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.

Latest from Mark Albertson

How GitLab parlayed an unusual approach to collaboration software into a multibillion-dollar business

APPS By MARK ALBERTSON7 YEARS AGO

In 2011, the co-creator of GitLab Inc., Dmitriy Zaporozhets, found himself working for a software company in the Ukraine, and he had a choice to make: Bring running water to his home and avoid daily trips to the communal well, or create a collaboration tool …

NetScout solution lets AWS customers monitor network traffic for threats

SECURITY By MARK ALBERTSON7 YEARS AGO

What can’t be seen also can’t be protected. That’s why NetScout Systems Inc. and Amazon Web Services Inc. have teamed up to provide customers with a networking security feature to improve security. Amazon Virtual Private Cloud Traffic Mirroring enables AWS customers to replicate …

Placing greater scrutiny on data as a single source of truth

CLOUD By MARK ALBERTSON7 YEARS AGO

As network technology continues to change, so have the roles and responsibilities of the people assigned to ensure its smooth operation. Information-technology organizations are now integral parts of any enterprise, and the role of network operations staff has evolved to a place …

NetScout’s own IT transformation journey provides insight for its global customers

CLOUD By MARK ALBERTSON7 YEARS AGO

With its responsibility for network monitoring and service assurance, NetScout Systems Inc. works with customers around the world to support data-center transformation, a move from centralized information-technology operations into the new world of multicloud and edge computing. It’s familiar territory for the …

Mattermost co-founder survived tough times to launch game-changing collaboration platform

APPS By MARK ALBERTSON7 YEARS AGO

One of the co-founders of the influential startup accelerator Y Combinator once termed the struggles of entrepreneurs to launch a business the “trough of sorrow.” As he was trying to run an independent video game business, entrepreneur Ian Tien suddenly found himself waist …

GitLab’s collaborative approach and common toolset embraced by enterprise developers

APPS By MARK ALBERTSON7 YEARS AGO

When Microsoft Corp. acquired GitHub in June 2018 for $7.5 billion, the move represented more than just a shift in the world of open-source software development platforms. The acquisition highlighted the role that developers now played in the enterprise choice of cloud, …

GitLab capitalizes on fast-moving DevOps world and weighs possible IPO in 2020

APPS By MARK ALBERTSON7 YEARS AGO

By any measure of unicorn status among startup companies, GitLab Inc. is on the fast track. The DevOps platform reached the unicorn mark of $1 billion in value in 2018 and then attracted additional investment, which nearly tripled its worth to $2.75 …

Best of theCUBE 2019: Five big tech topics to follow in 2020

CLOUD By MARK ALBERTSON7 YEARS AGO

With about 1,200 interviews broadcast in 2019 alone on theCUBE, SiliconANGLE Media’s mobile livestreaming studio, it’s virtually impossible to capture all of the key themes discussed. But that’s not going to stop us from trying. Here are five key topics gleaned from …

Cloud, containers and copy data are just part of the story with Actifio’s 10c release

CLOUD By MARK ALBERTSON7 YEARS AGO

A decade ago, the information-technology world faced a serious case of tech sprawl. As data became more important to the enterprise, IT organizations were seeking to move on from the technical limitations of tape storage by deploying deduplication appliances throughout multiple data …

CES reveals a surge in AI, 5G and edge computing – especially in the enterprise

AI By MARK ALBERTSON7 YEARS AGO

Behind the connected underwear, smart trash cans and a mood harness for dogs, a more significant confluence of trends emerged this week at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas: The technology industry is moving en masse to embrace 5G, artificial intelligence …

Mark Albertson

Latest from Mark Albertson

How GitLab parlayed an unusual approach to collaboration software into a multibillion-dollar business

NetScout solution lets AWS customers monitor network traffic for threats

Placing greater scrutiny on data as a single source of truth

NetScout’s own IT transformation journey provides insight for its global customers

Mattermost co-founder survived tough times to launch game-changing collaboration platform

GitLab’s collaborative approach and common toolset embraced by enterprise developers

GitLab capitalizes on fast-moving DevOps world and weighs possible IPO in 2020

CES reveals a surge in AI, 5G and edge computing – especially in the enterprise

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