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Ron Westfall

Research Director

Ron is an experienced, customer-focused research expert and analyst, with over 20 years of experience in the digital and IT transformation markets, working with businesses to drive consistent revenue and sales growth.

He is a recognized authority at tracking the evolution of and identifying the key disruptive trends within the service enablement ecosystem, including a wide range of topics across software and services, infrastructure, 5G communications, Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI), analytics, security, cloud computing, revenue management, and regulatory issues.

Prior to his work with The Futurum Group, Ron worked with GlobalData Technology creating syndicated and custom research across a wide variety of technical fields. His work with Current Analysis focused on the broadband and service provider infrastructure markets.

Ron holds a Master of Arts in Public Policy from University of Nevada — Las Vegas and a Bachelor of Arts in political science/government from William and Mary.

Recent Insights, NEWS & RESEARCH:

Cerebras CS-3 Powered by 3rd Gen WSE-3 Delivers Breakthrough AI Supercomputer Capabilities Matching Up Very Favorably Against the NVIDIA Blackwell Platform
The Futurum Group’s Ron Westfall assesses why the Cerebras CS-3, powered by the WSE-3, can be viewed as the fastest AI chip across the entire AI ecosystem including the NVIDIA Blackwell platform.
An Assessment of AI’s Openness Including Intel’s Guadi 3-led Enterprise AI Strategy, Qualcomm’s Responsible AI Vision, and Nokia’s Transparent AI Moves
The Futurum Group’s Ron Westfall and Olivier Blanchard examine the major mobile ecosystem moves to make AI open, responsible, and transparent including Intel’s Enterprise AI proposition emphasizing open industry software for developer productivity, Qualcomm’s Responsible AI vision focus on privacy and security, and Nokia using Transparent AI moves.
Intel Launched Its AI Strategy for Enterprises Spearheaded by Gaudi 3 Debut Emphasizing Open, Scalable Systems Built to Bring AI Innovation to All AI Segments
The Futurum Group’s Ron Westfall and Russ Fellows examine why the new Intel Gaudi, Xeon, and Core Ultra portfolio offerings immediately bolster the Intel enterprise AI proposition, bringing AI innovation everywhere.
An assessment of 5G Turnaround Indicators Including Samsung’s Fiscal Q1 2024, 5G/eSIM Expansion, 5G Fund Revival, and T-Mobile’s Blink Smart Home Package
The Futurum Group’s Ron Westfall and Olivier Blanchard review potential indicators of improving 5G prospects in 2024 including Samsung’s surging Q1 2024 financial results amid AI’s rising tide, growing worldwide 5G connections plus eSIM expansion, the FCC proposing revival of the $9 billion 5G Fund for Rural America, and T-Mobile’s creative new Blink Smart Home bundle package.
Palantir Selects Oracle Cloud Infrastructure to Augment Efficiency, Performance, and Sovereignty from HQ to Tactical Edge for Vast Array of Organizations
The Futurum Group’s Ron Westfall and Steven Dickens assess why the Oracle-Palantir alliance delivers the synergy between OCI and Palantir's AI platforms needed to spur a wave of innovation.
Marvell Spotlighted Connectivity Optimized for Diverse Architectures and Use Cases to Meet Skyrocketing Demand for Bandwidth at OFC 2024
The Futurum Group’s Ron Westfall assesses how Marvell’s OFC 2024 announcements demonstrate its ability to meet the massive scaling demands of optical data rates and deliver the energy per bit savings essential to transforming data infrastructure.