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 Q4 FY2026: AI Infrastructure Demand Drives Record Revenue
AI, Application Development, Infrastructure, Networking

Cisco Q4 FY2026: AI Infrastructure Demand Drives Record Revenue

Cisco reported record Q4 FY2026 revenue and EPS, driven by AI infrastructure and networking demand. ECI Research analysis examines the structural drivers behind... Read more.
Dell PowerStore Elite, AI Security Alliance: August 2026 Update
AI, Application Development, Infrastructure, Machine Learning

Dell PowerStore Elite, AI Security Alliance: August 2026 Update

Dell Technologies' August 2026 updates center on PowerStore Elite reaching general availability with Nutanix Cloud Platform support, membership in NVIDIA's Open... Read more.
Gemini 3.7 Flash: Price Cut and Performance Gains Reshape AI Agent Economics
AI, Application Development, Cloud, DevSecOps, Infrastructure, Machine Learning

Gemini 3.7 Flash: Price Cut and Performance Gains Reshape AI Agent Economics

Google has launched Gemini 3.7 Flash, cutting per-token pricing by 50% while posting significant improvements in software engineering, web development, and agentic... Read more.
TransFi JARVIS: AI Compliance Platform for Cross-Border Payments
AI, Application Development, Automation, Compliance, FinOps

TransFi JARVIS: AI Compliance Platform for Cross-Border Payments

TransFi has launched JARVIS, a proprietary AI compliance intelligence platform that unifies customer risk data across its cross-border payments infrastructure. The... Read more.
Dynatrace Acquires Arize: A $915M Bet on AI Observability
AI, Application Development, Cloud, Enterprise Software, Infrastructure, Machine Learning

Dynatrace Acquires Arize: A $915M Bet on AI Observability

Dynatrace is acquiring AI observability leader Arize for $915 million, combining pre-production model evaluation with enterprise-grade production monitoring. The... Read more.
Airbyte Cloud Migration Preserves Pipelines — ECI Research
Application Development, Cloud, Data Management, Infrastructure

Airbyte Cloud Migration Preserves Pipelines — ECI Research

Airbyte has launched a migration service that moves production pipelines from Airbyte Core to Airbyte Cloud without historical re-syncs or pipeline rebuilds. The... Read more.
Convertr Govern: Closing the Contact Data Compliance Gap
AI Governance, Application Development, Data Management, MarTech

Convertr Govern: Closing the Contact Data Compliance Gap

Convertr has launched Convertr Govern, a governance module that enforces account-level compliance policies on lead and contact data before records reach downstream... Read more.
Why AI Management Skills Are Your Real ROI Gap | ECI Research
AI, Application Development, Automation, Enterprise IT Strategy

Why AI Management Skills Are Your Real ROI Gap | ECI Research

Matt Gjertsen, founder of BUILT and former SpaceX training lead, argues in his new book that AI underperformance is a management problem, not a technology problem.... Read more.
Meta Muse Glimmer and the Agentic AI Benchmark Gap
AI, Application Development, Compliance, Enterprise Software, Machine Learning

Meta Muse Glimmer and the Agentic AI Benchmark Gap

Meta's Muse Glimmer is positioned as an always-on agentic model, but a 52-point spread between its general and banking-domain benchmark scores exposes a structural... Read more.
AI Token Cost Governance: What a $1,000 Mistake Teaches Enterprises
AI, Application Development, Cloud, Enterprise IT Strategy, FinOps, Machine Learning

AI Token Cost Governance: What a $1,000 Mistake Teaches Enterprises

Maxio CEO Branden Jenkins accidentally exceeded his AI token budget by $1,000 in a single weekend, then turned the mistake into a team training program. The episode... Read more.