Google acquires Cask Data to beef up its tools for building and running big data analytics
Google is pushing hard on its efforts to build out a deeper enterprise business around Google Cloud, which continues to trail behind Amazon’s AWS and Microsoft’s Azure when it comes to revenues and usage among organizations.
Rackspace acquires Salesforce specialist RelationEdge
Rackspace today announced that it has acquired RelationEdge, a Salesforce implementation partner and digital agency. The companies did not disclose the financial details of the acquisition.
HPE to Acquire Data Center SDN Startup Plexxi
Hewlett Packard Enterprise has agreed to buy a data center SDN startup called Plexxi, whose software-defined networking technology it plans to integrate with its SimpliVity hyperconverged infrastructure and with its composable infrastructure called Synergy.
Ciena Acquires Packet Design
Ciena posted mixed second fiscal quarter 2018 results that beat revenue predictions but missed on profits. The optical networking and software vendor also announced plans to acquire Packet Design in a move to boost its Blue Planet software platform.
Google to acquire cloud migration startup Velostrata
Google announced today it was going to acquire Israeli cloud migration startup, Velostrata. The companies did not share the purchase price. Velostrata helps companies migrate from on-premises datacenters to the cloud, a common requirement today as companies try to shift more workloads to the cloud. It’s not always a simple matter though to transfer those legacy applications, and that’s where Velostrata could help Google Cloud customers.
BETSOL Completes the Acquisition of Zmanda Enterprise Backup
BETSOL is pleased to announce the completion of its acquisition of Zmanda from Carbonite, Inc. for an undisclosed amount in an all-cash deal. Zmanda is an enterprise backup and disaster recovery solution with hundreds of enterprise customers. It is the leader in cloud and open-source backup software, protecting over 1,000,000 systems worldwide.
Nokia Snaps Up IoT Energy Startup SpaceTime
Nokia is expanding its Internet of Things (IoT) portfolio with the acquisition of SpaceTime, a smart energy IoT startup that provides analytics and IoT applications to transportation, energy and utility companies. Some of SpaceTime’s customers include FedEx, Singapore Power, and Union Pacific Railroad.
Kaseya Acquires Unitrends, Integrates Data Protection To IT Management Platform
Kaseya on Thursday became the second developer of IT management technology for managed service providers to become tied to a storage vendor with the acquisition of data protection technology provider Unitrends.
Cisco is acquiring business intelligence startup Accompany for $270M
Cisco just announced an agreement to acquire Accompany, which uses artificial intelligence to build databases of people and relationships at companies.
Equinix Closes Metronode Acquisition to Become Market Leader in Australia
Equinix, Inc., the global interconnection and data center company, today announced the completion of its acquisition of Metronode, a leading data center provider operating facilities throughout Australia.