Out of beta, into the fire: Can HP Cloud compete?

	MariaDB steps out from MySQL's shadow | Andreessen Horowitz bets big on cloud security
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	Out of beta, into the fire: Can HP Cloud compete? HP has announced the general availability of HP Cloud Compute, its flagship IaaS offering, first launched in public beta seven months ago. At the same time, HP unveiled beta versions of HP Block Storage and HP Cloud Application Platform as a Service, the latter based on VMware's Cloud Foundry Open PaaS Project. Read More WEBCAST: Prophix Aligning IT and business needs through financial automation Learn how technology enabled LUSH to streamline processes, empower business stakeholders, and predict customer purchasing patterns to the tune of $500,000 in additional sales during the holiday season. Learn More In this Issue MariaDB steps out from MySQL's shadow Andreessen Horowitz bets big on cloud security HP brings tablet functionality to Windows 8 business laptop Red Hat releases new Enterprise Linux beta RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: LogMeIn LogMeIn Central: Automate, Monitor and Manage PCs. LogMeIn lets you Monitor and Manage PCs, deliver patches and updates to multiple PCS simultaneously. Central helps IT deliver seamless support that keeps employees productive and up and running. LogMeIn Central - automate routine tasks and do more. Free Trial MariaDB steps out from MySQL's shadow The MySQL community in exile made a significant announcement yesterday in London at the Percona Live conference. The three main companies investing in the MariaDB fork of MySQL joined with leaders of the MySQL development community to unveil the MariaDB Foundation, intended as a home for serious, commercially backed development of future versions of the popular open source SQL database. Read More Andreessen Horowitz bets big on cloud security The maker of a data encryption gateway for cloud services and SaaS applications, CipherCloud announced today that it has received $30 million in funding from Andreessen Horowitz. In an interview with InfoWorld, company founder and CEO Pravin Kothari said the investment would be poured into expanding sales and marketing into a global presence, as well as further product development. Read More HP brings tablet functionality to Windows 8 business laptop Hewlett-Packard is bringing a twist to its business laptop design with the new EliteBook Revolve, which is the company's first Windows 8 touchscreen laptop that can double up as a tablet in some circumstances. Read More Red Hat releases new Enterprise Linux beta Red Hat has released Enterprise Linux 6.4, a beta that deploys a number of new features, many of which are focused on interoperability with the Microsoft ecosystem. Read More
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