Cloud Cruiser
| Company type | Private Company |
|---|---|
| Founded | January 2010 |
| Founders | David Zabrowski, Gregory Howard |
| Headquarters | , United States |
Area served | Americas & EMEA |
Key people |
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| Products | Cloud Cruiser Enterprise 4, Cloud Cruiser Express |
| Website | www |
Cloud Cruiser is a cloud-based financial management company based in Silicon Valley.[1] The company's software manages the finances of cloud computing and traditional IT environments.[2][3] It was founded in January 2010 by David Zabrowski and Gregory Howard.[4] Cloud Cruiser has offices in Roseville, California, San Jose, California, and the Netherlands.[5][6]
History
Cloud Cruiser was founded in January 2010 by David Zabrowski and Gregory Howard.[4][7] Zabrowski was the general manager of Hewlett-Packard company. He also became CEO of Neterion in 2002, and was Entrepreneur in Residence at Wavepoint Ventures.[4][6][7][8] Howard is a veteran software developer who was the Director of Development for CIMS Lab.[6][7] He also worked for IBM Corporation and the Computer Task Group.[6]
Cloud Cruiser partners with companies such as HP, Microsoft, VMware, Amazon Marketplace, and Cisco.[7] In July 2010, Wavepoint Ventures led Cloud Cruiser's first round of funding.[9] It included investments from Roger Akers of Akers Capital and other San Francisco Bay Area angel investors.[6] In March 2011, Cloud Cruiser launched out of stealth mode and released its eponymous software later that year.[10]
In June 2012, the company raised an additional $6 million in Series B funding, led by ONSET Ventures.[7][11] In 2013, Cloud Cruiser became available for Windows Server 2012 R2 through Microsoft Azure.[12]
In February 2014, the company's software was made available to OpenStack users through Rackspace Private Cloud.[13] Cloud Cruiser started offering OpenStack integration in 2011.[14] In October 2014, Cloud Cruiser 4 was released.[15][16]
See also
References
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- ^ "Cloud Cruiser Extends Financial Analysis Service to Microsoft Windows Azure Platform". Technology Marketing Corporation. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
- ^ a b c "Cloud Cruiser: Bean counting in the heavens". The Register. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
- ^ "Roseville computing startup signs deal with cloud provider []". American City Business Journals. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
- ^ a b c d e "Roseville software startup lands first round of funding". American City Business Journals. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
- ^ a b c d e "Cloud Cruiser Raises $6M From ONSET Ventures To Help Companies Get Their Cloud Costs Under Control". AOL Inc. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
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- ^ "Cloud Cruiser Announces Funding for Cloud Computing Management". Cloud Expo Inc. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
- ^ "'Cloud' computing startup prepares to launch this summer". American City Business Journals. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
- ^ "Cloud Cruiser Raises $6 Million". Pando Daily. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
- ^ "CLOUD CRUISER FOR WINDOWS SERVER 2012 R2 BRINGS CLOUD FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT". Nnigma Inc. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
- ^ "Rackspace adds much-needed budget management tools to OpenStack". Info World, Inc. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
- ^ "Cloud Cruiser Shines Light On OpenStack Cloud Costs". The Channel Company. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
- ^ "Cloud Cruiser 4 Provides Cloud Cost Insights". iNet Interactive. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
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