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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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.
Cloud Foundry Integrates Cloud-Native “Prompt to Cloud” Buildpacks for AI Development
AI, Application Development, Cloud-Native, KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2025, Kubernetes, Open Source, Programming, Software Development

Cloud Foundry Integrates Cloud-Native “Prompt to Cloud” Buildpacks for AI Development

by Paul Nashawaty, Samantha Weston 0
Cloud Foundry introduces cloud-native buildpacks and a “prompt to cloud” AI workflow, unifying VM and Kubernetes models while strengthening software supply chain... Read more.
AI, Application Development, Cloud-Native, KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2025, Open Source, Workforce Automation

OpenSearch Navigates LLM-Driven Search and Observability 

by Paul Nashawaty, Samantha Weston 0
OpenSearch explores how LLMs reshape search and observability, shifting from developer tooling to strategic business capabilities amid rapid AI-driven change.... Read more.
LocalStack Expands Beyond AWS with Multi-Cloud Emulation
AI, Application Development, Cloud-Native, DevSecOps, KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2025, Open Source

LocalStack Expands Beyond AWS with Multi-Cloud Emulation 

by Paul Nashawaty, Samantha Weston 0
LocalStack expands beyond AWS with Azure and Snowflake emulation, targeting enterprise development, security, and compliance needs with a multi-cloud local platform.... Read more.
Last9 Advances Agentic Automation for Observability
Application Development, Cloud-Native, KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2025, Observability, Open Source

Last9 Advances Agentic Automation for Observability 

by Paul Nashawaty, Samantha Weston 0
Last9 advances agentic automation with an open SDK linking observability to remediation, emphasizing data quality, open standards, and ecosystem-driven automation.... Read more.