In the Know: 5 Cloud Stories to Review, Jan. 16

Written by CJ Arlotta
January 16, 2015

At the end of each day, Talkin' Cloud pulls out five must-read cloud computing stories from the news cycle for its readers to review in the morning. Today's column features IBM, Google and Treasure Data.

Talkin’ Cloud at the end of each day pulls out five must-read cloud computing stories from the news cycle for its readers to review in the morning. Today’s column features IBM, Google (GOOG) and Treasure Data.

Some of these stories have been gathered from Talkin’ Cloud’s article database, while others have been collected from elsewhere. If we missed something, feel free to leave a comment below. We might just add it into the mix.

Here’s today’s list of five cloud computing stories to know for today.

IBM Opens First Cloud Data Center in Mexico. Big Blue seems to be on a roll with its cloud expansion. IBM has been rolling out new cloud data centers fairly regularly lately, and now it has launched its first such data center in Mexico. The new cloud data center opened in Queretaro, which is not too far from Mexico City, and is intended to help strengthen IBM’s cloud presence in Latin America.

Google Cloud Monitoring Goes Into Beta. The tech giant has almost completely integrated its StackDriver acquisition from last spring into its offerings. The company has released the beta version of Google Cloud Monitoring, which is based StackDriver technology.

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Treasure Data Raises $15M in Funding for Pre-built Cloud-based Big Data Service. Treasure Data has raised $15 million in new funding for its pre-built cloud service for collection, storage and analysis of big data sources. The Mountain View, California-based company has raised a total of $23 million in financing to date

My Digital Shield Raises $300K in Second Seed Funding Round. My Digital Shield (MDS) has added $300,000 in its second seed round of funding, bringing its total financing raised to $800,000. The Wilmington, Delaware-based security-as-a-service (SECaaS) provider said it plans to use its new funding to accelerate its channel partner marketing and support and product development

Are Some Organizations Leaving IT Security Software ‘On the Shelf’?. A new survey from Chicago-based managed security service provider (MSSP) Trustwave revealed that IT security software is being “left on the shelf” in some organizations. The survey of 172 IT professionals showed that 28 percent of respondents said they believed they were not getting full value out of their security-related software investments.

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