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Mean time to pretty chart- DevOps meets data porn

The current mantra in Web operations is to track, record and monitor everything. Data is valuable and storage is cheap, so this makes sense. Metrics that measure the right thing are incredibly important in the context of getting the best performance from your application.

Exclusive: Yahoo cloud chief quits. An exit interview

Todd Papaioannou, VP and chief cloud architect at Yahoo, has left the company for a role as entrepreneur in residence at Battery Ventures. At Yahoo, he drove the strategic directions for both the cloud computing and Hadoop teams and helped define the company’s overall IT strategy.

Ad Targeter Lotame Gets $11 Million More

Ad targeter Lotame has raised $11 million in its latest round of funding. The startup’s main product, Crowd Control, collects audience data…

Jelli Gets $7 Million For Crowdsourced Radio

Jelli, a startup trying to shake up the traditional radio industry by letting listeners control what songs are played on air, has raised $7…

Ad Net Adisn Gets $1 Million First Round

Ad network Adisn has raised a $1 million first round from Battery Ventures, according to peHUB. The Long Beach-based company actually refers…