Big Data, ARM and Legal Troubles Transformed Infrastructure in Q4

Tue, 18 Jan 2011 08:00:26 +0000

Some might call this past quarter in the infrastructure space transformative. The rise of ARM-based processing suggests the days of x86 dominance might be coming to an end, while the Amazon Web Services-WikiLeaks controversy cast new light on the legal aspects of cloud computing. Big data got bigger, meanwhile, as the Hadoop ecosystem expanded, and amid all these cutting-edge technologies, two archaic topics — Novell and Java — proved they aren’t going anywhere soon. Companies mentioned in this report include Intel, AMD, Amazon Web Services, IBM, Yahoo, Appistry, VMware, Joyent and Microsoft. For a full list of companies, and to read the full report, sign up for a free trial.

Venture Capital's Data Side Story

Om Malik — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:00:08 +0000

From new data stores to large-scale databases to cloud-based storage services, it seems VC dollars these days are primarily flowing into two important (if somewhat unsexy) technology sectors: storage and big data. Which make sense, given that the continuous digitization of everything is resulting in a proverbial explosion of structured and unstructured data, in turn placing the systems under new kinds of stress. Here are some of the recent fundings that bring this trend into focus:

* Scale Computing just raised $9 million in funding in its second round that was led by by Benchmark Capital.

* Pivot3, a company that provides virtualized servers and storage, raised $25 million from Focus Ventures and other investors.

* RainStor, a structured data software company, today raised $7.5 million in Series B funding from Storm Ventures and Informatica.

We’ve been keeping track of this trend for nearly two years. So in order to get more context, check out these posts from our archives:

* Storage Startups Turn Cache Into Cash
* Who Will Cache in on Cloud Storage
* The Future Is Big Data in the Cloud
* Why Big Data & Real-time Web Are Made for Each Other.
* How Yahoo, Facebook, Amazon & Google Think About Big Data

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Big Data, ARM and Legal Troubles Transformed Infrastructure in Q4

Venture Capital's Data Side Story