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NIST Publishes US Government Cloud Computing Roadmap

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) published its final US Government Cloud Computing Technology Roadmap this week. It identifies 10 requirements expected to encourage cloud adoption by government agencies while also generally supporting innovation in cloud computing technology. Continue reading

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Snead: NSA Revelations Have Chilling Effect on Cloud Growth in US

Data center customers are beginning to avoid the US and place their infrastructure elsewhere because of data sovereignty concerns caused by revelations about NSA surveillance, according to David Snead, founder of the Internet Infrastructure Coalition (I2C). Continue reading

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Mirantis Gains $100M in the Largest Series-B Investment Round in Open-Source Software History

Mirantis, which specializes in OpenStack cloud software, has been given $100 million in a Series-B funding round, which will be used to double its engineering investments as well as to accelerate expansion in Europe and Asia-Pacific, hire support engineers, and grow its partner ecosystem. Continue reading

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Bitnet Technologies Raises $14.5M to Build Its Enterprise-Focused Bitcoin Payment Platform

Bitnet Technologies, a startup that allows enterprise-scale merchants to accept bitcoin payments, has closed a $14.5 million Series A funding round led by Highland Capital Partners, and with the participation of Japan’s largest ecommerce site, Rakuten. Continue reading

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Chinese Government iCloud Cyberattack Could Further Erode Confidence in Cloud Providers

Censorship watch dog GREATFIRE.org reported on Monday that the Chinese government launched a cyberattack against iCloud as the new iPhones officially launch in China. The attack is a nationwide man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack. The organization previously reported on government hacks against Google and Yahoo which allowed the government to see what… Continue reading

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