Research Notes

Research Note: IBM Power11

Steve McDowell July 19, 2025

IBM recently announced the latest generation of its Power family, Power 11. The new processor and associated servers provide a significant architectural evolution, focusing on autonomous operations, AI integration, and hybrid cloud deployment.

Research Note: AMG Secure-Net™ SFP Carrier – A New Approach to Industrial Network Security

Michael McDowell July 19, 2025

The AMG Secure-Net™ SFP carrier offers several compelling advantages by implementing encryption at the SFP level, particularly for industrial environments.

Research Note: Oracle Introduces MCP Server for Oracle Database

Steve McDowell July 17, 2025

Oracle this week introduced its new MCP Server for Oracle Database, leveraging Anthropic’s Model Context Protocol to enable direct interaction with its AI assistant on the database platform. The new capability transforms AI-database workflows (from code generation to execution), allowing large language models to connect, query, and analyze Oracle databases while maintaining existing security frameworks.

With MCP Server for Oracle Database, Oracle becomes the first major database vendor to implement MCP, continuing its aggressive approach to quickly bringing MCP capabilities to its database customers.

Research Note: Private 5G Consolidation – Analyzing Boldyn Networks’ Restructuring

Michael McDowell July 12, 2025

The recent restructuring at Boldyn Networks is accompanied by a strengthened leadership framework designed to foster a unified operational vision.

Research Note: FortiGate 700G Series for the Modern Campus

Michael McDowell July 3, 2025

Executive Summary Fortinet’s recent introduction of the FortiGate 700G series marks a significant advancement in Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) technology, purpose-built to address the evolving security

Research Note: HPE GreenLake Intelligence

Steve McDowell June 29, 2025

At the recent HPE Discover event, HPE introduced GreenLake Intelligence, an agentic AI framework that attempts to address the operational complexity of modern hybrid IT environments through autonomous agent orchestration.The platform combines domain-specific large language models with real-time telemetry from HPE’s infrastructure portfolio, enabling proactive, cross-domain IT operations management.