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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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

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

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

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.
Telestream Names Benjamin Desbois CEO: What It Means
Application Development, Enterprise IT Strategy, Marketing Strategy, Media and Entertainment

Telestream Names Benjamin Desbois CEO

Telestream has named Chief Growth and Strategy Officer Benjamin Desbois as its next CEO, effective July 1, 2026, with co-founder Dan Castles moving to Executive... Read more.
Everpure Q1 FY'27: AI Data Platform Ambitions Meet Strong Growth
AI, Application Development, FinOps, Infrastructure, Machine Learning

Everpure Q1 FY’27: AI Data Platform Ambitions Meet Strong Growth

Everpure, formerly Pure Storage, reported $1.1 billion in Q1 FY '27 revenue, up 35% year-over-year, alongside a corporate rebrand and the completed acquisition of... Read more.
Open Source Summit 2026 wrap-up
AI, Application Development, Application Security, DevOps, DevSecOps, FinOps, Kubernetes, Observability, Open Source, Open Source Summit 2026, Security

Open Source Summit 2026 Wrap-Up: Governance, Sustainability, and the New Reality of Open Innovation

A detailed Open Source Summit 2026 wrap-up covering AI governance, maintainer sustainability, runtime security, open infrastructure, and the future of open innovation.... Read more.
Valkey 9.1: Open Source Database Eyes AI Workloads
AI, Application Development, Cloud-Native, DevSecOps, FinOps, Open Source, Open Source Summit 2026

Valkey 9.1: Open Source Database Eyes AI Workloads

Valkey 9.1 expands beyond caching with full-text and vector search, per-database access controls, and multithreading improvements. The Linux Foundation project is... Read more.
Humanix Detects Live Help Desk Procedure Violations | ECI Research
AI, Application Development, Compliance, Cyber Security, DevSecOps, Enterprise IT Strategy

Humanix Detects Live Help Desk Procedure Violations | ECI Research

Humanix has announced the first capability to detect live procedure violations during IT help desk interactions, flagging social engineering attacks at the moment... Read more.
AddEvent RSVP Update: Reusable Flows for Event Teams
Application Development, Enterprise IT Strategy, MarTech

AddEvent RSVP Update: Reusable Flows for Event Teams

AddEvent has updated its RSVP product to introduce decoupled, reusable notification flows and no-code email templates. The componentized design reduces repetitive... Read more.