As part of a series on cloud computing, Network World has named 10 Cloud Management Companies to Watch:
Alfabet
alfabet provides a comprehensive software suite that supports all aspects of Business IT Management – from insight into the enterprise architecture to IT planning, risk management, compliance, road-mapping and IT Program Control.
Apica
Apica is a provider of load testing and performance monitoring solutions that test, monitor and optimize cloud and mobile applications. Apica’s products are uniquely designed for cloud infrastructure and have performed some of the largest published load tests ever conducted.
Embotics
Embotics Corporation provides enterprises with easy-to-use, virtualization management and private cloud automation solutions that deliver the fastest time-to-value in the industry.
Jamcracker
Jamcracker aggregates and distributes on-demand services through a global ecosystem of Service Providers, Resellers, System Integrators, and ISVs, called the Jamcracker Services Delivery Network.
Jitterbit
Jitterbit delivers data and application integration software, designed for the technical business analyst, allowing companies of all sizes to solve the challenges of application, data, and business process integration between on-premise and cloud systems.
Netuitive
Netuitive provides predictive analytics software for IT -- replacing human guesswork with automated mathematics and analysis to forecast, identify and resolve IT performance issues before they impact quality of service.
New Relic
New Relic is an all-in-one web application performance management provider for the cloud and the datacenter. New Relic's SaaS solution combines real user monitoring, application monitoring, and availability monitoring in a single solution.
Opscode
Opscode provides cloud infrastructure automation to help companies of all sizes develop fully automated server infrastructures that scale easily and predictably, and can be quickly rebuilt in any environment.
Strangeloop
Strangeloop provides Web Content Optimization (WCO) solutions that enable ecommerce companies to speed up the page load times of their websites and enterprise applications.
uptime software
Uptime is a provider of systems management software for virtual server monitoring and physical server monitoring, capacity planning, application monitoring, and SLA monitoring and reporting.
