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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VMware by Broadcom Says AI-Ready Platform Engineering Starts With Governance, Not Hype
AI, AI Governance, Application Development, Cloud-Native, Containerization, Infrastructure, KubeCon + CloudNativeCon EU 2026, Kubernetes, Open Source, Platform Engineering, Software Development, Virtualization

VMware by Broadcom Says AI-Ready Platform Engineering Starts With Governance, Not Hype

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At KubeCon EU 2026, VMware by Broadcom made the case that enterprises need governance, compliance, isolation, and operational consistency before AI can scale safely.... Read more.
Cilium’s Next Act Is About Securing and Connecting AI-Ready Kubernetes Infrastructure
AI, Application Development, Cloud-Native, KubeCon + CloudNativeCon EU 2026, Kubernetes, Open Source, Software Development

Cilium’s Next Act Is About Securing and Connecting AI-Ready Kubernetes Infrastructure

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At KubeCon EU 2026, Isovalent made the case that AI infrastructure increases the importance of Kubernetes networking, runtime security, and migration continuity.... Read more.
Spegel Argues Artifact Distribution Belongs Closer to the Cluster
AI, Application Development, Cloud-Native, KubeCon + CloudNativeCon EU 2026, Open Source

Spegel Argues Artifact Distribution Belongs Closer to the Cluster

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Spegel is making the case that Kubernetes performance is increasingly constrained by artifact distribution, not just builds or registries. At KubeCon EU 2026, the... Read more.
SurrealDB Bets Agent Memory Belongs in the Database, Not the Middleware
AI, Application Development, Cloud-Native, Data Management, KubeCon + CloudNativeCon EU 2026, Open Source, Software Development

SurrealDB Bets Agent Memory Belongs in the Database, Not the Middleware

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SurrealDB 3.0 positions itself as a unified multi-model database for agentic AI, combining vector, graph, and relational capabilities in a single engine to reduce... Read more.
Sovereignty Turns from Policy Debate to Platform Design at KubeCon EU 2026
AI, Application Development, Cloud-Native, KubeCon + CloudNativeCon EU 2026, Kubernetes, Open Source

Sovereignty Turns from Policy Debate to Platform Design at KubeCon EU 2026

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At KubeCon EU 2026, Stack8s framed sovereignty as more than a compliance issue. Enterprises are increasingly connecting data sovereignty, compute portability, vendor... Read more.
Open Source Security Becomes a Platform Requirement at KubeCon EU 2026
Application Development, Application Security, Cloud-Native, DevSecOps, KubeCon + CloudNativeCon EU 2026, Kubernetes, Open Source, Platform Engineering

Open Source Security Becomes a Platform Requirement at KubeCon EU 2026

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At KubeCon EU 2026, Minimus positioned open source security as more than a community issue. Between SBOM pressure, software supply chain risk, and the Cyber Resilience... Read more.
Sovereign Kubernetes Gets Real at KubeCon EU 2026
AI, Application Development, Cloud-Native, KubeCon + CloudNativeCon EU 2026, Kubernetes, Open Source, Platform Engineering

Sovereign Kubernetes Gets Real at KubeCon EU 2026

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At KubeCon EU 2026, Kubermatic’s Sebastian Scheele outlined why sovereignty, operational simplicity, and Kubernetes-based infrastructure control are becoming central... Read more.
WebAssembly’s Second Act at KubeCon EU 2026
AI, Application Development, Application Security, Cloud-Native, KubeCon + CloudNativeCon EU 2026, Kubernetes, Open Source, WebAssembly (Wasm)

WebAssembly’s Second Act at KubeCon EU 2026

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At KubeCon EU 2026, Cosmonic outlined why WebAssembly is gaining traction with developers. Here’s what Wasm means for Kubernetes, security, AI-generated code,... Read more.
Platform Engineering Becomes the Control Layer for AI-Ready Kubernetes
AI, Cloud-Native, KubeCon + CloudNativeCon EU 2026, Kubernetes, Platform Engineering

Platform Engineering Becomes the Control Layer for AI-Ready Kubernetes

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Spectro Cloud positions platform engineering as the control layer for governed AI infrastructure across cloud, edge, and sovereign environments.... Read more.
Modern Virtualization Finds Its Kubernetes Data Layer
AI, Cloud-Native, Data Management, KubeCon + CloudNativeCon EU 2026, Kubernetes

Modern Virtualization Finds Its Kubernetes Data Layer

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Portworx advances Kubernetes as a data platform for VMs, containers, and AI workloads with stronger backup, security, and storage.... Read more.