Mark Albertson
Latest from Mark Albertson
Komprise embraces role as an invisible data housekeeper
Every enterprise today has data, but how much of it is really needed on a daily basis? Chances are good that the answer is not much, yet the challenge of managing all of that data in an effective, unobtrusive and cost-efficient manner is an ongoing concern. That’s the business opportunity for Komprise Inc., a data ...
Gotcha! Sheriff’s Office catches thieves using Amazon Rekognition
Early last year, a man walked into a hardware store in Oregon, picked up a basket, and began placing a number of expensive items into it. At first glance, that alone would not have been enough to raise suspicion. However, before finishing the purchase process at a self-service kiosk, the man picked up his items ...
Security experts wonder if privacy is going extinct – and at what cost
Data gathered from personal browsing habits is sold by brokers every second. Ride-hailing drivers must periodically resubmit their photos and license numbers in order to work, information that ultimately gets hacked. People at a border crossing into the U.S. must provide account passwords before gaining entry, placing extensive personal information in the hands of unknown ...
Knightscope fights crime with robotic security guards
Robotics has moved boldly into new fields, with machines now folding clothes, delivering towels, and offering advice on the best Italian restaurant near a hotel. Now a Silicon Valley company has created a robotics business around an area of growing importance for many organizations: site security. “We take the good things that humans do, which ...
Recent deals boost Nuage Networks in software-defined WAN space
Nokia’s Nuage Networks closed out 2017 with a flurry of new customer announcements, additional evidence that the software-defined network (or SDN) venture was gaining traction in the enterprise information technology world. Nuage added Fujitsu Ltd., Telus Corp. and China Pacific Insurance Co. Ltd. as customers just in the past six months, following previous “wins” earlier in the year ...
Veritas-Nutanix partnership addresses data protection, privacy for multicloud users
A research study conducted by Veritas Technologies LLC in 2017 found that an alarming 69 percent of organizations erroneously believed that cloud service providers were responsible for client data protection and compliance with privacy rules. That gap in understanding, combined with an enterprise-wide shift to multicloud environments, is putting more pressure on data management vendors ...
Riding the economic roller coaster with F5 Networks
Some called it a bubble, others called it a bust. Whatever label was attributed to the collapse of dotcom companies in the period between 2000 and 2002, it was a bad time to be the chief executive officer of a fledgling technology business. Yet, that’s the position that John McAdam (pictured), then the chief executive officer at ...
IBM continues push for cognitive computing market with Power9
When Nutanix Inc. added IBM Corp. to its list of hardware partners last May, the move also signaled an offering of the first systems by Nutanix that would not depend on Intel’s x86-based servers. This decision by Nutanix to incorporate IBM’s Power Systems technology for enterprise applications was designed to leverage IBM’s Power chips for the ...
Is real-time data streaming this year’s shiny, new toy?
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd’s annual shopping holiday — Singles Day — was held on November 11 and set records once again for sales, generating $25 billion. It is larger than America’s versions of Cyber Monday and Black Friday combined. During the day, Alibaba displayed the latest sales updates on it’s “real-time big screen,” a prime ...
CES 2018
Federal officials love tech, unless it’s driverless cars, net neutrality or drones
Wandering the trade show aisles showcasing talking robots, large screen TVs and the latest smartphones at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week were a Cabinet secretary and commissioners from the Federal Communications Commission and the Federal Trade Commission. All of them proclaimed their love of innovation and a commitment to letting technology thrive. ...









