Category Archives: IaaS

OpenStack-Based HP Cloud Compute Ready For Prime Time As It Advances To GA

Posted on December 9, 2012 by

This week, HP made a number of significant announcements related to its HP Cloud Services platform. The company revealed an aggressive pricing strategy for its OpenStack-based, Infrastructure as a Service, public cloud platform known as HP Cloud Compute including a … Continue reading →

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Google Launches Google Compute Engine (GCE) IaaS Offering To Compete With Amazon Web Services

Posted on July 1, 2012 by

On Thursday, Google announced the availability of the Google Compute Engine (GCE), an Infrastructure as a Service offering that allows users to provision Linux Virtual Machines from the same technical infrastructure that powers Google’s fleet of servers. GCE was created … Continue reading →

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IaaS Startup SingleHop Closes $27.5 Million In Funding From Battery Ventures

Posted on April 26, 2012 by

Just when it seemed that Amazon Web Services had swallowed all hope for startup IaaS companies, IaaS vendor SingleHop, Inc. announced the finalization of a $27.5 million round of funding led by Battery Ventures with participation from the American Chartered … Continue reading →

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Forrester Research Claims Apple Will Influence Computing Equipment Market More Than IaaS

Posted on January 7, 2012 by

According to its Global Tech Outlook Market for 2012, Forrester Research predicts that Apple is poised to radically reconfigure the computing equipment market by serving as a disruptive force that outweighs the influence of other technology trends such as cloud … Continue reading →

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Amazon Web Services Partners With CheckPoint For Virtual Appliance For Cloud Security

Posted on January 7, 2012 by

Amazon Web Services and CheckPoint announced the availability of Virtual Appliance for Amazon Web Services, a product that empowers Amazon Web Services customers to deploy more than 30 security applications within their EC2 virtual environment. Virtual Appliance for Amazon Web … Continue reading →

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Cloud Computing 2011: The Year in Review

Posted on December 18, 2011 by

Whereas Time magazine selected “The Protester” as the Person of the Year, the award for Technology of the Year surely goes to Cloud Computing. 2011 marked the year that cloud computing emerged with force and gravitas onto the enterprise landscape. … Continue reading →

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KVH Selected by Tokyo Stock Exchange for “Market Impact View” Dashboard

Posted on December 14, 2011 by

The Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) today announced its selection of KVH IaaS as the cloud computing platform to deliver a Beta version of “TSE Market Impact View,” an information delivery service that provides visual analytics to investors and interested market … Continue reading →

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Amazon Web Services Announces Cloud Supercomputer Ranked 42 On Top500 List

Posted on November 15, 2011 by

On Monday, Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced the Beta launch of Cluster Compute Eight Extra Large (CC2), a supercomputer on its EC2 cloud infrastructure that ranks 42 on the list of the world’s top 500 supercomputers. Cluster Compute Eight Extra … Continue reading →

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