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OpenStack Event Opens at Crucial Time for Open-Source Cloud Options

From its beginning in 2010 as a joint project from NASA and Rackspace, OpenStack has grown to have a global community of nearly 20,000 people worldwide working to create a massively scalable cloud operating system. Continue reading

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Cloud Cost Management Startup Cloudyn Raises $4M

Cloud cost management and monitoring is a crowded space, but Cloudyn believes it offers unique value that will set it apart from the pack. The company has secured $4 million in its first institutional funding round, which will go toward expanding its market reach and the breadth of its product portfolio. Continue reading

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Dropmysite Launches Mobile Backup App Dropmymobile

Dropmysite, a backup service provider based in Singapore, announced on Wednesday that it has launched its Dropmymobile app for users to backup their mobile data. Continue reading

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Why Acquiring Email Marketing Platforms is the Wrong Move for Hosts

Web hosts acquire for many of the same reasons that other companies acquire, including boosting their bottom line, increasing their subscribers, cutting out competition and extending their reach into new markets. But why acquire email marketing platforms? Continue reading

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DDoS Attack Causes Weekend Outages at New Zealand ISP Spark

Customers of New Zealand ISP Spark experienced significant outages over the weekend due to a DDoS attack that sent “extremely high traffic loads” to its Spark DNS servers. Continue reading

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