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

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 ...

Dell tackles the ‘cooling challenge’ in data centers using liquid and air systems

Paying attention to workload in the data center is critical now more than ever, especially in an era where environmental, social and governance goals are essential. High-performance computing and supercomputing have become the norm in data centers for enhanced performance. Nevertheless, the “cooling challenge” continues to present challenges based on the heat data centers emit. ...
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Three insights you might have missed from the ‘Data Citizens 2022’ event

While data has emerged as the backbone of modern enterprises, democratizing that data remains a massive challenge. To address this challenge, data intelligence company Collibra NV is helping companies cultivate an effective data culture. The ultimate goal: make all employees data citizens. During the recent “Data Citizens 2022” event on theCUBE, SiliconANGLE Media’s livestreaming studio, Collibra ...

Growing tech landscape shines spotlight on need for enhanced data culture

The data revolution is not just about technology innovation, but also cultural and community transformation. Since a data citizen is anyone who uses data to do their job, enterprises have to cultivate a conducive data culture so that employees can hone their skills and competencies in this space, according to Stijn “Stan” Christiaens (pictured), co-founder ...

A new approach to data management: Prioritizing ease of use and scale

One of the biggest pain points in enterprise computing is putting data in the hands of both the users and businesses. Data intelligence company Collibra NV is addressing this issue by incorporating the ease of use and scale aspects into its solutions by providing fast access to the right data, according to Laura Sellers (pictured), chief ...

Data quality, observability and the hidden factors at play

Gone are the days when data quality used to be a back-office function. Today, data is the lifeblood of enterprises. Since the variety and volume of data has gone through the roof based on increased usage, enterprises now rely on the freshness of data. Collibra NV equips individuals loading and consuming a company’s data with ...

The real return on investment in data has just begun

Even though data management has seen constant innovation in recent years, the people and process side of the equation continues to lag behind because it can still be cumbersome for domain experts to trust and gain insights from data. With cost control, productivity and efficiency being top of mind for enterprises, the need for data ...