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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AI, Application Development, Cloud-Native, KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2025, Kubernetes, Open Source

Akuity Demonstrates AI-Driven Operational Automation 

by Paul Nashawaty, Samantha Weston 0
Akuity unveils AI-driven runbook automation for predictable Kubernetes remediation, combining human-authored runbooks with granular governance and explainable operations.... Read more.
Application Development, FinOps, GPU Computing, KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2025, Kubernetes, Platform Engineering

CloudBolt Launches Container-Level Kubernetes Cost Allocation 

by Paul Nashawaty, Samantha Weston 0
CloudBolt launches container-level Kubernetes cost allocation using StormForge telemetry and unified billing data, delivering granular FinOps visibility and optimization.... Read more.
Application Development, Cloud-Native, Containerization, KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2025, Kubernetes

VMware VCF and Canonical Partnership Consolidates Kubernetes with Upstream-First Strategy 

by Paul Nashawaty, Samantha Weston 0
VMware consolidates Kubernetes into VCF, integrates Tanzu Mission Control, and partners with Canonical to deliver upstream-first, CNCF-aligned private cloud Kubernetes.... Read more.
Application Development, Cloud-Native, KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2025, Kubernetes, Platform Engineering

CNCF Launches Cloud-Native Certification as Ecosystem Expands to 15 Vendor-Neutral Credentials

by Paul Nashawaty, Samantha Weston 0
CNCF introduces the CNPE practical exam and CKNE networking certification, expanding its vendor-neutral cloud-native portfolio to 15 credentials for practitioners.... Read more.
Cosmonic Addresses AI Agent Security with WasmCloud 2.0 Kubernetes Integration
Application Development, Cloud-Native, Containerization, DevOps, KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2025, Kubernetes, Open Source, Software Development, WebAssembly (Wasm)

Cosmonic Addresses AI Agent Security with WasmCloud 2.0 Kubernetes Integration 

by Paul Nashawaty, Samantha Weston 0
Cosmonic launches WasmCloud 2.0 with Kubernetes integration and WebAssembly sandboxing to secure AI agent workflows and enable new stateful Wasm capabilities.... Read more.
AI, Application Development, Application Security, Authentication, DevSecOps, Governance, Infrastructure, KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2025, Security

AuthZed Positions SpiceDB Enterprise Authorization for AI Agent Security 

by Paul Nashawaty, Samantha Weston 0
AuthZed positions SpiceDB for enterprise-grade AI agent authorization, treating agents as non-human identities to deliver fine-grained security and governance at... Read more.
Cloudsmith Provides A Security-First Artifact Management Messaging
AI, Application Development, Application Security, DevOps, KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2025

Cloudsmith Provides A Security-First Artifact Management Messaging 

by Paul Nashawaty, Samantha Weston 0
Cloudsmith pivots to security-first artifact management, adds an ML registry for AI supply chain protection, and differentiates on reliability, pricing, and enterprise... Read more.
AI, Application Development, Cloud, Cloud-Native, Infrastructure, KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2025

Yugabyte Positions Cloud-Native Postgres for AI Iterative Development 

by Paul Nashawaty, Samantha Weston 0
Yugabyte positions its cloud-native Postgres platform for AI iteration, API consolidation, and multi-cloud resilience, enabling rapid change and unified data operations.... Read more.
AI, Application Development, FinOps, KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2025, Kubernetes

Google GKE Evolves for Agentic AI Workloads with Inference Quick Start 

by Paul Nashawaty, Samantha Weston 0
Google upgrades GKE for agentic AI workloads and launches Inference Quick Start to help developers benchmark models, manage costs, and choose the right AI starting... Read more.
Application Development, Cloud-Native, Data Management, Data Protection, KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2025, Open Source

Percona Delivers Open-Source Transparent Data Encryption for Postgres

by Paul Nashawaty, Samantha Weston 0
Percona launches fully open-source TDE for Postgres, enabling PCI-compliant data-at-rest encryption without enterprise licensing and with optional support.... Read more.