Mark Albertson, Author at SiliconANGLE

Emerging Tech

Viewers speak, Comcast listens and cable TV rides its own wave of digital transformation

By Mark Albertson Nov 11, 2019

Seventy years after the first television remote control device was created, it has now become a conversational friend. When Comcast Corp. introduced a voice-activated remote called the XR11 in 2015, the intent was to…

Cloud

Analyst: Don’t underestimate impact of JEDI contract and developer engagement on Microsoft

By Mark Albertson Nov 8, 2019

When the news broke last month that Microsoft Corp. would be awarded the hotly contested $10 billion Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure contract to provide cloud services for the Department of Defense, much of the ensuing publicity…

Security

Security plays key role for Schneider Electric as part of its digital transformation journey

By Mark Albertson Nov 7, 2019

When Schneider Electric SE, the €26-billion French multinational energy company, wanted to embrace digital transformation, it decided the effort should be focused on more than just its own internal processes. So the firm created…

Cloud

How customer obsession is driving Microsoft’s channel partner strategy

By Mark Albertson Nov 7, 2019

With more enterprise-technology choices than ever before, customers today call the shots. This is why customer relationships are no longer merely managed in the fast-moving digital world, but they must be deeply understood to…

AI

It’s complicated: Examining our relationship with intelligent machines

By Mark Albertson Nov 7, 2019

Despite the growing use of artificial-intelligence tools on a global basis, there is no universal code of ethics to govern its use. Should there be one? That’s a key question the technology industry is…

Security

From embattled to embraced, Barracuda’s CEO sees a different side of Microsoft

By Mark Albertson Nov 7, 2019

From the standpoint of one security partner, Microsoft Corp. is a very different company today. As the current president and chief executive officer of Barracuda Networks Inc., BJ Jenkins (pictured) can recall a time…

AI

Microsoft pivots digital assistant Cortana toward workplace productivity

By Mark Albertson Nov 6, 2019

Microsoft Corp. announced new enhancements to its personal digital assistant, Cortana, this week, and the changes appear directly aimed at improving productivity in the workplace. The announcements from Microsoft include a Cortana-driven Play My Emails service…

AI

Scaling the ladder: IBM leverages Watson tools and open source to bridge AI gaps

By Mark Albertson Nov 5, 2019

When it comes to artificial intelligence, IBM Corp. is increasingly finding itself having to fill gaps. There are skills gaps for data scientists who build training models, organizational gaps where companies struggle over how…

Cloud

At Ignite, Microsoft pitches its new role embracing the wider tech ecosystem

By Mark Albertson Nov 5, 2019

Microsoft Corp. made a series of announcements on Monday that involved cross-platform deployment of Azure Cloud services, analytics and an expanded edge infrastructure, but a secondary story may well be how the company is…

Cloud

Cohesity’s latest announcements dovetail with Microsoft’s focus on hybrid cloud

By Mark Albertson Nov 4, 2019

Business software maker Cohesity Inc. showcased new integrations today, aiming to simplify data backup and protection across hybrid cloud computing platforms on Monday as part of a series of announcements during Microsoft Ignite 2019. The new…

Mark Albertson

Viewers speak, Comcast listens and cable TV rides its own wave of digital transformation

Analyst: Don’t underestimate impact of JEDI contract and developer engagement on Microsoft

Security plays key role for Schneider Electric as part of its digital transformation journey

How customer obsession is driving Microsoft’s channel partner strategy

It’s complicated: Examining our relationship with intelligent machines

From embattled to embraced, Barracuda’s CEO sees a different side of Microsoft

Microsoft pivots digital assistant Cortana toward workplace productivity

Scaling the ladder: IBM leverages Watson tools and open source to bridge AI gaps

At Ignite, Microsoft pitches its new role embracing the wider tech ecosystem

Cohesity’s latest announcements dovetail with Microsoft’s focus on hybrid cloud

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