The investment comes from Nexus Venture Partners and Intel Capital, and joins previous investors Andreessen Horowitz and Sierra Ventures.
“The cloud has fundamentally improved how people access and use infrastructure. But developing cloud based applications is still a lengthy, expensive and broken process that is stuck in the dark ages, like way back in the days of bare metal,” said CEO and co-founder of ElasticBox, Ravi Srivatsav. “ElasticBox empowers the developer with preconfigured Boxes that they can mix and match to create applications – similar to the way a DJ blends beats and samples to create new music. It brings Dr. Dre-like creativity to enterprise application development.”
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Data Management Decisions: Five Direct Questions
The market is full of buzz about cloud computing, and with it come sweeping claims about simplicity and savings. Deciding to migrate some or all database management to a cloud hosting provider, however, is a more complex undertaking than conventional wisdom may suggest.
This white paper from Peak 10 addresses five primary questions posed by technology leaders as they assess their data management options. We address the true cost of a hosted data storage strategy; safety and security issues; access to peak period resources; data latency concerns; and the value of quality consultative and technical support.
Big Data Management System: Smart SQL Processing Across Hadoop
Understanding the future of Big Data is crucial in the early stages of decision making around Big Data architectures. In the enterprise, what stands out is the need to integrate Hadoop smoothly into your existing data warehouse architecture, while taking advantage of existing skills and investments.
In his General Session at 14th Cloud Expo, Marty Gubar, Director of Product Management at Oracle, will present a strategy for enabling integrated data management using both Hadoop and relational technologies. In particular, he’ll look at how SQL, long the standard for the data warehouse, is increasingly being used on Hadoop. The real prize, though, is Smart SQL processing, seamlessly integrating the data warehouse and Hadoop into a single, Big Data Management System.
Digital Economy on Agenda in Cebu
m thrilled to see that old friend Winston Damarillo, the man who, among other things, sold Gluecode to IBM in 2005, is Summit Chair of an exciting new event called OCEAN (Open Collaboration with East Asia New Champions), to be held May 23-25 in Cebu, Philippines.
The event is being launched by The New Champions of the World Economic Forum, a community that includes the Young Global Leaders, Global Shapers, Schwab Social Entrepreneurs, and Global Growth Companies in the Philippines. It is receiving support from the Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI).
Cebu is not only the “second city” of the Philippines, but a major technology region and smaller, less crowded alternative to the vast reaches of Greater Manila, which counts more than 20 million people in its environs.
OCEAN attendees will discuss “where the Philippine economy is now, and what the future holds,” according to Winston. “More than 200 leaders from the government, business, academia, and arts and culture will share strategies and solutions for promoting social and economic progress.” The larger picture is continuing integration of the Philippines into ASEAN – the Association of Southeast Asian Nations – a regional, 10-country group that works for peaceful solutions and economic integration throughout Southeast Asia.
Winston also noted, in announcing the event, that “to further fuel the momentum, OCEAN aims to develop a framework for creating Innovation Zones that promote a new class of businesses.” The Philippines, as I’ve written previously, has a vibrant startup culture and several designated “New Wave Cities” that foster innovation. As a developing country, it faces challenges of underdeveloped infrastructure and poverty, of course.
But I lived there for three years, have family there, and will be returning soon, so am happy to see the continued enthusiasm of innovators in the Philippines working to improve the economy of their nation and lives of their people.
Details of the OCEAN event can be found at www.ocean14.asia
TELEHOUSE America and KDDI America Appoint New CEO
TELEHOUSE has announced that Masaaki Nakanishi, President and Chief Executive Officer of TELEHOUSE America and KDDI America will retire as of April 1, 2014. Satoru Manabe will become the new President and CEO of TELEHOUSE America and KDDI America. In his new role as President and CEO, Mr. Manabe will oversee activities and strategies for TELEHOUSE America and KDDI America, as well as the companies’ US subsidiaries, Locus and Total Call.
Mr. Nakanishi first joined TELEHOUSE America and KDDI America in October of 2011, moving from his prior position as Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of Global Business for KDDI Corporation in Japan.
Connectloud Emerges from Stealth with the Launch of uCloud
Connectloud Inc. on Wednesday emerged from stealth with the launch of its first product, uCloud™.
uCloud™ enterprises with quickly scalable, secure, multi-tenant automation across clouds of any type, for clients from any segment, and across geographically dispersed data centers, all delivered as a service.
“uCloud™ was designed and built ground-up to tackle today’s toughest IT challenges,” said Zeeshan Naseh, CEO of Connectloud. “It is a new breed of intelligent software that delivers an all-in-one, self-service cloud orchestration solution together with a Layer2 and Layer3 capable encrypted virtual network to help businesses launch a private or public cloud in a fraction of the time and cost compared to other solutions.”
Jelastic and WHMCS Collaborate
Jelastic, Inc., has announced support for the WHMCS billing system in its software solution for hosting service providers. Because of the collaboration, hosting service providers can bypass billing system integrations, allowing them to experience more rapid, turnkey cloud platform deployment, simplified management and increased ROI.
Jelastic’s Platform-as-Infrastructure for hosting service providers provides a turnkey cloud solution that provides the features of PaaS and IaaS combined. Hosters can quickly offer an enterprise-class scalable cloud to their customers looking to develop and deploy PHP, Java or Ruby applications.
Simplifying Identity Management in the Cloud Era
Identities are everywhere today. Much more than just providing access and auditing for on-premises applications and corporate desktops, organizations are now tasked with provisioning, managing and securing identities for applications running on-premises, in the cloud and on mobile devices. This can be challenging – seemingly forcing many organizations down the path of managing identities individually on an app-by-app basis or implementing complex federated security scenarios that are difficult to maintain.
Making BYOC Work for Your Network
The proliferation of cloud-based applications for the enterprise grows each day, and more and more professionals have grown dependent on these apps as the consumerization of IT flourishes in today’s mobile enterprise. With the consumerization of IT, employees have become their own IT experts and demand that their IT departments add cloud services or enable them to use a particular app with the corporate network. IT departments, naturally, want to use the latest technologies to make the entire company more efficient and productive – and they see how the cloud can help accomplish this. What employees don’t often see is that there are roadblocks to rolling out a new service or enabling an app to work with the network. Everything from budget to security to integration issues may cause the IT department to turn down the requests. However, unlike in the past, employees now have the power and the means to just use these services anyway, without IT’s approval.
How to Increase Productivity in the Cloud
To some in the industry and media, cloud based services are the greatest thing since the dawn of trading in stock in the coffee shops of London back in the 1600s. However, just like those early trades, the cloud does have its issues. Yes, it can help a business to grow, and help with the outreach and the recognition of a company, but at what cost?
If an organization does not choose its cloud partner correctly, then it could be leaving itself vulnerable to outage problems. This, in turn, will lead to productivity issues. But don’t misunderstand me. I believe in the cloud. I just do not believe in all the hype that surrounds it.