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SEPTEMBER 18, 2009

Thursday, September 24, 2009 -- "Cloud Computing - Balancing Risk and Benefit" TechExecs Los Angeles CIO Panel Forum. See [link] (more).

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Cloud Computing Gorilla Nation CIO Los Angeles 100

TechCrunch LA

JUNE 28, 2018

This week, both Microsoft and Google made moves to woo Hollywood to their cloud computing platforms in the latest act of the unfolding drama over who will win the multi-billion dollar business of the entertainment industry as it moves to the cloud. in Los Angeles.

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Hollywood Cloud Computing Netflix Google 254

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OCTOBER 11, 2021

Los Angeles-based Ziff Davis (which until recently was known as J2 Global) has spun out its cloud computing business, Consensus Cloud Solutions, into a new, publicly traded company. According to Consensus, it began trading on the Nasdaq under the symbol CCSI on Friday. Consensus is being led by CEO Scott Turicchi.

Cloud Computing 113

Cloud Computing Los Angeles Angel Company 113

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NOVEMBER 5, 2021

A new, Los Angeles-based startup, REAL says it has launched a new, online platform that lets creators offer up exclusive content to their fans, using their own currency. The startup is led by CEO and founder Ian McLoughlin, who previously founded LiquidSky.tv, and edge cloud computing service acquired by Walmart.

Platform 113

Platform Cloud Computing Content Los Angeles 113

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

Two Los Angeles cloud computing firm have joined the new Openstack Foundation , an industry group looking to promote the open cloud computing system spawned out of Rackspace. The foundation said it will help the development, distribution and adoption of the OpenStack cloud software. READ MORE>>.

Cloud Computing 169

Cloud Computing IBM IBM Yahoo 169

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OCTOBER 15, 2012

Los Angeles-based web hosting provider DreamHost has expanded into the cloud computing services market, saying this morning that it has launched a new OpenStack-based cloud computing platform called DreamCompute. Pricing on its new cloud based service was not disclosed.

Cloud Computing 174

Cloud Computing Web Los Angeles Pricing 174

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JUNE 29, 2018

In a move designed to attract more customers from the media and entertainment industry, Google said this week that it will be opening up a new Los Angeles cloud region to its cloud computing platform, Google Cloud.

Google 100

Google Hollywood Services Cloud Computing 100

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MAY 5, 2016

Los Angeles-based Lightcrest , a provider of cloud computing software, said it has rolled out a new, hybrid cloud computing platform it calls Kahu.

Cloud Computing 100

Cloud Computing Services Platform Los Angeles 100

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NOVEMBER 26, 2014

European cloud services operator Interoute has opened up a new location in Los Angeles, the company said today, part of a U.S. expansion for the provider of cloud computing and hosting services. interoute cloud hosting services angeles telecom connectivity iaas' READ MORE>>.

Cloud Computing 153

Cloud Computing Los Angeles Services Angel 153

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

Los Angeles-based private equity firm The Gores Group has acquired cloud computing consulting and systems integrator Astadia , Gores said Monday. Astadia serves enterprise customers, helping them build cloud-based software; the firm says it has 2,600 clients using its services.

Cloud Computing 182

Cloud Computing Equity Los Angeles Ideas 182

TechCrunch LA

JULY 16, 2018

Google Cloud’s new region in Los Angeles is now online, the company announced today. This isn’t exactly a surprise, given that Google had previously announced a July launch for the region, but it’s a big step for Google, which now boasts five cloud regions in the United States.

Google 123

Google Cloud Computing Southern California Los Angeles 123

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APRIL 16, 2015

Los Angeles-based Rubicon Project has launched two new products into beta, saying this week that it has launched DSP Builder and HFC2, both developed in the company''s "innovation lab". rubicon project beta hfc2 cloud infrastructure launch product research' READ MORE>>.

Cloud Computing 100

Cloud Computing Product Research Advertising 100

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MAY 13, 2016

Los Angeles-based private equity investor Riordan, Lewis & Haden Equity Partners (RLH Equity), has sold one of its portfolio companies, BlueWolf Group , to IBM. Bluewolf provided IT consulting and cloud computing for Salesforce.com, and had more than 500 employees spread across 12 offices in the US, Europe, and Australia.

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IBM IBM Equity Cloud Computing 100

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DECEMBER 4, 2013

Los Angeles-based hosting company DreamHost is announcing this morning that it has raised $30M in a debt financing round, from Goldman Sachs. Dreamhost offers up a wide range of web hosting services, including domain name registration, web hosting, Wordpress hosting, cloud computing, cloud storage, and other services.

Cloud Computing 250

Cloud Computing Web Acquisition Los Angeles 250

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OCTOBER 12, 2010

ELC is known for its cloud computing applications development, and Ruby On Rails development. Pourzanjani founded PriceGrabber and sold it to Experian in 2005 for $485M, and is among one of the active angel investors in Los Angeles. According to ELC Technologies, Rahmat takes the helm of ELC. READ MORE>>.

Cloud Computing 197

Cloud Computing Technology Santa Barbara Venture Capital 197

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NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Chance Barnett , Crowdfunder (Los Angeles, crowdfunding). Allison Beal , StyleSaint (Los Angeles, fashion). James Borow and Clark Landry (shared position), SHIFT (Los Angeles, Santa Monica, advertising). Josh Brooks , OnTheRunTech.com dba Post Cards On The Run (Los Angeles, mobile apps).

Southern California 279

Southern California SoCalTech Dollar Shave Club Santa Monica 279

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NOVEMBER 6, 2012

Los Angeles-based cloud and hosting provider Dreamhost has joined the Linux Foundation, the group which supports the Linux operating system, the Foundation said Monday. Deramhost offers up shared hosting, dedicated server hosting, cloud computing, cloud storage, domain name registration, and other services.

Cloud Computing 168

Cloud Computing Los Angeles Help Services 168

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JANUARY 29, 2013

Santa Monica-based Infinitely Virtual , which provides cloud computing and virtual servers to clients, said today that it is moving its backup data center from San Diego to Boston. The firm's primary data center remains in Los Angeles.

Cloud Computing 170

Cloud Computing Santa Monica San Diego Los Angeles 170

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JUNE 19, 2013

Los Angeles-based cloud computing provider Infinitely Virtual announced this morning that it has launched a new, cloud-based file sharing application aimed at small and midsize businesses. The firm said the service starts at $19.99 per month.

Cloud Computing 147

Cloud Computing Los Angeles Software Services 147

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NOVEMBER 11, 2013

Los Angeles-based Ninja Metrics announced this morning that it has raised $2.8M in funding came from the Harvard Business School Angels and Tech Coast Angels. in funding came from the Harvard Business School Angels and Tech Coast Angels. The company is led by Dr. Dmitri Williams. READ MORE>>.

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Metrics Tech Coast Angels Software Cloud Computing 147

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APRIL 4, 2012

Los Angeles-based Ceph , the developer of an open source, scalable distributed storage system which is in the midst of spinning out from Los Angeles hosting firm DreamHost, said today that it has named Ross Turk as Vice President, Community. READ MORE>>.

Cloud Computing 154

Cloud Computing Los Angeles Angel Develop 154

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APRIL 24, 2013

Los Angeles-based web and cloud hosting provider DreamHost looks to be readying its OpenStack cloud offering, DreamCompute, for wider consumption, after showing off the service at the OpenStack Summit in Portland last week. dreamhost cloud computing openstack dreamobjects dreamcompute morphlabs metacloud mediatemple'

Cloud Computing 193

Cloud Computing S3 EC2 Web 193

TechCrunch LA

MARCH 7, 2018

the new financing came from Verizon Ventures (the investment arm of TechCrunch’s parent company’s parent company) and March Capital Partners a Los Angeles-based venture capital firm. Announced at the Montgomery Summit in Santa Monica, Calif., The […].

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Santa Monica Technology Venture Capital Los Angeles 213

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OCTOBER 24, 2012

Los Angeles-based NanHealth , the subsidiary of NantWorks, the incubator of LA billionaire Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, has scored an investment from Verizon Investments , the investment arm of Verizon Communications. Size of the funding was not disclosed. NanHealth said it will use the funding to "accelerate innovation" at the company.

Funding 159

Funding Cloud Computing Incubator Los Angeles 159

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JANUARY 14, 2013

NantHealth, which is based in Los Angeles, is apparently working to provide advanced, next-generation healthcare services by using fiber networks, cloud computing, and wireless technology, based on an earlier announcement by the firm in October. Details on investors and the funding have not been announced by the company.

Cloud Computing 147

Cloud Computing Incubator Los Angeles Funding 147

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NOVEMBER 12, 2013

Los Angeles-based NantHealth , the developer of next generation diagnostics and therapeutics tools for the healthcare industry which is backed by billionaire Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, said it has partnered with ALERT Life Sciences Computing. READ MORE>>.

Artificial Inteligence 138

Artificial Inteligence Cloud Computing Los Angeles Tool 138

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NOVEMBER 9, 2009

Los Angeles-based EdgeCast Networks , a provider of content delivery network services, said Monday that it has linked with cloud infrastructure hosting service GoGrid, to deliver a new offering called GoGrid CDN. Tags: edgecast content delivery network gogrid cloud computing. READ MORE>>.

Cloud Computing 113

Cloud Computing Content Networking Los Angeles 113

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JULY 23, 2010

Los Angeles-based tmpsocial , a provider of display advertising, in-game ad integration and virtual currency management products, has tapped cloud computing provider Joyent for its infrastructure services, the firms said this week. tmpSocial is a division of Epic Media Group.

Cloud Computing 147

Cloud Computing Advertising Los Angeles Software 147

TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 27, 2020

The Los Angeles-based operations and security management software service, Replicated has raised $25 million to ramp up its staffing and scale its sales and marketing efforts.

Software 224

Software Tool SaaS Los Angeles 224

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MARCH 16, 2017

Fund size: New $250M growth fund Los Angeles Partners: Dana Settle, Mark Terbeek, Dylan Pearce, Paul Bricault, Jon Goldman. Investment interests: Consumer Internet, eCommerce, enterprise software, cloud computing, financial technology, advertising technology. Greycroft Ventures. greycroft.com. www.amplify.la.

Southern California 138

Southern California Artificial Inteligence Funding SoCal 138

TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 24, 2019

Google, of course, is interested in bringing these workloads to its cloud and it has made a concerted effort to bring the Hollywood studios to its Cloud Platform. That includes the launch of its Los Angeles cloud region last year, as well as its acquisition of the Zync cloud renderer back in 2014.

Google 261

Google Tool Los Angeles Entertainment 261

TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 1, 2020

This service launched in Los Angeles in 2019 and starting today, it’s also available in preview in Boston, Houston and Miami. In addition, the company expanded its set of Local Zones , which are basically small extensions of existing AWS regions that are more expensive to use but offer low-latency access in metro areas.

Google 241

Google Los Angeles Services Mobile 241

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DECEMBER 2, 2009

Los Angeles-based Morph Labs , the latest startup of Gluecode Software founder Winston Damarillo, has launched a new product focused on private cloud management, the firm announced today. Morph said it has launched Morph CloudServer, a set of software tools to manage and provision enterprise cloud computing.

Cloud Computing 140

Cloud Computing IBM IBM Los Angeles 140

SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 5, 2011

Tuesday, January 11, 2011 -- CloudCamp Los Angeles. CloudCamp is an unconference where attendees can exchange ideas, knowledge and information in a creative and supporting environment, advancing the current state of cloud computing and related technologies.

Cloud Computing 124

Cloud Computing Los Angeles Content Ideas 124

TechCrunch LA

APRIL 9, 2020

The Los Angeles-based app development shop, V/One , is giving away 50,000 free mobile app builds through the rest of April as the company officially launches its platform for would-be, LA-based mobile app moguls. Since its soft launch, December 20th of last year, the app development company has built over 100 new applications.

Mobile 250

Mobile Develop Development Artificial Inteligence 250

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FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Redpoint Ventures , said late Monday evening that the firm has closed on Redpoint IV,a $400M, early stage venture capital fund specifically aimed at the social and mobile Internet, cloud computing, and clean technology. Redpoint is based in Menlo Park with offices in Los Angeles. READ MORE>>.

Redpoint 145

Redpoint Cloud Computing Funding Southern California 145

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JUNE 29, 2017

Fund size: $250M growth fund Los Angeles Partners: Dana Settle, Mark Terbeek, Dylan Pearce, Paul Bricault, Jon Goldman. Investment interests: Consumer Internet, eCommerce, enterprise software, cloud computing, financial technology, advertising technology. Greycroft Ventures. greycroft.com. Section 32. www.section32.com.

Southern California 178

Southern California Venture Capital Artificial Inteligence Capital 178