Mirantis Expands OpenStack Offerings to Japan Market

Mirantis Expands OpenStack Offerings to Japan Market
Open source cloud computing vendor Mirantis has extended its reach into Japan, where it has already secured one channel partnership for its "pure-play" OpenStack distribution. The growth comes in the form of a subsidiary, called Mirantis Japan GK …
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OpenStack-as-a-Service: OpenStack to Gain Ground in 2015
“OpenStack is hot; and interest in containers is emerging [for company IT priorities in 2015],” says Dirk-Peter van Leeuwen, Red hat senior vice president. OpenStack is an open-source Apache-licensed cloud computing software platform. It is typically …
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Sophos expands cloud-managed security portfolio

Sophos expands cloud-managed security portfolio
Sophos has announced the release of Sophos Cloud Server Protection, a high performance malware protection solution designed specifically for servers. The solution expands Sophos Cloud to a comprehensive security platform designed to protect desktops, …
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Cloud year in review 2014: Price wars, renewable energy, legal concerns, outages
… renewable energy usage for our global infrastructure footprint." Additionally, the German company Cloud&Heat introduced a specially-designed cabinet to heat the homes of customers by placing cloud servers into private residences and harvesting the …
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?Evolved understanding: What 2015 holds for the cloud
My main hope for 2015 is that the industry can move on from the “What is the cloud, public clouds are good/bad, private clouds are good/bad” debate and essentially become more nuanced in our understanding. Generally the experience of 2014 is that most …
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Cloud infra revenue saw 10% growth in Q3
This is due mainly to its dominance of the networking segment and its rapidly growing position in servers. HP increased its market share to almost 13% and continues to battle Cisco for cloud infrastructure leadership. HP is the market leader in cloud …
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Hackers exploit cloud to host C&C servers
Hackers are exploiting cloud infrastructure to launch cyber-attacks against governments and financial groups, according to the security company Blue Coat. Users of Apple, Android and Blackberry devices were all targeted by the advanced persistent …
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Open Is The New Tack: IBM, Google Using OpenPOWER To Advance Intel
Intel INTC +2.28% builds the guts of most cloud and enterprise servers and remains without materially significant challengers, but that doesn't keep the competitors from trying. As I recently detailed, Intel's performance and market lead, while real …
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SIS Expands Cloud Computing Capacity with Expedient Data Centers

SIS Expands Cloud Computing Capacity with Expedient Data Centers
To continue providing the best in data security and availability for an ever-expanding Partner XE user base, Strategic Insurance Software (SIS) has upgraded data hosting capabilities and increased capacity in the cloud computing infrastructure …
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Cartika Offers Reliable High-Performance Microsoft Exchange Cloud Hosting
Cartika Microsoft Exchange Cloud Hosting Solutions For Business can be hosted in the company's data centers in the US and Canada, allowing clients to choose their hosting venue and avoid the data sovereignty and regulatory issues associated with many …
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