IBM Cloud Object Storage
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Data Storage |
| Headquarters | , USA |
Number of employees | over 200[1] |
| Website | cleversafe |
Cleversafe is based in Chicago, Illinois.[2] Cleversafe sells an object storage system, which it calls the Dispersed Storage Network[3] or dsNet. Cleversafe was co-founded in Chicago, Illinois, in 2004 by S. Christopher Gladden and Matthew M. England. It was originally based in IIT's technology incubator.
The company has stated that it provides "limitless data storage."[2] The company had 116 patents issued to it in 2014.[4]
IBM announced the completion of its acquisition of Cleversafe on November 6, 2015.[5]
References
- ^ "ITA Spotlight: Cleversafe". Illinois Technology Association. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
- ^ a b Rogers, Bruce (March 19, 2014). "Chris Gladwin's Cleversafe Seeks To Lead the 100+ Petabyte Storage Market". Forbes. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
- ^ "Data solutions for every major industry". Cleversafe. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
- ^ Pletz, John (March 28, 2015). "At these companies, it's patents before product". Crain's Chicago Business. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
- ^ "IBM Completes Acquisition of Cleversafe". www-03.ibm.com. 2015-11-06. Retrieved 2015-11-30.
Further reading
- Mellor, Chris (March 24, 2015). "Cleversafe attempts to infiltrate the storage laws of power". The Register. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
- Mellor, Chris (March 6, 2015). "Nena-bothering stats tempt Ericsson into Cleversafe's arms". The Register. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
- Mellor, Chris (March 3, 2015). "Neuralytix report: Cleversafe fumes over classification". The Register. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
- Mellor, Chris (September 30, 2014). "Is Cleversafe the object storage of HP's affection?". The Register. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
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