Samantha Weston

Author: Samantha Weston

Author

  • 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.

    View all posts
Open Source Summit 2026 wrap-up
AI, Application Development, Application Security, DevOps, DevSecOps, FinOps, Kubernetes, Observability, Open Source, Open Source Summit 2026, Security

Open Source Summit 2026 Wrap-Up: Governance, Sustainability, and the New Reality of Open Innovation

by Samantha Weston, Paul Nashawaty 0
A detailed Open Source Summit 2026 wrap-up covering AI governance, maintainer sustainability, runtime security, open infrastructure, and the future of open innovation.... Read more.
Valkey 9.1: Open Source Database Eyes AI Workloads
AI, Application Development, Cloud-Native, DevSecOps, FinOps, Open Source, Open Source Summit 2026

Valkey 9.1: Open Source Database Eyes AI Workloads

by Paul Nashawaty, Samantha Weston 0
Valkey 9.1 expands beyond caching with full-text and vector search, per-database access controls, and multithreading improvements. The Linux Foundation project is... Read more.
Humanix Detects Live Help Desk Procedure Violations | ECI Research
AI, Application Development, Compliance, Cyber Security, DevSecOps, Enterprise IT Strategy

Humanix Detects Live Help Desk Procedure Violations | ECI Research

by Paul Nashawaty, Samantha Weston 0
Humanix has announced the first capability to detect live procedure violations during IT help desk interactions, flagging social engineering attacks at the moment... Read more.
AddEvent RSVP Update: Reusable Flows for Event Teams
Application Development, Enterprise IT Strategy, MarTech

AddEvent RSVP Update: Reusable Flows for Event Teams

by Samantha Weston, Paul Nashawaty 0
AddEvent has updated its RSVP product to introduce decoupled, reusable notification flows and no-code email templates. The componentized design reduces repetitive... Read more.
DataHub Launches AI Context Layer to Fix Enterprise AI Governance
AI, AI Governance, Application Development, Data Management, Machine Learning, Software Development

DataHub Launches AI Context Layer to Fix Enterprise AI Governance

by Paul Nashawaty, Samantha Weston 0
DataHub is launching a unified context intelligence platform designed to close the gap between enterprise data infrastructure and production-ready AI agents. The... Read more.
Edera at Open Source Summit 2026: Container Runtime Security
AI, Application Development, Containerization, DevSecOps, Open Source, Open Source Summit 2026, Security

Edera at Open Source Summit 2026: Container Runtime Security

by Samantha Weston, Paul Nashawaty 0
At Open Source Summit 2026, Edera made the case that containers were never security boundaries and that runtime isolation is the missing layer in most enterprise... Read more.
Dynatrace at OSS 2026: Observability Consolidation & AI Agents
AI, Application Development, Observability, Open Source, Open Source Summit 2026, Software Development

Dynatrace at OSS 2026: Observability Consolidation & AI Agents

by Paul Nashawaty, Samantha Weston 0
Dynatrace used Open Source Summit 2026 to signal a deliberate shift: observability is moving out of the browser dashboard and into the IDE and agent interface. With... Read more.
Google AI Threat Defense: Autonomous Security Arrives | ECI Research
AI, Application Development, Cloud, DevSecOps, Enterprise IT Strategy, Security

Google AI Threat Defense: Autonomous Security Arrives | ECI Research

by Samantha Weston, Paul Nashawaty 0
Google Cloud has launched Google AI Threat Defense, an autonomous platform designed to prioritize and remediate vulnerabilities faster than attackers can exploit... Read more.