February 17, 2012 — Management software provider Uptime Software announced on Monday that it has released uptimeCloud, its real-time cloud cost monitoring software as a service tool for Amazon Web Serivces users.
February 17, 2012 — Web hosting provider SunGard Availability Services announced on Wednesday that it will provide cloud backup through Amazon’s Direct Connect service to Amazon Web Services and SunGard cloud customers.
February 13, 2012 — Cloud infrastructure provider Cloudscaling announced on Monday that it has launched an open cloud infrastructure solution based on OpenStack. According to the press release, the Cloudscaling Open Cloud System is designed to deliver the cost, performance and scalability benefits of Amazon Web Services for private or public clouds
February 7, 2012 — Cloud provider Amazon Web Services has lowered the prices on its storage solution Amazon S3, according to a blog post on Monday. At the end of 2011, Amazon S3 hosted 762 billion objects, and processed more than 500,000 requests per second, and the decrease in storage prices reflects the high demand for cloud storage.
January 30, 2012 — Cloud computing provider Amazon Web Services has added third-party support for operating systems running Amazon EC2, and some system software as well, according to a blog post on Monday. In addition to third-party support, customers will have access to the AWS Trusted Advisor that monitors AWS use and recommends configuration changes to save money, improve security and system performance.
January 25, 2012 — In a long post on the Amazon Web Services blog Wednesday, Amazon launched the AWS Storage Gateway service, a tool for connecting on-premise software appliances with its cloud storage services, making its cloud products more accessible to users currently dealing entirely (or mostly) with on-premise IT.