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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VCF 9.1: Broadcom Bets on Private AI Infrastructure
AI, Application Development, Cloud, Kubernetes

VCF 9.1: Broadcom Bets on Private AI Infrastructure

by Samantha Weston, Paul Nashawaty 0
Broadcom has released VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1, positioning private cloud as the preferred platform for production AI inference and agentic workloads. The release... Read more.
IREN Acquires Mirantis: AI Cloud Delivery Gets an Operational Layer
AI, Application Development, CloudOps, Infrastructure

IREN Acquires Mirantis: AI Cloud Delivery Gets an Operational Layer

by Samantha Weston, Paul Nashawaty 0
IREN Limited has agreed to acquire Mirantis for approximately $625 million in stock, adding Kubernetes-based orchestration, operational tooling, and enterprise support... Read more.
IBM Think 2026: Sovereign Core and the AI Governance Imperative
AI, Application Development, Cloud, Compliance, Digital Sovereignty, Infrastructure

IBM Think 2026: Sovereign Core and the AI Governance Imperative

by Samantha Weston, Paul Nashawaty 0
At Think 2026, IBM announced general availability of IBM Sovereign Core, a platform embedding compliance and AI governance at the infrastructure runtime level. Alongside... Read more.
Nerdio MSP 7.0: Scaling Microsoft 365 Management at Scale
Application Development, Cloud, Managed Services

Nerdio MSP 7.0: Scaling Microsoft 365 Management at Scale

by Paul Nashawaty, Samantha Weston 0
Nerdio has launched Manager for MSP 7.0 alongside triple-digit MSP user base growth, with Microsoft 365 users surging 300% year-over-year. The release adds PSA integrations,... Read more.
Azure Integrated HSM: Open-Source Cloud Security at Silicon Level
Application Development, Cloud, Compliance, Enterprise IT Strategy, Security

Azure Integrated HSM: Open-Source Cloud Security at Silicon Level

by Samantha Weston, Paul Nashawaty 0
Microsoft has integrated a tamper-resistant hardware security module into every new Azure server and open-sourced the firmware through the Open Compute Project.... Read more.
Cielara Code: AI Coding Agent Accuracy Beyond Claude & OpenAI
AI, Application Development, DevOps, Enterprise Software

Cielara Code: AI Coding Agent Accuracy Beyond Claude & OpenAI

by Samantha Weston, Paul Nashawaty 0
Causal Dynamics Lab has released Cielara Code, an AI coding agent layer that beats both Claude Code and OpenAI Codex on code localization benchmarks. The product... Read more.
Cisco Quantum Switch & AI Security: Analyst Take | ECI Research
AI, Application Development, Compliance, Network Security

Cisco Quantum Switch & AI Security

by Samantha Weston, Paul Nashawaty 0
Cisco unveiled a Universal Quantum Switch prototype capable of translating across quantum encoding modalities at room temperature, while its Shields Up framework... Read more.
Atos Digital Sovereignty: Strategy Analysis | ECI Research
Application Development, Cloud, Enterprise IT Strategy, Infrastructure

Atos Digital Sovereignty: Strategy Analysis | ECI Research

by Samantha Weston, Paul Nashawaty 0
Atos launched an integrated Digital Sovereignty offering targeting regulated industries as its Genesis turnaround program continues. ECI Research examines the competitive... Read more.