Backup Solutions Provider Veeam Reports 22% Growth in 2020
Even with the unforeseen challenges and circumstances that began in early 2020, backup solutions provider Veeam continued its rapid growth with its second consecutive year of bookings over $1 billion and a 22% year-over-year (YoY) increase in annual recurring revenue.
Liquid Web Launches Threat Management System with Alert Logic
Managed hosting and managed application services provider, Liquid Web, has announced a partnership with Alert Logic. By offering Alert Logic’s threat management system, Liquid Web would be able to provide enhanced security, monitoring, and visibility across its dedicated servers and VMware Private Cloud.
AI Company Databricks Raises $1B Series G Investment at $28B Valuation
Data and AI company Databricks has announced a $1 billion investment in response to the rapid global adoption of its unified data platform. The Series G funding, led by new investor Franklin Templeton, puts Databricks at a $28 billion post-money valuation.
Transformative Software Provider Avesha Launches with $6M Seed Funding
Boston based Avesha (avesha.io), a provider of a transformative software platform that helps applications disaggregate seamlessly from cloud to the edge, has closed $6 million in seed round funding led by Taiwania Capital. Avesha emerges from stealth mode after being under incubation by serial entrepreneurs and industry veterans Cheng Wu and Raj Nair.
Lunavi Awarded Microsoft Azure Expert Managed Service Provider Certification
For the second consecutive year, Lunavi (formerly Green House Data) from Cheyenne, Wyoming, was awarded Microsoft’s Azure Expert Managed Service Provider (MSP). The provider of digital transformation consulting and managed IT services has earned this select partner distinction for its leading Microsoft Azure expertise.
Managed Hosting Company Steadfast Partners with Consulting Firm, NAKA
Steadfast, a provider of complex cloud consulting, engineering and managed hosting services from Chicago, Illinois, has partnered with NAKA, a minority-owned IT services and consulting provide. It would combine the strengths of NAKA’s assessment and consulting capabilities with the “reliability, security and performance” of Steadfast’s ‘Simplicity Cloud Services.’
NS1 Hires David Coffey as Chief Product Officer from Forcepoint
NS1, a company offering DNS, DHCP, and IPAM services globally, has hired David Coffey as Chief Product Officer. Prior to joining NS1, Mr. Coffey served as Senior Vice President of Engineering for cybersecurity company Forcepoint, where he led research and development, spearheading the release of new products and revenue streams.
Robin.io Granted 12 New Patents for Distributed Compute and Storage Systems
Robin.io has received 12 new patents from the U.S Patent and Trademark Office during the fourth quarter of 2020. These new patents will boost the company’s IP portfolio in three technologies central to the management and orchestration of 5G and enterprise cloud-native applications with Kubernetes.
Managed Hosting Company Navisite Buys Velocity Technology Solutions
Navisite, a managed cloud service provider (MSP), has acquired another MSP with global operations, Velocity Technology Solutions. Through this acquisition, Navisite aims to enhance its position as a leader of managed cloud and enterprise resource planning (ERP) services for mid-market and enterprise customers.
Managed Hosting Provider JetRails Becomes Supporting Partner of Drupal
JetRails, a managed website hosting provider, has become a supporting partner of the Drupal Association. This non-profit is dedicated to accelerating the Drupal software project by fostering the Drupal community and supporting its growth.
New Datadog Release Connects User Experience Data with Application Traces
Datadog (NASDAQ: DDOG), monitoring and security platform for cloud applications, has announced new capabilities connecting user experience data with application traces. It would bridge the gap between frontend and backend performance monitoring.
