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.

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Nexla helps ease data-engineering woes through automation and no-code tech

With data being continually harnessed for better business decision-making, presenting it in a language and method that is easy to use and cost efficient is a necessity now more than ever. Data gathering has emerged as the new norm, as it’s involved in every aspect of business. But making data easily accessible continues to challenge ...
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Mux aims to revolutionize video streaming space by harnessing data analytics

Video streaming has become a necessity in the post-pandemic era because it enables enterprises to remain interactive in real time across operations, communications and customer service. Given that video streaming involves undifferentiated heavy lifting, Mux Inc. simplifies this process by availing video as an API, enabling developers to create on-demand video and unique live video ...
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Fixing vulnerabilities in infrastructure as code for enhanced security

The mass adoption of “infrastructure as code” not only revamps deployment velocity but also introduces new kinds of risks as applications are deployed across multiple environments. To mitigate these risks, a new approach of scanning whether the open-source package is vulnerable or not was created. Checkov, a static analysis tool for infrastructure as code, enables ...

Women in STEM: Breaking stereotypes and overcoming personal bias and fear

This year’s International Women’s Day theme #BreakTheBias focused on gender equality and diversity, as well as elevating and advancing gender parity in technology while celebrating the women forging innovation. Breaking stereotypes is imperative to achieving this mission, according to Karla Wong (pictured), country sales leader for the commercial sector in Peru at Amazon Web Services Inc. “When you ...

Tania.ai CEO shares personal journey of building a tech business as a woman

Entrepreneurship requires a lot of failing and trying again. And the challenges for female entrepreneurs can be even harder, especially in the technology field. Nevertheless, being laser-focused and having a strong personal belief system are game-changers when building a tech business, especially for women, indigenous people, and individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds, according to Donnamaree Ryder (pictured), ...

StormForge optimizes Kubernetes through machine learning-enabled cloud-native environments

Given that Kubernetes adoption has gone mainstream, the need for stronger enterprise functionality has become more pressing. There has led to user demand for enhanced application performance through optimized cluster management and automation capabilities. Based on the complexity associated with Kubernetes environments, StormForge devised a strategy of optimizing cloud-native applications through rapid experiments enabled by ...

Exploring the rise of Kubernetes with two industry insiders

With applications becoming more dynamic and complicated, a journey to the cloud has become inevitable for performance optimization. As a result, a shift toward Kubernetes has been necessitated by the urge for better cluster management, automation and security. Containers were created to streamline microservices, and their popularity made them go through the roof. The Kubernetes open-source ...
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Controlling your digital identity in a creator economy

Although cryptocurrencies have defied the odds and scaled the heights to become a $2 trillion asset class with 250 million users, sending and receiving them continues to be a nightmare based on the long hexadecimal addresses used. Given that a single typing error can result in the permanent loss of cryptocurrencies, Unstoppable Domains Inc. saw ...
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Unstoppable Domains puts users in the Web3 driver’s seat through NFT-powered digital identities

Since the onset of the internet, users have not been able to own their data. Nevertheless, Web3 seeks to be a game-changer that will enable users to own their online presence through blockchain-powered digital identities, which is impossible in Web2. By deploying non-fungible tokens, known as NFTs, Unstoppable Domains Inc. allows individuals to be in ...
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How data helps create transportation equity for vulnerable communities

With equity analysis being fundamental in project assessment, data is emerging as the lifeline needed to move the needle when prioritizing the needs of vulnerable communities.   Transportation equity was coined to address how transportation decisions differentially impact distinctive groups and segments. Leveraging data in new ways that wasn’t possible before has prompted the connection between ...