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21Vianet reports 1Q14 results; strong uptake of Azure and Office 365
Summary: 21Vianet reported its 1Q14 results with most of the attention directed to its recent launch of Microsoft Azure and now Office 365 – marking the first global public cloud service available for...
View ArticleAzure set to add two more nodes in US; expansion in Australia coming
Summary: Microsoft is set to launch two more availability zones of the Azure cloud infrastructure service. Details: The new zones are US Central in Iowa and US East 2 in Virginia. Microsoft also...
View ArticleIsrael’s Triple C rolls out cloud service built on Azure pack, Parallels...
Summary: Israel’s Triple C introduced a cloud infrastructure service using the Azure Pack module, built on Microsoft Azure and running on the Parallels Automation management platform. … Please sign in...
View ArticleMicrosoft to open India data centres for Azure, Office 365 in 2015
Summary: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella revealed plans to build data centres in three Indian cities by the end of 2015 with the goal being to offer Azure and Office 365 services locally. … Please sign in...
View Article21Vianet reports 2Q14 results; strong colocation and cloud growth trajectory
Summary: 21Vianet recently reported its 2Q14 results which showed consistently high growth numbers across its core data centre business as well as notable momentum from its recently launched cloud...
View ArticleVeeam targets service providers and hybrid clouds with Cloud Connect
Summary: Most of the company’s existing customers are enterprises, but with the release of Veeam Availability Suite v8, Veeam wants to tap the service provider market. … Please sign in to view...
View ArticleDatapipe extends managed massive-scale cloud play to Azure
Summary: Datapipe was early to market with managed AWS services. It will now do the same for the Microsoft Azure public cloud. Details: The two main angles here are: 1) Datapipe will manage and make...
View ArticleRackspace confirms managed third party clouds a roadmap item
Summary: Rackspace made comments on its earnings call that confirm it is contemplating managing third party clouds like AWS, Google Compute Engine and Microsoft Azure (though no specific mention of any...
View ArticleDatapipe extends managed massive-scale cloud play to Azure (update)
Update: We had a chance to chat with management at Datapipe to get more insight into the new managed Azure service that just came off the assembly line. … Please sign in to view Username: Password:...
View ArticleCosentry manages and builds on Azure for SQL Server deployments
Summary: Cosentry introduced a new managed service for infrastructure hosted on the Microsoft Azure cloud platform. … Please sign in to view Username: Password: Forgot your password? Sign up for a...
View ArticleCDW launches managed services for Azure cloud
Summary: CDW introduced a new managed service for the Microsoft Azure cloud. … Please sign in to view Username: Password: Forgot your password? Sign up for a subscription Free Update. Join Our...
View ArticleUK provider iomart acquires cloud consultancy company SystemsUp
Summary: UK-based iomart group spent £12.5m to acquire SystemsUp from London, a consultancy that focuses on supporting public clouds. … Please sign in to view Username: Password: Forgot your password?...
View ArticleRackspace starts managing third party clouds on Azure
Summary: Rackspace rolled out a new managed third party cloud service and will start by supporting the Azure cloud. This development should not come as a surprise given that CEO Taylor Rhodes has...
View ArticleJelastic launches virtual private cloud; trying to create best-fit platform
Summary: Jelastic has rolled out a new virtual private cloud offering that enables hosters and service providers to widen the scope of their cloud infrastructure offering. We had a chance to chat with...
View ArticleSingleHop rolls out managed service for Azure; value-add, adding public cloud
Summary: SingleHop rolled out a new managed services offering for the Azure cloud called ServiceFirst. SingleHop built the service in tandem with the Server Intellect division it acquired earlier this...
View ArticleFireHost Armor brings security to Azure; other clouds, FireHost latest
Summary: FireHost introduced a new security service called FireHost Armor that will basically enable its security technology and SOC made available to Microsoft Azure cloud users as a value-added...
View ArticleMicrosoft builds own software to run switches
Summary: Microsoft has developed the Azure Cloud Switch (ACS), a new Linux-based networking OS. ACS was designed using the Switch Abstraction Interface (SAI) specification, an Open Compute Project...
View ArticleEquinix set to launch new Dallas data centre; confirms anchor tenant
Summary: Equinix confirmed that is set to launch its new data centre in Dallas (DA7) before the end of 2015. The facility is located on 6653 Pinecrest Drive in Plano at the Legacy Business Park....
View ArticleMicrosoft expands Azure footprint, adds new services
Summary: Microsoft expanded the infrastructure footprint for Azure on a global basis and rolled out a number of new features. … Please sign in to view Username: Password: Forgot your password? Sign up...
View ArticleEquinix, Rax team up for direct connections; dedicated, third party cloud
Summary: Equinix will start offering direct access to Rackspace infrastructure services from its data centres via direct cross-connects and through the Equinix Cloud Exchange. … Please sign in to view...
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