Silvia Fregoni

Silvia Fregoni is a writer for SiliconANGLE Media's roving news desk, theCUBE, covering enterprise technology trends and exclusive interviews with the industry's top leaders. As a lawyer and dedicated scholar, Silvia enjoys learning about all things tech.

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Accurics aims to reduce security costs with ‘policy as code’ to address Kubernetes vulnerability

Following the modernization of IT infrastructure, cloud native resilience is a current concern for most businesses. Although essential, the solutions to protect this environment can be complex and add costs for enterprises. Employing “policy as code” to address Kubernetes vulnerabilities in a cost-effective way is the goal of startup Accurics Inc., according to Om Moolchandani (pictured), ...

Mirantis bets on making the developer experience with Kubernetes easier and simpler

As Kubernetes gains ground as a container orchestration system for modern IT infrastructure, open-source cloud software and services company Mirantis Inc. continues to invest to simplify the experience of developers working in this landscape. Among Mirantis’ recent announcements is an update to the Lens integrated development environment for Kubernetes, which makes it simpler for multiple ...

Orbital relies on cloud native technology to scale intelligent geospatial data solutions

The modernization of the IT infrastructure allows enterprises to be more efficient, innovate and do this at scale. Using these new technologies, geospatial analytics company Orbital Insight Inc. gathers numerous types of location data and applies artificial intelligence and analytics to them in order to answer businesses’ questions. Although not originally a microservice platform, Orbital ...

Automation allows developers to maintain creativity at the fast pace of modern applications

The COVID-19 pandemic has made applications essential for businesses to maintain connectivity, operations and services, and this has accelerated the need for faster developer speed. For developers to cope with this high demand and still maintain creativity, automation is key, according to Dana Lawson (pictured), vice president of engineering at GitHub Inc., an open-source code ...

Developers increasingly aware of containerization potential, says Docker

With the acceleration of digital transformation during the COVID-19 pandemic and the move toward modernizing business IT infrastructure, developers are increasingly aware of the potential of containerization. The question everyone was asking before was about the difference between containers and virtual machines, but now it’s about what containers allow developers and businesses to build, according ...

Veeam focuses on data center, SAS and cloud to drive future revenue growth

After leaving its mark riding the virtualization wave, the data protection company Veeam Software Inc. has continued to extend its product portfolio and capture the other major waves in the industry. The company is now focusing on three areas to drive its future revenue growth, according to Danny Allan (pictured, left), chief technology officer of ...

With Kasten, Veeam strengthens data protection and recovery solutions for hybrid cloud

The rapid growth of hybrid cloud and container applications has created a new concern for businesses and IT companies: how to ensure that data remains protected in a highly diverse operational landscape. This concern was what moved the data protection giant Veeam Software Inc., which had been growing mainly organically, to acquire the startup Kasten, ...
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Veeam plans IPO and believes it can boost its M&A activities

Veeam Software Corp. had a busy year in 2020. It was bought by private equity firm Insight Partners in a multibillion-dollar deal and strengthened its position in data management across hybrid clouds. In 2021, the company is continuing with its “big enterprise push.” In addition to maintaining relevant growth, which is the watchword of Veeam’s new management team, ...

Cybersecurity skills gap calls for broadening training beyond technical degree

Just as digital transactions and the distributed workforce grew significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic, cyberattacks also gained ground. And this exacerbated an existing problem: the cybersecurity skills gap. It has been increasingly difficult for enterprises to find and train enough professionals to answer the needs of global business under an ever-growing threat of cyberattacks, according ...

Scality, HPE go cloud native with ARTESCA to tackle new storage challenges

As cloud native applications gain space in the IT ​​architecture, storage solutions also have to evolve to keep up with new needs, such as adaptability, portability and efficiency. With this in mind, software-defined object storage company Scality Inc. has launched ARTESCA, a cloud native solution that aims to provide storage for container instances across on-premises ...