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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Controlling and monetizing data assets in the digital economy

Security. Accessibility. Compliance. The demands of data management are becoming more complex, while, simultaneously, the amount of data to manage is increasing. Since the start of the digital revolution, the amount of raw information flowing into the so-called ‘data lakes’ has increased from a trickle, to a flow, to a deluge. “In today’s age, the ...

Hortonworks and Google Cloud Platform enhance cloud analytics partnership

Everyone feels comfortable with what they know; whether it is choosing a place to eat or integrating cloud-based data management solutions. The recently announced enhanced partnership between Hortonworks Inc. and Google Cloud Platform is helping customers of both companies retain the security of a known environment when making the transition to the cloud. “A lot ...

Petrochemical manufacturer, IIoT pioneer creates ‘refinery of the future’

‘Refinery of the future’ may not be the most common definition for the acronym ROTF, but it’s number one for the staff of Texmark Chemicals Inc. A pioneer in the industrial internet of things, Texmark is incorporating new technology into existing chemical manufacture procedures at its southeast Texas plant, modeling the future for the petrochemical industry. “We don’t ...

Is there a recipe for a perfect digital transformation?

Digital transformation is an intimidating process for enterprises looking to keep up with the economic effects of disruptive innovators from Amazon.com Inc. to Uber Technologies Inc. While a successful transformation can lead to a more efficient and profitable business, the pathway is littered with failed attempts and misjudged investments. Is there a formula companies can follow to ...

Big data engine shifts gear from experimentation to operationalization

Big data has returned to the mainstream, evolving from being a hyped buzzword to an integral part of everyday operations. As the business world becomes more accustomed to the idea of data as a virtual asset, the general perception of cloud computing operations is changing. “On the data side … [there is an] interesting philosophical shift, going ...

Nvidia, SAP hope to bring on the digital renaissance with Leonardo machine learning

Machine learning is not just a strategy, it’s now core to business survival, according to an April study conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit. But while companies understand the importance of digital transformation, an SAP Center for Business Insight and Oxford Economics study on digital transformation showed only 3 percent have actually completed the process. ...

Robotics process automation opens gateway to digital transformation, but is it secure?

Increased productivity and simplified operations are immediate benefits from introducing bots into the workplace, but what are the security risks as companies welcome bots onboard? And how much autonomy will they have to make decisions? “There’s a lot of concern around not only understanding the technical aspects to how the tools work with different types of security ...

Seven hospitals, one platform: UVM taps hyperconvergence for one, shared service model

Nowhere does digital transformation earn its name better than in healthcare, a field where better patient care and employee efficiency can literally make the difference between life and death. But transitioning convoluted computing systems is a huge undertaking, especially for large networks spread over many locations. “We are a seven-hospital system with seven data centers managed by ...

The unstructured data explosion: Dell EMC’s data storage vision

Five years from now the world will be different. Today’s giant could be tomorrow’s zero; today’s nothing tomorrow’s next-big thing. And the differentiator between success and failure could be as simple as how a company values its unstructured data. “Existing industries are really using unstructured data now as their lifeblood to change their business. … Data is ...

Resort chain moves to hyperconverged infrastructure for agility, data-power

The hospitality business is a round-the-clock environment where systems are constantly in demand, and going offline to perform upgrades is always inconvenient. With four existing hotels and a world-class conference center under construction, Celtic Manor Resort Ltd, a hotel group based in Wales, U.K., looked to Dell EMC and VMware Inc. for a seamless and secure ...