Monday, December 31, 2012

Aryaka Lands $15 Million in Funding, Launches Channel Program

Aryaka Networks Inc., a Milpitas, CA-headquartered provider of cloud-based software to optimize wide-area networks (WAN), recently said that it landed $15 million in second round funding from investors Nexus Venture Partners, Trinity Ventures and Mohr Davidow Ventures.

http://www.itchannelplanet.com/blog/2011/06/aryaka-lands-15-million-in-fun.html

Friday, December 28, 2012

5 Key Interop 2012 Takeaways for CIOs and Other IT Pros

Big trade shows like Interop can be confusing. So many vendors, so much noise, so much spin, so little clarity. Searching for technology trends among the tchochke seekers, spokes-models and aggressive PR reps can feel like a hopeless task.

http://www.ciocollaborationnetwork.com/article/5-key-interop-2012-takeaways-cios-and-ot

Wednesday, December 26, 2012

False Security In Cloud Computing

CIO.com's Jeff Vance explains how the great shift in technology has both lowered the entry barriers for DR technology and given smaller businesses what could be a dangerous sense of false security

http://www.computerworld.in/feature/how-cloud-democratizes-and-complicates-disaster-recovery

Saturday, December 22, 2012

Evaluating & Migrating to Cloud Storage

In this video, Derek Silva describes Aryaka, the first cloud-based WAN Optimization and Application Acceleration solution to help enterprises with network management.

http://inside-cloud.com/2011/11/video-evaluating-migrating-to-cloud-storage/

Thursday, December 20, 2012

Aryaka announces partner program for cloud-based WAN optimization solution

The cloud is hot, which means the market for optimizing and accelerating solutions in the cloud is hot as well. Riverbed and Akamai announced a strategic alliance earlier this month to leverage each other's technology, overcome the obstacles to a cloud-based WAN optimization solution, and have a product on the market by early next year.

http://www.integratedmar.com/home/communities/channel/story.cfm?item=26848

Monday, December 17, 2012

Hardware? There has to be a better way!


A dynamic and young leader, CEO Rayan, is frustrated by his company's choked and slow enterprise network. Just when all is lost, a glimmer of hope can be seen. Is there a better way?

Sunday, December 16, 2012

Saturday, December 15, 2012

Aryaka Offers Global Application Delivery

Aryaka, the WAN Optimization as-a-Service start-up, is now offering what's called Application Delivery-as-a-Service, which, it says, is purpose-built for the cloud.

http://www.cloudbootcamp.com/node/2415823

Thursday, December 13, 2012

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Akamai Inside: Creating a CDN for Enterprise Apps

kamai has created a partnership with Riverbed Networks to improve the delivery of enterprise applications over both public and private networks, giving Akamai a foothold in the enterprise market as cloud computing heats up. It’s also a response to the change in how and where people access their content in an increasingly connected world.

http://www.cloudcow.com/content/akamai-inside-creating-cdn-enterprise-apps

Monday, December 10, 2012

How the cloud democratizes and complicates disaster recovery

Cloud computing is slowly upending the disaster recovery market. Only a few years ago, disaster recovery meant one of two things: For large organizations, it necessitated huge capital investments; for the mid-market on down, it meant backing up only the most important data to tape and shuffling it off to a secure location.

http://www.applicationcow.com/content/how-cloud-democratizes-and-complicates-disaster-recovery

Saturday, December 8, 2012

Frost & Sullivan Annouces Product Innovation of the Year

Aryaka Networks, provider of the world’s first cloud-based application acceleration and WAN optimization solution, today announced that it has received the prestigious “Product Innovation of the Year” award in North America for WAN optimization, by Frost & Sullivan for 2010

http://www.prurgent.com/2010-12-28/pressrelease140559.htm

Frost & Sullivan Annouces Product Innovation of the Year

Aryaka Networks, provider of the world’s first cloud-based application acceleration and WAN optimization solution, today announced that it has received the prestigious “Product Innovation of the Year” award in North America for WAN optimization, by Frost & Sullivan for 2010

http://www.prurgent.com/2010-12-28/pressrelease140559.htm

Thursday, December 6, 2012

Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Silicon Valley: The Tech Startup Origin

The name Silicon Valley is derived from the number of silicon chip innovators and manufacturers located in this area. Since the dot-com bubble in the late 90s, this valley has become synonymous with high tech start-ups. See what are the top start-up firms are growing in the Silicon Valley.

http://www.squidoo.com/silicon-valley-the-tech-startup-origin

Friday, November 30, 2012

Aryaka Raises Millions In Oversubscribed Series C Round

Aryaka Networks, a provider of cloud-based WAN optimization and application acceleration solutions, has raised $25 million as part of its Series C round of funding led by Menlo Park, California-based early stage investor InterWest Partners. See what Aryaka plan to do with the funding in this article.

http://startupcentral.in/2012/07/aryaka-raises-25-mn-in-oversubscribed-series-c-round/

Thursday, November 29, 2012

Get a Life Outside Your Start-up: 22 Tips

Work-life balance a little out of whack? Christina DesMarais, a journalist from Inc., asked busy entrepreneurs to give us their best tricks for coping with the daily grind. See what tips they have to offer in this article.

http://www.inc.com/christina-desmarais/22-ways-to-manage-work-life-balance-at-startup.html

Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Dilbert: Cloud Computing Expert


Just for laughs...

Advantages & Disadvantages of Cloud Computing


Cloud computing covers a wide range of different services, and has become a bit of a buzzword. On NCIX Tech Tips Linus explains some of the advantages and disadvantages of this paradigm shift that has occurred over the last couple of years.

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Interop Las Vegas 2012 Highlights Exhibitors' New Announcements

Interop, produced by UBM TechWeb, today announced over 70 exhibitors will be making announcements at Interop Las Vegas at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center. See what IT companies will be attending the event.

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/interop-las-vegas-2012-highlights-exhibitors-new-announcements-149516755.html

Sunday, November 25, 2012

Aryaka Recieves $25 Million Of Funding

The funding will be used to support Aryaka’s market penetration and global reach as the company continues to redefine the multi-billion-dollar global WAN optimization market and change the way enterprises consume this technology. See how they will do this in this article.

http://www.pluggd.in/aryaka-funding-297/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+pluggd+%28pluGGd.in%29

Saturday, November 24, 2012

Avoiding the Cloud's Dark Shadow: Needless Costs

In the 1980s and 1990s, a group of software vendors emerged to provide telecommunications cost management solutions to businesses in response to the chaos created by the deregulation of the telecommunications industry at that time. Today, we're seeing a similar pattern as a new group of cloud cost management and optimization players are gaining attention in response to growing cloud cost-control concerns.

http://www.technewsworld.com/story/75325.html

Thursday, November 22, 2012

5 Key Interop 2012 Takeaways for CIOs and Other IT Pros

Discover what the real top-of-mind concerns are for CIOs, security professionals, mobility managers and other key IT professionals tasked with moving technology forward in their organizations.

http://www.pcworld.com/article/255568/5_key_interop_2012_takeaways_for_cios_and_other_it_pros.html

Monday, November 19, 2012

25 new IT companies to watch

The next generation of IT vendors has arrived on the scene. Driven by a tentative economic recovery that is seeing venture capitalists release a few more dollars to tech startups, and a need to create tools for the world of cloud computing and virtualization, a flood of young technology companies is hitting the market. See who makes it to the top 25 list.

http://news.idg.no/cw/art.cfm?id=E3B6E643-1A64-67EA-E4837049CA61EC62

The Cloud Channel Summit

Thanks to all the sponsors, The Cloud Channel Summit was a hit. A meaningful discussion on the future of cloud computing from enthusiastic contributors was ensued at that conference.

http://cloudchannelsummit.com/sponsors

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

WAN Optimization: Buying Guide

Selecting a solution to optimize your company's Wide Area Network requires weighing issues like cost and infrastructure integration. Here is a helpful guide to buying WAN optimization.

http://www.datamation.com/networks/wan-optimization-buying-guide-1.html

Tuesday, November 13, 2012

LEAD411 LAUNCHES "HOTTEST COMPANIES IN SILICON VALLEY" AWARDS

In order to recognize the fastest growing technology companies in the Silicon Valley area, Lead411 is proud to announce the release of its "Hottest Companies in Silicon Valley" award. See who are the winners.

http://www.lead411.com/awards/2011/silicon-valley.html

Saturday, November 10, 2012

Top 10 Networking Newcomers to Watch

Software defined networking, virtual networking, virtual desktops, cloud; all these areas are spawning a whole new group of networking companies. Some of whom may, at some point, become the next household name. See who makes it to the Top 10.

http://www.enterprisenetworkingplanet.com/nethub/top-10-networking-newcomers-to-watch.html

Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Aryaka Closes $25 Million Series C to Accelerate WAN Optimization as-a-ServiceAdoption

Aryaka, the world’s first cloud-based WAN optimization as-a-Service, today announced it has secured a $25 million Series C funding round led byInterWest Partners, with participation from Presidio Ventures, a Sumitomo Corporation Company, and many other investors.

http://press-release.medianama.com/aryaka-closes-25-million-series-c-to-accelerate-wan-optimization-as-a-serviceadoption-223

Monday, November 5, 2012

Startup Aryaka Unveils Application Delivery-as-a-Service

Just read that Aryaka have launched a new service to help enterprises to get their business-critical applications delivered to their employees efficiently, anywhere they are working, using a high-speed private network that takes advantage of WAN acceleration and other technologies.

http://www.networkcomputing.com/wan-optimization-and-application-acceleration/startup-aryaka-unveils-application-deliv/240010613