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

Cisco’s partner strategy focuses on opportunity, ‘Shark Tank’ philosophy

CLOUD By MARK ALBERTSON9 YEARS AGO

The information technology sales channel is changing, and Cisco Systems Inc. is adapting to a new world where sometimes the best approach is to bring in partners who don’t sell anything at all. The company’s Accelerating Cisco Ecosystem Sales program, or ACES, …

Cisco, Veeam share evolving strategies for hyperconverged space

CLOUD By MARK ALBERTSON9 YEARS AGO

January was a busy month for Cisco Systems Inc. on the hyperconverged front. In addition to its continuing key partnership with Veeam Software Inc., Cisco announced that it would pursue the acquisition of Skyport Systems Inc. in a bid to strengthen its hybrid …

Equifax breach could make 2018 tax filing a little more interesting

BIG DATA By MARK ALBERTSON9 YEARS AGO

When it comes to data privacy and preventing identity theft, there may be nothing more useless today than an individual’s Social Security number. The problem has gotten so bad that Adrian Lamo, threat analyst and former hacker, posted a video on YouTube …

FlashStack offers a different tool for the converged infrastructure

CLOUD By MARK ALBERTSON9 YEARS AGO

It turns out there’s a lot that can be packed into a single, integrated all-flash architecture. Start with storage hardware, add compute and network, then throw in virtualization software and the complete package is ready to go. Cisco Systems Inc.’s partnership with …

Presence on Cisco Global Price List could propel Veeam in 2018

BIG DATA By MARK ALBERTSON9 YEARS AGO

Among the many announcements from Veeam Software Inc. in 2017 was the news that it would be added to Cisco System Inc.’s Global Price List by the end of the year. The addition allowed networking hardware provider Cisco and its resellers to …

Oracle Cloud may be a niche player now, but it’s looking to bust out

CLOUD By MARK ALBERTSON9 YEARS AGO

With a mere 2 percent of the foundational infrastructure-as-a-service cloud market, Oracle Corp. has often been typed as a niche cloud player. The company can pursue enterprises, particularly those in its extensive customer base, that want a staged migration to the cloud. …

SiliconANGLE Media boosts its own digital transformation, hires new CRO

CUBE EVENT COVERAGE By MARK ALBERTSON9 YEARS AGO

When SiliconANGLE Media Inc. was founded Dave Vellante and John Furrier set out to create a new kind of company, one that would combine research (Wikibon), real-time reporting (SilconANGLE.com), and live video event coverage (theCUBE). The result was a unique and highly …

The key acquisitions, strategies behind Cisco Spark’s IoT for workplaces

BIG DATA By MARK ALBERTSON9 YEARS AGO

Cisco Systems Inc. has a plan to become the digital assistant for the company meeting room. By connecting its hardware and software to its collaboration suite, Cisco Spark, the company aims to position itself at the center of enterprise communication. “Spark is a digital …

Data controls produce bottom-line impact, says Cisco study

BIG DATA By MARK ALBERTSON9 YEARS AGO

As customers ask pointed questions about how their data will be stored, accessed and managed, companies are increasingly having to come up with satisfactory answers. This dialogue is raising the distinct possibility that business may soon be declaring the value of data …

Cisco aims for 1 billion connected devices through Jasper and Kinetic

BIG DATA By MARK ALBERTSON9 YEARS AGO

One billion of anything is a large number, yet that’s the number of connected devices that Cisco Systems Inc. hopes to reach with its Jasper and Kinetic “internet of things” platforms. That might be a tall order given that the company’s technology is currently …

Mark Albertson

Latest from Mark Albertson

Cisco’s partner strategy focuses on opportunity, ‘Shark Tank’ philosophy

FlashStack offers a different tool for the converged infrastructure

Oracle Cloud may be a niche player now, but it’s looking to bust out

SiliconANGLE Media boosts its own digital transformation, hires new CRO

The key acquisitions, strategies behind Cisco Spark’s IoT for workplaces

Cisco aims for 1 billion connected devices through Jasper and Kinetic

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