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ScaleXtreme Brings Virtualization into the New Age
When it comes to scaling the cloud, there’s a number of pitfalls you could fall into, and an equal number of solutions you can seek out. As an industry struggles to find its footing in resolving these issues, ScaleXtreme launches its cloud-based systems management service, presenting a simplified and central system for running your virtualized ...
DotCloud Officially Launches, Ready to Take on Any Stack
DotCloud, the PaaS provider that angles to offer a single platform interface for any stack, has gone public with its service, officially exiting the private beta stage. Developers and IT organizations can use DotCloud to deploy applications across the globe, utilizing the company’s new run-time services, which aim to improve scalability with a unique set ...
LongJump Leaps Into the Future of Social Enterprise
As PaaS grows in popularity, we’re seeing a great deal of innovation take place amongst those companies that are involved in this necessary industry. Launching two new services today is PaaS and online database provider, LongJump. Javelin and Relay are the appropriately named new features, which boost its cloud platform designed around helping companies immediately ...
The Biggest Market You’ve Never Heard Of
[Editors Note: This is a guest post by Ed Robinson, CEO of Aptimize, a company that produces software to accelerate Websites. – KN] The tech bubble of the late 90’s was fueled largely by the promise of universal high-speed Internet access. As millions of consumers gained access to the Internet, new market opportunities seemed to ...
Regulating Pirates is Like “Shutting Down a Crack House.” But Harder.
The Protect IP Act has stirred up a lot of controversy over digital rights and the methods used to enforce laws and regulations regarding copyrighted content on the web. It brings in discussion around the existing DCMA laws, their flaws and where to go from here. Canvassing this topic is a panel at the CREATE ...
Big Data Drives Innovation in Ad Analysis, Flash Sales
Real time data is what makes up today’s digital gold mine, attracting spectators the world over. When it comes to processing data on a large scale, a real-time spin can give an emerging company a leg up. Citrusleaf is adding a real-time attribution product to its database solution offerings, revealing its second product since launching ...
Lightbox Shines Its Light on Android Market, Opens Photo App to Public
One thing that’s missing from a lot of Android apps is that “sexy” design many iOS apps are known for. It’s the difference between being a pop consumer and a geeky renegade, I suppose. The Android device is a combination of hardware and software that’s ready and willing to be configured, and this has been ...
Appcelerator Launches Service to Build, Test and Deploy iOS, Android Apps
Appcelerator has always been about the cloud, even indirectly. The mobile cloud development platform has taken an agnostic approach for developers to distribute their software, and as the cloud provides more virtual perks for software development, Appcelerator is able to extend a few cloud-based services of its own. A major upgrade to its flagship Titanium ...
Dell Compellent CEO Talks Startup Innovation, Tech Bubble
It’s Dell Compellent Phil Soran’s third visit to theCube during the Dell Storage Forum, making him a regular guest going all the way back to theCube’s early days, all of 12 months ago. Back then Compellent was still in talks with Dell regarding an acquisition, a development even Soran didn’t let onto during a visit ...
Dell’s Channel Welcomes Compellent Into the Fold
For a company that made its bones as the direct-sales champion, Dell seems to have a lot of happy channel partners these days. At the Dell Storage Forum this week, Dell channel management executives described how former EqualLogic channel partners are now selling servers, storage, desktops, laptops and security products, now that EqualLogic is fully ...