In 2013 PLUMgrid emerged from stealth mode, delivering a virtualised network infrastructure using standard x86 hardware, using an "IO Visor". This sat within the host, rather than using an external…
Juniper to buy cloud monitoring Appformix
Juniper issued a press release stating Juniper's intent to buy cloud operations tool Appformix. Appformix uses machine-learning and big data to give an deeper understanding of the software-defined infrastructure. "The…
Amazon carry lots of Snowballs in their SnowMobile
Amazon have a service called AWS Snowball, but if you're importing a large dataset into the cloud, 80TB might simply not be enough. So now you can upgrade your transfers…
Raspberry Pi – New Zero calorie option
The Raspberry Pi organisation has launched a new board. This is the Raspberry Pi Zero, an upgrade/replacement for the Model A board. The most significant change is the price, $5…
GTT to buy Hibernia Networks
GTT are to buy Hibernia Networks from Columbia Ventures Corporation for $590mn. This is made up of $515 million in cash and approximately 3.3 million shares of GTT common stock.…
Broadcom to buy Brocade for $5.9bn
In an interesting spin in the future of Brocade , it is being brought by Broadcom for $5.9bn. Broadcom will divest itself of the IP networking business that Brocade has.…
CenturyLink moves on Level3
On this side of the pond, CenturyLink isn't a particularly well known carrier, but they've just made a bid for Level 3 Communications, known for their fiber network services. This…
IBM acquires Sanovi for Cloud DR Orchestration
IBM is acquiring disaster recovery orchestration specialist Sanovi. Based in Banglore, India, Sanovi created Sanovi Cloud Continuity, a platform providing automated backup, testing and DR. This has been used on…