Analyst Reports
The 451 Group: 451 TechDealMaker
Verizon Drives Toward Convergence with CloudSwitch Buy
Analyst: Ben Kolada, Antonio Piraino
True to its intentions of bolstering its cloud prowess and less than half a year after completing its Terremark Worldwide purchase, Verizon Communications has now acquired cloud onboarding provider CloudSwitch. The timing of the deal comes as a surprise – CloudSwitch was still in startup mode – but that only goes to show the strategic importance Verizon is placing on this technology. CloudSwitch provides a proprietary technology that helps Terremark onboard workloads from internal IT infrastructure to its cloud platform in a more seamless and non-reconfigurable way.
The 451 Group: 451 TechDealMaker
Verizon Communications Acquires CloudSwitch for Enterprise Cloud Onboarding
Analyst: Antonio Piraino, Ben Kolada
True to its intentions of bolstering its cloud prowess and less than half a year after completing its Terremark Worldwide purchase, Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) has now acquired cloud onboarding startup CloudSwitch. The timing of the deal comes as a surprise – CloudSwitch was still in startup mode – but that only goes to show the strategic importance Verizon is placing on this technology. CloudSwitch provides a proprietary technology that helps Terremark onboard workloads from internal IT infrastructure to its cloud platform in a more seamless and non-reconfigurable way. Beyond the importance of this technology, we also view the deal as a competitive move against Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN), which we hear is developing similar technology of its own.
The 451 Group: Market Development
CloudSwitch Enhances Gateway for New Apps
Analyst: William Fellows
CloudSwitch has introduced version 2.0 of its cloud on-ramp product for enterprises seeking to migrate or – as is more often the case among its beta users – develop and deploy new applications into the cloud.
Gartner Research, “Cool Vendors in Cloud Management, 2010”
CloudSwitch Named “Cool Vendor” by Leading Analyst Firm
Analysts: Milind Govekar, Cameron Haight, David Mitchell Smith, Eric Knipp, Gene Phifer, Daryl C. Plummer
The 451 Group: Impact Report
CloudSwitch Connects Data Centers Out to Clouds
Analyst: William Fellows
CloudSwitch is coming into view, having spent the past year testing its cloud on-ramp software with a number of paid beta engagements. It's one of the most talked-about 'stealth' IT companies of recent times.
