Bob O'Donnell

California, Foster City, United States

Contributor at Forbes

President Chief Analyst at TECHnalysis Research

President Chief Analyst at TECHnalysis Research covering smart devices #GenAI #5G #Edge #AR #VR #Cloud #Semis. Book author, speaker, musician @NotreDame grad.

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Security may not be exciting, but AWS proves it's essential

1 week ago | techspot.com | Bob O'Donnell

Editor's take: If I'm being totally honest, it's difficult to get excited about improved security capabilities in the tech world. I know they're incredibly important and absolutely essential to keep everything functional in today's cyberthreat-filled world. But it's kind of like thinking about insurance – not much fun.
AWS Enhances Security Offerings (AMZN)

1 week ago | seekingalpha.com | Bob O'Donnell

Jun. 19, 2025 2:45 AM ET, , SummaryAmazon’s AWS division clearly demonstrated at their recent re:Inforce event that security-based capabilities are the rock upon which future technology developments can be made. On the IAM front, AWS debuted a newly enhanced IAM Access Analyzer service, which is now able to combine data feeds from multiple sources and compare them across multiple profiles.
AMD Drives System-Level AI Advances (AMD)

2 weeks ago | seekingalpha.com | Bob O'Donnell

Jun. 12, 2025 7:45 PM ET, , , , SummaryThere was a great deal of focus on the official launch of their Instinct MI350 and higher-wattage, faster performing MI355X GPU-based chips, which AMD had previously announced last year. AMD also provided more details on their next-generation MI400, scheduled for release next year, and even teased the MI500 for 2027. Some of the more surprising announcements from the event actually had to do with networking.
AMD's new AI roadmap spans GPUs, networking, software, and rack architectures

2 weeks ago | techspot.com | Bob O'Donnell

Editor's take: In the ever-evolving world of GenAI, important advances are happening across chips, software, models, networking, and systems that combine all these elements. That's what makes it so hard to keep up with the latest AI developments. The difficulty factor becomes even greater if you're a vendor building these kinds of products and working not only to keep up, but to drive those advances forward.
AMD's new AI roadmap spans GPUs, networking, software, and rack architectures

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Bob O'Donnell

2 hours agoIt apparently took just days to make using Google’s new text-to-video generator, Veo 3. If you’ve been on social media lately, you might’ve seen the unsettling AI slop videos showing AI-generated people in wild scenarios or just speaking a bunch of nonsense. On Wednesday night, the betting platform …
The cloud is not enough: Cisco embraces the shift toward Hybrid AI workloads

2 weeks ago | techspot.com | Bob O'Donnell

Bottom line: At this year's Cisco Live event in San Diego, one thing became apparent: the opportunity to run modern applications like GenAI and autonomous agents is no longer limited to the cloud.
Cisco Highlights Promise And Potential Of On-Prem Agents And AI (CSCO)

2 weeks ago | seekingalpha.com | Bob O'Donnell

Jun. 10, 2025 9:30 AM ET, , SummaryAt this year’s Cisco Live, the company pointed out a number of important new products and services that are specifically targeted at major cloud computing providers and large ISPs.They also noted that interest in expanding the capabilities of on-premise datacenters is not only still alive, it’s actually getting reinvigorated by the rapid transition to AI-powered workloads.
Blogs, June 12, 2025

2 weeks ago | technalysisresearch.com | Bob O'Donnell

June 10, 2025 Cisco Highlights Promise and Potential of On-Prem Agents and AI June 4, 2025 Arm Brings Compute Platform Designs to Automotive Market May 20, 2025 Dell Showcases Silicon Diversity in AI Server and PC May 19, 2025 Microsoft Brings AI Agents to Life May 14, 2025 Google Ups Privacy and Intelligence Ante with Latest Android Updates April 30, 2025 Intel Pushes Foundry Business Forward April 29, 2025 Chip Design Hits AI Crossover Point April 24, 2025 Adobe Broadens Firefly’s Creative...
Arm says new Zena platform can cut car development time by 50%

3 weeks ago | techspot.com | Bob O'Donnell

The big picture: While people have been discussing the automotive market as the next big tech-device opportunity for some time now, in reality, today's cars haven't advanced as much as many had hoped. Sure, we have larger, more sophisticated screens and some assisted driving features, but we've yet to reach the kind of transformative, smartphone-level impact in most of the vehicles we're buying or driving today.
Blogs, May 20, 2025

3 weeks ago | technalysisresearch.com | Bob O'Donnell

May 19, 2025 Microsoft Brings AI Agents to Life May 14, 2025 Google Ups Privacy and Intelligence Ante with Latest Android Updates April 30, 2025 Intel Pushes Foundry Business Forward April 29, 2025 Chip Design Hits AI Crossover Point April 24, 2025 Adobe Broadens Firefly’s Creative AI Reach April 9, 2025 Google Sets the Stage for Hybrid AI with Cloud Next Announcements April 1, 2025 New Intel CEO Lays out Company Vision March 21, 2025 Nvidia Positions Itself as AI Infrastructure Provider...