In The Know: Top 5 Must-Read Cloud Stories, April 9
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 Palerra, Singapore Telecommunications Limited (Singtel) and Soha Systems.
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 must-read cloud computing stories.
Call To Action: Don’t Forget To Register For Channel Directions Live. Selecting channel conferences to attend throughout the year can be a stressful task for partners with limited funds, resources and time. Luckily for some of our readers, there’s an upcoming event that takes these challenges into consideration. This new event is designed for partners looking to address the changing business dynamics of the IT channel head on. Whether you’re a solution provider, a managed services provider (MSP) or a cloud services provider (CSP), you’ll find Channel Directions Live — an invitation-only conference — to be unlike any other channel event
Top 6 Channel Influencers From Talkin’ Cloud 100 Honorees. The VAR Guy this week released its Top 50 Channel Influencers list, honoring the channel’s most influential people. Which influencers support the channel programs for companies on last year’s Talkin’ Cloud 100 list of the top 100 CSPs? Here’s a closer look at the top six channel influencers from Talkin’ Cloud 100 honorees.
Cloud Security Startup Palerra Adds $17 Million In Series B Financing. Palerra has secured $17 million in Series B financing, bringing its total funding raised to $25 million. New investor August Capital led the Series B financing round, with participation from current investors Engineering Capital, Norwest Venture Partners (NVP) and Wing Venture Capital.
Singtel Acquires MSSP Trustwave For $850 Million. Singtel today announced it will acquire Chicago-based managed security service provider (MSSP) Trustwave for $810 million. Trustwave will operate as a standalone business unit of Singtel after the transaction is finalized.
Soha Systems Unfurls Cloud Security Service. Soha Systems this week took the wraps off a cloud security service that can not only be configured in a minutes; it eliminates the need to remotely manage multiple distributed instances of firewalls on their own.
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