VMware competitor CloudVelocity gets $5M to migrate apps to public clouds

Silicon Valley-based CloudVelocity has emerged from stealth mode with $5 million in investment, and a technology that aims to remove the barriers of adoption to public clouds.

OwnCloud, the open-source challenger to Box, nets $2.5M

OwnCloud pulled in $2.5 million in venture funding. The startup that positions itself as the open-source alternative to Box is the newest contender in the cloud storage wars.

Yottabyte launches its ambitious OS to ‘deliver on the intent of the cloud’

Michigan-based Yottabyte claims to have a cloud-based operating system to control and manage virtually anything.

How cloud-monitoring services can help you avoid your own ‘Fail Whale’

When you buy a car with a warranty, you still have to get it serviced. Your cloud infrastructure is no different. Cloud monitoring is a complex, highly competitive space. The experts break it down so you can avoid a full server meltdown.

Hybrid cloud storage biz Egnyte snags $16M from Google Ventures, KPCB, & Polaris

Enterprise cloud storage startup Egnyte has raised $16 million from Google Ventures, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, and Polaris Venture Partners in its third round of funding, the company announced Tuesday.

Egnyte helps businesses with various hybrid cloud storage solutions …

Zynga’s hybrid zCloud lets it get rid of two out of every three servers

Social game maker Zynga has shifted 80 percent of  its game traffic to its own private data center servers, known as the zCloud, the company revealed yesterday in its earnings call.

But it didn’t mention one of the prime benefits …

5 cloud trends you won’t want to miss in 2012

Industry analysts like to refer to 2011 as “the year the cloud arrived.” But now that it’s here, what are we going to do with it?

We’ve got a few ideas.

Vendors are tripping over themselves to bolster their product …

IT outsourcer Internap acquires Voxel for $30M to add cloud power to lineup

IT infrastructure firm Internap has acquired hosting and cloud services provider Voxel for $30 million, the two companies announced this morning.

Internap provides “intelligent IT Infrastructure solutions” for enterprises and uses a variety of solutions to lower IT costs, including …