Monthly Archives: June 2014

Breaking Down the Numbers of the Media Temple Acquisition

Most IPOs have too much to digest in a single blog. Information tucked away, and acquisitions where the details start to drift out. In the case of GoDaddy there is one acquisition to sort out: the Media Temple transaction. Continue reading

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New Solid-State Option Available to Users of Amazon’s Block Storage Cloud

Amazon Web Services has added a new “General Purpose” Solid-State Drive volume type to its Amazon Elastic Block Store service, offering performance to meet many applications where performance is crucial. Continue reading

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From Alimama to Apsara, Alibaba Operates a Powerful Proprietary Cloud

Chinese e-commerce and cloud services giant Alibaba has developed an advanced proprietary technology stack to support its empire. Continue reading

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OnApp Opens Public Cloud Compute Marketplace for Service Providers

The OnApp Federation, made up of more than 2,000 clouds around the world, now allows service providers to share compute and storage resources in an online marketplace, essentially opening up the world’s largest federated public cloud for the use of service providers. Continue reading

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HostingCon 2014: Understanding Valuation – How the Big Guys Do It

Mergers and acquisitions in the hosting industry have always been a topic of interest at HostingCon. Over the past eighteen months, however, there have been several notable transactions that have helped service providers including GoDaddy reach new markets and new customers, as well as attain new talent. Continue reading

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