Cloud Hosting

SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

ScaleXtreme, the leading provider of cloud and server management products, today announced that it has won recognition as a Red Herring Top 100 North America Tech Startup.

Red Herrings Top 100 Americas list has become a mark of distinction for identifying promising new companies and entrepreneurs. Red Herring editors were among the first to recognize that companies such as Facebook, Twitter, Google, Yahoo, Skype, Salesforce.com, YouTube, and eBay would change the way we live and work.

We believe ScaleXtreme embodies the vision, drive and innovation that define a successful entrepreneurial venture, said Red Herring Publisher Alex Vieux.

Red Herrings editorial staff evaluated the companies on both quantitative and qualitative criteria, such as financial performance, technology innovation, management quality, strategy, and market penetration. This assessment of potential makes the award a valuable instrument of discovery for the most promising new businesses in Americas.

Were honored to be recognized for the hard work weve put into building the next generation of systems management tools, said CEO Nand Mulchandani.

The Red Herring award comes on the heels of ScaleXtremes recognition as a Cool Vendor in the Cool Vendors in IT Operations Management 2012, report by Gartner Inc. The report highlights four exciting technology companies providing new thinking to the operations management sector. The report, written by respected Gartner analysts Milind Govekar, Ronni J. Colville and Ian Head, calls out ScaleXtremes unique ability to monitor, alert, patch and control the costs of both public cloud instances and physical servers.

ScaleXtreme provides a single view, unifying the management of an organizations server environment spanning private and public cloud machines, different public cloud providers running on any virtualization platform, and even physical servers. It works with a variety of operating systems and technology stacks and helps users rapidly scale server deployments using templates. ScaleXtreme recently announced a number of additional features, including the industrys only cloud cost management tools which enables IT professionals to gain visibility into cloud provider costs, establish role-based budgets and prevent the launch of unauthorized cloud machines.

ScaleXtreme products also come equipped with cloud-based patch management automation which provides customers the ability to schedule, deploy and automate patches for multiple machines, as well as the on-the-go iPhone application that gives system administrators a unified view of their cloud instances through a single, simple interface.

Customers can use ScaleXtremes free product by signing up: http://www.scalextreme.com/free

Read the original:
ScaleXtreme Wins Red Herring 100

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

To assist companies in managing the risks associated with cloud computing, Marsh today announced the launch of what is believed to be the industrys first insurance solution designed to protect companies against first-party losses stemming from a cloud service providers failure.

Improvements in technology and the need for greater efficiency have led to heightened interest in cloud computingthe delivery of information technology services, data storage, and/or software applications using the Internet and central remote servers.

However, companies that adopt a cloud strategy are at risk if their cloud service provider fails to render contracted services due to a cyber attack, insolvency or other event. Companies purchasing cloud services have little recourse for resulting network interruptions as most cloud provider service agreements offer little in the way of indemnification. Insurers of cyber risk typically only provide minimal sublimits or simply exclude such contingent business interruption risks from their policies.

Developed in conjunction with leading cyber risk insurers, Marshs CloudProtect endorsement is a customized risk transfer solution that covers lost revenue and extra expense resulting from the failure of the insureds cloud service provider. CloudProtect also provides reimbursement for costs incurred by an insured in the procurement of services from a new cloud provider, including the transition of its software, information, and data.

Cloud computing enables much more efficient computing by centralizing storage, memory, processing, and bandwidth, but it also can lead to network interruptions and lost income should the cloud go down, said Robert Parisi, Network Security and Privacy Practice Leader for Marsh. Marshs CloudProtect solution helps to mitigate this risk by offering additional protections that are not adequately addressed by traditional insurance policies.

About Marsh

Marsh, a global leader in insurance broking and risk management, teams with its clients to define, design, and deliver innovative industry-specific solutions that help them protect their future and thrive. It has approximately 26,000 colleagues who collaborate to provide advice and transactional capabilities to clients in over 100 countries. Marsh is a wholly owned subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Companies (MMC), a global team of professional services companies offering clients advice and solutions in the areas of risk, strategy and human capital. With 53,000 employees worldwide and annual revenue exceeding $11 billion, Marsh & McLennan Companies is also the parent company of Guy Carpenter, a global leader in providing risk and reinsurance intermediary services; Mercer, a global leader inhuman resource consulting and related services; and Oliver Wyman, a global leader in management consulting. Follow Marsh on Twitter @Marsh_Inc.

View post:
Marsh Launches Innovative Insurance Solution for Cloud Computing Risks

Here is the original post:
MehCraft Server Information Video - Video

Here is the original post:
Intel Intelligent Edge Network Increases Cloud Efficiencies - Video