Customer satisfaction rises overall

Customer satisfaction drops as customer service agents more frequently use apologetic or polite vocabulary in a conversation, while customers benefit by being polite themselves, according to findings of the quarterly Zendesk Benchmark report released recently.

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VMware veterans launch 100% Cloud Managed Platform for Docker, KVM and VMware vSphere

Platform9 has emerged from stealth and unveiled its SaaS platform that transforms an organization's existing servers into an AWS-like agile, self-service private cloud within minutes. The platform significantly reduces the operational complexity for IT and offers single pane of glass management of Docker, KVM and VMware vSphere. Platform9 is currently in beta with a dozen mid-to-large sized organizations.

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Scalr introduces Cloud Cost Analytics

Scalr has announced the release of Scalr Cost Analytics. Scalr Cost Analytics will enable a broad group of stakeholders within an enterprise to understand and analyze the costs associated with using cloud computing resources. This set of features addresses a growing need for IT operations and development to work with financial managers to proactively understand spend, optimize usage and in turn enforce budgetary decisions and controls on cloud infrastructure.

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Rackspace announces enhanced DevOps Automation Service

Rackspace has announced new features to its DevOps Automation Service including Windows Support and expanded environment stack support. Rackspace also launched a new DevOps Advisory Service for broader DevOps transformation engagements.

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Only one in a 100 Cloud providers meet proposed EU Data Protection requirements

The EU General Data Protection Regulation is expected to be passed this year and take effect in 2015 but new research from cloud visibility and enablement company, Skyhigh Networks, suggests that only 1 in 100 cloud providers meets these requirements to date.

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