Recently, I was featured in VM Blog and Data Center Knowledge offering my predictions for cloud computing in 2012. One theme, in particular, resonated throughout both articles: flexibility. According to Gartner, the worldwide cloud IaaS market will grow from an estimated $3.7 billion in 2011 to $10.5 billion by 2014. In order for this tremendous growth to be sustained, however, …
Money and a mission
American poker legend Doyle Brunson once said, “A man with money is no match against a man on a mission.” Logically, then, one with money and a mission should be unstoppable! With today’s funding announcement, at CloudSigma, we are effectively fueling our mission to provide the most flexible, user-centric public cloud in today’s infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) market. The investment comes on …
CloudSigma Propels U.S. Development with Angel Investment
Funding Led by Angel Investors with Deep Technology Experience in Data Centers, Cloud and Managed Services Shows Confidence in CloudSigma’s Public Cloud IaaS Platform Palo Alto, Calif. – December 12, 2011 CloudSigma, the only international, pure-cloud Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) provider that gives customers complete flexibility and control over their cloud, today announced it has secured a significant round …
CloudSigma Shortlisted for 2012 Cloud Awards Program
International Cloud Computing Awards Celebrate Excellence in the Field of Cloud Computing Palo Alto, California – December 13, 2011 CloudSigma has been shortlisted in the inaugural 2012 Cloud Awards Program in the category of Best Cloud Infrastructure. The Cloud Awards recognize and celebrate industry leaders and pioneers in the field of cloud computing. Categories include B2B Customer Strategy, Best Cloud …
Live from Cloud Expo West, Announcing Innovation
This week, we’re at the 2011 Cloud Computing Expo in Santa Clara, California, experiencing a touch of nostalgia mixed with anticipation. For it seems like only yesterday that the idea of cloud computing was just becoming a reality, yet, here we stand, already experiencing the benefits of much more tangible cloud platforms and on the brink of some substantial advancements. …
CloudSigma Launches First SSD Storage Product in Public Cloud IaaS
CloudSigma’s SSD Storage Eliminates I/O Bottlenecks and Allows for Higher Performance in Multi-Tenant, Public Cloud Environments CLOUD COMPUTING EXPO WEST, SANTA CLARA, Calif. – November 8, 2011 CloudSigma, the international, pure-play cloud server and virtual data center provider, today launched the industry’s first solid-state drive (SSD) storage solution for a public cloud IaaS environment at the 2011 Cloud Computing Expo. …
Why? Solaris Support Added
Greek philosopher Heraclitus is accredited with saying, “The only constant is change.” But, what if you don’t want to change? What then? Many public cloud providers may follow Heraclitus’ philosophy as they impose restrictions on software and operating system deployments in their cloud infrastructure, forcing companies to change, but this is not CloudSigma’s strategy. Why should enterprises have to change …
CloudSigma First to Add Support for Oracle Solaris
Follows CloudSigma’s Open Cloud Approach, Giving Customers Unprecedented Flexibility and Control of their Virtual Data Centers in Public Clouds Palo Alto,California- 25th October 2011 CloudSigma, the international, pure-play cloud server and virtual data center provider, today announced the addition of Solaris, Oracle’s enterprise operating system, to its cloud platform, making it the first major public cloud to support Solaris. Solaris …
Neotys Uses CloudSigma to Launch Hundreds of Servers in Under 3 Minutes
Zürich, Thursday 1st September 2011CloudSigma AG, a leading provider of powerful cloud servers is pleased to welcome Neotys, an innovative provider of load testing harnessing the elasticity of public clouds for its customers through its NeoLoad cloud testing solution. Patrick Baillie, CEO of CloudSigma commented ‘I’m delighted to see Neotys really taking advantage of the true scaling capabilities of our …
CloudSigma launches its pure cloud infrastructure as a service (IaaS) in the US
Palo Alto, Tuesday 27th September 2011 CloudSigma, the only international, pure-play Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) provider, today announced its launch into the U.S. at the Hosting and Cloud Transformation Summit after repeated requests from European and North American customers and prospects. Unlike current offerings, CloudSigma’s IaaS offering is a flexible, open platform where the customer is given complete control of their software …
Technology Strategy interview with our CEO by Techworld
Jan Hedström of Techworld (www.techworld.se) recently interviewed CloudSigma CEO Patrick Baillie about our company’s technology strategy and choices. A full transcript of the interview is included below. You use KVM virtualisation, while some other providers have chosen Xen. What factors were important when you made the decision to use KVM? KVM forms part of the mainstream Linux kernel and for …
CloudSigma and Standing Cloud Deliver Easy-to-Use Cloud Applications
Customers enjoy the “few clicks” in “Standing Cloud powered by CloudSigma” service; further webinar will provide a guide to usage and benefits. BOULDER, Colorado, US and Zurich, Switzerland, August 29, 2011 Standing Cloud, Inc. (www.standingcloud.com), a leader in the emerging platform-as-a-service (PaaS) marketplace, and CloudSigma (blog.cloudsigma.com), a leading provider of cloud servers and infrastructure, have announced a partnership that provides …