Mark Albertson

Mark Albertson is a senior writer for theCUBE, SiliconANGLE Media’s livestreaming studio. He is an experienced technology reporter, recognized by Onalytica as a "Who's Who In Cloud Influencer" and named to Peerlyst’s “24 Powerful Cybersecurity Journalists.” Prior to SiliconANGLE, Mark wrote for the San Francisco Examiner, Blasting News, and CBS-Bay Area.

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DigiCert addresses quantum threats and AI challenges in digital security

Digital certificate provider DigiCert Inc. has built its business around a basic question: Who and what can be trusted? This simple query has become more complicated in recent years with the proliferation of artificial intelligence, deepfake tools and powerful quantum computers that can decrypt security algorithms in minutes. DigiCert’s message is that this new reality ...

Three insights you might have missed from theCUBE’s coverage of Dell Technologies’ ‘Building Cyber Resilience’ event

Dell Technologies Inc. took several major steps at the end of April to help customers build a modern cyber resilient foundation in the face of mounting cyberattacks. The company expanded its data protection portfolio of appliances, software and as-a-service AI offerings with the goal to create a resilient infrastructure that can protect critical data on-premises, ...

MongoDB accelerates AI development with new Amazon Bedrock integration

Among several announcements made by MongoDB Inc. today was the news that Atlas Vector Search Integration with Knowledge Bases on Amazon Bedrock had moved into general availability. The move was designed to help accelerate development of generative artificial intelligence applications and build features using fully managed foundation models more easily. “It enables us to have ...

Verizon security expert shares insights on how SMBs can defend against rising security threats

There are important steps that small and medium-sized businesses can take to limit security risk. Unfortunately, many choose not to implement them and fall victim to ransomware attacks or worse. Take the simple example of passwords. Verizon Communications Inc. reports that 80% of data breaches are linked to compromised login credentials, and research from the ...

A vision in red: How Red Hat is capitalizing on growth of AI, Kubernetes, OpenShift and key cloud partnerships

Red Hat Inc.’s beginning dates back to the mid-1990s when co-founder and software engineer Marc Ewing wore his red Cornell University lacrosse hat in the computer lab and people seeking help would just “look for the guy in the red hat.” Nearly 30 years later, people are still looking to Red Hat for support. Whether ...

Three insights you might have missed from theCUBE’s coverage of IBM’s ‘Future-Ready Storage’ event

With the integration of artificial intelligence into data management systems, IBM Corp.’s conversation around storage has shifted into a whole new gear. The company made a series of storage announcements during theCUBE and IBM’s “Future-Ready Storage Redefining Data Center Boundaries” event. A key element of the latest releases involved the inclusion of AI-powered predictive analytics ...

Evolving data security: Dell Technologies enhances Data Domain portfolio

This week’s announcements from Dell Technologies Inc. focused on enhancements to its Data Domain portfolio. The appliances protect, manage and recover data at scale, and Dell’s latest Data Domain releases focus on reducing storage costs, improving system efficiency and enhancing data security. “The Data Domain product has a track record with performance, scale and efficiency ...

Three insights you might have missed from theCUBE’s coverage of SAS Innovate

Major advancements in generative artificial intelligence and expanding use cases were just part of the agenda at SAS Institute Inc.’s SAS Innovate gathering in Las Vegas last week. The data analytics provider outlined its vision for industry-specific AI integration and enhanced decision-making, driven by new AI models and partnerships. Companies around the globe are seeking ...

New IBM all-flash storage platform includes AI-powered security solutions for monitoring and data protection

A key element in IBM Corp.’s storage announcements on Thursday involved security and a critical need to protect vital business data in the event of a breach. With the IBM Storage 5300 release, the company unveiled new technology, enabled by its FlashCore Module 4, which continuously monitors I/O statistics using artificial intelligence and machine learning ...

Storage ownership gets new look with IBM’s introduction of FlashSystem 5300 and a customer assurance model

IBM Corp. unveiled the new IBM FlashSystem 5300 on Thursday, a one rack unit that is designed to provide high availability and enterprise-class data services to businesses of all sizes. The announcement noted the integration of artificial intelligence-powered predictive analytics with Storage Insights as part of the latest release, which included AI-based data placement and ...