Silver Peak Systems Inc. introduced the ability to deploy a Silver Peak virtual WAN optimization instance within the Amazon cloud for public cloud data and application acceleration late last year. The Santa Clara, Calif.-based company is now taking its public cloud capabilities a step further, announcing cloud acceleration by the hour for Amazon Web Services.

Enterprises want their services on demand without paying for leftover capacity or idle services and tools. Silver Peak's new pay-as-you-go, utility licensing option complements