The 10 Coolest Startups in 2012



02 Jan 2013, CRN

  • Metamarkets, CEO: Michael Driscoll
    • real-time, cloud-based analytics platform to view data, support decisions and enhance operational awareness.
    • The Metamarkets analytics platform provides processing, querying and visualization of high-volume, high-frequency data.
  • QumuloCEO: Peter Godman 
    • The company is addressing issues created by the demands of big data to help enterprises scale and manage massive amounts of data. 
  • Astute NetworksCEO: Steve Topper   
    •  Networked Performance Flash and related technologies, which speed up cloud computing, server and desktop virtualization deployments and deliver optimized data stores using flash memory.
    • won $12 million in venture funding, led by Samsung Venture Investment Corp., the investment arm of Samsung Group, a provider of NAND Flash memory.
  • SimpliVityCEO: Doron Kempel 

    • OmniCube, an appliance that integrates virtualization, networking, server and storage management.
    • The OmniCube platform simplifies deployment and management of virtual infrastructure to allow IT administrators to manage virtual machines.
  • Gridstore, 

    CEO: Kelly Murphy 

    • grid-based, scale-out storage with its flagship product, The Grid, featuring its own Virtual Controller Technology.

    • Gridstore sells its products exclusively through a network of resellers serving small and large customers.

  • Pure StorageCEO: Scott Dietzen 
    • The Pure Storage FlashArray 2.0 features both in-line and global data deduplication in combination with a non-volatile RAM (NV-RAM) cache that runs continuously, the company said.
    • funding of $55 million, including a stake held by Samsung, one of the world's largest providers of Flash memory chips.
  • BromiumCEO: Gaurav Banga
    • unveil its Microvisor, which can identify vulnerable tasks and isolate them within a micro-virtual machine, a container that monitors access to all operating system services and resources.
    • funding from Highland Capital Partners, the lead investor; Intel Capital, a new investor; and Andreessen Horowitz and Ignition Ventures, existing investors.
  • CipherCloudCEO: Praveen Kothari 
    •  a provider of cloud encryption gateways for private and public clouds.
    • CipherCloud's gateway acts as a platform to secure user data for applications, including Salesforce.com, Gmail, Chatter and Amazon Web Services. 
    • The gateway incorporates security controls, including tokenization, activity monitoring and malware detection.
  • AppthorityCEO: Anthony Bettini
    • Appthority's software analyzes mobile apps for risky behavior to prevent malware infection and loss of sensitive corporate data or intellectual property.
  • ProfitBricksU.S. CEO: Robert Rizika  
    • it released data center architecture that allows cloud customers to access cheaper and more flexible cloud services with a pay-per-minute plan and the ability to change workloads on the fly.
    • that requires customers to pre-select in weekly, monthly or yearly packagers, server size with CPU, RAM and storage included, with servers added as needed.
    • ProfitBricks infrastructure, conversely, is built on a vertical scale so users can select server instances with varying numbers of CPU cores and gigabytes of RAM.

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