Monthly Archives: September 2014

Yahoo Acquires Indian Cloud Startup Bookpad

Yahoo has acquired Indian startup Bookpad on Monday. Bookpad is known for its Docspad platform which allows developers to embed cloud-based documents in their applications. The terms of the deal have not been disclosed. Continue reading

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J2 Global Acquires Melbourne Hosting Company Web24

Los Angeles-based Internet services company j2 Global announced on Monday that it has acquired the assets of Melbourne, Australia web hosting provider Web24 Group. The terms of the acquisition have not been disclosed. Continue reading

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Simply Secure Helps Consumers Navigate Challenges of Security Technology

On Thursday Google, Dropbox and the Open Technology Fund announced Simply Secure, a new organization focused on making open source security tools easier to use. Security solutions are readily available yet the adoption rates remains low among the general public. Continue reading

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The Pirate Bay Spreads Infrastructure Across 21 VMs to Prevent Downtime

Two years after switching its entire infrastructure to the cloud, The Pirate Bay now uses 21 virtual machines hosted at different providers to run its website, according to a report by TorrentFreak on Sunday. Continue reading

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Tesora Makes Cloud Database Simpler with New Enterprise-Grade OpenStack DBaaS

Tesora, the top contributor to OpenStack Trove Database-as-a-Service, has launched a supported DBaaS solution based on Trove which is designed to give organizations more confidence in the performance and reliability of their private cloud databases. Continue reading

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