DataGravity
| Company type | Private limited company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Industry data management, Security software |
| Founded | 2012 |
| Founder | Paula Long John Joseph |
| Fate | Assets acquired by HyTrust |
| Headquarters | USA |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Website | www |
DataGravity Inc. was an American industry data management company, which produced security software. The company was founded in April 2012 by Paula Long and John Joseph.[1][2]
DataGravity announced its first products at VMworld in 2014. It won Best of Show, and New Technology awards for the event.[3][2] It began shipping their first products in October 2014.[4]
The company focused on protection and security of the data stored on the array,[5] and named this new type of storage as data-aware storage.[6] It publicly changed its product strategy in February 2016[7][8] from data storage appliances to a software solution focused on behavioral data security.[9] This product strategy change resulted in multiple rounds of layoffs.[10][11][12]
Fate
[edit]Multiple reports use conflicting terminology about the final fate of the company.[13][14][15]
Some reports say HyTrust acquired DataGravity.[16][17][18]
Other reports, including a press release issued by HyTrust itself, say HyTrust acquired the assets of DataGravity after it was signed over to a liquidator.[19][20]
HyTrust told Fortune that founder and CEO Paula Long left DataGravity a few weeks before the transaction was announced, and that co-founder John Joseph left some time before that.[21]
According to some reports, DataGravity ceased day-to-day operations in June 2017, when it cancelled employee benefit plans and signed the company over to liquidator Barry Kallander of the Kallander Group.[22][23][24] In one such report, correspondence from DataGravity President Barry Kallander states "The corporation was not sold - the assets of the company were....Unfortunately the common shares are worthless."[25]
Conversely, DataGravity CTO David Siles was quoted as saying the company "did not shut down",[26] and that the transaction "wasn't a fire sale. We were acquired because we complete a vision, add value, have customers who love what we do. Together we will offer a very compelling offering to the marketplace solving very pressing needs for many enterprises."[27]
Approximately 20 former DataGravity employees joined HyTrust to support DataGravity's product integration, led by former DataGravity CTO David Siles.[28]
DataGravity's products remain a part of HyTrust's portfolio under its CloudAdvisor suite.[29]
References
[edit]- ^ "EXCLUSIVE: Paula Long's New $42 Million Startup Is An Ingenious Way To Do Big Data". Business Insider. Retrieved 2018-01-10.
- ^ a b "Data storytelling offers a new approach to storage, says DataGravity founders". TechRepublic. Retrieved 2018-01-10.
- ^ "TechTarget's SearchServerVirtualization.com Announces "Best of VMworld" 2014 Award Winners - TechTarget". TechTarget. Retrieved 2018-01-10.
- ^ Burke, Steven (2014-09-11). "DataGravity's Data-Aware Storage Appliance Is Winning Over Customers, Partners". CRN. Retrieved 2017-12-29.
- ^ Stengel, Geri. "Growing Companies BIG Isn't Just For The Boys". Forbes. Retrieved 2018-01-10.
- ^ "EqualLogic Founders' Startup DataGravity Launches First Data-Aware Storage Product". Data Center Knowledge. 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2017-12-29.
- ^ "DataGravity To Drop Storage Hardware Business". Fortune. Retrieved 2018-01-10.
- ^ "DataGravity moves away from arrays to become a virtualised data guardian". Retrieved 2018-01-10.
- ^ "DataGravity Adds Behavior-Driven Data Management To Veeam Environments | StorageReview.com - Storage Reviews". www.storagereview.com. 2017-05-17. Archived from the original on 2018-01-08. Retrieved 2018-01-10.
- ^ "DataGravity falls to Earth, cuts exec post, lays off staff". Retrieved 2018-01-10.
- ^ "Storage Security Startup DataGravity Cuts Jobs". Fortune. Retrieved 2018-01-10.
- ^ "DataGravity axes gear, sheds staff as it pulls away from black hole". Retrieved 2018-01-10.
- ^ "HyTrust and DataGravity - HyTrust". HyTrust. Retrieved 2018-01-28.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Xconomy: DataGravity Snapped Up by HyTrust After Struggles and Layoffs". Xconomy. 2017-07-11. Retrieved 2018-01-28.
- ^ "Like Newton's apple, startup DataGravity lands with a thud - Storage Soup". searchstorage.techtarget.com. Archived from the original on 2018-01-16. Retrieved 2018-01-28.
- ^ "This Computer Security Firm Scored More Funding and Data Security Smarts". Fortune. Retrieved 2018-01-28.
- ^ "DataGravity swallowed by mystery buyer". Retrieved 2018-01-28.
- ^ "DataGravity's mystery buyer rips off mask: It's HyTrust". Retrieved 2018-01-28.
- ^ "Like Newton's apple, startup DataGravity lands with a thud - Storage Soup". searchstorage.techtarget.com. Archived from the original on 2018-01-16. Retrieved 2018-01-28.
- ^ "The Lord saw that man was wicked and sent a flood of storage news". Retrieved 2018-01-28.
- ^ "This Computer Security Firm Scored More Funding and Data Security Smarts". Fortune. Retrieved 2018-01-29.
- ^ "DataGravity swallowed by mystery buyer". Retrieved 2018-01-27.
- ^ "The Lord saw that man was wicked and sent a flood of storage news". Retrieved 2018-01-27.
- ^ "Like Newton's apple, startup DataGravity lands with a thud - Storage Soup". searchstorage.techtarget.com. Archived from the original on 2018-01-16. Retrieved 2018-01-28.
- ^ "The Lord saw that man was wicked and sent a flood of storage news". Retrieved 2018-01-28.
- ^ "DataGravity swallowed by mystery buyer". Retrieved 2018-01-28.
- ^ "DataGravity's mystery buyer rips off mask: It's HyTrust". Retrieved 2018-01-28.
- ^ "Enterprise Cloud News - HyTrust Acquires DataGravity & Grabs $36M Funding for Cloud Security". www.enterprisecloudnews.com. Retrieved 2018-01-10.
- ^ "HyTrust rekindles DataGravity analytics for multicloud storage - Storage Soup". searchstorage.techtarget.com. Archived from the original on 2018-01-10. Retrieved 2018-01-10.