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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SUSE Introduces a Practical Starting Point for Cloud Sovereignty Readiness
Application Development, Cloud, Governance, Infrastructure

SUSE Introduces a Practical Starting Point for Cloud Sovereignty Readiness

by Paul Nashawaty, Samantha Weston 0
SUSE’s new cloud sovereignty self-assessment helps organizations measure EU compliance gaps and sovereignty readiness in minutes.... Read more.
Palo Alto Networks and Chronosphere Signal Observability-Security Convergence
Application Development, Cloud, Observability, Security

Palo Alto Networks and Chronosphere Signal Observability-Security Convergence

by Paul Nashawaty, Samantha Weston 0
Palo Alto Networks’ acquisition of Chronosphere highlights how observability and security are converging to support AI-native operations.... Read more.
Advancing DevSecOps for Cloud-Native Readiness and Security at Scale
Application Development, Application Security, DevSecOps, Platform Engineering

Advancing DevSecOps for Cloud-Native Readiness and Security at Scale

by Efficiently Connected, Paul Nashawaty, Samantha Weston 0
2025 research benchmarks DevSecOps maturity, automation adoption, cultural barriers, and enterprise security investment priorities.... Read more.
Scaling Observability and Reliability in the Era of Cloud-Native Delivery
Application Development, Cloud-Native, Containerization, DevOps, Observability, Open Source, Platform Engineering, Software Development

Scaling Observability and Reliability in the Era of Cloud-Native Delivery

by Efficiently Connected, Paul Nashawaty, Samantha Weston 0
2025 research explores enterprise observability maturity, SLO tracking, AIOps adoption, and operational investment priorities.... Read more.
Achieving Reliable Releases in the Era of Cloud-Native Delivery
Application Development, DevOps, Kubernetes, Open Source, Platform Engineering, Software Development, WebAssembly (Wasm)

Achieving Reliable Releases in the Era of Cloud-Native Delivery

by Efficiently Connected, Paul Nashawaty, Samantha Weston 0
New research from theCUBE Research reveals how enterprises manage release reliability, automation maturity, observability, and deployment practices.... Read more.
Scaling Cloud-Native Applications withCI/CD, AI, and Secure Developer Tooling
Application Development, DevOps, Kubernetes, Open Source, Platform Engineering, Software Development, Virtualization

Scaling Cloud-Native Applications with CI/CD, AI, and Secure Developer Tooling

by Efficiently Connected, Paul Nashawaty, Samantha Weston 0
New research from theCUBE Research reveals how enterprises are evolving Day 0 practices across CI/CD, cloud-native architecture, AI observability, and developer... Read more.
Twilio and AEG Make Fan Engagement More Data Driven at Scale
AI, Application Development, Customer Experience, Data Analytics

Twilio and AEG Make Fan Engagement More Data Driven at Scale

by Samantha Weston, Paul Nashawaty 0
Twilio and AEG expand a data-driven engagement platform across ticketing, venues, and teams.... Read more.
High Availability Becomes a Strategic Control Layer in 2026 IT Architectures
Application Development, Cloud, Infrastructure

High Availability Becomes a Strategic Control Layer in 2026 IT Architectures

by Samantha Weston, Paul Nashawaty 0
SIOS 2026 predictions show high availability evolving beyond uptime into a strategic control layer for security, AI reliability, and hybrid cloud operations.... Read more.
AI-Native Application Development: Q4 2025 Market Insights Report
AI, Application Development, Application Security, Cloud-Native, Containerization, DevOps, DevSecOps, Digital Transformation, FinOps, Kubernetes, Market Insights Reports, Observability, Open Source, Platform Engineering, Software Development, WebAssembly (Wasm)

Orchestrating Intelligence and the Rise of AI-Native Application Development

by Paul Nashawaty, Samantha Weston 0
Explore how agentic AI, platform engineering, and observability are reshaping application development. Key insights and predictions for 2026.... Read more.
Percona Spins Out OpenEverest to Put Open Governance at the Center of Data Ops
Application Development, Data Management, Open Source, Software Development

Percona Spins Out OpenEverest to Put Open Governance at the Center of Data Ops

by Samantha Weston, Paul Nashawaty 0
Percona transitions Everest into OpenEverest, an independent open source project focused on open governance for database operations.... Read more.