Nirvanix
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Information Management/Data Storage/Cloud Storage Services |
| Founded | 2007 |
| Headquarters | San Diego, CA, USA |
Key people | Scott Genereux, President and CEO |
| Website | nirvanix.com |
Nirvanix is the leading provider of enterprise-class cloud storage services[1] and the only company that offers public, hybrid and private cloud storage services [2]. The company’s second generation technology is utilized by leading IT OEMs and is fully integrated with third-party backup and archiving software products and appliances. Nirvanix has over 1,200 global customers accessing its Cloud Storage Network, from SMBs to Fortune 500 companies.
History
Streamload, founded in 1998 in San Diego, California by Steve Iverson (an Ernst & Young's entrepreneur-of-the-year award finalist), was one of the first Internet storage services, receiving various accolades for innovative products between 2002 and 2006[3][4][5]. The company attracted angel investor and computer software entrepreneur Charlie Jackson and $1.2m in investment by August 2004[6].
Nirvanix and MediaMax (subsequently The Linkup) were spun off from Streamload on 1 July 2007 [7][8]. Nirvanix Inc. was conceived by founders Patrick Harr and Geoff Tudor to pursue the storage-as-a-service market for the enterprise. A new Nirvanix system, called the Storage Delivery Network, was built from the ground up with completely new software and hardware systems. Nirvanix incorporated both the lessons-learned of operating a large-scale online storage service under Streamload as well as the latest techniques in clustering, virtualization, database-driven file system architectures and distributed networking. Nirvanix filed nine patents on this new platform in August 2007 and launched its award-winning, Nirvanix Storage Delivery Network, now referred to as Cloud Storage Network, in October 2007.
The company has raised over $40M in Series A financing from Intel Capital, Valhalla Partners, Mission Ventures, Windward Ventures, and European Founders Fund (investors in FaceBook, LinkedIn and others) to further technology advancements and to accelerate its global build-out of storage nodes to meet swelling worldwide demand for cloud storage service.[9].
See also
- The Linkup (formerly MediaMax), a defunct Streamload spin off
- Amazon Simple Storage Service - Nirvanix has claimed to be 200% faster than Amazon S3[10].
References
- ^ "Nirvanix Takes Another Step Toward Becoming the De Facto Standard in Enterprise Cloud Storage". DCIG. Retrieved 202-02-17.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "Nirvanix Takes Another Step Toward Becoming the De Facto Standard in Enterprise Cloud Storage". DCIG. Retrieved 202-02-17.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ And the Award for Online Video Sharing Goes to... Streamload MediaMax
- ^ PC Magazine Best of Show
- ^ HostReview Online Storage Services Awards
- ^ Streamload/MediaMax/TheLinkup death spiral dogs Nirvanix
- ^ MediaMax/TheLinkup Closes Its Doors
- ^ MediaMax/TheLinkup death spiral dogs Nirvanix
- ^ Intel Takes Stake In Amazon S3 Competitor Nirvanix
- ^ Nirvanix Claims 200 Percent Faster Downloads than Amazon S3
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