Samantha Weston

Author: Samantha Weston

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  • Samantha Weston

    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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GitOps Promotion Moves Into the AI Delivery Mainstream
Application Development, Cloud-Native, DevOps, KubeCon + CloudNativeCon EU 2026, Kubernetes

GitOps Promotion Moves Into the AI Delivery Mainstream

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Akuity advances GitOps with continuous promotion, helping teams scale AI delivery with governance, visibility, and reliability.... Read more.
SecOps Strain Grows as AI Adoption Outpaces Trust and Integration
AI, Cyber Security, DevSecOps

SecOps Strain Grows as AI Adoption Outpaces Trust and Integration

by Samantha Weston 0 comments on SecOps Strain Grows as AI Adoption Outpaces Trust and Integration
Crogl report shows AI adoption rising in SecOps, but trust, integration, and effectiveness gaps limit impact on threat reduction.... Read more.
Cloud Native Hits Critical Mass as Platform Engineering Reshapes Dev Workflows
Application Development, Cloud, DevOps, Platform Engineering

Cloud Native Hits Critical Mass as Platform Engineering Reshapes Dev Workflows

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CNCF report shows cloud native adoption growing, but maturity lags as platform engineering reshapes developer workflows and infrastructure.... Read more.
MinIO Aligns With NVIDIA STX to Power AI Data Factories
AI, Cloud, Data Management

MinIO Aligns With NVIDIA STX to Power AI Data Factories

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MinIO AIStor integrates with NVIDIA STX to deliver high-performance object storage for AI training, RAG, and real-time inference.... Read more.
AMD Scales AI Infrastructure With Open Ecosystem Strategy
AI, Application Development, Cloud

AMD Scales AI Infrastructure With Open Ecosystem Strategy

by Samantha Weston 0 comments on AMD Scales AI Infrastructure With Open Ecosystem Strategy
AMD expands AI infrastructure with open ecosystem strategy, powering gigawatt-scale deployments, ROCm adoption, and enterprise AI platforms.... Read more.
Cisco Pushes Distributed AI Factories Into Production Reality
AI, Application Development, Cloud, Edge Computing

Cisco Pushes Distributed AI Factories Into Production Reality

by Samantha Weston 0 comments on Cisco Pushes Distributed AI Factories Into Production Reality
Cisco expands Secure AI Factory with NVIDIA, enabling distributed AI, edge inference, and secure, production-ready AI infrastructure.... Read more.
App Orchid Adds Role-Based Guardrails to Enterprise LLM Workflows
AI, Data Analytics, Enterprise Software, Machine Learning

App Orchid Adds Role-Based Guardrails to Enterprise LLM Workflows

by Samantha Weston 0 comments on App Orchid Adds Role-Based Guardrails to Enterprise LLM Workflows
App Orchid introduces role-based LLM guardrails, enabling governed AI, agentic BI, and trusted enterprise decision workflows at scale.... Read more.
Modulate Reshapes Transcription Economics for Voice AI at Scale
AI, Application Development, Data Analytics, Machine Learning

Modulate Reshapes Transcription Economics for Voice AI at Scale

by Samantha Weston 0 comments on Modulate Reshapes Transcription Economics for Voice AI at Scale
Modulate’s Velma Transcribe cuts costs by 90%, enabling real-time voice AI, conversational analytics, and scalable transcription pipelines.... Read more.
AI Factories Move From Concept to Production Reality
AI, Application Development, Cloud

AI Factories Move From Concept to Production Reality

by Samantha Weston 0 comments on AI Factories Move From Concept to Production Reality
Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA moves AI from pilots to production, focusing on full-stack infrastructure, data pipelines, and agentic AI at scale.... Read more.
Kubernetes-Native Secrets Management Enters the Spotlight
Cloud-Native, DevOps, KubeCon + CloudNativeCon EU 2026, Security

Kubernetes-Native Secrets Management Enters the Spotlight

by Samantha Weston 0 comments on Kubernetes-Native Secrets Management Enters the Spotlight
Kubermatic SecureGuard brings Kubernetes-native secrets management with centralized control, automation, and developer-friendly security.... Read more.