Brian Njuguna

Brian is a staff writer for theCUBE, SiliconANGLE Media’s mobile livestreaming studio. He has written for a variety of publications, including Blockchain.News and Capital.com. Brian has a penchant for technological innovations, including blockchain, cloud computing, data science, and cryptocurrencies, as he believes that they will reign supreme as the world gears toward the Fourth Industrial Revolution. He loves to attend rugby sporting events, travel, and listen to music. Brian lives in Nairobi, Kenya, and holds a bachelor’s of economics and statistics from Kenyatta University.

Latest from Brian Njuguna

New Alta View serves as data protection single pane of glass on-prem and in the cloud

As ransomware continues to wreak havoc, data protection has emerged as the last line of defense for businesses. To enhance enterprise data protection across the cloud, on-prem, multicloud and the edge, Veritas Technologies LLC deploys a single-pane-of-glass approach, dubbed Alta View, which is an extension of its cloud-native data management platform Veritas Alta, according to ...

How the AWS Marketplace is propelling industry software and data alliances

The cloud continues to gain steam in the digital transformation space. As enterprises embark on their cloud journeys, the Amazon Web Services Inc. Marketplace is emerging as an ideal digital channel to solve niche use cases and workloads based on the partner ecosystem and enterprise buying, according to Chris Casey (pictured), director and general manager ...

CloudSMART for AWS acts as a one-stop shop in the cloud adoption journey

For fundamental business operations to be transformed, deeper cloud integration is a must. Through an end-to-end cloud-native service meant for business-specific goals, HCLTech CloudSMART for AWS offers enterprises the ability to change and pivot faster in their digital transformation journeys, according to Prabhakar Appana (pictured, right), senior vice president and global head of the AWS ...

VMware works to improve DevOps experience and make cloud-native Kubernetes consumable

In the app-modernization journey, the role of developers continues to be at the center stage. As a result, solutions companies are working to improve the developer experience by freeing them from administration and infrastructure concerns. VMware Inc. is addressing these pain points with its Tanzu on Amazon EKS product. Developer productivity is enhanced based on ...

Eliminating data spreadsheet silos with Alation Connected Sheets

Despite spreadsheets being fundamental in the data space, visibility and trust are key challenges. To address this need, Alation Inc. launched Alation Connected Sheets, which incorporates data intelligence and uses a data catalog that is connected to Google Sheets and Microsoft Excel, according to Raj Gossain (pictured), chief product officer at Alation. “We recognize that ...

Dell and Broadcom simplify high-performance computing onboarding using Ethernet fabric

Ethernet seeks to revamp the high-performance computing space on the foundation of its low latency and high speed. Based on the technology’s broad ecosystem, flexibility and choice are increased. As a result, Dell Technologies Inc. and Broadcom Inc. offer Ethernet as a high-performance interconnect in HPC, according to Armando Acosta (pictured, left), director or HPC ...

Purdue University and Indiana University students partner to benchmark supercomputing cluster 

Supercomputers are often favored because of their high performance and operational rates. As a result, more research continues to be made in this space. To tame issues like power consumption in supercomputing, Purdue University and Indiana University have teamed up in a competition meant to tackle current pain points, according to Karl Oversteyns (pictured, left), ...

Indiana University beefs up cybersecurity with OmniSOC initiative

Since the pandemic exposed various VPN vulnerabilities, having a robust security strategy is a game-changer, including for academic institutions. In the post-pandemic era, Indiana University had to acquire additional VPN licenses to keep up with growing student demands. As a result, the university’s use of the Omni Security Operations Center (or OmniSOC) is helping it reduce ...
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Dell and IonQ unveil hybrid quantum platform at Supercomputing event

Since traditional computers can’t keep up with certain advanced computing demands, quantum computing has emerged as a real solution. Quantum computing uses quantum bit, or qubit, to tackle challenges that aren’t possible on even some of the world’s largest computers. The technology merges mathematics, physics and computer science concepts to solve these challenges. Addressing this market need, ...

Dell and Nvidia partner to unlock unstructured data using integrated AI solutions

As artificial intelligence continues to grow, the need for accurate and precise models has become more important for critical decision-making. AI is helping organizations unlock unstructured data, which can be challenging without the right tools. Nvidia Corp. and Dell Technologies Inc. have partnered to provide innovative AI solutions, according to Bob Crovella (pictured, left), director of OEM solution ...