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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ConfigHub Launches a New Model for Cloud-Native Configuration
Cloud-Native, DevOps, GitOps, Kubernetes, Platform Engineering

ConfigHub Launches a New Model for Cloud-Native Configuration

by Paul Nashawaty, Samantha Weston 0
ConfigHub launches a Configuration-as-Data platform to cut drift, block YAML errors, and give DevOps real-time visibility into cloud-native configs.... Read more.
Twilio Report Exposes Trust Gaps in Enterprise Conversational AI
AI, Customer Experience, Enterprise Applications, Governance

Twilio Report Exposes Trust Gaps in Enterprise Conversational AI

by Samantha Weston 0
New data highlights rapid adoption of conversational AI in addition to a widening divide between business confidence and consumer experience.... Read more.
AI, Data Management, Events, Microsoft Ignite 2025

CData Bridges Enterprise Data and Agentic AI at Microsoft Ignite 2025

by Paul Nashawaty, Samantha Weston 0
CData brings MCP connectivity to Copilot Studio and Agent 365, giving AI agents governed access to real-time data across 350+ enterprise systems.... Read more.
Cloud-Native, KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2025, Kubernetes, Networking, Security

HAProxy Levels Up Cloud-Native Networking at KubeCon NA 2025

by Paul Nashawaty, Samantha Weston 0
HAProxy debuts Unified Gateway, Enterprise 3.2, and ALOHA 17.5 at KubeCon 2025, advancing intelligent routing, security, and hybrid networking.... Read more.
Wasm Breaks Out at KubeCon: Fermyon & Akamai Push Serverless to 75M RPS
Cloud-Native, Edge Computing, KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2025, WebAssembly (Wasm)

Wasm Breaks Out at KubeCon: Fermyon & Akamai Push Serverless to 75M RPS

by Paul Nashawaty, Samantha Weston 0
Fermyon and Akamai unveil Wasm Functions at KubeCon 2025, delivering 75M RPS, sub-ms cold starts, and cloud-to-edge portability.... Read more.
Red Hat Extends OpenShift 4.20 with AI Workload Support and Zero Trust Identity
AI, Application Development, Cloud-Native, KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2025, Kubernetes, Machine Learning, Virtualization

Red Hat Extends OpenShift 4.20 with AI Workload Support and Zero Trust Identity

by Paul Nashawaty, Samantha Weston 0
Red Hat enhances OpenShift 4.20 with KServe integration, GPU management via DRA, and Zero Trust identity using SPIFFE/SPIRE, strengthening AI and virtualization... Read more.
MinIO Positions Container-Native Object Storage for AI Workloads
AI, Application Development, Cloud-Native, Containerization, KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2025, Kubernetes

MinIO Positions Container-Native Object Storage for AI Workloads

by Paul Nashawaty, Samantha Weston 0
MinIO positions container-native object storage for AI workloads as Kubernetes matures into a stateful data platform, emphasizing operator-based automation and hybrid... Read more.
Application Development, Cloud-Native, DevOps, KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2025, Kubernetes

Unified Gateways, Hybrid Cloud Reality, and the Ingress NGINX Fallout

by Paul Nashawaty, Samantha Weston 0
KubeCon 2025 revealed unified gateways, hybrid-cloud shifts, and the end of Ingress NGINX. Here’s what developers need to know.... Read more.
Mirantis Launches Virtualization Platform on k0rdent
AI, Application Development, Cloud-Native, KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2025, Open Source, Virtualization

Mirantis Launches Virtualization Platform on k0rdent 

by Paul Nashawaty, Samantha Weston 0
Mirantis launches a k0rdent-based virtualization platform with GPU isolation for secure multi-tenant AI workloads, targeting VMware migration and cloud-native modernization.... Read more.