Tag: acquisition

Canva Doubles Down on AI and Martech to Bolster its Creative OS
April 9, 2026

Canva Doubles Down on AI and Martech to Bolster its Creative OS

Keith Kirkpatrick, VP and Research Director at Futurum, covers Canva’s Simtheory and Ortto acquisitions, and discusses the impact on Canva and its competitors in the highly competitive enterprise content creation...
Will Ecolab's $4.75B CoolIT Systems Bet Define the Future of GPU Liquid Cooling?
April 1, 2026

Will Ecolab’s $4.75B CoolIT Systems Bet Define the Future of GPU Liquid Cooling?

Alex Smith and Brendan Burke share their insights on how Ecolab's $4.75 billion acquisition of CoolIT is a cross-industry move that reshapes the competitive landscape for data center liquid cooling....
Will Salesforce’s Latest Acquisition Provide Momentum For its Agentic Workflows
February 20, 2026

Will Salesforce’s Latest Acquisition Provide Momentum For its Agentic Workflows?

Keith Kirkpatrick, VP and Research Director at Futurum, covers Salesforce’s acquisition of Momentum, and discusses the need to clearly lay out the vision and timing for integrating the technology into...
Silicon Labs Q4 FY 2025 Earnings Highlight Wireless Momentum and Acquisition
February 13, 2026

Silicon Labs Q4 FY 2025 Earnings Highlight Wireless Momentum and Acquisition

Brendan Burke, Research Director at Futurum, analyzes Silicon Labs’ Q4 FY 2025 results and TI’s pending acquisition, highlighting industrial wireless momentum, manufacturing synergies, and how internalized production could expand reach...
5 Reasons Snowflake Acquiring Observe Sets the Tone For 2026
January 9, 2026

5 Reasons Snowflake Acquiring Observe Sets the Tone For 2026

Mitch Ashley, VP and Practice Lead of Software Lifecycle Engineering at Futurum, examines how Snowflake’s acquisition of Observe signals a shift toward AI observability platforms and why this move reshapes...
Is Snowflake’s Crunchy Data Acquisition a Game-Changer in the AI Data Platform Race
June 4, 2025

Is Snowflake’s Crunchy Data Acquisition a Game-Changer in the AI Data Platform Race?

Brad Shimmin, Vice President & Practice Lead, Data and Analytics at Futurum shares his/her insights on Snowflake’s acquisition of Crunchy. Discover how Snowflake’s $250 million Crunchy Data acquisition is set...
Is Zendesk’s AI Voice Expansion Enough to Disrupt the Contact Center Market?
May 23, 2025

Is Zendesk’s AI Voice Expansion Enough to Disrupt the Contact Center Market?

Keith Kirkpatrick, Research Director at Futurum, explores Zendesk’s completed acquisition of Local Measure and what it means for enterprise contact centers and AI voice deployment....
Will ServiceNow’s Yokohama Release Deliver Value to Enterprises?
March 13, 2025

Will ServiceNow’s Yokohama Release Deliver Value to Enterprises?

Keith Kirkpatrick, Research Director at The Futurum Group, shares his insights into ServiceNow’s announcements around the Yokohama platform release and the acquisition of Moveworks....
Cohesity and Veritas Engineering Leaders Discuss Data Protection's Future - Six Five On The Road
December 10, 2024

Cohesity and Veritas Engineering Leaders Discuss Data Protection’s Future – Six Five On The Road

Deepak Mohan and Srinivasan Murari, leaders at Veritas and Cohesity respectively, join the Six Five team to share insights on their companies' combination, emphasizing innovation, no customer left behind, and...
Acquisition Close! Cohesity and Veritas - World's Largest Data Protection Provider - Six Five On The Road
December 10, 2024

Acquisition Close! Cohesity and Veritas – World’s Largest Data Protection Provider – Six Five On The Road

Sanjay Poonen, CEO at Cohesity, joins Patrick Moorhead and Daniel Newman to share his insights on Cohesity's acquisition of Veritas, marking the creation of the world's largest data protection provider....
The Growing Need for FinOps Tackling Cloud Cost Complexity amid AI and Cloud-Native Proliferation
September 19, 2024

The Growing Need for FinOps: Tackling Cloud Cost Complexity amid AI and Cloud-Native Proliferation

Paul Nashawaty and Steven Dickens of The Futurum Group cover IBM's acquisition of Kubecost, a cost monitoring and management tool for Kubernetes, marking a step toward providing a comprehensive cost...
VMware Explore General Session: Q&A with Hock Tan, President and CEO, Broadcom - Six Five at VMware Explore Las Vegas
August 27, 2024

VMware Explore General Session: Q&A with Hock Tan, President and CEO, Broadcom – Six Five at VMware Explore Las Vegas

Hock Tan, President and CEO at Broadcom, joins Daniel Newman and Patrick Moorhead on The Six Five at VMware Explore Las Vegas to share his insights on Broadcom’s ambitious plans...

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