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.

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Years in the making: Carbon Black is the capstone for VMware’s security business strategy

SECURITY By MARK ALBERTSON7 YEARS AGO

(This article has been updated with an extended review of Carbon Black to reflect Tom Barsi’s selection as theCUBE’s Guest of the Week.) Don’t look now, but VMware Inc. has built a significant cybersecurity practice. The August acquisition of Carbon Black Inc. …

Raytheon, Dell EMC leverage Pivotal and VxRail to help modernize the Air Force

CLOUD By MARK ALBERTSON7 YEARS AGO

A student could complete a full course of study for a college degree or an entire presidential administration could come and go before the cycle to award and execute one government contract is completed. That’s why a recent collaboration between Raytheon Co. …

News at VMworld quietly underscores VMware’s growing enterprise influence

CLOUD By MARK ALBERTSON7 YEARS AGO

As VMworld wrapped up its fourth and final day, the event left attendees plenty of time to digest the flurry of major acquisition news that preceded the conference and a series of announcements that were rolled out on Monday. The question up for …

Telco industry gets crash course in enterprise computing as 5G deployment gathers steam

CLOUD By MARK ALBERTSON7 YEARS AGO

Technology has brought significant change, placing demands on people in a given industry who must adapt to a world where new skills and capabilities are constantly required. This has manifested itself in the telecommunications industry where the conversation has changed significantly. “When …

Like it or leave: Analysts note what got emphasized at VMworld and what didn’t

CLOUD By MARK ALBERTSON7 YEARS AGO

Sometimes the strategic positioning of a company can become more obvious by observing who’s not on stage during its major annual conference than who is. After a series of keynote presentations during VMworld 2019 on Monday and Tuesday, it was clear to …

Tanzu preview and Pivotal acquisition will play key roles in shaping VMware’s future

CLOUD By MARK ALBERTSON7 YEARS AGO

The introduction of Tanzu, VMware Inc.’s modern apps portfolio, at the VMworld conference this week heralded an important move for the company in shaping the way that enterprises will run and manage software using the Kubernetes open-source container-orchestration system. It’s important for …

VMware COO Sanjay Poonen on the acquisition of Carbon Black and plans to transform security

CLOUD By MARK ALBERTSON7 YEARS AGO

The acquisition of Carbon Black by VMware Inc., announced last week, did not come cheap. The price tag was $2.1 billion, but one of VMware’s top executives feel strongly that the company got its money’s worth in the deal. “We looked at …

Enterprise cloud software companies show promise for investors

CLOUD By MARK ALBERTSON7 YEARS AGO

Based on a recent string of billion-dollar exits, cloud monitoring and enterprise software firms in general have been delivering nice payouts. And investors are taking notice. In the month of August alone, cloud monitoring service SignalFx Inc. was acquired by Splunk Inc.; Dynatrace …

Smarter malware leads Great-West Lifeco to implement advanced protection strategy

SECURITY By MARK ALBERTSON7 YEARS AGO

Great-West Lifeco Inc., one of the largest and oldest financial services holding companies in Canada, is the target of hundreds of thousands of malware attacks every day, according to its global chief information officer. Yet, that’s not what worries CIO Phil Armstrong (pictured). …

Edge computing boom is coming, says Michael Dell, but tech firms must show responsibility

CLOUD By MARK ALBERTSON7 YEARS AGO

Among the deluge of announcements this week from VMware Inc. has been the expansion of its telecommunications and edge cloud portfolio to enable the deployment of edge-based cloud networks, where end devices such as laptops, smartphones and connected sensors live. Executives at …

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