Mark Albertson, Author at SiliconANGLE

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Telco industry gets crash course in enterprise computing as 5G deployment gathers steam

By Mark Albertson Aug 29, 2019

Technology has brought significant change, placing demands on people in a given industry who must adapt to a world where new skills and capabilities are constantly required. This has manifested itself in the telecommunications…

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Like it or leave: Analysts note what got emphasized at VMworld and what didn’t

By Mark Albertson Aug 28, 2019

Sometimes the strategic positioning of a company can become more obvious by observing who’s not on stage during its major annual conference than who is. After a series of keynote presentations during VMworld 2019…

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Tanzu preview and Pivotal acquisition will play key roles in shaping VMware’s future

By Mark Albertson Aug 28, 2019

The introduction of Tanzu, VMware Inc.’s modern apps portfolio, at the VMworld conference this week heralded an important move for the company in shaping the way that enterprises will run and manage software using…

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VMware COO Sanjay Poonen on the acquisition of Carbon Black and plans to transform security

By Mark Albertson Aug 28, 2019

The acquisition of Carbon Black by VMware Inc., announced last week, did not come cheap. The price tag was $2.1 billion, but one of VMware’s top executives feel strongly that the company got its…

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Enterprise cloud software companies show promise for investors

By Mark Albertson Aug 27, 2019

Based on a recent string of billion-dollar exits, cloud monitoring and enterprise software firms in general have been delivering nice payouts. And investors are taking notice. In the month of August alone, cloud monitoring…

Security

Smarter malware leads Great-West Lifeco to implement advanced protection strategy

By Mark Albertson Aug 27, 2019

Great-West Lifeco Inc., one of the largest and oldest financial services holding companies in Canada, is the target of hundreds of thousands of malware attacks every day, according to its global chief information officer. Yet,…

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Edge computing boom is coming, says Michael Dell, but tech firms must show responsibility

By Mark Albertson Aug 27, 2019

Among the deluge of announcements this week from VMware Inc. has been the expansion of its telecommunications and edge cloud portfolio to enable the deployment of edge-based cloud networks, where end devices such as…

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Druva becomes first SaaS-based management solution for two VMware services

By Mark Albertson Aug 27, 2019

On Monday, VMware Inc. and Druva Inc. jointly announced that Druva’s data protection platform would become available on VMware Cloud Marketplace and certified for VMware Cloud on AWS. The announcement indicated that it was…

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At VMworld 2019, mixed signals surround VMware and multicloud

By Mark Albertson Aug 27, 2019

In his keynote remarks to open VMworld 2019 in San Francisco on Monday, Pat Gelsinger, VMware’s chief executive officer, made clear his company would be a significant multicloud player. The problem for Gelsinger (pictured0…

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VMware’s big-ticket shopping spree sharpens focus on Kubernetes and cybersecurity

By Mark Albertson Aug 27, 2019

When he was head coach of the NFL’s New England Patriots in the 1990s, Bill Parcells was once asked if he thought he should be involved in acquiring players for his team. “If they…

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Smarter malware leads Great-West Lifeco to implement advanced protection strategy

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