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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GitLab 19.0: Agentic DevSecOps and the AI Paradox
AI, Application Development, DevSecOps, Platform Engineering, Software Development

GitLab 19.0: Agentic DevSecOps and the AI Paradox

by Samantha Weston, Paul Nashawaty 0
GitLab 19.0 addresses the AI Paradox: code generation has accelerated, but credential governance, merge workflows, and pipeline security have not kept pace. The... Read more.
IBM Anderon: Inside America's First Quantum Chip Foundry
Application Development, Cloud, Enterprise IT Strategy, Infrastructure, Quantum Computing

IBM Anderon: Inside America’s First Quantum Chip Foundry

by Samantha Weston, Paul Nashawaty 0
IBM and the U.S. Department of Commerce have announced Anderon, America's first purpose-built quantum wafer foundry, backed by $2 billion in combined investment.... Read more.
AI Data Readiness Gap: What the 2026 EDM Benchmark Reveals
AI, AI Governance, Application Development, Data Management, Enterprise IT Strategy

AI Data Readiness Gap: What the 2026 EDM Benchmark Reveals

by Samantha Weston, Paul Nashawaty 0
The EDM Association's 2026 Global Data Management Benchmark Report finds that only ~31% of organizations have advanced data strategy capability, even as AI investment... Read more.
AVIAN Raises $2.6M for Industrial AI Thermal Monitoring
AI, Application Development, Enterprise IT Strategy, Marketing Strategy

AVIAN Raises $2.6M for Industrial AI Thermal Monitoring

by Samantha Weston, Paul Nashawaty 0
Zurich-based AVIAN has closed a $2.6M pre-seed round to scale its industrial AI thermal monitoring platform across fire-prone sectors. After two profitable bootstrapped... Read more.
Federated AI Flood Warning Goes Live in Texas | ECI Research
AI, Application Development, Enterprise IT Strategy, Infrastructure

Federated AI Flood Warning Goes Live in Texas | ECI Research

by Samantha Weston, Paul Nashawaty 0
Axonis and Simplicity Integration have deployed an AI-powered flood warning system in Galveston County, Texas, using a federated architecture that runs decision... Read more.
Everpure Bets on Data as Cyber Resilience Last Line of Defense
Application Development, Cloud, Compliance, Security

Everpure Bets on Data as Cyber Resilience Last Line of Defense

by Samantha Weston, Paul Nashawaty 0
Everpure has formally positioned its Enterprise Data Cloud as the last line of defense in enterprise cyber resilience, assuming perimeter failure and guaranteeing... Read more.
PDQ Connect MSP Features: Multitenancy, Patching & Integrations
Application Development, Enterprise IT Strategy, Managed Services, Security

PDQ Connect MSP Features: Multitenancy, Patching & Integrations

by Paul Nashawaty, Samantha Weston 0
PDQ has launched MSP-focused capabilities in PDQ Connect, including multitenant architecture, reusable deployment packages, and integrations with Freshworks, Jira,... Read more.