Incapsula is trying to democratize web site security and performance by utilizing the distributed, yet centralized, nature of cloud computing. In some ways, its namesake product is the epitome of a cloud service because it utilizes both crowdsourcing and centralization to create the best-possible experience. Read more »
It’s a good time to be a Java developer, as illustrated by VMware’s cloud-based development environment and Azul’s elastic Java runtime and management software. Also, it’s good to be CSC: Huge customers are signing up for cloud collaboration software, and CSC always seems to be involved. Read more »
In the battle for collaboration domination, Google has struck another blow with its suite of new features for the Google Search Appliance that let users search their Google cloud services as well as traditional data stores. Read more »
SaaS startup New Relic has received an additional $10 million in funding for its application performance management offering that targets both data centers and the cloud. That brings its total to $20 million, which the company says is far more than it needs to be profitable. Read more »
Mobile carriers have seen their role as content distributors diminish as app stores from Apple, Google and others gain traction. But cloud-based services for digital content gains more traction every day and could help carriers regain their waning importance — and ... Read more at GigaOM Pro »
Device proliferation combined with the desire to deliver clean video is giving rise to a new market for hosted video encoding. The goal is simple: provide the right format to the right screen at the right time without requiring content producers to invest in infrastructure. Read more »
It’s taken a full year and upward of $700 million in acquisitions, but CA Technologies (yes, it’s a new moniker) finally delivered on its cloud-computing strategy with several major product announcements. With these products, CA has set the bar for how management software must act within cloud-connected organizations. Read more »
Talk of data centers can be equal parts fascinating and mind-numbing; speculating about what new data centers signify, however, is nothing short of riotous. And, this week, Apple and Facebook gave us plenty to talk about. Facebook emerged as the mystery Company X building a large ... Read more at GigaOM Pro »
Cloud security has received a lot of attention over the past few weeks as result of both the RSA Conference and the Black Hat Europe taking place in mid- to late-April. The RSA Conference, especially, got boatloads of attention thanks to the Cloud Security Alliance making ... Read more at GigaOM Pro »
The first quarter of 2009 went pretty much as planned in the cloud computing and web infrastructure market. The sector continued to mature, with new announcements by big players such as Sun, Google and Amazon, as well as new entrants to the space. Enterprise adoption of ... Read more at GigaOM Pro »