprises to harness real-time information to accelerate their digital transformation programs. So, what do teams need to know about this new release? That's exactly what Rod and Shelly discussed. The conversation covered: ·       A general overview of Qualcomm Aware ·       How organizations can benefit from the platform ·       Key challenges that Qualcomm Aware is looking to solve ·       What industries or use cases Qualcomm anticipates working with after the initial launch ·       How Qualcomm is working with hyperscalers like AWS and Azure  It was a great conversation, and one you don't want to miss. Want to learn more about the platform? Check out this article that Shelly wrote, here or read the press release from Qualcomm.

In this Futurum Live! From the Show Floor at Mobile World Congress 2023, Shelly Kramer is joined by Meredith Alexander, Senior Manager, Product Marketing and Kishore Sannidhanam, Vice President Industry Advisors, Communications & Media for Salesforce for a conversation about what is happening in the communications industry, and what organizations need to know to adapt. The conversation revolved around: New trends in the communications industry How organizations can unlock new revenue streams through NaaS marketplaces A look into the Salesforce App Exchange marketplace What's new from Salesforce that can help communications companies meet their goals and respond to market changes It was a great conversation, and one you don't want to miss. To learn more about the latest communications trends that can decrease churn and boost efficiency, visit Salesforce's website here.

On this episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast, Shelly Kramer is joined by Danielle Shields, Head of Sales, Americas and Tim Steward, Principal Data Enterprise Architect for Fujitsu for a conversation on open source software and the value it can deliver, especially when organizations are focused on the speed of innovation. They also took a look at Fujitsu's Enterprise Postgres solution and the impact it's having in the market. The IT infrastructure landscape has shifted quite a bit in recent years, with an increased understanding of and interest in open source software. In fact, Red Hat's 2022 The State of Enterprise Open Source research showed that IT leaders are 82% more likely to select a vendor who contributes to the open source community. That said, not everyone is there yet when it comes to understanding the benefits of open source solutions, and challenges and hurdles remain for organizations when considering this shift. What exactly do IT teams need to know? That's exactly what Danielle, Tim, and Shelly discussed on today's episode. Our conversation covered the following: What has contributed to the upward trend of IT leaders prioritizing enterprise open source over traditional solutions to meet challenges and build their infrastructure? How open source software, where code is freely and widely available, facilitates collaboration, drives innovation, and speeds up the development of new technologies. Why companies might opt to work with a proprietary open source solution. How integrating an open source software solution into current business environments doesn't necessarily have to be complicated, and how Fujitsu's Enterprise Postgres solution helps alleviate apprehensions regarding compatibility and integration. What role the team at Fujitsu plays for customers migrating from one database solution to another and what ongoing support is offered. How the Fujitsu Enterprise Postgres solution works between vendors using containers and/or hybrid and multi-cloud platforms and what the ease of use/movement looks like. What role open source solutions like Fujitsu Enterprise Postgres play in ensuring the latest standards and laws surrounding data security are a top priority And speaking of risk, they explored how an open source solution can actually help mitigate risk and provide the security governance large corporations require. They wrapped the show with Danielle and Tim sharing the key differentiators between the Fujitsu Enterprise Postgres solution and other solutions in the market and where people can go to learn more about this innovative solution.

In this episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast, Shelly Kramer is joined by Carol Wilder, Vice President of Integrated Solutions for Dell Technologies, to talk about the latest in AIOps. IT teams today are under an immense amount of pressure. They are trying to drive their digital transformation journeys forward, they are trying to simplify their operations in on-prem infrastructure, protecting data in the cloud, dealing with massive amounts of data that is growing at an exponential rate — and they are also focused on ways to do more with less. If you're in IT, you're probably nodding along right now. So how do these teams and organizations handle the pressure? That's exactly what Carol and Shelly discussed. Our conversation covered: An overview of the worldwide AIOps market, which by some estimates will grow to almost $41 billion by 2026. Why there is so much demand for AIOps and the benefits it can deliver to IT teams as well as how AIOps differs from legacy IT tools. Where Dell's AIOps offering fits into the marketplace, as well as some of the benefits customers can experience which include, improved performance and availability of critical business applications, reduced time from problem detection to resolution, predictive analytics, optimized system performance, and cost savings. The value of being able to anticipate issues rather reacting to issues. Carol walked Shelly through what the future of AIOps holds and shared her thoughts on what IT teams can expect moving forward in terms of features and capabilities. Last but never least, Carol shared some thoughts on the future for Dell CloudIQ, their AIOps offering. If you're ready to relieve some of the burden and pressure on your IT team, this is a conversation you don't want to miss. 

In this episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast, principal analyst Shelly Kramer is joined by Wendy Underhill, Field Chief of Maintenance at California Department of Water Resources and Rich Padula, Founder of Mirata Software for a conversation about everybody's favorite things: paperwork, manual forms, and how ditching manual forms can play an outsized role in improving business processes and reducing headaches for the folks who manage those processes.

On this episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast – Interview Series, Futurum principal analyst Shelly Kramer is joined by Richard Pascoe, VP of Consulting Services at Applexus Technologies. Our conversation focused on taking your vendor invoice management solution up a notch. Accounts payable and vendor invoice management processes can be difficult to manage. With fragmented systems and multiple teams involved, the end-to-end invoice processing system can be full of headaches for the entire organization. So, what can organizations do to optimize their processes? That's exactly what Richard and Shelly talked about. Some of the conversation highlights include: How the unprecedented supply chain disruptions have impacted the invoice solution The challenges the hybrid work model presents when it comes to AP processes Some of the hidden costs within Accounts Payable The kind of savings organizations can typically achieve by leveraging a vendor invoice management solution like Applexus's InSITE What a value map calculator is and how Applexus helps customers with this It was a great conversation on a timely topic, and if you're in accounts payable, this is an episode that we think you'll learn a lot from.

In this episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast, Shelly Kramer, principal analyst and founding partner of Futurum Research, is joined by Manu Vohra, Managing Director, Global Life Sciences for Box, for a conversation on collaboration in the life sciences industry. In the last decade, the life sciences industry has undergone significant digital transformation. The industry is also facing increased market pressures, is collectively navigating new (and sometimes ever-changing) regulations, and, of course, has been fueled by the need to navigate a global pandemic. As a result, it's become paramount for all players in the life sciences industry, from pharmaceutical companies and researchers to manufacturers and the supply chain, to share research, data, and resources with their partner ecosystem to facilitate innovation, ensure compliance and security, and also deliver more efficiently and rapidly on patient outcomes. Speaking of patient outcomes, life sciences organizations are looking at solutions to help improve patient outcomes, but that's not always an easy process, especially when it comes to applications and document storage. So, what can these organizations do to address these challenges? In our conversation, Manu and Shelly covered the following: Digitization is no longer optional. Breaking down siloed collaboration channels and facilitating real-time sharing is table stakes for today's Life Sciences organizations. Life Sciences is a heavily regulated industry, and there are some security and compliance considerations that organizations need to heed. There are some very real reasons that “the way we've always done it” thinking not work anymore. Sharing patient data brings its own set of challenges with security and compliance, something made even more complicated when various members of a team are in different locations around the world. Collaboration needs in life sciences organizations have changed and Manu shared insights on those shifts. Technology is playing a big role in helping Life Sciences organizations address the challenges they face. Manu shared a little about Content Cloud for Life Sciences from Box and why this solution warrants consideration. Sharing patient data brings its own set of challenges with security and compliance, something made even more complicated when various members of a team adhere to different compliance standards based on region. The key benefits of Content Cloud for Life Sciences and why integrations and a robust set of APIs is a game-changer. This was a great conversation and one that you'll definitely want to make time to watch, listen, or read about if you're working in the Life Sciences sector and trying to get arms around the collaboration, content, regulation, and compliance demands of your organization. Futurum developed a research brief in partnership with Box that you'll find here: The Content Cloud for Life Sciences Securely Streamlines Seamless Collaboration. You will also find more information from Box about their solutions for the Life Sciences industry on their website, and I encourage you to check that out. And feel free to find and connect with Manu Vorha on LinkedIn, I'm sure he'll be glad to hear from you and answer any questions you might have.

In this Futurum Live! From the Show Floor at Tanium Converge 2022 Ron Tinkler, Assistant Diector of IT at Informatics Merseyside with NHS, joins Futurum principal analyst Shelly Kramer. Managing IT operations at a large number of healthcare facilities throughout the UK is no easy task, especially given the attractiveness of the healthcare sector to nefarious threat actors. And legacy systems, change-resistant IT teams, and third-party software tools present considerable challenges, even to the most intrepid IT leaders. Tinkler shared his insights on how NHS Informatics Merseyside, a relatively new customer of Tanium, is quickly realizing some impressive wins by gaining patch visibility and significantly reducing the team time needed to patch mission critical systems.

In this Futurum Live! From the Show Floor at Tanium Converge 2022 Luis Cunha, Director, Security Architecture & Engineering for APTIV, joins Futurum principal analyst Shelly Kramer. Their conversation revolved around increased cloud adoption and the rise in remote work, and the challenges IT teams face in bridging the gap between Security and IT Ops. APTIV has been using Tanium now for seven years, and Cunha shared real world insights into how he and his team at APTIV were able to navigate the shift to remote work, as well as the bottom-line benefits APTIV has been able to realize from using Tanium. Not only are they able to considerably shorten the time it takes to get critical tasks done, Tanium is helping APTIV bring the Security organization closer to IT Ops, which is an important gap to bridge.

In this Futurum Live! From the Show Floor at Tanium Converge 2022 Anil Nomula, Associate Vice President and Global Enterprise Architect for Genpact, joins Futurum principal analyst Shelly Kramer. Their conversation centered on how the professional services organization — which has experienced incredibly rapid growth over the last decade plus, growing from 19,000 employees in 2005 to over 100,000 in 2021 — managed to pivot quickly and securely support a global workforce with over 100,000 endpoints in 70 locations around the world in a short period of time using Tanium's cloud-based suite. The pivot wasn't without challenges, which Anil shared, but it did manage to drastically reduce the number of sleepless nights he and his team experienced, which is very good news. In addition, the cost savings Genpact has experienced, the ease of use of the Tanium offerings, and increased endpoint visibility are benefits they greatly enjoy. For more on Genpact's story, and a deeper look at how Tanium has helped Genpact save 75% of network and hosting costs, check out this customer spotlight case study.

In this episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast, Shelly Kramer, principal analyst and founding partner of Futurum Research, is joined by Chris Haydon, former president of SAP Procurement Solutions, and more recently, a consultant and current board member of ConvergentIS, for a conversation about taking procurement processes to the next level and the benefits that organizations can realize along the way. For starters, let's be real: procurement processes are by no means a sexy part of business, but they are an incredibly necessary one. And, based on what we're seeing the market, outdated methods for sourcing, purchasing, and managing processes are a reality — and one which can often lead to a number of challenges across the organization. So, that's why a conversation about taking procurement processes to the next level and exploring what organizations can do to optimize their procurement processes is a timely one. Here are some of the things they covered in their conversation: Procurement can cover a wide area – we explored the differences between the midmarket and large enterprise market space. The challenges, especially those experienced by the midmarket, to procurement operations, and the areas of procurement that the midmarket sector needs to optimize. The kind of solution that's best suited for the midmarket: Ferrari or Ford? How can a solid procurement strategy help set up organizations for success in 2023 and beyond? An overview of ConvergentIS and insight into how the company helps midmarket organizations solve their procurement challenges. If you're in procurement, this is an episode that we think you'll learn a lot from. If you are thinking about your procurement strategies for the year ahead and want to explore how you can integrate technology into your procurement operations you can find more information on ConvergentIS, visit the SAP Store here. You can also find Chris Haydon on LinkedIn and he'll be glad to answer any questions you have.

In this episode of The 5G Factor, a production of the Futurum Tech Webcast, Futurum Research principal analyst and founding partner Shelly Kramer is joined by fellow analyst Ron Westfall to talk all things 5G, IoT, and the news and happenings in that ecosystem. Their conversation covers: Qualcomm and Vodafone build on previous commitments related to 5G Open RAN prospects. Qualcomm and Vodafone announced plans to develop, test, and integrate next gen 5G distributed units (DUs), and Radio Unit (RU) with Massive MIMO capabilities, intended to help deliver the commercial deployment of Open RAN in Europe. General Dynamics forms 5G and Edge Accelerator Coalition. General Dynamics has formed a 5G and Edge Accelerator Coalition with AWS, Cisco, Dell Technologies, Splunk and T-Mobile aimed at accelerating the adoption of 5G, edge, and advanced wireless technologies across government agencies. AWS takes an early lead in the telco ‘cloud wars.' Although it's still early days, there are signs that AWS is making a pretty solid land grab in the teleco cloud space, capturing considerable market share among telecom network operators. While that's impressive, and it wasn't surprising to also see Microsoft's Azure making considerable inroads, what we find equally impressive is seeing Oracle and IBM taking some of that market share as well. Smart buildings market is going nowhere but up. The Smart Buildings market is expected to hit $121.6 billion by 2026 and with many clients working in that space: Cisco, IBM, Dell, Honeywell, Siemens, and Intel to name just a few, this news, driven by a number of factors, was of interest. Why is the smart buildings sector on fire? Lots of reasons, and ones that we dive into, alongside a mention of some data points from our recently published Honeywell Environmental Sustainability Index, developed in partnership with Honeywell that is a comprehensive index designed to measure sentiment around the pace and adoption of climate technologies within organizations.

In this episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast, principal analyst Shelly Kramer is joined by Allan Pym, Chief Operating Officer at APOS, for a conversation on the challenges making the most of business data presents for organizations, and how APOS Live Data Gateway is helping solve those challenges — and in real time. We all know that data is crucial for today's organizations. From sales and marketing to manufacturing and maintenance, smart organizations need data to make decisions in real time. However, with so much data being gathered in so many different places, it can often feel impossible, overwhelming, or both to wrangle it intelligently. So, what can organizations do to make the most of their data? Are there other technology solutions that can help? Why does real-time matter when it comes to accessing and utilizing data? That's exactly what Allan and I covered today, and if you're wrestling with data challenges, it's a conversation you'll very much enjoy. We covered the following: We know that data is important, that's not a secret. In fact, some 94 percent of organizations report needing access to multiple data sources to support their decision-making — but not every organization knows what to do with their data. Allan shared some of the challenges he and the team at APOS are seeing as organizations wrestle with data connectivity. That's not at all difficult to understand, as research shows that on average companies are drawing from more than 400 different data sources. To compound that massive amount of data coming from myriad sources, one-third of companies report experiencing trouble simply connecting those sources together, let alone pulling accurate or meaningful insights from them. We discussed live connectivity: what it is and why it's so important for organizations today. Allan walked us through the APOS Live Data Gateway, its purpose and the key benefits organizations can experience using its three layers of functionality (Data Connection, Data Preparation, and Data Consumption) and three types of data views that can be utilized within the Data Preparation Layer. We explored APOS Live Data Gateway's Data Connection layer, where the solution makes the connection to data, and we talked about some of the data sources that APOS Live Data Gateway provides connectivity with. We explored both the Data Preparation layer and the Data Consumption layer, including how APOS Live Data Gateway works with SAP Solutions and how live connectivity versus import connectivity works with SAP Analytics Cloud. Allan shared that APOS Live Gateway works with analytics solutions beyond just SAP Analytics Cloud, including live connectivity from Power BI to SAP Analytics Cloud, as well as the expanded consumption options that include Odata, ODBC, and JDBC, in the unified semantic layer. Lastly, Allan shared some stories from customers who are currently using APOS Live Data Gateway which, as always, was one of my favorite parts of the conversation. If you're thinking about getting arms around your data and know that live, real-time data is what you need, this is a conversation you should make time for. Find more information about APOS Live Data Gateway on SAP Store.

In this episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast, I'm joined by Brian McGlynn, General Manager of Commerce Solutions at Coveo to talk about one of my favorite topics: customer experience. And in this instance, we're discussing customer experience in the ecommerce ecosystem. Before we get started, some background. We've witnessed some major shifts in the last few years as it relates to customer experience. Customers are more savvy than ever before, they're more demanding than ever before, they are more impatient than ever before, and they have more options than ever before. The onus on brands is to understand and embrace this shift, and to position themselves to deliver top-notch, personalized, customer experiences at all times — and across all channels. Of course, this is often easier said than done, and that's especially true when it comes to search functionality in ecommerce situations. So, what can brands do to ensure they are serving up the optimum digital experience, especially when it comes to search functions? That's exactly what Brian and I talked about. Here are just a few of the things we covered: The current state of the customer experience when it comes to ecommerce The challenges organizations are facing when it comes to digital experiences How important search and product discovery for ecommerce are The different ways AI can improve the ecommerce ops and have adramatic impact on customer satisfaction How Coveo is helping customers capitalize on technology in order to improvetheir search functionality And if you'd like more information on Coveo, visit their SAP store page here. You can also find Brian on LinkedIn here, and he's more than happy to connect and answer any questions you might have on how improving search functionality for your ecommerce operations can be a game-changer.

In this inaugural episode of The Big Ideas Series, a production of the Futurum Tech Webcast devoted to companies who are driving innovation and helping their customers do big things, I'm joined by Kathleen Taggart, Intelligent Automation Strategist for DataXstream. Our conversation today explores how AI-powered tech is changing the game for wholesale distributors at a time when they need every advantage they can get. So much has changed in the last few years for wholesale distribution. With the supply chain in a state of constant flux, the pressure is on for wholesaler distributors to offer fast, agile, nimble, and reliable partnerships. Being able to work efficiently will be key to survival as wholesalers navigate stiff competition. But exactly how do wholesalers do that? If this is on your mind as well, this is one show you'll want to tune in for. Here are just a few of the things we covered: The complexities of the wholesale process: why is it complex and what are some of the common challenges customers face? What OMS+ is and why it's a game-changer for wholesalers. How automation functionality can make a big difference for wholesalers. What the integration of intelligent automation into the platform and the launch of OMS+ia means for customers — and why it's exciting. Kathleen also shared some customer use case examples to illustrate the power of OMS+ai in action which were pretty cool. If you'd like more information on DataXstream's OMS+ai, download the infosheet we developed in partnership with DataXstream here.

In this episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast, Interview Series, our conversation today centers on an increasingly relevant topic operational resiliency, operational efficiency, and sustainability. We all know that organizations today are dealing with a number of disruptions. From the supply chain to staffing, we are seeing an increased need for resiliency, or the ability to adapt to continue meet expectations. We are also seeing an increased need for greater operational efficiency, or the ability to do more with less. As if those pressures weren't enough, many organizations are beginning to develop sustainability initiatives. They are trying to do more, with less, without impacting the next generation. My guest today is Mike Denley, Senior Director, Portfolio Management at Siemens Digital Industries Software, who joins me to discuss the challenges facing organizations today, and what Siemens is doing, specifically as it relates to Siemens Industry Software, to help them achieve their goals. Our conversation centered on the following: An overview of what operational resiliency, operational efficiency and sustainability mean for today's organizations. An exploration into how the IIoT fits into all of this. The connection between data, the IIoT and resiliency. An overview of how IIoT, data nalytics, and digital twins help improve operational efficiencies and sustainability A look into how Siemens is helping customers navigate the challenges in today's workplace This was a great conversation and one you don't want to miss. If you would like to learn more about Siemens MindSphere, you can get more information here.

In this episode of Good Equals Progress, a Futurum Research webcast focusing on all things sustainability and beyond, Shelly Kramer, principal analyst and founding partner at Futurum is joined by junior analyst and colleague Lauren Kirkpatrick, to talk about Amazon. This was a big week for Amazon and sustainability initiatives, alliances, and announcements, and we touched on some of them. For starters, Climate Week – it's billed as the biggest climate event on Earth and is all about driving climate action, fast. Amazon was both a sponsor and a participant at the Climate Week 2022 event held in NYC this week in conjunction with the United Nations General Assembly. The event brought together a fantastic collection of brilliant and passionate global experts from the climate community, the world of business, government, and beyond and the focus of the event was “Getting It Done” — driving climate action fast, because it's not exactly like we have any time to waste. Our webcast covers the following hot topics: The Climate Pledge, which Amazon co-founded with Global Optimism in 2019, now boasts more than 375 signatories which include Impossible include Impossible Foods, the Seattle Storm (4-time WNBA champs), and adventure gear brand Cotopaxi. American Family Insurance, Figma, HPE, Prologis, Ripple, the Seattle Aquarium and more. 375 companies, across 53 industries and 34 countries and growing. Amazon Water.org partnership announced. Amazon announced a partnership with Water.org to provide safe water to 100 million people. Amazon expands renewable energy projects. Amazon announced 69 new renewable energy projects, bringing the total to 377 renewables projects around the world, up from 310 projects in April. These new projects include the expansion of its renewable energy investments, including the first renewable projects in South America, India, and Poland. Amazon Partners with Infinium. Amazon announced a new agreement with Infinium, one of the green energy companies funded by The Climate Pledge Fund, to build a commercial electrofuels production facility — the first of its kind. Amazon intends to use the ultra-low carbon electrofuels in its diesel cargo trucks beginning with pilot programs in 2023.

Tune in for a replay of The Six Five Summit's #Environmental #Social #Governance #ESG Spotlight Keynote with Angela Baker, Chief Sustainability Officer, Qualcomm. Shelly Kramer, ESG practice lead at Futurum Research and Angela discuss the rise in global corporate sustainability initiatives, why that's happening and some of the technology solutions that are aiding organizations in measuring and reaching their sustainability goals. They also discuss what to consider when developing corporate ESG strategies, what leaders can do to help facilitate change, buy-in and adoption from the many different stakeholders involved, and the nuances of balancing green/sustainability strategies with profits for the company. This is a conversation that viewers will walk away from better able to develop and deploy their own corporate sustainability initiatives and position themselves for success. The Six Five Summit is a 100% virtual, on-demand event designed to help you stay on top of the latest developments and trends in digital transformation brought to you by Futurum Research and Moor Insights & Strategy. With 12 tracks and over 70 pre-recorded video sessions, The Six Five Summit showcases an exciting lineup of leading technology experts whose insights will help prepare you for what's now and what's next in digital transformation as you continue to scale and pivot for the future. You will hear cutting-edge insights on business agility, technology-powered transformation, thoughts on strategies to ensure business continuity and resilience, along with what's ahead for the future of the workplace. More about The Six Five Summit: https://thesixfivesummit.com/

Tune in for a replay of The Six Five Summit's #Automation #AI #ML #Data #Analytics Spotlight Keynote with Tom Treanor, Former CMO, Treasure Data. Data is the lifeblood of business success. Hundreds of millions of pieces of data are created every day. Managing and mining data for actionable insights is an important way that businesses stay competitive. However, in order to do this effectively, organizations need a company-wide, cohesive, and scalable customer data strategy. In this discussion, Tom explores the components of an effective customer data strategy, why it's crucial for the success of business today, and the technology required to build a strong customer data foundation. The Six Five Summit is a 100% virtual, on-demand event designed to help you stay on top of the latest developments and trends in digital transformation brought to you by Futurum Research and Moor Insights & Strategy. With 12 tracks and over 70 pre-recorded video sessions, The Six Five Summit showcases an exciting lineup of leading technology experts whose insights will help prepare you for what's now and what's next in digital transformation as you continue to scale and pivot for the future. You will hear cutting-edge insights on business agility, technology-powered transformation, thoughts on strategies to ensure business continuity and resilience, along with what's ahead for the future of the workplace. More about The Six Five Summit: https://thesixfivesummit.com/

In this episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast – Interview Series, I'm joined by Amanda Mountain, Global Vice President of eCommerce at SAP, for a fascinating and timely conversation on the topic of continuous learning. August marks the start of Back-to-School season. For students, it's an exciting time that kicks off another year of learning and growth. But we'd like to take the time to focus on the importance of continuous learning for businesses. Now is as good a time as ever to prioritize continued education. The future of work is going to take skills many people don't have – where can they learn them? In fact, a World Economic Forum Future of Jobs Report found that “50% of employees will need reskilling by 2025 to keep pace with emerging technologies.” Addressing the prevalence of disengaged employees as well as the skills shortage organizations are facing today is an imperative across industries, from retail to the public sector. So what can organizations do to address the current situation? That's just what Amanda and I are going to be discussing. Our conversation covered: The current state of the workforce, as we are seeing an unprecedented number of people leaving jobs in search of something more fulfilling. At the same time, employers are struggling to fill empty positions leaving a heavy burden on the remaining employees to cover positions they might not have been hired for. We explored data from SHRM that showed a whopping 47.8 million workers quit their jobs, an average of nearly 4 million a month. We also explored research from Pew Research Center on the top reasons U.S. workers left a job in 2021, in which low pay and no advancement opportunities and feeling disrespected at work topped the list. We explored why people leave jobs and the important role that creating a culture of continuous learning plays in both talent acquisition and talent retention. We discussed today's workplace landscape and how it is unlike anything we've encountered before. As a result of the monumental shifts the pandemic has ushered in, companies are combatting both talent retention challenges and an ever-growing IT skills gap. It has become increasingly apparent that education and training must evolve with the landscape. Today's learners want – and need — different solutions than L&D leaders have relied on in the past. Amanda shared some of the SAP offerings on that front as well as some insights on how learning behaviors and desires have changed, and what technology solutions are doing to address those changes. Amanda shared how SAP is responding to the need with solutions like the Go1 Learning solution, which provides SAP SuccessFactors customers access to the largest marketplace of off-the-shelf content ready to use via the Open Content Network and SAP Enable Now, which is a comprehensive digital adoption tool that delivers time-of-need learning to help people develop the skills they need to do their job effectively. What's an organization to do? When strategizing about how to mitigate the skills gap, who is responsible for implementing continuous learning measures? Is it organizations or individual employees? We have thoughts! What exactly is the CURIOSITY mindset and insights from Amanda on things she's doing on her team to encourage this and how you can implement programs like this too. Amanda shared details about how some of SAP's partners are addressing these needs and some of the innovative solutions that are available in the SAP store, including the following: Centrical for Enterprise Learning Solutions from SAP BLEND - Learning Experience Platform (LxP) by TalenTeam The Immerse Platform Collaborative Learning Platform Global Business Skills from Hardskills SAP Litmos You can find more information on SAP's wide range of learning and development offerings at the SAP store, and I hope you'll pop over and take a look. You'll likely be amazed at what's available for you and your organization to help get your learning and development programs dialed in to what today's workers want and need.

Tune in for a replay of The Six Five Summit's #ESG Spotlight Keynote with Sunya Norman, VP of ESG Strategy & Engagement, Saleforce. In this session, Sunya sits down with Shelly Kramer to discuss the value of Stakeholder Capitalism, ESG and sustainability initiatives. They also cover how they build trust with the Stakeholder Impact report and the future of ESG. The Six Five Summit is a 100% virtual, on-demand event designed to help you stay on top of the latest developments and trends in digital transformation brought to you by Futurum Research and Moor Insights & Strategy. With 12 tracks and over 70 pre-recorded video sessions, The Six Five Summit showcases an exciting lineup of leading technology experts whose insights will help prepare you for what's now and what's next in digital transformation as you continue to scale and pivot for the future. You will hear cutting-edge insights on business agility, technology-powered transformation, thoughts on strategies to ensure business continuity and resilience, along with what's ahead for the future of the workplace. More about The Six Five Summit: https://thesixfivesummit.com/

In this episode of The 5G Factor, our webcast series here at Futurum Research where we discuss all things related to 5G and the IoT ecosystems, I'm joined by Christian Block Senior VP and GM of RF Front End (RFFE) for Qualcomm. We kicked off our conversation by hearing a little about Christian's back ground, his work in RF Front End, and what led him to Qualcomm Technologies. Our conversation covered: Why RF Front End (RFFE) technology is essential to 5G ecosystem product development and innovation. A dive into Qualcomm Technologies RFFE solutions and the role they are playing in enabling handset capabilities. A look at where is Qualcomm Technologies' RFFE position now, and how Christian see's Qualcomm's differentiation in the market. Christian's thoughts on how he expects that differentiation to change moving forward. The market prospects for Qualcomm Technolgoies RFFE proposition (i.e. the serviceable available market) and what that looks like. Advancements in 5G for the automotive sector and the role Christian sees Qualcomm's Qualcomm's RFFE portfolio playing there. The IoT sector and the opportunities ahead for Qualcomm's RFFE portfolio there. The 3rd gen expansion of the Wi-Fi Front-End Module (FEM) and how this portfolio differentiates Qualcomm Technologies' RFFE solutions. And the importance of Qualcomm performing filter technology for these FEMs. We closed our conversation talking about the future and how Christian sees Qualcomm defining success over the next year and beyond. And finally, Christian shared one final thought about the RFFE market and what he believes it's important to be thinking about — but you'll have to watch or listen to the interview (or read the transcript below) to find out what that advice is. This was a fantastic conversation and a deep dive into all things RFFE, the importance of RFFE's role in 5G ecosystem product development and innovation and how Qualcomm Technologies is innovating in this space.

In this episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast, principal analyst Shelly Kramer sat down with Pegasystems' CTO Don Schuerman for a conversation about what's new, and what's next in transformative tech and a glimpse into what's ahead at Pega's PegaWorld iNspire 2022 event.   You can register for PegaWorld iNspire 2022 here – it's free, accessible on demand if you don't catch it live, and well worth your time to check out.  

In this episode of The 5G Factor, a Futurum Tech Webcast focused on all things 5G, analysts Shelly Kramer and Ron Westfall take a look at what's happening across the 5G ecosystem. Today's show focused on partnerships and 5G focused initiatives between AT&T and Northrop Grumman, Intel and Lockheed, Mavenir and Aspire, Cisco and Verizon, along with a look at Qualcomm's efforts in providing security requirements and best practices for the O-RAN Alliance, and news of the $600M award by the DoD to vendors including AT&T, Ericsson, Nokia, Federated Wireless, and others earmarked for 5G testbed R&D.

In this episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast, Interview Series, Futurum principal analyst Shelly Kramer sits down with SAP's Amanda Mountain, Global Vice President of SAP Digital Commerce for a conversation on Earth Day 2022 about all things sustainability. Sustainability is, without question, the new business imperative, and in this webcast we shared some interesting research about customer thoughts on sustainability, advice on how organizations can plan their sustainability inititiaves, and technology solutions designed to help speed progress on the sustainability front along.

In this episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast, Interview Series, Futurum principal analyst Shelly Kramer sits down with Frank Wu, an Automation Strategist for Red Hat's Global Financial Services division, for a conversation about all things automation as it relates to the financial services industry. Their conversation touched on the role automation is playing in the FSI industry, the challenges FSIs face, including a dearth of highly skilled tech talent, the maturity curve for FSIs as it relates to adopting automation, the challenges around existing investments and legacy operating systems and how to navigate those challenges, and what FSI leaders should consider when evaluating automation platforms and potential vendor partners.  

In this episode of the The 5G Factor, Futurum analysts Shelly Kramer and Ron Westfall tackle a variety of interesting developments in the 5G ecosystem. This week's show includes a look at Netcracker's Digital Platform, and Amdocs' expansion of 5G solutions designed to accelerate 5G standalone networks. They dive into Ericsson's newly released Breaking the Energy Curve report and explore Cisco and Telenor's expanded partnership focused on expanded services designed to help enterprise clients accelerate their digital transformation journeys. They also covered news of Rogers Communications launch of the first commercially available 5G standalone network in Canada and wrapped the show with news of The 5G Preliminary Challenge event launched by way of a collaboration between the NTIA and the DoD and designed to helping conquer the digital divide in myriad ways.

In this episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast, Interview Series, Futurum principal analyst Shelly Kramer is joined David Maidment, Senior Director, Secure Devices Ecosystem at Arm for a conversation about IoT security and why and how it's so quickly become a priority for organizations. They also explore the role PSA Certified is playing on that front and how organizations can benefit from its expert IoT security framework and certification, as well as why 2022 is predicted to be a significant turning point for IoT security.

To keep up with the speed of disruption, businesses need to build their culture around adaptability. And there have emerged several ways to do that. From enriching employees with environments that emphasize learning to giving leaders a better perspective of what their customer-focused employees are handling daily, we've learned that understanding dynamics and empowering individuals are the keys to finding success in the future of operations. Join digital transformation expert Kieran Gilmurray and senior analyst Shelly Kramer as they share their perspective on what a disrupted operations model has already started to look like.   Key Takeaways: [1:40] How exactly do leaders need to rethink their strategies? Kieran suggests that the days of digitally transforming an organization isn't a technology problem as much as a change in the way management communicates, and bringing in a vision that involves everybody on the team to play their part in the organization. [2:49] How do operations leaders need to get accustomed and adapt to this broader world of information and innovation? [5:44] While leaders need to get closer to their teams, they also need to offer their workers more freedom to grow, innovate, and serve the customer. [6:20] As a leader, you need to empower individuals. [7:21] What is a citizen developer? And what exactly is a citizen dentist, and where do we need our hyper-specialized employees? Would we want one working on our teeth? [9:36] Great leaders will recognize that everybody has a role in shaping the organization. [13:48] Shelly explains how right now, it is very much an employee's game, and while we are seeing that hybrid work is working, it's critical for leaders to listen if they want to retain the right talent. [17:25] The employee-centric mindset, like the customer-centric mindset, can't disappear in a sea of high-level ideas and associated jargon. [19:12] The challenge for organizations is going to be bringing the tools of technology together with a way to solve a customer problem.   Quotes: “I feel adaptability is going to be a key component.” — Kieran [3:06] “My job, as I see it, as a leader and a manager now is to actually hire the right people and give them all the skills that they need to coach and mentor and to clear the obstacles in their path.” — Kieran [6:08] “Our low-code and no-code users will not only become more independent, empowered, and creative problem solvers, but also become citizen educators.” — Francis [11:11] “What we are seeing broadly in the marketplace is that hybrid works. In many instances, hybrid works as well as, if not better than 100% in the office. The reality of it is, if you want to attract and retain talent, you have to listen to what the workforce is telling you what they want and need.” — Shelly [16:06]   Continue on your journey: pega.com/podcast   Mentioned: Kieran Gilmurray Shelly Kramer

In this episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast, Interview Series, Futurum principal analyst Shelly Kramer is joined by Alexandr Sadovoy, Solution Architect for MindSphere products, Siemens, to discuss the challenges facing manufacturing organizations today, and what Siemens is doing, specifically as it relates to Siemens Industry Software, to help them achieve their goals. 

This episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast – Interview Series is part of our newly launched Women in Tech Series. Shelly Kramer, founding partner and senior analyst at Futurum Research welcomes Jasmina Omic, with Riscure, a global security lab offering security services and tools.   Today's conversation revolved around cybersecurity and the IoT, highlighting industry-wide security concerns related to the IoT and a discussion on the importance of being PSA Certified. PSA Certified offers a framework for security connected devices, from analysis, to security assessment, and certification. The framework provides standardized resources to help resolve the growing fragmentation of IoT requirements and ensure that security is no longer a barrier to product development.   Our conversation covered:   Digital Transformation and the impact of DX for the IoT industry, which is predicted to reach a global market size of $150 Billion by 2025.   The pervasiveness of the IoT and the growth that's ahead.   The security weaknesses that are often an inherent part of the IoT.   Why security is fundamental and the current drivers of IoT security, including government-driven initiatives across the globe.   The impact of the growth in IoT on the industry is significant. There's a LOT happening, and it can be confusing. Consumers, OEMs, the software ecosystem, SIPs, etc., all must be constantly aware of what they need to do to keep up with the governmental changes.   What PSA Certified offers and why an overarching certification and recognition scheme helps the whole ecosystem to develop secure solutions easier.   PSA Certification is important because it can increase confidence in your product, demonstrate compliance to standards, and demonstrate that industry best practices have been followed and applied in every step of the development process.   The mission of PSA Certified is to provide a framework for security devices which was architecture agnostic. The organization also co-found a certification scheme with seven security expert companies (Jasmina's company, Riscure is one of those companies).   The goal of PSA Certified is to help align the industry as a whole, set a level of security, and enable a transparent conversation on security that results in everyone talking the same language about the same structures of security.   With over 40 products from over 25 companies now certified, there is much excitement about what's ahead for PSA Certified and the good the organization can do in the IoT ecosystem.   Visit Futurum Research for more tech insights: https://futurumresearch.com   For more on PSA Certified, visit them here: https://www.psacertified.org/   For more on Jasmina Omic and Riscure, visit them here: https://www.riscure.com/   Disclaimer: This show is for information and entertainment purposes only. While we will discuss publicly traded companies on this show, the contents of this show should not be taken as investment advice.

In this episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast, Futurum analysts Shelly Kramer and Ron Westfall discuss the digital divide and explore where the telco industry is in its journey to closing that divide. We explore how closing the digital divide is a top priority for government and society the world over, and how service providers can rise to meet the needs and challenges the digital divide presents.   The topics explored include:   Funding available to telco service providers to help close the digital divide, especially in rural areas;   Low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites and the role satellites are playing in making inroads related to bridging the digital divide;   5G technologies such as fixed wireless access (FWA) and the growth opportunities that exist for telcos within the next five years;   The technical and business considerations telcos must focus on moving forward (including automation of the network operations lifecycle (including network service orchestration, network controller, and analytics capabilities), along with appropriate security protections that provide E2E security assurance (protecting against malware, DDoS, application protection and privacy, and threat analytics).   The importance of partnerships we believe are vital to telco operator success in bringing the kind of support, innovation, infrastructure, and opportunity to the areas they serve.   We highlighted the work of Cisco with its recently announced rural broadband push, along with other vendors like Ericsson, Nokia, and ADTRAN, who are also making key moves and building alliances and partnerships with telcos and Communication Service Providers (CoSPs). We also explored some innovative things that vendors like Netcracker and Marvell are doing and the role those initiatives will play in this ecosphere moving forward.   For more analyst insights related to the digital transformation of the telecos and Communications Service Providers (CoSPs), check out the Futurum Research blog.   Disclaimer: This show is for information and entertainment purposes only. While we will discuss publicly traded companies on this show, the contents of this show should not be taken as investment advice.

In this episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast, Futurum analysts Shelly Kramer and Sarah Wallace discuss digital transformation trends in Big Tech and how strategic, collaborative partnerships is a trend we're going to see more of. Collaborative partnerships allow vendors to leverage one another's strengths and serve customers in more effective, more meaningful ways.   In our conversation, we explored some strategic collaborative Big Tech partnerships including:   Cisco and ServiceNow Siemens and Salesforce Workday and Salesforce Siemens and HPE IBM and Adobe SAS and Microsoft Azure   Our conversation centered on the specifics of some of these collaborations and our predictions around digital transformation for Big Tech and how strategic, collaborative partnerships are good for business and good for customers. Putting people at the center of your digital transformation and return to work strategies is important.   Disclaimer: This show is for information and entertainment purposes only. While we will discuss publicly traded companies on this show, the contents of this show should not be taken as investment advice.

For this week's episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast, analysts Shelly Kramer and Sarah Wallace discuss how the Future of Work has transformed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The tech industry has seen major announcements vendors regarding remote collaboration, workplace transformation and safety, and distance certification.   Their conversation includes a look at:   Cisco Live's Collaboration launch, which focuses on workplace transformation, helping IT transform to a ‘new normal,' moves to enable seamless remote workflows with expanded integrations with productivity tools, enhanced security around collaboration, and more.   HPEs return to work solutions announced during HPE's Discoverevent, including touchless entry solutions, fever detection tech, workplace alerts, and some other really cool offerings.   Siemens' partnership with Salesforce on a new workplace technology suite that allows companies to safely return to work and some of the specifics of that offering.   We also discussed our thoughts on what's ahead — the Future of Work world will require a transformation of the actual work that's done, a transformation of the workplace, and a transformation of the workforce as well — and all that's entailed there.   It was a fascinating discussion and we're glad to have you as part of it.   Disclaimer: This show is for information and entertainment purposes only. While we will discuss publicly traded companies on this show, the contents of this show should not be taken as investment advice.