Start-ups

Ericsson will acquire a majority stake in Apcera, a San Francisco-based start-up developing an IT platform-as-a-service (PaaS) that enables enterprises to securely and transparently control the allocation and consumption of...

Docker, Inc., the commercial sponsor of the Docker open source project, secured $40 million in series C funding for its strategy in delivering distributed applications in cloud infrastrecture. The funding...

Cloudyn, a start-up based in San Francisco, raised $4 million for its tools for cloud monitoring and optimization. Cloudyn's monitoring solution supports Amazon AWS, Google GCE and OpenStack. The company...

Brocade has acquired Vistapointe, a start-up based in San Ramon, California with operations in Ireland and Bangalore, India, for its cloud-based and real-time network intelligence solutions for mobile operators. Financial...

Ericsson agreed to acquire Fabrix Systems, a provider of cloud storage, computing and network delivery for cable and telecom cloud DVR deployments, for US$95 million. Fabrix Systems, which has offices...

Google is launches an incentive program to lure early-stage start-ups to uses its cloud platform. Google Cloud Platform for Startups offers $100,000 in Cloud Platform credit, 24/7 support and access...

HP agreed to acquire Eucalyptus, a developer of open source software for building private and hybrid enterprise clouds. Financial terms were not disclosed. Eucalyptus, which is based in Goleta, California,...

Nutanix, a start-up based in San Jose, California, announced a $140 million Series E funding round at over a $2 billion valuation. Nutanix offers a Virtual Computing Platform, which integrates...

In this 3-minute video, Riccardo Badalone, CEO of Diablo Technologies, discusses Converged Memory -- a powerful new concept that combines the best performance attributes of DRAM with the advantages of...

PernixData, a start-up based in San Jose, California, raised $35 million in Series C funding for its server-side storage intelligence solution. PernixData said its mission is to fundamentally changing how...

GuardiCore, a startup based in Tel Aviv, raised US$11 million in venture funding for its security solutions for software-defined data centers. GuardiCore is pursuing a strategy that looks beyond traditional...

Empirix has acquired Verios Software & Systems, a privately-held company specializing in real-time analytics, for an undisclosed sum. Based in Dublin, Ireland, Verios takes a “Big Data” analytic approach to...

Google has acquired Emu, a start-up based in Palo Alto, California, that developed a texting application for the iPhone with a built-in, Siri-like assistant.  Financial terms were not disclosed. The...