Firehost, Linode news shows IaaS life beyond Amazon Web Services
The week in cloud: Firehost nets $25 million in new funding to add features to and market its secure cloud; Linode pours $45M into its infrastructure.
FireHost secures $12M in funding to promote its secure cloud
The company that claims Kevin Mitnick, The Clinton Foundation, Wal-Mart and Rush Limbaugh as customers will use its new funding to market and promote its secure cloud services.
How the cloud saved Kevin Mitnick from his own infamy
For renowned computer hacker turned security consultant Kevin Mitnick, his online life is like one big playground game. “It’s like I’m the king of the mountain,” Mitnick says, “and everybody wants to take me down.” He has found a knight, though, in cloud provider FireHost.