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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Netscout threat report identifies rise in DDoS attacks and increased criminal agility

Netscout Systems Inc. recently released its biannual “Threat Intelligence Report,” and the findings offered a sobering assessment of a cybersecurity landscape under siege. One key trend worth noting was that distributed denial of service, or DDoS, attacks are on pace to eclipse last year’s record of 10 million. These attacks send multiple requests to a specific ...
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Anthos enhancements highlight Google’s focus on building an open, transformative experience

Since its unveiling of Anthos in April 2019, Google LLC has sought to unify the management of infrastructure and applications across edge, on-premises and numerous public cloud environments based on the Google Kubernetes Engine. More recently, the tech giant announced Anthos for Virtual Machines, which included an automated process to migrate and modernize existing applications ...

Commvault and Microsoft build on long-time relationship to deliver data management security

Commvault Systems Inc. is continuing to expand its Metallic Data Management-as-a-Service solutions, known as DMaaS, through additional partner relationships and a longstanding collaboration with Microsoft Corp. Commvault recently announced the expansion of the Metallic MSP ecosystem as it continues to build on a strategic agreement with Microsoft to deliver software as a service and cloud technology ...

Here are 5 insights you might have missed from the Fortinet Cybersecurity Summit event

Security executives, customers and partners recently gathered in Napa, California, for the Fortinet Cybersecurity Summit. TheCUBE, SiliconANGLE Media’s livestreaming studio, was there to cover the key trends surrounding enterprise security. Along with numerous stories written from interviews during the event, here are five additional insights you might have missed. (* Disclosure below.) 1. Cybersecurity has ...

IBM Spectrum Storage revelations raise the curtain on ambitious long-term strategy

At first glance, the recent announcement by IBM of updates for its Spectrum Storage portfolio appear to follow a traditional path for the tech giant. A partnership here, a performance increase there, an enhanced data recovery solution on top … pretty much what the enterprise world has come to expect. Yet, a closer look at ...

Couchbase database model targets fundamental shift in digital architecture modernization

There is a key reason that companies are increasingly turning to enterprise solutions such as Couchbase Inc. for a combined relational and NoSQL database model. It’s because data is on the move. “Whether you are in a subway, plane or ship, the data needs to come to you and be available,” said Ravi Mayuram (pictured), ...

PepsiCo enables sales team at the edge with Couchbase offline app

There may be some other companies with product usage, sales numbers and the global footprint of PepsiCo Inc., but it won’t take long to call the roll. The food and beverage giant’s products are enjoyed by consumers over 1 billion times a day in more than 200 countries and territories around the world. That takes ...

Support for wide range of app-driven capabilities guides Couchbase’s latest database enhancement

Before most people have their second cup of coffee in the morning, they have probably already accessed tens if not hundreds of applications. From mobile phones to laptops, tablets, watches and even the connected car, today’s world is app-driven. To work properly, apps must draw from structured and unstructured data that requires a robust database ...

Cineca’s Human Brain Project relies on Dell’s HPC technology to expand scientific discovery

An Italian consortium is participating in an ambitious project to create the world’s most detailed model of the human brain, and it has already made several scientific breakthroughs through the use of high-performance computing. The initiative is being led by Cineca, the largest Italian computing center and one of the most important worldwide. Its work ...

Dell’s APEX as-a-service portfolio expands to include new cloud operating model with VMware

In collaboration with VMware Inc., Dell Technologies Inc. has announced a new infrastructure-as-a-service offering that allows organizations to deploy preconfigured cloud instances at the edge, in datacenters, or in colocation facilities. The new offering – APEX Cloud Services with VMware Cloud – provides a cloud operating model engineered to match or exceed the performance, predictive ...