IBM Cloud Object Storage
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Data Storage |
| Founded | 2004 |
| 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 founded in Chicago, Illinois in 2004 by S. Christopher Gladwin and 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 and has since rebranded the company's products as IBM Cloud Object Storage.[5]
References
- ^ "ITA Spotlight: Cleversafe". Illinois Technology Association. Retrieved September 25, 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 April 11, 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. November 6, 2015. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
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.
- Mellor, Chris (September 21, 2013). "Whoosh, Whiff, Swiffle .. CLINK: Cleversafe chucks $50m in vault". The Register. Retrieved June 25, 2016.
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