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Cloudian is a software-defined storage (SDS) company based in San Mateo, California, founded in 2011.[1] It develops software for object and cloud storage.[2][3][4]
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History
Cloudian was originally formed out of a company called Gemini Mobile Technologies, and later re-launched in 2011.[5] In 2014 TechCrunch reported they raised $24 million from investors that included Intel and the Innovation Corporate Network of Japan.[6] In March 2018, Cloudian acquired Infinity Storage, an Italian software company.[7] Later that year TechCrunch reported a $94 million investment in Cloudian from companies that included Goldman Sachs.[8][9] In June 2024 it received an additional $60 million investment.[10]
Cloudian partnered with hardware manufacturers and cloud service providers including Amazon Web Services, Lenovo, and Supermicro.[11][12]
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Products
Cloudian products include HyperStore, a software defined storage alternative to cloud-based services[13][14] built to run on commodity hardware. It is compatible with Amazon Web Services's S3 service.[15] In February 2024, the company released HyperStore version 8 unifying its object and file data products.[15] In 2024 Cloudian collaborated with Nvidia to provide functionality between HyperStore's object storage and Nvidia's graphics processing units.[16][17]
Cloudian released HyperIQ in 2020, a monitoring system for storage performance and usage.[18] HyperIQ was updated in 2021 to support management of multiple storage clusters.[19] In 2022, HyperBalance was released, providing a load balancer for S3 traffic.
Cloudian holds U.S. patents relating to hybrid cloud, object storage, and hierarchical data management. Cloudian partnered with VMware in 2024.[20]
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Adoption
Organizations with Cloudian deployments include PostFinance,[4] Rabobank,[21] and Vox Media.[22] Its HyperStore system has been used by NEC and Osaka University for high-performance computing applications.[5] In July 2023, the United States National Library of Medicine (operating under the National Institutes of Health) awarded a five-year contract for Cloudian HyperStore systems and subscriptions.[23]
Reception
Cloudian has received both positive and negative evaluations from independent parties. Cloudian was recognized by Gartner with a "Customer's Choice" award in 2022 for distributed file systems and object storage, its third year in a row of receiving the award.[24] However, the company was dropped by Gartner's comparison in October 2024, due to not meeting the inclusion criteria of "a single platform for file and object workloads."[25] Prior to being dropped, Cloudian had been categorized as a "Challenger" in Gartner's "Gartner Magic Quadrant", behind companies such as NetApp, VAST Data, Hitachi Vantara, and Huawei as well as behind "leaders" such as IBM, Dell Technologies, Pure Storage, Scality, and Qumulo.[25]
Cloudian has been evaluated as an object storage vendor by Gigaom,[26] Coladgo Research,[27] and Gartner.[24] In 2020, CRN magazine recognized Cloudian among one to watch in its software-defined storage review.[28]
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