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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Sales Impact Academy receives boost from Stage 2 Capital with $4 million investment

A growing go-to-market learning platform received a major boost forward today with the announcement that Stage 2 Capital would provide a $3 million seed round and $1 million in debt financing to fund additional educational content. Sales Impact Academy Ltd., which started in 2019, has seen 900% growth in subscription revenue over the past 12 ...

HPE’s new data console highlights customer need for simplicity and the changing face of storage

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. made a series of product announcements in early May that marked a notable progression in the firm’s enterprise strategy. HPE is extending beyond data storage into data management and is giving enterprise customers what it strongly believes they want. In announcing HPE’s new Alletra 6000 and 9000 storage arrays, company executives ...

Here are 5 insights you might have missed from Postgres Vision 2021, June 22-23

Over two days of presentations in June, participants at Postgres Vision 2021 explored the latest developments around PostgreSQL and the future of the enterprise database. The event was fully covered by theCUBE, SiliconANGLE Media’s livestreaming studio, through interviews and articles highlighting the significant role of Postgres in advancing the future of data. Here are five  key ...

Fortinet exec offers key takeaways for managing hybrid workplace threats and modernizing government security

As businesses emerge from the global pandemic, when major sections of the workforce were forced to leave the office and work from home, it has become more apparent that not everyone is coming back. Enterprises are now grappling with a hybrid model, one where a percentage of employees may return to the workplace while others ...

Hybrid and interoperability are key initiatives for Samsung as it focuses on 5G at the edge

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. is looking toward hybrid computing as a compelling opportunity for human and device interface at the edge. Mobile devices are becoming multisensory communication gateways for professional and personal use. The coming of fast, low-latency communication solutions such as 5G will create an entire new operating system at the edge. For Samsung, ...

Nokia embraces continuous delivery model for 5G software in cloud native approach

Nokia Corp. is pivoting its value proposition to cloud in a major way. The Finnish telecom company is embarking on a series of cloud-based initiatives designed to embrace cloud native principles, such as DevOps, continuous integration and continuous delivery of services. “We have to bring capabilities to tie networks together, migrate workloads between locations, and ...

Escalating ransomware attacks place greater focus on zero-trust network access

When a global pandemic forced the closure of millions of businesses, many employees were required to access company systems through virtual private networks. This proved to be a reasonable stopgap solution in the face of extraordinary circumstances, but it also increased the threat surface significantly. Security companies have responded through implementation of zero-trust network access, ...

Google leverages key telco shift toward cloud and Open RAN with latest partnership announcement

The partnership announced on June 29 between Google Cloud, Ericsson AB and Telecom Italia SpA, to deliver 5G and edge cloud solutions represents an early salvo in what is expected to be a fierce battle for control of the edge. The goal is to make edge computing devices more useful but also create on opportunity for ...

New York’s largest state power utility and IronNet combine forces in cloud-based cybersecurity solution

As former director of the National Security Agency and previous commander of the U.S. Cyber Command, General (Ret) Keith Alexander is familiar with defending against threats. Now, as chief executive officer and president of IronNet Cybersecurity Inc., he’s applying that knowledge to protect the largest state public power utility in the country. IronNet, which was recently ...
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Oracle’s converged approach offers data-driven tools for enterprise database needs

In today’s competitive technology world, any enterprise that’s not data-driven is likely driving itself out of business. However, being data-driven presents enterprises with a choice between using a single multimodal database or specialized databases for a wide range of workloads. This choice is critical because the decision can have a significant impact on cost, agility, ...