Artificial intelligence (AI) technologies continue to progress, with vendors increasingly embedding machine learning capabilities into enterprise applications and consumers coming to expect a level of personalized, yet automated, interaction that only AI can deliver at scale. Discussions around the potential hazards of AI to brand reputations, personal data protection, constitutional freedoms and society at large […]
Looking at customer spending may tell where cloud has been, but going inside the minds of cloud customers can predict future changes. This insight comes at an important point, as the maturation of enterprise cloud adoption and vendor offerings have created a new reality for the cloud market. Purchase decisions are becoming more focused on […]
This is something they should have done six to 12 months ago when there was this huge buzz around DevOps. As a budding platform, I thought they would have emphasized it sooner. — Meaghan McGrath, Senior Analyst Full Article
I see [ServiceNow] pivoting out of the IT department a bit, which has been an ongoing theme for them. They are moving towards business users, trying to tie them in closer to the broader base of enterprise users. Even [for] the requests that make it through to IT, the system points users back to the […]
You can have IoT without AI, and you can have AI without IoT, but there is complementarity of the two together — particularly if you’re talking about edge and AI. — Ezra Gottheil, Principal Analyst Full Article
A TBR analysis report indicates that Sprint’s post-paid subscriber additions improved year-over year (39,000 in 1Q18 vs –118,000 in 1Q17). The company lost 165,000 wholesale subscribers and faced falling ARPU due to the carrier’s pricing promotions, contributing to wireless revenue falling 4.6 percent. — Steve Vachon, Analyst Full Article
CACI would do well to acquire a systems integrator, potentially a federal subsidiary of a commercial-led company, with strong relationships with cloud and next-generation technology partners to improve its market position. — Joey Cresta, Analyst Full Article
“We are consumed by how do we fill gaps in capabilities and in customer communities,” says CEO Ken Asbury as the company posts record third-quarter revenue. Full Article
T-Mobile reported record low postpaid phone churn of 1.07 percent due to the carrier’s enhanced LTE network coverage and data speeds coupled with value-added incentives offered to T-Mobile One unlimited data customers, including free Netflix subscriptions and the #GetThanked rewards program. — Steve Vachon, Analyst Full Article
The strongest possible barrier for the deal to go through will be the negative effects of the reduced wireless competition despite T-Mobile claiming that the merger will allow customers greater cost savings. — Steve Vachon, Analyst DigitalTVLife.com
