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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Why Data Infrastructure, Not Models, Drives Life Sciences AI
AI, AI/ML, AIOps, Application Development, Cloud, Data Management

Why Data Infrastructure, Not Models, Drives Life Sciences AI

DNAnexus CEO Thomas Laur contends that AI drug discovery stalls not because of model limitations, but because scientific data infrastructure isn't production-ready.... Read more.
Endra's AI MEP Platform Targets the Engineering Bottleneck
AI, Application Development, Enterprise Software, Machine Learning

Endra’s AI MEP Platform Targets the Engineering Bottleneck

Endra, backed by a $50M Andreessen Horowitz Series A, is expanding from Stockholm to New York, San Francisco, and London with an AI platform for MEP engineering.... Read more.
Eclipse Foundation & OWASP Unite for CRA Open Source Security
Application Development, Compliance, Open Source, Security

Eclipse Foundation & OWASP Unite for CRA Open Source Security

The Eclipse Foundation and OWASP have signed an MOU to strengthen open source security and support EU Cyber Resilience Act compliance. With mandatory reporting obligations... Read more.
Google Public Sector AI: NOAA, Genesis Mission & CodeMender
AI, Application Development, Platform Engineering, Programming, Security, Software Development

Google Public Sector AI: NOAA, Genesis Mission & CodeMender

Google Public Sector's July 2026 announcements span HPC infrastructure for NOAA, a $40 million AI commitment to the DOE Genesis Mission, and the preview launch of... Read more.
Freehand Raises $75M to Deploy Agentic AI in Supply Chain Spend
AI, Application Development, Supply Chain

Freehand Raises $75M to Deploy Agentic AI in Supply Chain Spend

Freehand has raised $75 million to scale autonomous AI agents that manage supply-chain spend for enterprises including Meta, Unilever, and Pfizer. The company's... Read more.
IBM's H2 2026 Enterprise AI Strategy: Chips, Quantum & Lightwell
AI, Application Development, Cloud, DevSecOps, Infrastructure

IBM’s H2 2026 Enterprise AI Strategy: Chips, Quantum & Lightwell

IBM closed H1 2026 with breakthroughs in sub-1 nanometer chip technology, quantum computing, and watsonx multi-agent AI. The company also expanded Project Lightwell... Read more.
SIOS LifeKeeper v10.1 Brings AIOps-Ready HA/DR Automation
Application Development, CloudOps, Enterprise Software, Infrastructure

SIOS LifeKeeper v10.1 Brings AIOps-Ready HA/DR Automation

SIOS Technology has released LifeKeeper v10.1, adding a programmable Windows CLI, expanded Oracle and SQL Server database protection, and enhanced cloud security... Read more.
Airbyte Adds Workspaces and HubSpot Writes to Agentic Data Platform
Agentic AI, Application Development, Data Management, Enterprise Software

Airbyte Adds Workspaces and HubSpot Writes to Agentic Data Platform

Airbyte has updated its Agents platform with Workspaces for scoped access control and write operations for HubSpot connectors. The moves address a critical governance... Read more.