IBM throws its weight behind MongoDB for mobile apps
IBM and 10gen are collaborating on a standard that would make it easier to write applications that can access data from both MongoDB and relational systems such as IBM DB2. Read more »
The promise of better data has MetLife investing $300M in new tech
MetLife is building new products on new technologies thanks to a $300 million investment in new technology and new skills. One of the first products is a MongoDB-based app that puts all of customers’ information in one place. Read more »
10gen introduces a backup option for MongoDB
10gen, the company behind the popular MongoDB NoSQL database, has come out with a way for users to back up their data, so developers can focus on building applications. Read more »
SoftLayer adds Riak database service to its mix
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Cloud service and hosting provider adds distributed Riak NoSQL database to its mix of services. Read more »
MongoDB FTW: Fast-growing 10gen hires first CFO
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MongoDB creator 10gen is growing again, this time with the addition of Sydney Carey as the company’s first CFO. She’ll help lay the infrastructure for plans to more than double in size in two years as it eyes an eventual IPO. Read more »
10gen rolls out new features to woo more enterprises to MongoDB
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10gen is introducing an enterprise edition of MongoDB, making the NoSQL database more appealing to larger-scale users. The company shares the space with plenty of competitors, and more features could be coming soon. Read more »
Rackspace buys its way into MongoDB market with ObjectRocket
NoSQL databases are hot and MongoDB may be the hottest of the NoSQL databases, which is why Rackspace is buying ObjectRocket and its MongoDB expertise. Read more »
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The fourth quarter of 2012 in cloud
The last quarter of 2012 saw the rise of cloud-based databases, the cloud awakening of software giants such as HP, and many cloud outages that have left question marks. Enterprises found more IT dollars, and they will focus on the cloud for much of that spending. Read more at GigaOM Pro »
New: Slick MongoDB managed service from Softlayer and 10gen
You love MongoDB but you’re not wild with all the configuration and tweaking? SoftLayer now offers a new managed MongoDB service that it created with help from 10gen, the company behind MongoDB. Read more »
10gen gets more dough for MongoDB, this time from Intel and Red Hat
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The company behind the popular MongoDB NoSQL database has some big, new backers in Intel and Red Hat. 10gen CEO Dwight Merriman said that shows that NoSQL in general, and MongoDB in particular, are here to stay. Read more »
MongoLab explains why everyone loves MongoDB (and raises $5M)
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MongoDB startup MongoLab has built a seemingly solid business delivering the popular NoSQL database via the Platform as a Service model. The trick, CEO Will Shulman says, is knowing how to sell to developers and understanding why someone would use MongoDB in the first place. Read more »
10gen staffs up for bigger MongoDB push
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10gen, the proprietor of MongoDB, signs on a raft of senior execs from Cloudera and Oracle to accelerate its NoSQL push worldwide. Read more »
In-Q-Tel stakes a claim in MongoDB, invests in 10gen
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MongoDB proprietor 10gen has raised more money, this time an undisclosed sum from intelligence-agency strategic investor In-Q-Tel. 10gen is the firm’s first foray into NoSQL databases, although certainly not its only investment in the next-generation data-management space that also includes big data technologies like Hadoop. Read more »
With $42M more, 10gen wants to take MongoDB mainstream
10gen, the creator and commercial entity behind the popular MongoDB database has raised another $42 million and wants to take the technology to an application near you. The money will help 10gen double down on research and development to make MongoDB live up to its hype. Read more »
Where NoSQL, cloud computing and free texting converge
Viber Media, provider of iPhone and Android apps that let users talk and text for free over 3G and Wi-Fi networks, is built upon a foundation of the MongoDB NoSQL database running atop the Amazon Web Services cloud. Read more »
Big data startups weigh in on competing with Oracle
It looks like Oracle does indeed have a big data strategy in place, complete with plans for Hadoop, NoSQL and even an integration of the R statistical analysis software. Today, some of startups affected by Oracle’s impending moves weighed in with their takes on the situation. Read more »
DataStax gets $11M, fuses NoSQL and Hadoop
DataStax has created the first commercial distribution of the Apache Cassandra database and has just closed an $11 million Series B round. Neither piece of news should come as a shock because as NoSQL products have been maturing over the past year, money has always followed. Read more »
10gen raises $20M for MongoDB in maturing NoSQL space
MongoDB-based startup 10gen has raised $20 million in a Series D funding round. The latest round speaks to the popularity of the MongoDB document database among large companies, even though the hype around NoSQL has lessened considerably over the past year. Read more »
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The Structure 50: The Top 50 Cloud Innovators
In five short years, cloud computing has gone from being a quaint technology to a major catchphrase. Amazon and others are now moving at Internet speed, trying to offer better security, faster networking, more compliance and a host of other products that are attempting to meet the demands of startups, consumers and enterprises alike. On GigaOM’s Structure channel, we cover the gear and software that comprises the cloud, the services and the people who are changing the industry. Now for the first time, we’ve decided to condense that knowledge into the Structure 50, a list of the 50 companies that are influencing how the cloud and infrastructure evolves. All of these players, big or small, have people, technology or strategies that will help shape the way the cloud market is developing and where it will eventually end up. Companies mentioned in this report include Amazon, Rackspace, Cloudera, China Telecom and SeaMicro. For a full list of companies, and to see the Structure 50 as one full report, sign up for a free trial. Read more at GigaOM Pro »
Are Big Data Startups Eyeing the Enterprise Already?
Two popular big data startups, Karmasphere and 10gen, made management changes this week, which might signal that the companies’ boards feel they’re poised to make runs at the big time and need seasoned leadership to take them to the next level. Read more »
10gen Raises $6.5M to Dominate the NoSQL Space
10gen, the company providing commercial support for the open-source MongoDB database, has raised $6.5 million in funding led by Sequoia Capital. Its CEO says NoSQL will become the third leg of the data storage stool for enterprises, and MongoDB is in the lead. Read more »
BitTorrent After The Pirate Bay: Do You Still Need Trackers?
The Pirate Bay made headlines earlier this week with yet another dramatic announcement, this time that the notorious BitTorrent site’s tracker has been officially shut down. But the move won’t impact downloading, site admins explained on a blog. Trackers are no longer needed to facilitate BitTorrent […] Read more »
Joyent Buys Reasonably Smart to Create Open-source Cloud
Joyent today announced it has agreed to acquire Reasonably Smart, a fledgling cloud startup based on JavaScript and Git, for an undisclosed amount. While on the surface it might look like simple industry consolidation, Reasonably Smart’s technology will in fact help Joyent compete with emerging service-centric […] Read more »
