Mark Vena

Las Vegas, United States

Contributor at Forbes

CEO and Principal Analyst at SmartTech Research

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Stitching the Gap: AI and Smart Strategy Reduce Apparel Returns, Enhance Customer Experience

2 weeks ago | markvena.medium.com | Mark Vena

The apparel industry has long grappled with high return rates, especially in the era of e-commerce. But a recent Reverse Logistics Association (RLA) webinar pulled back the curtain on a growing shift in mindset and tactics. Retail giants like Gap and Nordstrom, as well as consultancies such as Raise the Bar, are now treating returns not as a cost of doing business but as a strategic priority — with artificial intelligence (AI) playing a key supporting role.
AMD at Computex 2025: Making the Case for an AI Powerhouse

4 weeks ago | markvena.medium.com | Mark Vena

At Computex 2025 in Taiwan, AMD made its most aggressive play yet to position itself as a top-tier force in AI, both in the data center and at the endpoint. With sweeping product announcements across GPUs, CPUs, and AI PCs, AMD is signaling that its transformation from a high-performance computing stalwart to a full-spectrum AI leader is well underway.
A Tangled Past: Why We Still Live In A World Of Cable Chaos

1 month ago | forbes.com | Mark Vena

Mark N. Vena, CEO and Principal Analyst, SmartTech Research. Despite the sleek design of modern gadgets and the rise of wireless solutions, both businesses and consumers still live in a frustrating tangle of cables. From USB-C confusion to legacy devices requiring obscure connectors, the cable mess hasn’t gone away—it’s just evolved. Even in 2025, most people (including myself) keep a box (or several) of old cables. Some are afraid to throw them out.
Staying Ahead of the Storm: Why Proactive Security Is a Business Imperative

1 month ago | markvena.medium.com | Mark Vena

In the modern digital landscape, security threats are persistent, increasingly sophisticated, and disruptive. The recent RSAC webinar, hosted with support from Google Cloud Security, brought together experts Kaitlin Drape and Stephanie Gass to explore how organizations can transition from a reactive security posture to a proactive one. The key insight? Disaster can often be avoided — if organizations anticipate threats, align security with business objectives, and act before risks materialize.
Microsoft Build 2025: Redmond Triples Down on AI But What Help Does It Need?

1 month ago | markvena.medium.com | Mark Vena

At Microsoft Build 2025, Satya Nadella and his leadership team laid out a clear, ambitious roadmap for the company’s AI strategy, centered around a fully integrated platform that fuses developer tools, agents, infrastructure, and partnerships to drive the next era of intelligent software. Across two keynote days, Microsoft introduced a slew of new offerings that turn GitHub Copilot from an assistive AI tool into a full-fledged agentic development platform. The major theme?
AMD at Computex 2025: Making the Case for an AI Powerhouse

1 month ago | technewsworld.com | Mark Vena

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Can Qualcomm Maintain Its Lead in Windows PCs?

1 month ago | markvena.medium.com | Mark Vena

By all indications, Qualcomm is making its most aggressive and promising play yet to secure leadership in the Windows PC ecosystem — an ecosystem it has long pursued but only recently disrupted with conviction.
Matter and Infineon Redefine Smart Home Security Standards

1 month ago | markvena.medium.com | Mark Vena

In the rapidly expanding world of smart homes, the spotlight has long shone on convenience, connectivity, and compatibility. But as major ecosystems like Amazon Alexa, Google Home, and Apple HomeKit compete for dominance, one initiative — Matter, backed by the Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA) — is quietly transforming the smart home not only through interoperability but also through an equally vital and underappreciated pillar: security.
AI, Hybrid Cloud, and the Battle for Enterprise Dominance: IBM’s Vision vs. Dell and NVIDIA

1 month ago | markvena.medium.com | Mark Vena

At IBM Think 2025, CEO Arvind Krishna set the tone for what IBM believes will define the next digital transformation era: enterprise-first AI, hybrid cloud, and AI agents designed to supercharge business performance, not just productivity. Flanked by collaborators like Scuderia Ferrari’s Frederic Vasseur and Lumen CEO Kate Johnson, Krishna presented a clear and conviction-driven strategy to redefine how enterprise clients adopt AI automation and data-driven systems at scale.
Synaptics in 2025: Delivering on Strategy or Chasing Momentum?

1 month ago | markvena.medium.com | Mark Vena

Synaptics, long known for its leadership in human interface technologies, has undergone a remarkable transformation. Over the last several years, the company’s focus has pivoted sharply toward Core IoT, AI at the edge, and wireless connectivity. Judging by the company’s Q3 fiscal 2025 results and its most recent technology launches, Synaptics is showing strong execution against this long-term strategy, especially in leveraging the explosive growth of the IoT space.