Will Box’s Enterprise Strategy Pay Dividends?
Box (see previous CloudAve coverage), formerly known as Box.Net, continues to push hard on gaining enterprise marketshare. Today they announced a newer version of iPad app that includes not only some of the recently announced #newbox features but also additional security measures aimed squarely at the enterprise customers. Box is trying to project themselves as [...]
Syncplicity Reseller Program: Will It Work?
Syncplicity (see previous CloudAve coverage), the cloud based file storage and management company, today revamped their channel strategy by opening up a Reseller Program. This is a step up from the referral programs that usually offer an one time referral fees and designed to maintain an ongoing relationship with their resellers. This will allow IT [...]
Gluster Introduces Scale-Out NAS Virtual Storage Appliances For VMware and AWS
Gluster (see previous CloudAve coverage), the open source storage vendor, announced the availability Scale-Out NAS Virtual appliance for VMware and Amazon Web Services. GlusterFS has been used by some of the hot startups like Pandora and Box.Net and their open source nature makes them more attractive to many companies, big and small. Gluster Virtual Storage [...]
Cirtas knows enterprise customers like to hug tin… goes with the flow to raise more cash
San Jose-based Cirtas emerged from stealth back in September 2010 with a $10 Million (€7.86 Million then) Series A funding round, their novel Bluejet hardware appliance, and the backing of Amazon. Today they’re back, with a new CEO and another $22.5 Million (€16.6 Million) in the bank. The Series A investors — New Enterprise Associates, Lightspeed [...]
Research Report: Cloud Trends In 2011 And Beyond
Abstract As we enter 2011, the expectations surrounding the growth of cloud based services are very high. In spite of the unwarranted hype and FUD surrounding the cloud based services in 2008 and 2009, the past year saw some level of maturity in both the cloud services itself and, also, in the discussions surrounding cloud [...]
Internap Adds Visibility To OpenStack
Internap, Atlanta based high performance IT infrastructure provider, today announced the launch of their public cloud storage called Internap XIPCloud Storage. It is right now in beta and it is expected to be publicly available shortly. With this announcement, Internap expands the IT services portfolio they offer to organizations of all sizes, small businesses to [...]
Windows Azure Web, Worker, and CGI Roles – How They Work
This is a write up I’ve put together of how the roles in Windows Azure work. As far as I know, this is all correct – but if there are any Windows Azure Team Members out there that wouldn’t mind providing some feedback about specifics or adding to the details I have here – please [...]
Cloud Throw Down: Part 4 – Perspectives on PaaS
Alright, time for the battle o’ clouds to roll on. In this throw down I’m going to compare platforms from the infrastructure and platform perspective. Windows Azure takes a very distinctive, and unique, Platform as a Service (PaaS) model and Amazon Web Services takes a very Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) model. Each of these [...]
Cloud Engines Raises $15 Million Round But Is It Really Cloud Storage?
Cloud Engines, the company behind the so called Pogoplug Personal Cloud offering, today announced that they have received $15 Million in financing. This round is lead by Softbank Capital and Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners (AIP) along with Foundry Group, their existing investor. This round of funding will help them expand their business globally. What [...]
Dropbox Releases Version 1.0 With New Features
Image via CrunchBase Dropbox (see previous CloudAve coverage), the cloud based storage vendor, announced the release of Version 1.0 of their product. Ben wrote about Dropbox in the early part of 2010 and I have been following them ever since they came out in open. I am a Sugarsync customer but I have a great [...]
Disrupting The Cloud Storage Market: Box.Net Says Yes We Can
Box.Net (see previous CloudAve coverage), the Palo Alto based cloud storage company, today surprised the industry with their Infinite Cloud philosophy. With this move, Box.Net is changing the very dynamics of the industry. We will be seeing the reverberations of this move in the coming months and years. Whether Box.Net can truly disrupt the industry [...]
Gluster Platform Adds Elasticity And Automation Making It Cloud Ready
Gluster (see our previous coverage), the open source storage platform vendor, today announced a new version of their storage platform, Gluster 3.1, that adds elasticity and automation needed for today’s dynamic cloud world. According to Anand Babu (AB) Periasamy, co-founder and CTO of Gluster, “The new capabilities in Gluster Storage Platform allow us to better [...]
Syncplicity Enhances Their Business Edition To Compete Harder In The Crowded Marketplace
Syncplicity (see previous CloudAve coverage), the cloud based file storage and management company, yesterday announced the release of additional features for their Business Edition. This will help them compete harder with services like Sugarsync, Box.Net, etc. in the business space. With this release, Syncplicity makes it clear that they want to target the corporate accounts. [...]
Egnyte Supports Both Old And Modern Data Access Technologies
Egnyte, the hybrid cloud file server solution provider, today announced support for traditional protocols like FTP as well as new age applications like Google Docs. Unlike other cloud storage providers, Egnyte takes a hybrid approach and tries to offer support for wide range of technologies satisfying the needs of customers in SME and beyond. In [...]
Box.Net Expands Their Mobile Strategy And Why Android Will Be Big
Box.Net, the content management provider founded in 2005, today announced the availability of their Android App on the Android marketplace. This is a free app which will let users access, share and manage their content from their Android devices. Box.Net already offer apps for iOS devices and the addition of Android devices is the next [...]
