Intelicloud

InteliCloud is a private Newport Beach, California-based developer and manufacturer of next-generation data center (NGDC) equipment founded in 2007.

Company history

InteliCloud was founded in late 2007 and incorporated in January 2008.[1] It spent its first eighteen months developing the InteliCloud 360, a tightly integrated platform that integrates key data center hardware and software into a single chassis.

The concept behind the product came when streaming video supplier VIRCAS asked InteliCloud for a system that would allow them to scale their growth of HD streaming video in response to demand as opposed to building a substantial network before customer adoption escalated to a viable business. InteliCloud, reimagined the platform requirements and created the first stable prototype in less than four days. The customer was satisfied and this initial success led to the decision to develop a standards-based product that would compete with proprietary solutions such as Cisco's Unified Computing System.[2]

In April 2009, the company closed Series A funding with Media One Direct, which the company said will go toward expanding its sales and marketing team.[1] Jeffrey Friederichs is InteliCloud's President and Neeloy Bhattacharyya is Vice President of Engineering. Gil Amelio, former CEO of National Semiconductor and Apple Computer, joined the company's advisory board in November 2009.[3]

InteliCloud 360

In 2009 InteliCloud announced its InteliCloud 360, a bladed server platform with large-scale storage and distributed load-balancing capabilities that virtualizes network, storage and computing functions.[4]

The platform is promoted as a next-generation data center solution for video and data service providers such as ISPs and telecommunications carriers, handling more customers using less power and space,[5] and has been praised for its innovative chassis design, proactive approach to cooling and flexibility.[6] Company officials said they expect the InteliCloud 360 to cost 60 percent less than conventional offerings while improving scalability, easing management and cutting cooling costs.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 Sarah Tolkoff (April 14, 2009). "Networking Startup Raises First Venture Round". Orange County Business Journal.
  2. ↑ Jack M. Germain (May 19, 2009). "Startups to Watch: InteliCloud Rethinks the Server". E-Commerce Times. Retrieved 2009-11-22.
  3. ↑ "InteliCloud Adds Former Apple CEO To Board". SoCalTech.com. November 18, 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-22.
  4. ↑ Mary Jander (April 23, 2009). "The Shape of Clouds to Come". Internet Evolution. United Business Media. Retrieved 2009-11-22.
  5. ↑ Benjamin F. Kuo (May 7, 2009). "Interview with Ken Hubbard, InteliCloud". SoCalTech.com. Retrieved 2009-11-22.
  6. ↑ Marc Staimer (July 13, 2009). "Alternatives to Cisco's Unified Computing System: HP BladeSystem Matrix and InteliCloud 360". Retrieved 2009-11-22.
  7. ↑ Jeffrey Burt (March 20, 2009). "Startup Looks to Challenge Cisco, HP in Data Center". eWeek.

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