Monthly Archives: October 2012

Apache Hadoop 2.0.2-alpha Release Features Enhancements To HDFS HA & YARN

Posted on October 22, 2012 by

The Apache Hadoop community of developers recently announced the release of the second alpha release of Apache Hadoop known as Apache Hadoop 2.0.2-alpha. The release features enhancements such as the following: •HDFS HA enhancements including support for automated failover using … Continue reading →

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Metacloud Comes Out Of Stealth To Offer OpenStack-based IaaS Private Cloud Solution

Posted on October 15, 2012 by

Today, Metacloud emerged from stealth mode to announce the general availability of an enterprise-grade, OpenStack-based IaaS solution backed by Storm Ventures and former Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang’s AME Cloud Ventures. Metacloud’s offering targets enterprises seeking to deploy IaaS private clouds … Continue reading →

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Midokura Enters U.S. Market For IaaS Virtualized Networking

Posted on October 15, 2012 by

Midokura today announced its official entry into the U.S. market with a network virtualization offering geared towards Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) platforms. Midokura was founded in 2010 with the intent of building a public cloud in Japan. The company’s … Continue reading →

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Zenoss Survey Reveals Open Source Cloud Solutions Still Gaining Market Traction

Posted on October 14, 2012 by

Zenoss recently revealed the results of a survey about the state of open source cloud adoption based on a poll of more than 100,000 “community members” that engaged topics such as: •Open source clouds deployed today •Current open source implementations … Continue reading →

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William Blair Reports Rackspace Stands Poised To Close Wal-Mart Big Data Deal

Posted on October 11, 2012 by

Research firm William Blair reported that Rackspace is likely to win business from Wal-Mart for the purpose of Big Data analytics in the retail sector. According to William Blair analyst Jim Breen, Wal-Mart is hiring OpenStack technical resources and outsourcing … Continue reading →

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Trifacta Closes $4.3 Million In Series A Funding; Seeks To Make Big Data Insights More Accessible

Posted on October 8, 2012 by

This Thursday, Trifacta came out of stealth mode by announcing $4.3 million in Series A funding led by Accel Partners, with additional participation from X/Seed Capital, Data Collective and angel investors Dave Goldberg, Venky Harinarayan and Anand Rajaraman. Trifacta’s mission … Continue reading →

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RainStor Finalizes $12 Million In Series C Funding

Posted on October 7, 2012 by

This week, RainStor announced the finalization of $12 million in Series C funding from Credit Suisse and Rogers Venture Partners, with additional participation from existing investors Doughty Hanson Technology Ventures, Storm Ventures and The Dow Chemical Company. RainStor plans to … Continue reading →

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RackWare Delivers Automated Intelligence To Cloud Deployments With RMM

Posted on October 4, 2012 by

Santa Clara-based startup RackWare recently released version 2.0 of its RackWare Management Module as a premier offering within the rapidly growing cloud infrastructure space. The RackWare Management Module (RMM) enables enterprises to optimize their cloud deployments by adding “automated intelligence” … Continue reading →

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