Clouds and Carriers

Rackspace Hosting announced new features for its free and open source Rackspace Private Cloud Software, which powered by OpenStack, including  a single interface for deploying, configuring and operating clouds at...

Microsoft has acquired MetricsHub, a Seattle-based start-up specializing in Active Cloud Monitoring, for an undisclosed sum. MetricsHub developed technology for automating cloud performance management.  The solution works with Windows Azure....

Anaplan, a start-up offering cloud-based modeling and planning solutions for finance and operations, closed $30 million in new venture financing. Using cloud resources, the San Francisco-based company helps corporate customers...

IBM announced a commitment to base all of its cloud services and software on an open cloud architecture. IBM said this commitment would help ensure that "innovation in cloud computing...

Despite the global economic situation, T-Systems increased its overall revenues and external business during Q4 2012. The growth is attributed to an expanding number of cloud contracts. In the 2012...

IBM is endorsing the virtualization of network infrastructure to extend the benefits of a cloud delivery model to communications networks. Under its "Smarter Communications" initiative, IBM is working with business...

At Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Ericsson is highlighting its vision for how software defined networking (SDN) vision will transfer Service Provider infrastructure. Ericsson said its Service Provider SDN vision...

Building on its carrier SDN announcement in January, Juniper Networks outlined the next steps it will take to bring the power and efficiency of virtualization to mobile packet cores. Juniper's...

IT organizations are seeking to transform their traditional colocation environments with “cloudy colo” capabilities that deliver hybridization with cloud services as well as cloud-like visibility and control, according to a...

Ericsson outlined its plans for the distribution and orchestration of cloud capabilities horizontally across the network. Essentially, the Ericsson Cloud System will leverage an open, distributed platform based on OpenStack...

Pertino, a start-up based in Los Gatos, California, launched a limited release of a cloud-based "network engine" for small-to-medium businesses. The idea is to cloud programmability to instantly create secure...

GENBAND is introducing a secure multimedia communications cloud that enables service providers and channel partners to deliver branded Unified Communications and Rich Communications Suite (RCS) Service. The GENBAND NUViA, which...

F5 Networks agreed to acquire LineRate Systems, a start-up targeting software defined networking (SDN), for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition is not expected to have a material impact on F5's...