HPE to Acquire Cloud Cruiser for Cloud Consumption Analytics

HPE agreed to acquire Cloud Cruiser, a start-up specializing in cloud consumption analytics software that enables customers to manage and optimize public, private and hybrid cloud usage and spend. HPE is one of Cloud Cruiser’s largest customers. Financial terms were not disclosed. HPE said the Cloud Cruiser IT infrastructure consumption analytics application provides clear insight into IT usage and spend and helps customers more effectively plan...

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Aryaka Raises $45 Million for SD-WAN

Aryaka, a start-up offering SD-WAN solutions, completed a $45 million Series D round of financing to support its global expansion. The company said it has delivered over 100 percent year-over-year growth for five consecutive quarters and now has more than 500 global enterprise customers with sites in 63 countries around the world. The investment was led by Third Point Ventures, added new investor Deutsche Telekom Capital Partners (DTCP), and included...

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President Trump Picks Pai for FCC Chairman

President Donald J. Trump designated Ajit Pai as his choice to be Chair of the FCC. Ajit Varadaraj Pai was nominated for FCC Commissioner by President Obama in 2011. Pai took over the seat abandoned by Meredith Baker who left the FCC to take a job as a lobbyist for Comcast. Pai was previously a Partner in the Litigation Department of Jenner & Block LLP. Previously, Pai worked in the Office of the General Counsel at the Federal Communications...

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Tricentis Raises $165 Million for Software Test Automation

Tricentis, which specializes in agile market leading software testing tools for enterprises, announced $165 million in Series B financing from Insight Venture Partners, a leading global private equity and venture capital firm. Tricentis is based in Vienna, Austria and has offices worldwide. Tricentis claims more than 400 enterprise customers – including HBO, Whole Foods, Toyota, Allianz, BMW, Starbucks, Deutsche Bank, Lexmark, Orange and UBS -...

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RETN Deploys Infinera Cloud Xpress

RETN, which operates a backbone network that stretches over 32,000 kilometers of fiber and connects 29 countries across Europe, Asia and North America, has deployed the Infinera Cloud Xpress for connectivity between Frankfurt, Munich and Vienna. The Infinera Cloud Xpress delivers a 500 Gb/s super-channel in a compact, two rack unit appliance for efficient transport of Ethernet services. Cloud Xpress also incorporates Infinera’s Instant Bandwidth...

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Turbonomic Secures $50 Million for Hybrid Cloud Management

Turbonomic (formerly VMTurbo), which offers an autonomic performance platform for the hybrid cloud, secured an additional $50 million in financing led by General Atlantic, a leading global growth equity firm. Turbonomic’s autonomic performance platform for the hybrid cloud enables environments to self-manage to assure performance of any application.  Turbonomic’s patented autonomic decision engine dynamically matches application demand with...

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