Sins Of The Cloud. Editor’s Note: Alexander Haislip is a marketing executive with cloud-based server automation startup ScaleXtreme and the author of Essentials of Venture Capital.
Follow him on Twitter @ahaislip. In the beginning there was the cloud. And it was good. But over time it can also be surprisingly expensive. If you’ve ever said “Oh my god,” at the end of your billing cycle, you’re may be starting to think about putting boundaries on this virtual Eden. Instance Gluttony: Why get a quarter-pounder when you can get a double quarter-pounder and a Big Gulp soda? The 10 Biggest Mistakes Made With Amazon Web Services. Editor’s note: Zev Laderman is the co-founder and CEO of Newvem, a service that helps optimize AWS cloud infrastructure.
Amazon Web Services (AWS) provides an excellent cloud infrastructure solution for both early stage startups and enterprises. The good news is that AWS is a pay-per-use service, provides universal access to state-of-the-art computing resources, and scales with the growing needs of a business. HP ups its cloud bet on OpenStack — and KVM — Cloud Computing News. Information Arbitrage. Acceleprise Wants To Be The 500 Startups For Enterprise Tech. Let the proliferation of vertically-themed startup accelerators continue!
Today, a new accelerator focusing on the enterprise sector is launching in Washington D.C. Called “Acceleprise,” the program’s goal is to invest in 60 enterprise software companies over the next three years. Participating startups should be trying to solve problems facing large organizations, whether the Fortune 5000, large nonprofits, or government. OneOps, TwoOps … Exploring cloud ops — Cloud Computing News. Zynga Ramps Up Private Cloud Infrastructure zCloud; Now Stores 1.4 Petabytes Of Data. As mentioned in yesterday’s earnings call, Zynga revealed that the company’s zCloud, its private cloud infrastructure has been scaling significantly in the past year.
At the start of 2011, only 20% of Zynga’s daily active users (DAU) were in the zCloud. A year later, nearly 80% of Zynga games’ DAU reside in zCloud, and 20% in the public cloud (powered by AWS). Today the company is revealing additional information about the zCloud and how much data is being transmitted through its infrastructure.
Dell Acquires Cloud Client Computing Company Wyse To Expand Desktop Virtualization Products. Dell has just announced the acquisition of cloud client computing company Wyse Technology to expand its desktop virtualization offerings.
Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The Wyse portfolio includes thin, zero and cloud PC client solutions with advanced management, desktop virtualization and cloud software supporting desktops, laptops and next generation mobile devices. Wyse independently partners with datacenter, networking and collaboration providers within its global partner ecosystem to help businesses move to a secure cloud – in a private, public, government or, even in a personal cloud. Wyse, which was founded in 1981, offers a number of products including cloud clients, cloud storage, mobility and virtualization software. Among these products is PocketCloud, which turns smartphones and tablets into virtual desktops by letting you control anything on your PC from a mobile device.
Vigilent Raises $6.7M From Accel For Intelligent Data Center Energy Management System. Vigilent, a company that provides intelligent energy management systems for data centers, telecommunications facilities and large buildings, has raised $6.7 million in investments led by Accel Partners.
This investment is part of Accel’s new $100 million Big Data fund. Angel investors including Gaurav Garg and Peter Wagner also participated in this round. The startup’s services help data centers with energy efficiency. As Vigilent’s CEO Mark Housley explains, one of the biggest challenges companies face when managing data centers is cooling. In fact, he says cooling accounts for 50 percent of data center energy costs, and downtime (caused by cooling disruptions) can cost as much as $5,600 per minute for a company.
Vigilent equips data centers with wireless sensors for real-time data collection. Basically, Vigilent uses the power of Big Analytics to optimize energy management in data centers and telco central offices. The company faces competition from Synapsense. 5 low-profile startups that could change the face of big data — Cloud Computing News. Davos does data — Cloud Computing News. Cloud Infrastructure Automation Startup Opscode Lands $19.5M To Take On IBM, HP And BMC. Opscode, a company that provides cloud infrastructure automation for the enterprise, has raised $19.5 Million in Series C funding led by Ignition Partners, with Battery Ventures and Draper Fisher Jurvetson participating in the round.
The company also today announced that Ignition Partners’ John Connors has joined Opscode’s Board of Directors. This latest investment brings Opscode’s total funding to $33 million. Opscode provides companies the ability to develop fully automated server infrastructures that scale in the cloud or behind the firewall. Basically, the company’s offering allows developers and engineers to define what infrastructure they want to build and then manage these complex systems in a number of environments. Opscode’s software, Chef, is an open-source systems integration framework built specifically for automating the cloud.