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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Maxed Raises $850K to Bring Agentic AI to CPA Firms
AI, Application Development, Enterprise Software

Maxed Raises $850K to Bring Agentic AI to CPA Firms

by Samantha Weston, Paul Nashawaty 0
Maxed has raised $850,000 in pre-seed funding to build an AI operating system for CPA firms, led by Focal VC with participation from Notion co-founder Akshay Kothari.... Read more.
SAP and S3NS Bring Sovereign Cloud ERP to France | ECI Research
Application Development, Cloud, Compliance, Enterprise Applications

SAP and S3NS Bring Sovereign Cloud ERP to France

by Paul Nashawaty, Samantha Weston 0
SAP and S3NS have announced a strategic partnership to deploy SAP RISE private cloud edition on France's SecNumCloud-qualified PREMI3NS platform, with Thales as... Read more.
SUSECON 2026: Enterprise AI Sovereignty and Open Source Infrastructure
Application Development, Infrastructure, Open Source, SUSECON 2026

SUSECON 2026: Enterprise AI Sovereignty and Open Source Infrastructure

by Samantha Weston, Paul Nashawaty 0
SUSECON 2026 marked a shift from AI experimentation to AI governance, with digital sovereignty emerging as a hard architectural requirement. SUSE is repositioning... Read more.
Dell–SUSE AI Factory: Why Enterprise AI Governance Comes First
AI, Application Development, Infrastructure, Open Source, SUSECON 2026

Dell–SUSE AI Factory: Why Enterprise AI Governance Comes First

by Samantha Weston, Paul Nashawaty 0
Dell Technologies and SUSE are promoting a governance-first "AI factory" framework that standardizes infrastructure and workflows before layering in AI agents. ECI... Read more.
SUSE Sovereignty Summit 2026: What Enterprises Must Know
AI, Application Development, Data Management, Infrastructure, Open Source, SUSECON 2026

SUSE Sovereignty Summit 2026: What Enterprises Must Know

by Samantha Weston, Paul Nashawaty 0
SUSE gathered 60 enterprise leaders and policymakers at SUSECON 2026 to move the digital sovereignty conversation from policy to execution. ECI Research analysts... Read more.
SUSE at SUSECon 2026: Open Infrastructure, AI, and Sovereignty
AI, Application Development, Infrastructure, Open Source, SUSECON 2026

SUSE at SUSECON 2026: Open Infrastructure, AI, and Sovereignty

by Samantha Weston, Paul Nashawaty 0
At SUSECon 2026 in Prague, SUSE outlined a strategy built on three pillars: vendor lock-in relief, digital sovereignty, and AI infrastructure. ECI Research examines... Read more.
SUSE SUSECON 2026: VMware Migration Strategy and AI Platform Play
Application Development, Containerization, Kubernetes, Open Source, Platform Engineering, SUSECON 2026

SUSE SUSECON 2026: VMware Migration Strategy and AI Platform Play

by Samantha Weston, Paul Nashawaty 0
At SUSECON 2026, SUSE announced a partnership with CloudBase and its Coriolis tool, giving customers live VM migration capabilities at no additional cost. Combined... Read more.
Synopsys and TSMC Deepen AI Silicon Partnership at Advanced Nodes
AI, Application Development, Semiconductors

Synopsys and TSMC Deepen AI Silicon Partnership at Advanced Nodes

by Samantha Weston 0
Synopsys and TSMC expand AI silicon collaboration across advanced nodes, packaging, IP, and AI-powered chip design tools.... Read more.