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

Innovation spiral: How Cisco navigates escalating security threats for the enterprise

SECURITY By MARK ALBERTSON7 YEARS AGO

In the 1960s, the Cuban cartoonist Antonio Prohías wrote a comic strip for Mad magazine called “Spy vs. Spy.” It featured one character dressed in white and one in black who were continually at war with each other, inflicting harm and alternating between …

Whatfix tackles issue of workload complexity with in-application learning

APPS By MARK ALBERTSON7 YEARS AGO

Worldwide spending on customer relationship management software crossed the $48-billion mark over the past year. However, a recent survey conducted by Whatfix found that 40% of responding enterprises that didn’t regularly use CRM systems claimed that data entry was too time consuming, …

Behind Cisco’s big applications bet: AppDynamics trains its sights on the entire tech stack

APPS By MARK ALBERTSON7 YEARS AGO

Some companies steadily build toward an initial public offering, while others stay private. Then there’s AppDynamics Inc. which called off its IPO practically at the last minute in 2017 when Cisco Systems Inc. dangled a check for $3.7 billion. What led Cisco to …

DevNet program enables developers to see bigger, API-driven computing picture

APPS By MARK ALBERTSON7 YEARS AGO

The webpage for Cisco DevNet, the developer program for Cisco Systems Inc., could easily be mistaken for a tutorial on key elements of the computing world in general. Developers can explore DevNet’s various “platforms,” ranging from the “internet of things,” cloud and …

Data breaches, privacy concerns and government pressure turn up the heat for cybersecurity experts

SECURITY By MARK ALBERTSON7 YEARS AGO

There’s a growing realization among leaders in the cybersecurity community that 2020 will be the year of significant legislative action to protect user data. The problem is that safeguarding data may actually be harder than ever. “There’s more activity, more concern and …

Cisco’s one-platform approach to security addresses ‘tool fatigue’ and rogue threats

SECURITY By MARK ALBERTSON7 YEARS AGO

Point products have created a feeling of “tool fatigue” for many enterprises today, especially when it comes to security. Cybersecurity infrastructure has grown significantly for many organizations, and Cisco Systems Inc. has responded to this concern around too many tools with a …

Voicea acquisition translates into new capabilities for Cisco’s Webex

APPS By MARK ALBERTSON7 YEARS AGO

When Cisco Systems Inc. acquired Voicea Inc. last year, the move prompted speculation around how the firm’s technology would enhance its Webex product. This week, Cisco delivered an answer. The company announced at its Cisco Live event in Barcelona that it would integrate …

Is there room for more members in the enterprise tech trillionaires’ club?

CLOUD By MARK ALBERTSON7 YEARS AGO

When the clock struck midnight on January 1, a new decade commenced with four U.S. technology companies at or very close to the $1 trillion mark in valuation. The question on the table for the next eight to 10 years is whether …

Latest Cisco news highlights product reboot for hybrid and multicloud world

CLOUD By MARK ALBERTSON7 YEARS AGO

Cisco Systems Inc. made a series of announcements at its Cisco Live EU conference today in Barcelona that were designed to help its customers deliver and monitor applications from the edge to cloud. The networking giant is leveraging its application monitoring software …

Where’s enterprise computing going next? Just look at Cisco’s recent acquisitions

CLOUD By MARK ALBERTSON7 YEARS AGO

Big fish eat smaller fish, and in the annals of corporate acquisitions, Cisco Systems Inc. has a well-documented, king-sized appetite. Since its founding in 1984, Cisco has acquired more than 200 firms, an average of approximately six per year. The company’s acquisition …

Mark Albertson

Latest from Mark Albertson

Innovation spiral: How Cisco navigates escalating security threats for the enterprise

Whatfix tackles issue of workload complexity with in-application learning

Data breaches, privacy concerns and government pressure turn up the heat for cybersecurity experts

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