Start-ups

Ayla Networks, a start-up based in Santa Clara, California, announced $39 million in Series C funding to propelling its global Internet of Things (IoT) platform for manufacturers. Ayla's end-to-end software,...

Eric Carter provides a quick overview of Hedvig's software-defined storage for containers at #DockerCon. See video: https://youtu.be/151KSqYPfQM

Aqua (formerly named Scalock)is rolling out enhancements to its Container Security Platform, including: A native Jenkins plug-in -- adds an Aqua Security step to the CI pipeline that enables organizations...

Barefoot Networks, a start-up based in Palo Alto, California emerged from stealth to unveil its "Tofino" switching chip and announce that it has raised $130 million, including a strategic investment...

Portworx, a start-up based in Redwood City, California, introduced its purpose-built, enterprise-class storage for containers. While containers are distributed and fast, legacy storage is siloed and slow, and cannot be...

Loggly, a start-up based in San Francisco, raised $11.5 million in funding for its cloud-based, enterprise-class log management service. Loggly's cloud-based log management solution crunches through huge volumes of log...

Elastifile, a start-up based in San Jose, announced a strategic investment by Cisco. Financial terms were not disclosed. Other investors in the company include Battery Ventures and Lightspeed Venture Partners....

VMware agreed to acquire Arkin Net, a start-up offering software-defined data center security and operations tools. Financial terms were not disclosed. Arkin, which is based in Santa Clara, California, brings...

Fortinet agreed to acquire AccelOps, a start-up based in Santa Clara, California, that specializes in network security monitoring and analytics solutions. Financial terms were not disclosed. AccelOps’s virtual appliance software...

Embotics, a start-up based in Ottawa, raised $12.1 million for its multi-cloud management software for public and private cloud environments. The Embotics vCommander integrates into private, public or hybrid infrastructure...

Midokura announced $20.4 million in Series B funding for its software network virtualization solutions. Midokura Enterprise MidoNet (MEM)  technology offers an intelligent, software-based network abstraction layer between the hosts and...

Skyport Systems, a start-up offering secure infrastructure solutions, has appointed Kelly Seelig to the position of chief marketing officer (CMO). Previously, Seelig served as vice president of marketing and communications...

Qadium, a start-up based in San Francisco, announced $20 million in Series A funding for developing its platform for indexing every device on the public Internet. Qadium, which was seeded...