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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Cisco Acquires Astrix to Lead Non-Human Identity Security
AI, Application Development, Automation, Cloud

Cisco Acquires Astrix to Lead Non-Human Identity Security

Cisco has acquired Astrix Security to extend its Cloud Control platform into non-human identity governance for AI agents. The deal addresses a fast-growing attack... Read more.
AMD Helios on Azure: What the Microsoft Partnership Means for AI Infrastructure
AI, Application Development, Cloud, Infrastructure, Machine Learning

AMD Helios on Azure: What the Microsoft Partnership Means for AI Infrastructure

AMD and Microsoft have expanded their strategic partnership to deploy AMD Helios, a rack-scale AI platform combining Instinct GPUs, EPYC CPUs, and Pensando DPUs,... Read more.
Red Hat Digital Sovereignty & Lightwell: EMEA Analyst Take
Application Development, Cloud, Compliance, Open Source, Security

Red Hat Digital Sovereignty & Lightwell: EMEA Analyst Take

Red Hat's EMEA Analyst Update advanced three strategic themes: OpenShift crossing $2B ARR, the GA of Confirmed Sovereign Support for EU customers, and the launch... Read more.
Recast Bundles Endpoint Patch Management Tools as CVE Surge Hits 341%
Application Development, Enterprise IT Strategy, Security

Recast Bundles Endpoint Patch Management Tools as CVE Surge Hits 341%

Recast has launched a bundled offering combining endpoint remediation, third-party patching, and hardware lifecycle management in response to a 341% surge in CVEs... Read more.
Aina Raises $5.5M to Build the AI Hardware Interface Beyond Keyboards
Application Development, DevOps, Enterprise Software

Aina Raises $5.5M to Build the AI Hardware Interface Beyond Keyboards

Aina, founded by a former Ultrahuman hardware executive, has raised $5.5M to build a general-purpose AI interface designed to replace keyboards and touchscreens.... Read more.
BCNEXXT Vipe: Cloud-Native Playout at IBC2026
Application Development, Cloud, Infrastructure

BCNEXXT Vipe: Cloud-Native Playout at IBC2026

BCNEXXT is showcasing a new version of its cloud-native playout platform Vipe at IBC2026, promising up to 80% lower operating costs by eliminating the one-channel-to-one-server... Read more.
Argon2 Password Security: Stronger Hashing, Smarter Limits
Application Development, Compliance, Cyber Security

Argon2 Password Security: Stronger Hashing, Smarter Limits

Specops Software has published research showing Argon2id is 451 million times slower to crack than SHA256, but a $2,100 CPU still outpaces an eight-GPU rig. The... Read more.
GitLab 19.2: Agentic DevSecOps Tackles the AI Code Backlog
AI, Application Development, Automation, DevSecOps, Enterprise Software

GitLab 19.2: Agentic DevSecOps Tackles the AI Code Backlog

GitLab 19.2 introduces agentic automation designed to clear the review and security backlog that AI-generated code creates. Key features include Dependency Scanning... Read more.
EU AI Act Compliance: Why Observability Isn't Enough for High-Risk AI
AI, AI Governance, Application Development, Compliance, Machine Learning

EU AI Act Compliance: Why Observability Isn’t Enough for High-Risk AI

Diagrid's Catalyst platform addresses two structural gaps in EU AI Act compliance that observability tools leave open: the inability to produce cryptographically... Read more.