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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formae Adds Kubernetes & Helm: A New IaC System of Record
Application Development, Cloud, DevOps, Platform Engineering

formae Adds Kubernetes & Helm: A New IaC System of Record

Platform Engineering Labs has updated formae with native Kubernetes, Helm, and a plugin Hub, positioning it as a unified system of record for cloud-native infrastructure.... Read more.
Why Enterprise AI Data Governance Is the Real Bottleneck | ECI Research
AI, Application Development, Cloud, Data Analytics, FinOps

Why Enterprise AI Data Governance Is the Real Bottleneck | ECI Research

Starburst's AI & Datanova 2026 conference frames enterprise data governance, not model capability, as the primary barrier to scaling AI into production. ECI Research... Read more.
Docker AI Governance: Securing AI Agents at the Runtime Layer
AI, Application Development, DevOps, Security

Docker AI Governance: Securing AI Agents at the Runtime Layer

Docker has launched Docker AI Governance, a centralized policy control plane for AI agents running across developer laptops, CI pipelines, and production clusters.... Read more.
Dynatrace Crosses $2B ARR: AI Observability at Tipping Point
AIOps, Application Development, Cloud, Infrastructure, Observability

Dynatrace Crosses $2B ARR: AI Observability at Tipping Point

Dynatrace closed fiscal 2026 with $2 billion in ARR and its fourth consecutive quarter of 16% constant currency growth. ECI Research analyzes what the milestone... Read more.
Spendflo Flo AI: Autonomous Procurement for Mid-Market
Application Development, Enterprise Software, FinOps

Spendflo Flo AI: Autonomous Procurement for Mid-Market

Spendflo has launched Flo AI, a multi-agent autonomous procurement system for mid-market companies covering intake, contracts, and accounts payable as a single connected... Read more.
AI Maturity in CX: Why Hybrid Models Are Winning in 2026
AI, Application Development, Customer Experience, Enterprise IT Strategy

AI Maturity in CX: Why Hybrid Models Are Winning in 2026

The Liveops 2026 AI Maturity Benchmark surveyed 815 enterprise executives and found that only 6% prefer fully autonomous AI in customer experience environments.... Read more.
Portworx at Red Hat Summit 2026: Edge, OpenShift, and VM Migration
Application Development, Cloud, Events, Infrastructure, Platform Engineering, Red Hat Summit 2026

Portworx at Red Hat Summit 2026: Edge, OpenShift, and VM Migration

Portworx is arriving at Red Hat Summit 2026 with a new edge-optimized storage SKU, deeper OpenShift console integration, and two ecosystem awards. ECI Research examines... Read more.
Red Hat Summit 2026: Agentic AI Governance and Supply Chain Security
AI, Application Development, Cloud, DevOps, Infrastructure, Machine Learning, Red Hat Summit 2026

Red Hat Summit 2026: Agentic AI Governance and Supply Chain Security

Red Hat's 2026 Summit delivered a coordinated platform push spanning hardened container images, sovereign cloud, and governed agentic AI infrastructure. ECI Research... Read more.
Outpost24 Brings AI to DAST Authentication Configuration
Application Development, Application Security, DevSecOps

Outpost24 Brings AI to DAST Authentication Configuration

Outpost24 has launched AI-powered authentication for its Scale DAST platform, replacing script-based configuration with natural-language instructions executed by... Read more.