Clouds and Carriers

Amazon Web Services introduced "CloudHSM," a new service offering dedicated Hardware Security Module (HSM) appliances within the AWS Cloud.  The CloudHSM service, which is aimed at companies data security compliance...

Netflix is offering US$100,000 in prize money to developers to improve the features, usability, quality, reliability and security of cloud computing resources. The Netflix Cloud Prize is divided into 10...

VMware outlined its top three growth priorities: Redefining Infrastructure -- The Software-Defined Data Center  VMware is aiming to extend virtualization to all areas of the data center – network, security,...

Oracle agreed to acquire Nimbula, a provider of private cloud infrastructure management software. Financial terms were not disclosed. Nimbula, which is based in Redwood City, California, was founded by the...

Overture unveiled its Ensemble Open Service Architecture aimed at transforming the metro edge with software-defined networking (SDN) and network function virtualization technology. Overture, which supplies Carrier Ethernet solutions for the...

Amazon Web Services is cutting the price of its DynamoDB, a fully managed NoSQL database service.  The price of indexed data storage has decreased by up to 75% in all...

Pertino, a start-up based in Los Gatos, California,  raised $20 million in Series B funding for its cloud networking service. Recently, Pertino launched a limited release of a cloud-based "network...

Rackspace Hosting announced new features for its free and open source Rackspace Private Cloud Software, which powered by OpenStack, including  a single interface for deploying, configuring and operating clouds at...

Microsoft has acquired MetricsHub, a Seattle-based start-up specializing in Active Cloud Monitoring, for an undisclosed sum. MetricsHub developed technology for automating cloud performance management.  The solution works with Windows Azure....

Anaplan, a start-up offering cloud-based modeling and planning solutions for finance and operations, closed $30 million in new venture financing. Using cloud resources, the San Francisco-based company helps corporate customers...

IBM announced a commitment to base all of its cloud services and software on an open cloud architecture. IBM said this commitment would help ensure that "innovation in cloud computing...

Despite the global economic situation, T-Systems increased its overall revenues and external business during Q4 2012. The growth is attributed to an expanding number of cloud contracts. In the 2012...

IBM is endorsing the virtualization of network infrastructure to extend the benefits of a cloud delivery model to communications networks. Under its "Smarter Communications" initiative, IBM is working with business...