Company integrates Splunk to deliver IT data analysis to cloud computing customers.

RightScale, Inc., a provider of cloud computing management services, today announced that it has integrated Splunk IT Search technology with the RightScale Cloud Management Platform. The company also announced that it is a founding member of the new Splunk Powered Associate partner program. It claims that with Splunk's high-speed IT Search technology integrated directly into its platform, users can aggregate and analyze IT data to improve operations, thwart security issues, comply with regulatory requirements and mine for business analytics.

"RightScale's cross-platform cloud management platform and Splunk create a powerful combination for customers leveraging cloud computing infrastructure. And the Splunk Powered Associate program enables RightScale to bring Splunk to their cloud customers at no cost," said Michael Baum, Co-Founder and Chief Corporate and Business Development Officer at Splunk. ''As more organizations move critical IT systems onto cloud infrastructures, we believe there will be a growing demand for Splunk's IT Search capabilities, and partners like RightScale are helping deliver it."

"At RightScale, we are committed to delivering the scalable, on-demand power of cloud computing, while letting customers maintain the control and visibility required for serious business applications," said Michael Crandell, RightScale CEO. "Many of our customers have successfully used Splunk in the past to gain better visibility into their disparate IT data, and as one of the first members of the Splunk Powered Associate partner program, we are pleased to be able to offer this important technology on the RightScale platform for cloud IT deployments."