Samantha Weston

Author: Samantha Weston

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  • With over 15 years of hands-on experience in operations roles across legal, financial, and technology sectors, Sam Weston brings deep expertise in the systems that power modern enterprises such as ERP, CRM, HCM, CX, and beyond. Her career has spanned the full spectrum of enterprise applications, from optimizing business processes and managing platforms to leading digital transformation initiatives.

    Sam has transitioned her expertise into the analyst arena, focusing on enterprise applications and the evolving role they play in business productivity and transformation. She provides independent insights that bridge technology capabilities with business outcomes, helping organizations and vendors alike navigate a changing enterprise software landscape.

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Starburst 2026 AI & Data Visionary Awards: What the Winners Reveal
AI, Application Development, Data Management, Enterprise IT Strategy, Machine Learning

Starburst 2026 AI & Data Visionary Awards: What the Winners Reveal

by Samantha Weston, Paul Nashawaty 0
Starburst's 2026 AI & Data Visionary Awards spotlight production-grade deployments at GEICO, Citizens Financial Group, Vizient, and others. The patterns across winners... Read more.
AI Simulation Lifts Contact Center Agent Readiness by 57% | ECI Research
AI, Application Development, Customer Experience, Enterprise Applications, Enterprise Software

AI Simulation Lifts Contact Center Agent Readiness by 57%

by Samantha Weston, Paul Nashawaty 0
Liveops has released cohort-level performance data from its LiveNexus AI orchestration platform showing that simulation-certified contact center agents outperform... Read more.
Financial Services Faces a Two-Front Cyber Threat in 2026
Application Development, Cyber Security, DevSecOps, FinOps, Security

Financial Services Faces a Two-Front Cyber Threat in 2026

by Paul Nashawaty, Samantha Weston 0
Black Kite's 2026 State of Financial Services report documents a simultaneous rise in direct ransomware attacks and vendor ecosystem vulnerabilities. Q1 2026 ransomware... Read more.
Google Public Sector AI: Federal Cloud Strategy in 2026
AI, AI Governance, Application Development, Cloud, CloudOps, Government Technology

Google Public Sector AI: Federal Cloud Strategy in 2026

by Samantha Weston, Paul Nashawaty 0
Google's May 2026 public sector newsletter reveals a coordinated strategy to establish Google Cloud as the default AI infrastructure for regulated and mission-critical... Read more.
Linux Foundation Launches Tokenomics Foundation for AI Token Standards
AI, AIOps, Application Development, Cloud-Native, FinOps, Generative AI, Open Source

Linux Foundation Launches Tokenomics Foundation for AI Token Standards

by Paul Nashawaty, Samantha Weston 0
The Linux Foundation has announced the Tokenomics Foundation, a new initiative to establish open standards and benchmarks for AI token economics. Backed by Accenture,... Read more.
Cyware Adds DRP to Intel Suite: Threat Intelligence Automation Gets Real
Application Development, Compliance, Enterprise IT Strategy, Security

Cyware Adds DRP to Intel Suite: Threat Intelligence Automation Gets Real

by Samantha Weston, Paul Nashawaty 0
Cyware has expanded its Intelligence Suite with integrated Digital Risk Protection powered by SOCRadar, embedding external threat telemetry from dark web monitoring,... Read more.
MariaDB 12.3 LTS: AI Workloads, 4x Write Speed, and What It Means for Enterprise Data
AI, Application Development, Data Management, Open Source

MariaDB 12.3 LTS: AI Workloads, 4x Write Speed, and What It Means for Enterprise Data

by Paul Nashawaty, Samantha Weston 0
MariaDB Community Server 12.3 LTS consolidates a year of rolling releases into a production-ready platform with 4x write performance, native vector search for AI... Read more.
IBM & Red Hat Project Lightwell: Open Source Supply Chain Security at Scale
Application Development, Compliance, Cyber Security, DevSecOps, Open Source

IBM & Red Hat Project Lightwell: Open Source Supply Chain Security at Scale

by Paul Nashawaty, Samantha Weston 0
IBM and Red Hat have announced Project Lightwell, a $5 billion initiative pairing 20,000 engineers with AI to secure enterprise open source software at scale. The... Read more.
Nayax Launches AI-Powered Retail Personalization Platform
AI, Application Development, FinOps, Machine Learning

Nayax Launches AI-Powered Retail Personalization Platform

by Samantha Weston, Paul Nashawaty 0
Nayax has launched AI-powered product discovery and personalization capabilities natively integrated into its payments and commerce platform. The move targets mid-market... Read more.