Ron Westfall

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Research Director at The Futurum Group

Analyst in Residence. AR Power #20. Practice Lead. Keen on music, family & space exploration + #edge, #networking, #infrastructure, #cloud, #AI, & #5G matters.

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Articles

How Prepared Are CEOs to Harness the Full Potential of AI?

1 month ago | futurumgroup.com | Ron Westfall

Analyst(s): Ron WestfallPublication Date: May 13, 2025CEOs are increasingly at the forefront in driving AI adoption across their organization because their strategic vision and leadership drive the cultural, financial, and operational commitment needed to integrate AI effectively and maintain competitive advantage.
MFD13: Juniper Showcases AI-Native Portfolio Innovations

1 month ago | futurumgroup.com | Ron Westfall

Analyst(s): Ron Westfall Publication Date: May 12, 2025 What is Covered in this Article: Marvis Minis now extends digital experience monitoring across the WAN and into cloud environments Marvis Actions dashboard delivers targeted insights that elevate user and application performance Enhanced Marvis Client software targets bringing self-driving to the network with proactive actions and automation The News: Juniper announced key innovations in the Mist AI-Native networking platform at Mobility...
Oracle Database@Azure: The Genesis of Oracle’s Multi-Cloud Leadership

1 month ago | futurumgroup.com | Ron Westfall

As enterprises evolve in a rapidly digitalizing world, the demand for cloud-native, AI-powered data infrastructure is intensifying. Oracle Database@Azure emerges as a groundbreaking solution, uniting the strengths of Oracle’s enterprise-grade database technology with the scalability and flexibility of Microsoft Azure. This strategic partnership redefines how organizations manage mission-critical workloads across multi-cloud environments.
RSAC 2025: HPE Transforms Cloud Security with ZTNA and Private Cloud Boosts

1 month ago | futurumgroup.com | Ron Westfall

Analyst(s): Ron WestfallPublication Date: May 2, 2025What is Covered in this Article:The new cloud-based security access capabilities of HPE Aruba Networking Central aim to accelerate enterprise-grade zero-trust security by treating users and devices as threats until verified and using policy capabilities to bolster protection.
RSAC 2025: Cisco Raises the AI Security Stakes

1 month ago | futurumgroup.com | Ron Westfall

Analyst(s): Ron WestfallPublication Date: April 30, 2025What is Covered in this Article:New Cisco portfolio innovations address the complexities of security professionals embracing AI in today’s dynamic threat landscape. Cisco XDR and Splunk Security advancements are designed to simplify threat detection and response with new agentic AI capabilities. Cisco and ServiceNow deepen their partnership to ensure customers can efficiently adopt and scale AI securely.
T-Mobile Q1 FY 2025: Delivers Wireless and Broadband Milestones

2 months ago | futurumgroup.com | Ron Westfall

Analyst(s): Ron WestfallPublication Date: April 25, 2025T-Mobile’s Q1 2025 earnings showcased strong financial performance with $20.89 billion in revenue, industry-leading customer growth of 1.3 million postpaid net additions, and raised full-year guidance, driven by its agile 5G network and strategic broadband expansion.
Lightmatter: Solving How to Interconnect Millions of Chips

2 months ago | futurumgroup.com | Ron Westfall

Analyst(s): Ron Westfall Publication Date: April 23, 2025 What is Covered in this Article: Why Lighmatter’s photonic AI acceleration research is pivotal for the future of computing because it addresses fundamental limitations in traditional electronic computing, particularly in the context of rapidly growing AI workloads How Lightmatter Passage M1000 and L200 products are poised to deliver breakthroughs in photonic supercomputing due to their innovative use of 3D photonic interconnects, which...
Micron Introducing Breakthrough G9 NAND to Premium Smartphones

2 months ago | futurumgroup.com | Ron Westfall

Analyst(s): Ron WestfallPublication Date: April 22, 2025What is Covered in this Article:The G9 NAND and new firmware solution spotlight Micron’s commitment to advancing mobile technology. Micron’s mobile portfolio delivers the power efficiency, high performance, and massive capacity needed to propel the next wave of AI innovation in flagship smartphones, as evidenced by the Samsung Galaxy S25 series deal.
Ericsson Goes Wireless-First for AI Enterprises

2 months ago | futurumgroup.com | Ron Westfall

Analyst(s): Ron WestfallPublication Date: April 17, 2025What is Covered in this Article:The new architecture is anchored by the Ericsson Cradlepoint E400, positioned as the first enterprise appliance to combine 3GPP Release 17 5G, Wi-Fi 7, and embedded eSIM/dual-SIM. New Ericsson LAN switches and Wi-Fi 6 access points designed to extend small and medium office LAN capacity without complexity under unified management.
NBL100: Nokia Celebrates Bell Labs Innovation Powerhouse

2 months ago | futurumgroup.com | Ron Westfall

Analyst(s): Ron WestfallPublication Date: April 15, 2025Nokia Bell Labs’ 100th Anniversary in 2025 marks a century of groundbreaking innovation, shaping modern technology with inventions like the transistor, laser, UNIX, and foundational telecom advancements spotlighted by Nokia CNS. What is Covered in this Article:How Nokia Bell Labs is still pushing groundbreaking research, exploring quantum computing, 6G, and even lunar networks for future space exploration.