Mark Albertson
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The cybersecurity industry is trying to gravitate from playing defense to a game plan that relies more on offense. The move has been dictated in large part by the use of AETs or advanced evasion techniques by cybercriminals to avoid detection in …
AWS will call the signals for the NFL’s data-driven player safety initiative
Injury rates for players in the National Football League have been going up, and the organization has turned to tech for help in doing something about it. On Thursday, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell joined Amazon Web Services Inc. Chief Executive Officer Andy …
AWS gives enterprises more to consider in cloud transformation journey
For followers of Amazon Web Services Inc., it was probably a good thing the public-cloud provider kept a running tally of the many announcements it made during its annual re:Invent conference in Las Vegas this past week. The company conveniently posted every …
FINRA partners with AWS to keep closer watch on financial markets
Amazon Web Services Inc. may have lost its bid for a lucrative $10-billion cloud modernization contract with the U.S. Department of Defense, but the company is continuing to expand its public sector business. On Wednesday, AWS announced a partnership with the Financial …
Fox signs deal with AWS to upgrade TV production and streaming services
The delivery of video content to viewers from Fox Corp. will soon have a distinctly cloud flavor to it. On Tuesday, Fox and Amazon Web Services Inc. announced a deal with AWS Media Services for transmission of Fox sports, news and entertainment …
VMware’s partnership with AWS highlights delicate balance as it navigates hybrid world
VMware Inc.’s evolving partnership with Amazon Web Services Inc. has at times resembled the move of a friend into the home of close acquaintance. First there are a few books, then some furniture and finally both are living wholly under the same …
Greylock investor rides waves of opportunity in wake left by large enterprise cloud players
As Amazon Web Services Inc. continues to roll out new enterprise products and services, it’s tempting to assume that this is yet another tale of a giant tech company gobbling market share and discouraging startup competition. However, one prominent venture investor doesn’t …
AI and digital tech have transformed the competitive landscape for many Accenture clients
Accenture LLP supports 91 of the Fortune Global 100 and three-quarters of the Fortune Global 500 companies. And its message to all of them is simple: Get good at managing data and digital technology, or fall far behind. “Information is the new …
Red Hat’s CTO sees open-source as driver of choice and consistency in hybrid environments
A case can certainly be made that Red Hat Inc. and the open-source movement have commoditized portions of the information-technology infrastructure. A much wider range of tools and systems are now available to enterprises than ever before. This trend is just part …
Refinitiv rides wave of interest in public cloud to deliver financial market data
Financial markets thrive on accessible data, and one company is more than willing to meet that need. Refinitiv Ltd., the global provider of financial markets information and infrastructure, expanded its real-time data delivery service using Amazon Web Services Inc. last year to …