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What you missed in Cloud: Services galore
Last week marked another step forward in the evolution of cloud services as new developments upped the operational standard across every part of the stack. Zscaler, Inc. led charge with the addition of a firewall to its managed security platform that promises to keep threats outside the organization and sensitive data inside. The value proposition ...
HP weaves behavioral analytics into its cloud security story
Hewlett-Packard Co. is making its own contribution to the raft of security products sweeping across the floor of the RSA Conference this morning with the launch of new behavioral analytics functionality aimed at helping organizations catch insider threats before any serious harm can be done. That has long been a pain point in the enterprise. ...
EMC’s latest acquisition aims to encrypt the hybrid cloud
EMC wrapped up last week with the acquisition of a low-key encryption provider called CloudLink Technologies Inc. to help make its storage platform more secure. Or more specifically, to make enforcing that security across different kinds of infrastructure less of a hassle than it is now. Most of the components in the storage kingpin’s reference ...
IBM launches a cloud-based security command center to monitor global hacking
In the latest expansion of its burgeoning cloud arsenal, IBM has launched a new service that provides detailed information on malicious activity from around the world for free with the goal of fostering more effective coordination against hackers. The industry has been sorely lacking such collaboration thus far. Although there is an abundance of threat ...
Multiplier effect: VMware hooks up its mobile platform to the software-defined network for enhanced security
VMware Inc. has come up with a novel new application for software-defined networking that extends the benefits of the emerging management paradigm beyond the complicated mesh of cables and wires running through the data center directly to business workers, or more specifically, their mobile devices. The model draws on the virtualization giant’s presence across both ...
More NoSQL consolidation as Percona snaps up Tokutek’s fractal storage engine
The NoSQL space became a little less crowded this week after Percona LLC acquired partner Tokutek, Inc. for its unique indexing capabilities. The deal marks the latest in a wave of consolidation that has swept over the world of non-relational data stores over the last few months. That trend most recently saw Apple snap up ...
RetailNext takes home $125 million in growth funding to power tomorrow’s smart stores
Analytics may not have evolved far enough yet to capture the full complexity of the climate system, but the technology can help retailers figure out how weather changes will influence the shopping habits of their customers. That’s one of the many features touted by RetailNext Inc., which just raised a massive $125 million in funding ...
Intel among investors in Cisco vets’ mysterious security startup
A stealthy startup called Skyport Systems Inc. received its first share of the limelight this morning after landing $30 million in funding from a group of investors by Index Ventures and including Intel Capital to drive a “fundamentally new approach to security”. That’s about as much as the team is willing to reveal. But the ...
Nginx 6 gives a DevOps leg-up to cloud applications
Nginx Inc. is augmenting the commercial version of its widely-used Web server with new functionality meant to help organizations address the growing demand placed on their cloud applications. The most significant improvement is under the hood, in the way that traffic is handled. The enhanced load balancing algorithm introduced with Nginx Plus 6 factors latency ...
IBM puts Watson on course to revolutionize health care
IBM is setting out to create yet another cloud-based incarnation of Watson that will collect and analyze data from every corner of the medical field to help promote the development of new healthcare services. The task of building the platform has been assigned to a new 2,000-strong unit within the fast-rising business division group formed ...