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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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.
Mirantis Expands MCP AdaptiveOps to Help Enterprises Operationalize Agentic AI
AI, Cloud-Native, Platform Engineering

Mirantis Expands MCP AdaptiveOps to Help Enterprises Operationalize Agentic AI

by Paul Nashawaty, Samantha Weston 0
Mirantis expands MCP AdaptiveOps services to help enterprises operationalize agentic AI with governance, observability, and open standards.... Read more.
DOT’s Google Workspace Migration Validates Cloud-Native Collaboration and AI Integration
AI, Enterprise Applications, Enterprise Software, Generative AI, Governance, Security

DOT’s Google Workspace Migration Validates Cloud-Native Collaboration and AI Integration

by Samantha Weston, Paul Nashawaty 0
The U.S. DOT completes foundational migration to Google Workspace with Gemini, validating cloud-native collaboration maturity and enabling AI integration for 50,000... Read more.