Paul Nashawaty

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Paul Nashawaty

Paul Nashawaty, Practice Leader and Lead Principal Analyst, specializes in application modernization across build, release and operations. With a wealth of expertise in digital transformation initiatives spanning front-end and back-end systems, he also possesses comprehensive knowledge of the underlying infrastructure ecosystem crucial for supporting modernization endeavors. With over 25 years of experience, Paul has a proven track record in implementing effective go-to-market strategies, including the identification of new market channels, the growth and cultivation of partner ecosystems, and the successful execution of strategic plans resulting in positive business outcomes for his clients.

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AI, Application Development, Dell Tech World, Enterprise Software, Events, Infrastructure

Dell PowerStore Elite: What the AI Data Center Refresh Really Means

by Ally Gentry, Paul Nashawaty May 21, 2026 0

Dell Technologies unveiled PowerStore Elite, eleven new PowerEdge servers, and agentic automation tools at Dell Technologies World 2026. The announcements signal... Read more.

Application Development, Enterprise Software, Events, Infrastructure, Open Source Summit 2026

Percona’s Horizontal Pivot: Open Source Database Services Strategy

by Samantha Weston, Paul Nashawaty May 21, 2026 0

Percona is reorganizing around a broader, horizontal operating model to accelerate feature delivery and expand its multi-database services reach. The move aligns... Read more.

Application Development, Enterprise IT Strategy, Events, Open Source, Open Source Summit 2026, Public Sector Technology

Open Source in Government: Small Agencies, Big Problems | ECI Research

by Samantha Weston, Paul Nashawaty May 21, 2026 0

A firsthand account from a North Dakota county IT director exposes the structural forces keeping small government agencies dependent on proprietary vendors. ECI... Read more.

Application Development, Compliance, DevOps, Events, Open Source, Open Source Summit 2026, Security

Mythos and Open Source Security: What the Panic Gets Wrong

by Samantha Weston, Paul Nashawaty May 21, 2026 0

AI-powered vulnerability tool Mythos has sparked alarm across the open source community, but the fear-mongering misses the point. ECI Research breaks down the real... Read more.

AI, Application Development, DevOps, Enterprise Software, Events, Google I/O 2026, Machine Learning

Google I/O 2026: Search Becomes an Agentic AI Canvas

by Paul Nashawaty, Ally Gentry May 20, 2026 0

At Google I/O 2026, Google replaced its 25-year-old search interface with a stateful, agentic AI canvas powered by Gemini 3.5 Flash. The announcement introduces... Read more.

AI, Application Development, DevOps, Events, Google I/O 2026, Machine Learning

Google I/O 2026: Gemini Spark and the Consumer AI Agent Era

by Paul Nashawaty, Ally Gentry May 20, 2026 0

At Google I/O 2026, Google introduced Gemini Spark, a 24/7 cloud-hosted consumer AI agent capable of executing multi-application tasks autonomously in the background.... Read more.

AI, Application Development, Automation, Cloud, Events, Google I/O 2026

Google I/O 2026: UCP and AP2 Define Agentic Commerce

by Paul Nashawaty, Ally Gentry May 20, 2026 0

At Google I/O 2026, Google introduced the Universal Commerce Protocol, Agent Payments Protocol, and Universal Card to serve as the transaction infrastructure for... Read more.

AI, Application Development, Cloud-Native, Kubernetes, Observability, Open Source, Open Source Summit 2026, Software Development

Open Source AI Governance: Strands, ROS MCP & Foundation Strategy

by Paul Nashawaty, Samantha Weston May 20, 2026 0

AWS's Strands agent SDK and Contour Robotics' ROS MCP bridge both landed in open source foundations at Linux Foundation's Open Source Summit, signaling that foundation... Read more.

AI, Application Development, Cloud, Enterprise IT Strategy, Events, Google I/O 2026, Infrastructure

Google I/O 2026: Gemini Omni and the Rise of World Modeling

by Paul Nashawaty, Ally Gentry May 20, 2026 0

At Google I/O 2026, Google unveiled Gemini Omni and eighth-generation TPUs, signaling a shift from text-based AI to native multi-modal world modeling. The announcement... Read more.

Application Development, Open Source, Open Source Summit 2026, Virtualization

Vates XCP-NG: The Open Source VMware Alternative Making Its Move

by Paul Nashawaty, Samantha Weston May 20, 2026 0

Vates, maker of XCP-NG and XenOrchestra, is accelerating its North American expansion as Broadcom's VMware repricing drives urgent migration demand. ECI Research... Read more.