Robin Systems
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| Founded | 2013 |
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| Headquarters | San Jose, California |
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Data storage Information Technology Virtualization |
| Website |
robinsystems |
Robin Systems is an Enterprise Containerization Software company offering container-based compute and storage management software. Founded in 2013, Robin addresses the growing trend toward use of containers – stand-alone lightweight packages that provide an isolated environment for software applications[1] – by enabling IT organizations to utilize commodity hardware as an agile, elastic, and high-performance operating platform for mission-critical enterprise applications, such as databases and Big Data.[2]
In 2016 Robin was named a Stevie Award winner by the American Business Awards.[3]
History
Robin Systems was founded in 2013. Silicon Valley entrepreneur Rajeev Madhavan was an early Angel investor in Robin and assumed the role of Chairman.[4]
Robin has attracted $21.7 million in equity funding.[5] In October 2015 Robin raised $15 million in a Series A round led by DN Capital, Hasso Plattner Ventures and USAA.[6]
Robin Containerization Platform
Announced in March 2016, Robin Containerization Platform is designed to create an application-centric IT era by liberating applications from servers, storage and VM boundaries. The platform offers the ability to:[7]
- Consolidate databases and Big Data apps
- Reduce VM (virtual machine) sprawl
- Deploy applications faster with portability
- Easily make clones for test and development purposes
- Optimize data capacity and performance through application-driven storage management
- Eliminate data duplication by enabling data sharing across applications and clusters
Key People
Robin's senior management team has experience from top technology companies:[5]
- Premal Buch, Chief Executive Officer: Altera, Magma Design Automation
- Sushil Kumar, Chief Marketing Officer: Oracle
- Partha Seetala, Chief Technology Officer: Symantec, Veritas
- Razi Sharir, Vice President, Products: BMC Software, Microsoft
- Cheng Tang, Vice President, Engineering: Cisco, Oracle
Awards
In 2016 Robin was picked as a Silver winner in the “New Product of the Year - Software - Big Data Solution” category of the Stevie Awards, part of the 14th Annual American Business Awards.[8]
References
- ↑ "Containers: Enabling Build-Once-Run-Anywhere Applications".
- ↑ "Robin Systems Adds Container Support to Holistic Management Platform", Container Journal, April 2016
- ↑ "2016 New Product Award Winners".
- ↑ "Robin flies into storage aviary: Will it soar, or is it just winging it?" The Register, October 7, 2015
- 1 2 CrunchBase
- ↑ ”Robin Systems Raises $15M For Its Data-Centric Compute And Storage Containerization Software,” TechCrunch, October 6, 2015
- ↑ "For Robin Systems, Everything’s in a Container," The New Stack
- ↑ Stevie Awards 2016 New Product Award Winners