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

It takes a tech village to tackle the world’s energy crisis at scale

CLOUD By MARK ALBERTSON9 YEARS AGO

It sounds like a fairly basic solution for today’s energy crisis. Take large amounts of organic waste, convert it to biogas, generate electricity and heat, and store the excess for later use, making life easier for millions of people without access to …

Dell EMC beefs up IT training with four new certifications

CLOUD By MARK ALBERTSON9 YEARS AGO

After recently identifying inadequate skills and expertise as being among the top three causes of slow digital progress, Dell EMC took steps on Thursday to do something about it. The company announced that it would add four new certification tracks to validate …

Unleashing the power of data analytics for African business

BIG DATA By MARK ALBERTSON9 YEARS AGO

Like air or water, people tend to take data for granted. A gigabyte here or there generally doesn’t add up to a lot of money. But what if one gigabyte of data cost more than nine percent of a person’s average monthly income? …

Security an enabler for government adoption of AWS cloud

CLOUD By MARK ALBERTSON9 YEARS AGO

For years, U.S. government agencies were reluctant to follow the private sector and move information technology operations to the cloud. Concerns about security, legacy data, and the potential for vendor lock-in kept the federal government firmly planted in separate data centers. That …

Expect a profound change in IT as businesses shift from products to services

BIG DATA By MARK ALBERTSON9 YEARS AGO

It’s called a pivot. By definition, it can be a swivel, spin, rotation or turn. It’s a term commonly used in the tech industry to denote the shift of a business from one model to another, and it’s happening a lot, especially …

AI tech combats cyberattack, cryptojacking

EMERGING TECH By MARK ALBERTSON9 YEARS AGO

The global median time from when a computing network is compromised to discovery stands at 99 days, according to the Mandiant M-Trends 2017 report from FireEye Inc. The problem is that attackers are gaining access to domain administrator credentials (the keys to the kingdom) …

Companies start to embrace VR and AR, but will the tech be effective?

EMERGING TECH By MARK ALBERTSON9 YEARS AGO

The name of the game in modern-day communications is proximity. How close can users easily get to what they want to experience? First there was the TV screen across the room. Then there was the computer screen less than a foot away, …

AI security platform interest leads Vectra to add investors, new lab

EMERGING TECH By MARK ALBERTSON9 YEARS AGO

As cyberattacks in the enterprise have escalated, so has interest in new tools to combat phishing attempts, ransomware ploys and denial-of-service exploits. One innovative approach uses artificial intelligence to perform non-stop, automated threat analysis. In other words, it turns the hunters into …

Telcos may be ready to jump on the software-defined, virtualization bandwagon

CLOUD By MARK ALBERTSON9 YEARS AGO

The market for telco/communication service providers is poised to either jump on the software-defined, virtualization bandwagon or get left in the dust. The coming of speedy 5G wireless networks and demand for data mobile services will likely force telco companies to finally cross …

VR gains wider interest decades after sci-fi movie raked in the green

EMERGING TECH By MARK ALBERTSON9 YEARS AGO

When movie director Brett Leonard made “Lawnmower Man” in 1992, the premise of the science-fiction film was quite a stretch on the believability scale. A simple-minded gardener develops telekinetic powers and controls the world’s most powerful computer systems after participating in virtual …

Mark Albertson

Latest from Mark Albertson

It takes a tech village to tackle the world’s energy crisis at scale

Dell EMC beefs up IT training with four new certifications

Unleashing the power of data analytics for African business

Security an enabler for government adoption of AWS cloud

Expect a profound change in IT as businesses shift from products to services

AI tech combats cyberattack, cryptojacking

Companies start to embrace VR and AR, but will the tech be effective?

AI security platform interest leads Vectra to add investors, new lab

Telcos may be ready to jump on the software-defined, virtualization bandwagon

VR gains wider interest decades after sci-fi movie raked in the green

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