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

Druva becomes first SaaS-based management solution for two VMware services

CLOUD By MARK ALBERTSON7 YEARS AGO

On Monday, VMware Inc. and Druva Inc. jointly announced that Druva’s data protection platform would become available on VMware Cloud Marketplace and certified for VMware Cloud on AWS. The announcement indicated that it was the first time that a data protection and …

At VMworld 2019, mixed signals surround VMware and multicloud

CLOUD By MARK ALBERTSON7 YEARS AGO

In his keynote remarks to open VMworld 2019 in San Francisco on Monday, Pat Gelsinger, VMware’s chief executive officer, made clear his company would be a significant multicloud player. The problem for Gelsinger (pictured0 and VMware is that technology spending data shows …

VMware’s big-ticket shopping spree sharpens focus on Kubernetes and cybersecurity

CLOUD By MARK ALBERTSON7 YEARS AGO

When he was head coach of the NFL’s New England Patriots in the 1990s, Bill Parcells was once asked if he thought he should be involved in acquiring players for his team. “If they want you to cook the dinner, at least …

Are you watching this? How tech is transforming the sports-viewing experience

BIG DATA By MARK ALBERTSON7 YEARS AGO

Mark Phillip has always been a fan, but when he maxed out his credit cards to bootstrap his fledgling sports viewing digital business, his zeal suddenly became more than just a game. The Brooklyn-born, Austin-based, MIT dropout (pictured) had an idea in 2006 that there …

IT professionals don’t disconnect, and burnout is a big concern, survey finds

PEOPLE By MARK ALBERTSON7 YEARS AGO

Work continues long after the workday is done, the pressure is intense, management is in chaos, and vacation is only a dream. Welcome to the glamorous life of an information-technology professional. It may not come as a surprise to those who work …

Buying spree: VMware’s acquisitions reflect present and future of enterprise computing

CLOUD By MARK ALBERTSON7 YEARS AGO

At the current rate that VMware Inc. is buying companies, the 21-year-old virtualization and cloud computing software provider might need to add another hall for its upcoming VMworld gathering in San Francisco, set to begin on Monday, Aug. 26, just to accommodate …

Focus on multicloud: Analyzing VMware’s history and challenges ahead of VMworld

CLOUD By MARK ALBERTSON7 YEARS AGO

A little over six years ago, top executives from VMware Inc. stood on a Las Vegas stage and, in front of hundreds of partners, expressed incredulity that the company could be outsold by a bookseller. “I look at VMware and the brand …

Armageddon now or later? Industrial IoT is the new battleground as cyberwar heats up

SECURITY By MARK ALBERTSON7 YEARS AGO

The stage is set for the world to find out what might happen if petrochemical, gas and power plant safety systems designed to prevent catastrophic accidents are disabled by malicious hackers. In summer 2017, a security consultant discovered malware that was set …

North Star of freedom: How Polaris leverages business and data to combat human trafficking

BIG DATA By MARK ALBERTSON7 YEARS AGO

Since human trafficking today has become a $150-billion major enterprise, why not fight one big business with another? This is the strategy that the nonprofit Polaris Project has put in place to combat human trafficking by serving victims with a national hotline, …

Cohesity focuses on building application ecosystem as investors back transition to software

APPS By MARK ALBERTSON7 YEARS AGO

When Cohesity Inc. announced that it secured a new $250 million round of funding last year, it was not so much the amount of money that attracted notice as the major names involved. Noted investors SoftBank Vision Fund, Morgan Stanley and Sequoia Capital …

Mark Albertson

Latest from Mark Albertson

Are you watching this? How tech is transforming the sports-viewing experience

IT professionals don’t disconnect, and burnout is a big concern, survey finds

Armageddon now or later? Industrial IoT is the new battleground as cyberwar heats up

North Star of freedom: How Polaris leverages business and data to combat human trafficking

Cohesity focuses on building application ecosystem as investors back transition to software

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