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Zuora infuses analytics into its cloud subscription platform
Cloud computing is most often discussed through the prism of the technology innovation that enables on-demand infrastructure consumption at scale, but it’s first and foremost a business model. And every business model requires a way to charge customers, which is what Zuora Inc. is trying to address with the new analytic functionality added to its ...
Google Preemptive Instances redefine infrastructure-as-a-service model (again)
Google is marking its latest round of double-digit cloud pricing cuts with the introduction of an entirely new consumption option for infrastructure-as-a-service customers that promises to bring the costs of running certain workloads even lower. Amazon started the trend a decade ago by offering massive discounts on idle capacity. Google’s new Preemptive Instances represent an ...
API mania: MuleSoft scores a massive $128 million to simplify cloud interoperability
If it seemed like the investor interest surrounding API management reached a peak after Apigee Inc. raised $87 million in its stock market debut last month, think again. MuleSoft Inc. has upped the ante this morning with the completion of a $128 million round that ought to turn up the heat for its publicly-traded rival. ...
Accel leads $18M round into “search-as-a-service” rising star Algolia
If you thought the search engine game was over, Algolia, Inc. would like to have a word. The hosted-search startup just found its way into the exclusive investment portfolio of venture capital titan Accel Partner as part of an $18.3 million funding round announced this morning. That increases Algolia’s total bankroll more than seven-fold. The ...
Skyport exits stealth to redefine data center security from the ground up
A month after raising $30 million from a group of investors that includes Intel to change the way on-premise workloads are protected, Skyport Systems Inc. is making good on its promise with the launch of a new service that puts an original twist on the traditional firewall. Included in the subscription are three separate components ...
Tableau overhauls cloud-based version of dominant data visualization platform
The shift toward the cloud is continuing apace with the launch of a major update to Tableau Software Inc.’s cloud-based implementation of its data visualization platform that promises to provide an improved experience for business workers. The biggest improvements, however, are under the hood. The way that Tableau Online 9.0 processes requests has been enhanced ...
New community efforts bring OpenStack closer to cross-cloud interoperability
The fourth annual OpenStack Summit is kicking off with a bang in Vancouver with the launch of a new community certification initiative that has rallied some of the biggest names from the upstream ecosystem behind a common challenge: interoperability. Or more accurately, the lack thereof. Providing the ability to move applications among different kinds of ...
What you missed in Cloud: Moving into the future
Catching-up was the main theme in the public cloud last week, at least among the traditional vendors that generated most of the headlines, who moved several steps close toward matching the smaller and nimbler competition. Oracle led the charge with the announcement of support for an emerging component of OpenStack that promises to make the ...
The OpenStack ecosystem lines up behind Mirantis
Mirantis Inc. is consolidating its power over the OpenStack ecosystem with the introduction of a new certification program that aims to help broaden the support for its already widely used distribution of the free cloud platform. No fewer than five partners are throwing their weight behind the effort on launch. That brings the total number ...
What you missed in Big Data: Hyper-personalization
Analytics passed a major milestone on the road to ubiquity last week with the launch of new capabilities that extend the reach of data-driven decisions even deeper into our digital lives. An up-and-coming startup called Jivox Inc. set the ball rolling with the introduction of an advertising platform that promises to provide the ultimate customized experience. ...