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

Researcher who coined term ‘internet of things’ sees move to mass production

BIG DATA By MARK ALBERTSON8 YEARS AGO

The term “internet of things” came to life more by desperate accident than design. When Kevin Ashton was a junior manager at Procter & Gamble Co., he came up with an idea to place radio frequency identification tags into the company’s numerous products and …

It’s nice to be wanted and paid: Twitch helps gamers monetize content

APPS By MARK ALBERTSON8 YEARS AGO

One of the most popular video game streamers on Twitch, the gaming website acquired by Amazon four years ago for $1.1 billion, is Tyler Blevins. He streams his video game sessions on the platform almost every day and has 250,000 paid subscribers, …

As PTC pivots toward IoT, partnerships will be key

EMERGING TECH By MARK ALBERTSON8 YEARS AGO

PTC Inc. got its start in 1985 as the Parametric Technology Corp. selling computer-aided design software. But today the “p” might as well stand for pivot. PTC has embarked on its own digital transformation with a major push into technology for “internet of …

Facebook’s pilot program signals intent to invest in gaming, attract creators

APPS By MARK ALBERTSON8 YEARS AGO

Facebook Inc. is actively courting the game developer community with the launch in January of its Gaming Creator Pilot Program and its more recent announcement of fb.gg, a destination portal for the social media giant’s top gamers. “We’re making it easier for …

Data, livestreaming help Microsoft’s Mixer transform the gaming experience

BIG DATA By MARK ALBERTSON8 YEARS AGO

There are some attendees at last week’s Electronic Entertainment Expo gathering in Los Angeles who have been coming to the event for nearly two decades. They have witnessed major changes in the gaming industry, from the days when titles were sold only on …

Inside Google Cloud: Hosting is only part of its future plans

CLOUD By MARK ALBERTSON8 YEARS AGO

They are commonly known today as hyperscalers, massive technology companies such as Google LLC, Amazon.com Inc. and Microsoft Corp. that have carved out significant market positions in public cloud and related services. And while cloud dominance is a primary goal, the leading …

Skytap wants to modernize apps, make infrastructure someone else’s problem

CLOUD By MARK ALBERTSON8 YEARS AGO

At least half of mission-critical enterprise applications are still being managed on-premises, based on a study commissioned by Skytap Inc. and conducted by 451 Research. However, the modernization wave is coming, as the report, released earlier this month, also found that nearly …

Customer experience prompts Docker’s release of new cloud management tool

CLOUD By MARK ALBERTSON8 YEARS AGO

The announcements this week at DockerCon, which include cross-cloud provider management and expanded Windows capabilities, didn’t just originate in a hermetically sealed room deep inside Docker Inc.’s San Francisco headquarters. The container technology company has a small customer advisory group it relies …

DockerCon kicks off with expanded Windows capabilities and cross-cloud provider management

CLOUD By MARK ALBERTSON8 YEARS AGO

Is any enterprise really in favor of vendor lock-in? Didn’t think so, and Docker Inc. doesn’t think so either. The company went out of its way at the opening day of DockerCon on Wednesday to address lock-in by improving Kubernetes container-orchestration system …

Cisco, SAP and Google team up to deliver container and data hub options for the hybrid cloud

CLOUD By MARK ALBERTSON8 YEARS AGO

If there is one thing that enterprise customers are learning in the cloud computing journey, it’s that they want options. Technology providers such as Cisco Systems Inc., Google Cloud and SAP AG have heard this message, and the response has been to …

Mark Albertson

Latest from Mark Albertson

Researcher who coined term ‘internet of things’ sees move to mass production

It’s nice to be wanted and paid: Twitch helps gamers monetize content

As PTC pivots toward IoT, partnerships will be key

Facebook’s pilot program signals intent to invest in gaming, attract creators

Data, livestreaming help Microsoft’s Mixer transform the gaming experience

Inside Google Cloud: Hosting is only part of its future plans

Skytap wants to modernize apps, make infrastructure someone else’s problem

Customer experience prompts Docker’s release of new cloud management tool

DockerCon kicks off with expanded Windows capabilities and cross-cloud provider management

Cisco, SAP and Google team up to deliver container and data hub options for the hybrid cloud

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