Cloud Cruiser

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]

Cloud Cruiser
TypePrivate Company
Industryservice management, cost management software, cloud financial management, cost optimization, resource accounting, on demand IT systems, cloud computing software, public and private cloud accountability, proactive controls, Hybrid IT Consumption Management.
FoundedJanuary 2010
FoundersDavid Zabrowski, Gregory Howard
Headquarters
Roseville, California & San Jose, California
,
United States
Area served
Americas & EMEA
Key people
  • David Zabrowski, Chief Executive Officer
  • Gregory Howard, Chief Architect and VP Engineering
  • Deirdre Mahon, Chief Marketing Officer[1]
ProductsCloud Cruiser Enterprise 4, Cloud Cruiser Express
ParentHewlett Packard Enterprise
Websitewww.cloudcruiser.com

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
  1. Cohn, John (March 30, 2015). "Startup Cloud Cruiser Provides Cloud Financial Management Tools for Hybrid IT". IT Specialist. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
  2. "Cloud Cruiser software monitors cloud computing costs". American City Business Journals. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
  3. "Cloud Cruiser Extends Financial Analysis Service to Microsoft Windows Azure Platform". Technology Marketing Corporation. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
  4. "Cloud Cruiser: Bean counting in the heavens". The Register. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
  5. "Roseville computing startup signs deal with cloud provider []". American City Business Journals. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
  6. "Roseville software startup lands first round of funding". American City Business Journals. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
  7. "Cloud Cruiser Raises $6M From ONSET Ventures To Help Companies Get Their Cloud Costs Under Control". AOL Inc. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
  8. "Former HP Exec Now CEO Of Networking Start-up S2io". Computer World, Inc. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
  9. "Cloud Cruiser Announces Funding for Cloud Computing Management". Cloud Expo Inc. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
  10. "'Cloud' computing startup prepares to launch this summer". American City Business Journals. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
  11. "Cloud Cruiser Raises $6 Million". Pando Daily. Archived from the original on January 3, 2015. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
  12. "CLOUD CRUISER FOR WINDOWS SERVER 2012 R2 BRINGS CLOUD FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT". Nnigma Inc. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
  13. "Rackspace adds much-needed budget management tools to OpenStack". Info World, Inc. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
  14. "Cloud Cruiser Shines Light On OpenStack Cloud Costs". The Channel Company. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
  15. "Cloud Cruiser 4 Provides Cloud Cost Insights". iNet Interactive. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
  16. "How is Flash Transforming Data Centers?". San Disk Corporation. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
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