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

Forget frozen code: Developers crave fresh binaries, says JFrog CEO

APPS By MARK ALBERTSON9 YEARS AGO

When it comes to making a list of major advances that have furthered the digital revolution, open-source software would likely be near the top. But open source has one drawback for developers. The documentation for how software and services were built, including …

It’s time for a cybersecurity reboot, says Vidder CTO

CLOUD By MARK ALBERTSON9 YEARS AGO

It’s become almost a daily headline in the news now. Equifax Inc. loses confidential information on 143 million Americans in cyberattack. Hackers compromise Deloitte LLP’s usernames and passwords. Whole Foods Market victimized in credit card breach. A steady drumbeat of bad news in online security …

Real-time data is transactional gold for Hortonworks

BIG DATA By MARK ALBERTSON9 YEARS AGO

Is there any better example of the need for reliable “real-time data in motion” technology than a moving car? Automobiles today are computers on wheels, generating critical data such as geo-location and speed, in addition to information from multiple embedded devices and …

Hitachi’s asset avatars: coming soon to a platform near you

BIG DATA By MARK ALBERTSON9 YEARS AGO

With more than 100 years of experience in making industrial products, it only seems natural that Hitachi Ltd. would seek to leverage its market presence by embracing the next wave of industrial innovation: “internet of things.” Lately, the company has been making several …

Microsoft and WANdisco become ‘active/active’ in Azure deployment

BIG DATA By MARK ALBERTSON9 YEARS AGO

A cloud giant and major player in active data replication teamed up this week to offer a new service that will replicate information at scale between on-premises and cloud environments. The technology allows Microsoft Azure customers to install WANdisco Fusion on an …

It’s a data-driven, data-insight world, and Splunk lives happily in it

BIG DATA By MARK ALBERTSON9 YEARS AGO

Marc Andreessen, the co-founder of Netscape, famously wrote in 2011 that “software is eating the world.” Doug Merritt (pictured), chief executive officer of Splunk Inc., has a different twist on Andreessen’s words of wisdom. “I’d take it one step further and say …

Can Splunk get to $5B in revenue? Analysts weigh the possibility

BIG DATA By MARK ALBERTSON9 YEARS AGO

Splunk Inc. has a plan to reach 20,000 net customers and $2 billion in revenue by 2020. Some analysts think the data operational intelligence platform company could do better than that. “It’s currently a $1.2-billion company with a $10-billion valuation, so that’s …

Deep learning advances could create big winners, but will developers care?

BIG DATA By MARK ALBERTSON9 YEARS AGO

Deep learning models applied to big data platforms are capturing enterprise interest this week as entrepreneurs develop conversational interfaces that attempt to sound more realistic than anything else on the market. It’s a tall order, but the next Amazon.com Inc. may emerge …

Hortonworks and IBM make a bid for simplicity

BIG DATA By MARK ALBERTSON9 YEARS AGO

With the announcement this week of its cloud-based DataPlane Service, Hortonworks Inc. is now firmly seated on the simplicity bandwagon. The enterprise-scale offering is designed to provide an easier way for organizations to govern and analyze data, no matter where it may …

Pricing, platform positioning keys to Splunk’s market expansion strategy

BIG DATA By MARK ALBERTSON9 YEARS AGO

Splunk Inc. made plenty of announcements this week, with a particular focus on adding machine learning, scale and speed for data analytics. But rumblings about the high cost of Splunk’s products and services, coupled with questions about whether the company was positioning …

Mark Albertson

Latest from Mark Albertson

Forget frozen code: Developers crave fresh binaries, says JFrog CEO

It’s time for a cybersecurity reboot, says Vidder CTO

Real-time data is transactional gold for Hortonworks

Hitachi’s asset avatars: coming soon to a platform near you

Microsoft and WANdisco become ‘active/active’ in Azure deployment

It’s a data-driven, data-insight world, and Splunk lives happily in it

Can Splunk get to $5B in revenue? Analysts weigh the possibility

Deep learning advances could create big winners, but will developers care?

Hortonworks and IBM make a bid for simplicity

Pricing, platform positioning keys to Splunk’s market expansion strategy

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