Brianna Monsanto

Brooklyn, New York

Reporter at Morning Brew

Reporter @ITBrew☕ | @NewmarkJSchool ‘22 📓 | @BklynCollege411 ‘21📚

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Articles

The buyer’s guide to choosing the right CNAPP solution

1 week ago | itbrew.com | Brianna Monsanto

Life is full of big choices: choosing between oat and almond milk at the coffee shop, deciding if it is finally time to replace the kitchen sponge, and of course, selecting a good cloud-native application protection platform (CNAPP) for your business. CNAPPs are security solutions that protect cloud applications throughout their entire life cycle.
What to do when you feel stuck in your stable job

2 weeks ago | itbrew.com | Brianna Monsanto

If every day at work feels like Groundhog Day, you may be due for a change. At a time where the tech job market seems turbulent and news of companywide layoffs keep making headlines, simply holding down a stable gig may feel like a privilege. However, that shouldn’t stifle a desire for change, according to Alan Stein, founder and CEO of career accelerator company Kadima Careers. Stein told IT Brew that there are several reasons why a professional may not be advancing within their company.
Fractional CISOs aren’t just for the little guys anymore

2 weeks ago | itbrew.com | Brianna Monsanto

Today, we’re going to be talking about fractions. For those already breaking out into cold sweats, don’t worry; it’s not the math kind. Fractional CISOs, also known as virtual CISOs (vCISOs), have long been viewed in the industry as a cost-effective alternative for companies unable to hire a full-time executive to bolster their cybersecurity posture.
Inside WP Engine’s playbook for warding off AI bots

2 weeks ago | itbrew.com | Brianna Monsanto

Houston, we have a bot problem…Web traffic to some webpages has started to resemble a Los Angeles freeway as AI bots, also known as crawlers, increasingly overload servers with requests. An April Imperva report found that automated traffic, including both “good” and “bad” bots, made up 51% of all web traffic last year.
How PagerDuty’s ‘small but mighty’ automation team takes a load off its IT team

3 weeks ago | itbrew.com | Brianna Monsanto

When PagerDuty CIO Eric Johnson assumed his role at the SaaS digital operations and incident management company two years ago, automation was top of mind. “There was definitely a need for automation,” Johnson told IT Brew. “I don’t know if the company really knew that.
How BonziBuddy, a purple talking gorilla, took spyware mainstream

3 weeks ago | itbrew.com | Brianna Monsanto

Well, hello there! I don’t think we’ve been properly introduced. I’m Bonzi. For some folks, the above may trigger memories of an animated purple gorilla that told the occasional joke and helped them surf the web. For others, those words may be a reminder of what felt like the beginning of the end for their computer after installing it.
Robots may be coming to a company near you in the next two years

3 weeks ago | itbrew.com | Brianna Monsanto

In a few years, you may have a few coworkers who are made out of metal and wires as business leaders increasingly cozy up to the idea of robotics in the workplace. According to an April report by BlackBerry QNX, 47% of businesses not currently using robotics plan to do so within the next two years.
Is $7 trillion really the magic number to get AI data centers up to speed by 2030?

4 weeks ago | itbrew.com | Brianna Monsanto

A new report from McKinsey & Company has laid out just how much money will be needed to ensure data centers are equipped to handle the compute demands needed for an AI-fueled future and let’s just say, it is far from cheap. In an April report, the management consulting firm estimates that nearly $7 trillion in capital outlays will be needed by 2030 to support the capacity demands of AI data centers. The math behind the money.
SaaS providers are seeing success in the cloud marketplace

4 weeks ago | itbrew.com | Brianna Monsanto

Cloud marketplaces are increasingly becoming a moneymaking sales channel for software-as-a-service companies as buyers turn to the medium to reap benefits like an efficient procurement process. An April Clazar report found that 62% software-as-a-service (SaaS) companies bring in net-new revenue through cloud marketplaces. More than one-fifth (22%) revealed they are generating over 20% of their revenue from the medium.
How Oracle ousted SAP as a top ERP provider

4 weeks ago | itbrew.com | Brianna Monsanto

Oracle has just unlocked new bragging rights after seemingly taking the crown as the leading enterprise resource planning (ERP) provider in the industry, ousting SAP from its longtime top spot. According to recent data from technology market-research company Apps Run the World (ARTW), Oracle’s ERP business brought in $8.77 billion in revenue in 2024 and accounted for 6.63% of the ERP industry market share.