Betsy Amy-Vogt

Betsy Amy-Vogt is a staff writer for theCUBE, SiliconANGLE Media’s mobile livestreaming studio. A digital nomad before the term existed, Betsy started her writing career at a tech startup in Austin, Texas, before taking her laptop off around the globe. When not writing tech news blogs or working on her latest sci-fi fantasy novel, she volunteers at Hekab Be bilingual library and community center in Akumal, Mexico. Got news? Tweet it to @siliconangle.

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Ataccama ONE GEN2 promises self-driving data accessed on command

There’s a data clash occurring between non-technical users who want data insights fast and the analysts who know it takes time to provide quality. Setting out to solve the conflict, Atacama Corp.’s ONE platform is going into second generation with a major shift to hands-off, high-quality data management. “The reason we have redeveloped it was ...

Candy manufacturer moves from technology chaos to data-driven operations thanks to integrated appliance

Two years ago, 50-year-old confectionary manufacturer Warrell Creations was in a legacy mess. Outdated equipment and cobbled-together processes had created an information technology nightmare, with employees unable to complete even the simplest tasks. “When I first got here our users were complaining about not being able to print a Word document. I mean, not being ...

This integrated backup solution lets IT manager sleep well at night

Disaster recovery is more often associated with restless nights and emergency calls than deep slumbers and worry-free weekends, which is why information technology managers dream of finding a reliable, simple backup solution. “As an IT manager, if the backups do their job properly, no one notices,” said Liam Furlong (pictured), IT manager at Revelation Software ...

Q&A: Kraft Heinz, Sutter Health and HPE execs reveal how their organizations quickly adapted to COVID-19

COVID-19 has changed how every business operates. And while every company’s situation is unique, some similarities span across industries. Providing first-person perspectives on how manufacturing, healthcare and technology workplaces have adapted under COVID-19 are Jennifer Brent (pictured, lower left), director of business operations and strategic planning for global real estate at Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.; Albert ...

HPE gathers its ecosystem to help SMEs cope with COVID-19 transformation

The future of business has been thrown into fast-forward by the COVID-19 pandemic. Companies are being forced to embrace remote and hybrid workplace models, thanks to the restrictions enacted to protect workers from being exposed to the disease. But safety in the workplace has a digital component as well as a health one, and security ...

Organizations embrace remote work as the ‘future workplace’ takes shape

As businesses look past the chaos of 2020, they see a radically different workplace compared to the one that existed just last year. The safe, secure centralized office has been replaced by dispersed workers in remote locations. With remote employees happier and productive than their centralized co-workers, the experts are saying there is no going ...

Fortinet offers free cybersecurity training to protect remote workforce

An increase in the attack surface is the downside of having a remote workforce. As hundreds of thousands of employees access proprietary systems from outside the safety of the office firewall, ransomware and phishing scams have become both more frequent and more sophisticated. Contributing to the problem is the lack of cybersecurity awareness at all levels. ...
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Q&A: Project APEX gathers entire Dell Technologies portfolio under one umbrella

The big news at the recent Dell Technologies World Digital Experience was the launch of Project APEX. Powered by Dell’s Cloud Console engagement platform, Project APEX is key to Dell Technologies Inc.’s future strategy, accelerating the company’s switch to offering its huge information technology portfolio on demand. As the event drew to a close, Deepak Patil (pictured, ...

Q&A: Business strategist sees transformation as the silver lining of coronavirus disruption

There’s always an upside to everything. And while it’s hard to see the positive if your revenue stream has dried to a slow-moving trickle, the glimmer of hope is there. “The COVID-19 virus has really kind of thrown everything into the muck … but at the same time, it’s really given companies an opportunity,” said Tim ...

As the pandemic forces businesses to accelerate digital transformation, they must adapt to a boundaryless workplace

A year ago, most knowledge workers commuted to an office. Today, they work from home. As communication goes digital, companies are faced with new challenges and new pressures on their network infrastructure. “Every day we are running something like 20,000 meetings and 16 million zoom minutes per day,” said Rajesh Janey (pictured, left), senior vice president ...