Monthly Archives: April 2009

Eucalyptus Systems gets funded

Posted on April 29, 2009 by

Our friends and neighbors at the new Eucalyptus Systems just got funding from no less than Benchmark and BV Capital. That’s a pretty exceptional accomplishment in the current venture climate! Read more about it at Venture beat or on the … Continue reading →

Posted in Cloud Computing, Eucalyptus

RightScale + Ubuntu + Eucalyptus = cloud in a box

Posted on April 20, 2009 by

Need a cloud in a box? Want a cloud in a box? Well, then, start requisitioning a couple of machines now so you’re ready on Thursday to load up Ubuntu 9.04, install Eucalyptus, and follow the prompt to register your … Continue reading →

Posted in Cloud Computing, EC2, Eucalyptus, RightImage, Ubuntu | 12 Comments

My cloud, your cloud, our cloud

Posted on April 17, 2009 by

As we’re getting ready to support private and hybrid clouds in RightScale I thought it would be worthwhile to write up some of the experience and thinking that we’ve gone through. Over the past few months we’ve seen a sustained … Continue reading →

Posted in Cloud Computing, Eucalyptus | 5 Comments

McKinsey doesn’t ‘get’ the cloud…

Posted on April 15, 2009 by

It looks like the McKinsey report “Clearing the air on cloud computing” is getting some attention. It has some good stuff in it, including the warning that cloud computing is approaching the top of the Gartner hype cycle. However, its … Continue reading →

Posted in Cloud Computing, EC2 | 11 Comments