Cloud Monitoring services

2019. Splunk acquired cloud AIOps service SignalFx


Splunk, the data processing and analytics company, has completed the acquisition of SignalFx for an estimated amount of $1.05 billion. SignalFx specializes in real-time cloud monitoring solutions, predictive analytics, and other related services. This acquisition is expected to enhance Splunk's position in the cloud sector, enabling it to provide stronger support for cloud-native applications and modern infrastructures and architectures they depend on. By integrating SignalFx, Splunk aims to offer customers a comprehensive platform capable of monitoring the complete lifecycle of enterprise applications.


2016. Rackspace added cloud optimization platform to its private cloud



In a collaboration with AppFormix, Rackspace has introduced cloud monitoring and performance optimization tools to its private OpenStack cloud. This partnership grants Rackspace customers the ability to utilize AppFormix's real-time monitoring, analytics, and optimization tools. Rackspace's engineers will also leverage these tools to efficiently manage the cloud services for their customers. This marks a somewhat atypical move for Rackspace, as the company typically develops its own tools for managing the technical aspects of its cloud business. Notably, Rackspace played a pivotal role as a founding member of the OpenStack project, alongside NASA.

2015. Hybrid cloud monitoring provider ScienceLogic got $43M



IT monitoring specialist ScienceLogic has recently secured $43 million in a Series D funding round. ScienceLogic aims to capitalize on the increasing adoption of a hybrid-cloud strategy by businesses, wherein they combine on-premise infrastructure with external cloud providers. While companies may have monitoring tools in place for their existing infrastructure, capable of scanning log files and identifying issues within their data centers, there is a lack of comprehensive solutions that provide a holistic view of how their infrastructure integrates with cloud-based services. ScienceLogic offers a console that can connect with the monitoring tools provided by public-cloud providers, such as Amazon's CloudWatch, through APIs. By gathering data from CloudWatch and correlating it with information obtained by its own CloudMapper tool from on-premise infrastructure, ScienceLogic can intelligently map out the relationships between these two environments, providing organizations with a comprehensive understanding of their entire infrastructure landscape.


2015. Cloud monitoring service Datadog fetched $31M



Datadog, a platform that enables companies to monitor the performance of their diverse cloud deployments, has secured a new round of Series C funding amounting to $31 million. With notable customers such as Netflix, Spotify, EA, and Mercadolibre, the company has expanded its workforce from 25 employees last year to 75 employees presently. Moreover, Datadog has ambitious plans to double or even triple its headcount in the coming year. While facing competition from rivals like Boundary, Server Density, and Stackdriver (acquired by Google last year), Datadog continues to provide its unique value proposition.


2013. Splunk launches Splunk Cloud



Splunk, the leading software platform for real-time operational intelligence, has announced the general availability of Splunk Cloud - a new service that brings Splunk Enterprise to the cloud. With Splunk Cloud, organizations can now gain visibility and operational insights into their machine-generated big data in the cloud, while also correlating this data across their cloud and on-premises environments. The introduction of Splunk Cloud for large-scale production environments expands the offerings of Splunk Storm, the cloud-based service introduced last year, which now provides free developer access to 20GB of total storage per month. Powered by Amazon Web Services, Splunk Cloud includes access to all features of the Splunk Enterprise platform, including apps, APIs, alerting, and role-based access controls.