Mark Albertson

Mark Albertson is a senior writer for theCUBE, SiliconANGLE Media’s livestreaming studio. He is an experienced technology reporter, recognized by Onalytica as a "Who's Who In Cloud Influencer" and named to Peerlyst’s “24 Powerful Cybersecurity Journalists.” Prior to SiliconANGLE, Mark wrote for the San Francisco Examiner, Blasting News, and CBS-Bay Area.

Latest from Mark Albertson

Cyberattackers leverage pieces of humanity that can’t be switched off: Here’s how to prepare

SECURITY By MARK ALBERTSON6 YEARS AGO

She stole a CNN reporter’s hotel points while live on the air. She has hacked into the security system of a large financial services company through a simple phone call while sitting onstage at a hackers’ convention thousands of miles away. But …

Rising dependence on collaboration tools signals renewed focus on digital business

BIG DATA By MARK ALBERTSON6 YEARS AGO

As the world grapples with the coronavirus pandemic, certain segments of the tech world have suddenly become hot properties. One of these is the video conferencing space where usage of online collaboration platforms, such as Zoom Inc., Skype Inc. and Google Hangouts, …

A Goldilocks saga: How VMware seeks to make the cloud and Kubernetes journey just right

CLOUD By MARK ALBERTSON6 YEARS AGO

VMware Inc.’s major announcement in March that it would become an enabler of cloud migration and multicloud management is actually a story about Goldilocks and the three bears. The lead analogy in this saga was provided by Craig McLuckie, co-founder of Kubernetes …

Coronavirus pandemic delays urgently needed action on US cybersecurity

SECURITY By MARK ALBERTSON6 YEARS AGO

One of the byproducts of the coronavirus pandemic is that a number of important events, understandably, get overlooked. The release in mid-March of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission report on making sweeping changes to guide U.S. cybersecurity policy is one of those events. …

To track coronavirus, real-time data and analytics in the cloud get real

BIG DATA By MARK ALBERTSON6 YEARS AGO

As people around the world compile information on the spread of coronavirus, real-time data takes on special meaning. Snowflake Inc. has created built-in optimizations for Starschema Ltd., a data company that has been providing information for users to track the movement of the …

Cerner effectively manages data volume while meeting regulatory requirements

BIG DATA By MARK ALBERTSON6 YEARS AGO

Doctors are generally more concerned about patients than petabytes, which is why Cerner Corp. provides the medical community with health information-technology solutions. The goal is to make the systems experience for health practitioners as seamless as possible by leveraging tools that can spot …

High-volume internet ad auctions are just part of the Vertica story for The Trade Desk

BIG DATA By MARK ALBERTSON6 YEARS AGO

Many online users may not realize it, but when a web page is opened on a mobile or desktop device and an advertisement appears, it’s the result of a fast-paced, sophisticated auction process that happens quicker than the blink of an eye. …

Micro Focus Voltage puts encryption power into defending data at depth

BIG DATA By MARK ALBERTSON6 YEARS AGO

While data privacy has gotten the attention of legislators in recent years, enforcement of new laws seemed to lag. From the General Data Protection Regulation to the California Consumer Privacy Act, regulatory bodies have certainly been taking action against any irresponsible use of consumer …

Vertica aims to boost position in big-data market with cloud partnerships, innovation

BIG DATA By MARK ALBERTSON6 YEARS AGO

Vertica, an analytic database management software company and a division of Micro Focus International PLC, kicked off its virtual Big Data Conference today after a four-year hiatus. In his keynote remarks, Colin Mahony, Vertica’s senior vice president and general manager, provided details of …

Avoiding the ragged edge: How open-source software must navigate success and conflict to survive

CLOUD By MARK ALBERTSON6 YEARS AGO

At the Open Source Summit in San Diego last summer, a representative from the Cloud Native Computing Foundation enthusiastically declared that open-source software was entering its “golden age.” This raises two questions: What will that “golden age” look like, and how will open source …

Mark Albertson

Latest from Mark Albertson

Cyberattackers leverage pieces of humanity that can’t be switched off: Here’s how to prepare

Rising dependence on collaboration tools signals renewed focus on digital business

A Goldilocks saga: How VMware seeks to make the cloud and Kubernetes journey just right

Coronavirus pandemic delays urgently needed action on US cybersecurity

Cerner effectively manages data volume while meeting regulatory requirements

High-volume internet ad auctions are just part of the Vertica story for The Trade Desk

Vertica aims to boost position in big-data market with cloud partnerships, innovation

Avoiding the ragged edge: How open-source software must navigate success and conflict to survive

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