Skype, give us a call

Skype’s outage this morning (and the ensuing uproar from it’s dedicated users) served as yet another example of how a critical online service is under constant risk of upsetting its users and losing business due. While the true cause of the outage has not been officially communicated by the folks at Skype, it’s precisely these types of events which keep the wheels turning over here at Hyperic. First, it was the airlines with their mysterious computer glitches freezing the skies. Then, it was the power outage/rumored drunken ops guy at 365 Main. Then Cisco’s site was down. Then this week, the LAX halted the airline industry again with a single faulty NIC card. It seems like there’s a trend here…

5 comments August 17th, 2007 javier

The XenSource Acquisition & the Debate on the Death of Open Source or the Victory?

Huge news today. Citrix has agreed to acquire XenSource for a whopping $500 Million dollars. In the wake of this news, I figured I’d offer some commentary and a perspective.

First, as a sister investment company (XenSource and Hyperic are backed by Accel Partners and share Larry Augustin as a board member), I am excited for them and their new prospects. They’ve done an outstanding job of going pedal-to-the-metal and delivering a stand-out product and an exceptional valuation to their employees and investors. I wish them all the best with the new opportunities in this next chapter of growth. XenSource has ambitious plans and a ripe market opportunity, and their newly minted relationship with Citrix will ideally enable it to compete even more effectively in this emerging market.

1 comment August 15th, 2007 javier

August Newsletter

Our August newsletter is out. In this issue, you’ll find updates on HQ 3.1, our HQ 3.1 Enterprise Beta release, triumph at LinuxWorld, a case study with eHarmony, new plugins galore, and a bunch more.

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Add comment August 14th, 2007 John Mark

Hyperic HQ 3.1 Wins Best Systems Management Tool

I just wanted to pipe in and let everyone know that there is exactly one winner of Best Systems Management Tool at LinuxWorld Expo. And that winner is, of course, Hyperic HQ 3.1! See the press release here. Here is photo evidence:

(from left to right: Stacey, John Mark, and Javier)

Hail to the victors! Of course, awards are nice, but the only award that really counts is whether we satisfy our users and customers - the fine folks that depend on us.

1 comment August 8th, 2007 John Mark

Hyperic HQ 3.1 Finalist For Linux World Product Excellence Award

I am very pleased to announce, that among all the systems management vendors who are going to be at Linux World, the event producers, IDG World Expo, and the judging staff from LinuxWorld.com, have selected Hyperic HQ 3.1, as a finalist for the Best Systems Management Tool Award. This is especially exciting as it is further proof that our newest release, Hyperic HQ 3.1, is going to meet the demands of some of the keenest eyes out there in software.

As for who else was selected, we are in a class with some very respectable competition:

1 comment August 3rd, 2007 javier