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.

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HPE SimpliVity powers Red Bull Racing Honda’s sprint to the edge

Red Bull Racing Honda participates in the Formula One circuit and has been a force in the competitive automotive sport claiming eight world championships as of 2020. The team has HPE on board as an Innovation Partner and relies on HPE SimpliVity to support the team’s activities at the edge – in this case it’s ...

Here are five key findings from the AWS Startup Showcase you might have missed

After more than 15 separate interviews involving 10 startup companies, a lot of ground was covered during the AWS Startup Showcase Event: Innovators in Cloud Data, produced by theCUBE, SiliconANGLE Media’s livestreaming studio on March 24. The interviews focused on a wide range of key industry topics, too many to fully capture in the numerous ...

Fortinet’s SASE and SD-WAN security approach covers the enterprise beyond the conventional network edge

The growth of connected devices at the edge is forcing security firms to rethink protection architectures to ensure critical endpoints are fully covered. Today’s users have different devices and applications consuming services from the cloud, and this requires a broad platform with the right tools to manage it all. “For that kind of approach, you ...

Cloud versus cloudlike: Traditional tech giants gain traction with pricing and infrastructure support

What once looked like a three-horse race for dominance in the cloud computing world, led by Amazon Web Services Inc., Microsoft Corp. and Google LLC, is quickly evolving into a much fuller field. The competition is being driven by the emergence of more traditional tech players seeking to abstract away infrastructure headaches through automation and ...

Don’t bet against them: AI and machine learning become part of the enterprise fabric

It might have been a forcing function of the global pandemic, or it could have been accelerated by ongoing advances in compute power. Whatever the cause, artificial intelligence and machine learning have become key information technology assets for many large enterprises. A McKinsey & Co. survey released in November found that half of respondents had ...
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Cloud platforms and startups provide fertile ground for experimentation as pandemic begins to ease

Last year was a difficult one on many levels, but the opportunities for startup companies actually improved. Venture capital funding in 2020 increased 14%, and 66 venture-backed firms achieved “unicorn” status, a private company valuation above $1 billion. That still doesn’t change the harsh reality of survival. Seventy-five percent of venture-funded startups fail, and 77% faced ...

Dremio offers alternative to data copies and data warehouses through robust lake architecture

Copies of large datasets tend to proliferate in many organizations because they reside in a data lake that lacks the ability to perform the work necessary to turn that information into business insight. Dremio Corp. has built a unicorn-level business by breaking through this barrier, allowing enterprises to run live, interactive queries against petabyte-scale data ...

Amplitude uses personalization to satisfy Chick-fil-A’s appetite for success

Most people don’t think twice when they open a mobile app and order food from a menu. They don’t have to think much about it because, in the case of Chick-fil-A Inc., the app is doing a lot of the thinking for them. The fast-food restaurant chain, which specializes in highly popular chicken sandwiches, turned ...

How a memo from Jeff Bezos catalyzed Kong’s quest to connect APIs for the enterprise

Started as Mashape by two Italian co-founders, Kong Inc. has emerged as a prime example of the power of APIs. It, along with much of the enterprise computing world, has Jeff Bezos to thank for that. Amazon Inc.’s chief executive famously issued his “API Mandate” in 2002, which ordered that all of his company’s teams would ...

Cordial channels data for clients to provide real-time, empathetic messaging

Is it possible to use data with empathy? A seven-year-old startup not only thinks it’s realistic to build synergistic, empathetic customer relationships at scale, it is nurturing a growing business to prove it. Cordial Experience Inc. was founded in 2014 to build a next-generation email marketing platform powered by real-time data. The firm’s goal is ...