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The Month of March Saw the Forging of Various Memorable CX Partnerships
Alex Gaw, Contributing Analyst at The Futurum Group, undertakes a review of CX wins in March, in Part 2 of a two-part article featuring partnerships…
March Saw the Forging of Various Memorable CX Partnerships
Alex Gaw, Contributing Analyst at The Futurum Group, undertakes a review of CX wins in March, in this Part 1 of a two-part article featuring…
Zendesk Acquires Ultimate and Moneypenny Buys Sunshine Communication Services
Alex Gaw, Contributing Analyst at The Futurum Group, undertakes a review of CX M&A activity in March, focusing on two key events: the acquisition by…
Collaborations Are Forged with CallHub, Five9, and MoEngage
Alex Gaw, Contributing Analyst at The Futurum Group, provides a roundup of the latest CX partnerships between Statara and CallHub, Playvox and Five9, and Mitto…
Partnerships Forged with Douglas, A Global B2B Travel Platform, and Miramar Group
Alex Gaw, Contributing Analyst at The Futurum Group, provides a roundup of the latest CX wins for Zeotap, 3CLogic, and SAP Emarsys together with their…
Alex Gaw, Contributing Analyst at The Futurum Group, provides a roundup of new and recent CX research findings from Vonage, Reward Gateway, and MessageGears. …
Partnerships Succeed with University of Utah Health, Leslie’s Inc., and HTeaO
Alex Gaw, Contributing Analyst at The Futurum Group, provides a roundup of the latest CX wins for Qualtrics, UKG, and Tattle together with their partners…
Topics Include Retailers and Free Returns, CDPs, and Dominant Themes in Surveys
Alex Gaw, Contributing Analyst at The Futurum Group, provides a roundup of new and recent CX research findings from SAP Emarsys, Tealium, and SurveyMonkey….

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An Assessment of The Key 5G Ecosystem Developments Including Azure Private MEC Inroads, New VMware Telco Cloud 4.0 Moves, and Vonage Singtel API Alliance
The Futurum Group’s Ron Westfall and Tom Hollingsworth review recent high impact telco cloud, MEC, and APIs moves including the progress of Azure Private MEC in supporting manufacturer private 5G network implementations, VMware Telco Cloud Platform Release 4.0 ready to ease VNF and CNF use, VMware Telco Cloud Platform RAN benefits, and how the Vonage Singtel partnership is uplifting overall API prospects.
HPE Aruba Networking Launches High-Capacity Wi-Fi 7 Access Points Delivering Breakthrough Innovations Across Enterprise Security, AI, and IoT Capabilities
The Futurum Group’s Ron Westfall examines why the new HPE Aruba Networking 730 Series Campus APs provide the performance and efficiency breakthroughs essential to improving business and operational outcomes.
Mark Lohmeyer, VP & GM at Google Cloud, shares insights on how Google Cloud's strategy is revolutionizing infrastructure options for diverse workloads through system-level optimizations and the introduction of leading-edge solutions like the Axion CPU.

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In this white paper, Operationalizing the Circular Economy: How HP is Reinventing Sustainability for the Tech Sector, you will learn the five fundamental challenges standing…
Our latest research report, Endpoint Security Trends 2023, digs into modern attack techniques and how IT and security practitioners can most effectively respond and react,…
The Futurum Group’s latest research report, 2023 Cloud Downtime Incident Report, presents a detailed examination of downtime incidents across major cloud providers. By meticulously collecting…
Learn more about the ever-changing mainframe talent acquisition, skill development, and industry trends in our upcoming Research Report. Explore the complex talent flow funnel to…

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Lisa Martin shares her insights on modern MarTech with Thomas Been, CMO of Domino Data Lab. They unveil the essence of modern marketing, discuss understanding…
In this episode Keith Kirkpatrick discusses the news coming out of the Zendesk and Avaya Analyst Days, focusing on new product enhancements around AI, corporate…
New GenAI Model Provides Greater Accuracy and Detail and Faster Generation
Keith Kirkpatrick, Research Director with The Futurum Group, covers Adobe’s beta release of Firefly Image 3 Foundation Model and a new beta version of Photoshop,…
An Assessment of The Key 5G Ecosystem Developments Including Azure Private MEC Inroads, New VMware Telco Cloud 4.0 Moves, and Vonage Singtel API Alliance
The Futurum Group’s Ron Westfall and Tom Hollingsworth review recent high impact telco cloud, MEC, and APIs moves including the progress of Azure Private MEC…
HPE Aruba Networking Launches High-Capacity Wi-Fi 7 Access Points Delivering Breakthrough Innovations Across Enterprise Security, AI, and IoT Capabilities
The Futurum Group’s Ron Westfall examines why the new HPE Aruba Networking 730 Series Campus APs provide the performance and efficiency breakthroughs essential to improving…
Mark Lohmeyer, VP & GM at Google Cloud, shares insights on how Google Cloud’s strategy is revolutionizing infrastructure options for diverse workloads through system-level optimizations…

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The Month of March Saw the Forging of Various Memorable CX Partnerships
Alex Gaw, Contributing Analyst at The Futurum Group, undertakes a review of CX wins in March, in Part 2 of a two-part article featuring partnerships formed from March 14 until the end of the month.
March Saw the Forging of Various Memorable CX Partnerships
Alex Gaw, Contributing Analyst at The Futurum Group, undertakes a review of CX wins in March, in this Part 1 of a two-part article featuring partnerships formed from the beginning of the month to March 13.
Zendesk Acquires Ultimate and Moneypenny Buys Sunshine Communication Services
Alex Gaw, Contributing Analyst at The Futurum Group, undertakes a review of CX M&A activity in March, focusing on two key events: the acquisition by Zendesk of Ultimate, and by the Moneypenny Group of Sunshine Communication Services.
Collaborations Are Forged with CallHub, Five9, and MoEngage
Alex Gaw, Contributing Analyst at The Futurum Group, provides a roundup of the latest CX partnerships between Statara and CallHub, Playvox and Five9, and Mitto and MoEngage.
Partnerships Forged with Douglas, A Global B2B Travel Platform, and Miramar Group
Alex Gaw, Contributing Analyst at The Futurum Group, provides a roundup of the latest CX wins for Zeotap, 3CLogic, and SAP Emarsys together with their partners Douglas, a global B2B travel platform, and Miramar Group.
Alex Gaw, Contributing Analyst at The Futurum Group, provides a roundup of new and recent CX research findings from Vonage, Reward Gateway, and MessageGears.
Partnerships Succeed with University of Utah Health, Leslie’s Inc., and HTeaO
Alex Gaw, Contributing Analyst at The Futurum Group, provides a roundup of the latest CX wins for Qualtrics, UKG, and Tattle together with their partners the University of Utah Health, Leslie’s Inc., and HTeaO.
Topics Include Retailers and Free Returns, CDPs, and Dominant Themes in Surveys
Alex Gaw, Contributing Analyst at The Futurum Group, provides a roundup of new and recent CX research findings from SAP Emarsys, Tealium, and SurveyMonkey.
Companies with New Properties Include Zendesk, Nextiva, Genesys, and Bloomreach
Alex Gaw, Contributing Analyst at The Futurum Group, undertakes a review of CX M&A activity in January as the first month of the new year went underway.
Acquired Companies Include Boast, Cured, and AdaptCX
Alex Gaw, Contributing Analyst at The Futurum Group, provides a roundup of recent developments on the CX M&A front with Banzai International, Boast, Innovaccer, Cured, GTS, and AdaptCX.
Topics Include Top CX Trends for 2024, AI and CX, and an Emerging AI Gap
Alex Gaw, Contributing Analyst at The Futurum Group, provides a roundup of new and recent CX research findings from Contentsquare, Zendesk, and LivePerson.
New Partners Include Bharti AXA Life Insurance, Rayna Tours, Wayne Metropolitan Community Action Agency, and Zenni Optical
Alex Gaw, Contributing Analyst at The Futurum Group, provides a roundup of CX wins for MoEngage, 8x8, and Algolia in initiatives with Bharti AXA Life Insurance, Rayna Tours, Wayne Metropolitan Community Action Agency, and Zenni Optical.
Flywheel and LiveVox Become Omnicom and NICE Properties
Alex Gaw, Contributing Analyst at The Futurum Group, provides a roundup of recent developments on the CX M&A front involving Omnicom, Flywheel Digital, NICE, LiveVox, ServiceNow, and UltimateSuite.
The Futurum Group’s Steven Dickens reviews mainframe modernization in 2023, with AI and mainframes sharing the spotlight, and looks to 2024, which is promising for modernization with diverse approaches and open source.
Quiq Offering Spans Digital Messaging and AI-Based Contact Center
Keith Kirkpatrick and Sherril Hanson of The Futurum Group speak with conversational CX provider Quiq to learn more about the platform and what makes it unique.
Partners Include BSH Group, Miller Insurance, and Accent Group
Alex Gaw, Contributing Analyst at The Futurum Group, provides a roundup of the latest CX wins for Medallia, Salesforce, and Amperity in their partner initiatives with BSH Group, Miller Insurance, and Accent Group.
Data Usage, Perception Gap Between Brands and Consumers, and Cyberthreats to Consumer Data
Alex Gaw, Contributing Analyst at The Futurum Group, provides a roundup of new and recent CX research findings from Domo, Treasure Data, and Apple.
Adobe’s Breakup with Figma, the Purchase of Alteryx, and Bazaarvoice’s Acquisition of Granify
Alex Gaw, Contributing Analyst at The Futurum Group, provides a roundup of the latest CX M&A news, featuring the Adobe-Figma breakup, the purchase of Alteryx, and the Bazaarvoice acquisition of Granify.