GreenBytes explained

GreenBytes
Type:Private
Industry:Computer Software, IT Services
Foundation:Ashaway, Rhode Island, United States
Founder:
  • Robert Petrocelli
  • Richard Petrocelli
Fate:Acquired by Oracle Corporation
Location City:275 Promenade Street, Suite 225, Providence, Rhode Island
Location Country:United States
Area Served:Worldwide
Key People:
Products:IO Offload Engine

GreenBytes was an American company providing inline deduplication data storage appliances and cloud-scale IO-Offload systems.[1] [2] [3] [4] Robert Petrocelli founded the company in 2007.[1] [5] On May 15, 2014, it was acquired by Oracle Corporation.

History

The company began as a provider of energy-efficient inline deduplication storage appliances.[1]

In March 2012, GreenBytes released Solidarity, a high availability solid-state drive (SSD) array.[2] [6] Solidarity’s operating system, GO OS, provides real-time deduplication and compression.[6] [7]

In 2012, the company raised $12 million from Generation Investment Management, an investment fund founded by former US Vice President Al Gore,[3] [8] [9] bringing the total amount it had raised by then to $24 million.[10] GreenBytes stated it would use the new funds to expand sales and marketing of its data storage arrays.[9]

In July 2012, GreenBytes acquired the ZEVO ZFS technology for Mac OS X, developed by former Apple engineer Don Brady, who then joined the GreenBytes team. In that same month, Stephen O’Donnell became chairman of the company and Brett Johnson was appointed as senior vice president of global sales.[5] [11] [12]

In August 2012, the company announced a new virtual desktop infrastructure device called IO Offload Engine.[4] [13] The IO Offload Engine captures the I/O intense data stream and processes it in a more effective and efficient manner. This represented a shift for GreenBytes from a focus as a storage array vendor toward input/output–offload solutions for the virtual desktop.[4] [7] [11] [12] [14]

On May 15, 2014, the company was acquired by Oracle Corporation.[15]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Five Questions With: Robert Petrocelli . . August 31, 2011 . January 26, 2013 . Kimberley Donoghue.
  2. Web site: 5 Must-Have SSD and Flash Products . . March 26, 2012 . January 26, 2013 . Drew Robb.
  3. Web site: GreenBytes Raises $12M for Fast, Green SSD Storage . . May 29, 2012 . January 26, 2013 . Pedro Hernandez.
  4. Web site: GreenBytes shifts focus to new IO Offload Engine . . August 21, 2012 . January 26, 2013 . Emily Greenhalgh.
  5. Web site: GreenBytes relocates corporate headquarters to Providence . . January 8, 2013 . January 26, 2013 . Emily Greenhalgh.
  6. Web site: GreenBytes Solidarity Offers Better than Solid Performance . . April 24, 2012 . January 26, 2013.
  7. Web site: Greenbytes Targets Excessive IOPs . Virtualization Review . October 3, 2012 . January 26, 2013 . Bruce Hoard.
  8. Web site: Al Gore pumps $12m into cheapo TLC flash upstart . . May 29, 2012 . January 26, 2013 . Chris Mellor.
  9. News: The Daily Start-Up: Al Gore Invests In Data Storage Co. GreenBytes . . May 30, 2012 . January 26, 2013.
  10. Web site: GreenBytes Gets $12M More, Led by Al Gore's Venture Firm . . May 29, 2012 . January 26, 2013 . Gregory T. Huang.
  11. Web site: GreenBytes brandishes full-fat clone VDI pumper . . October 12, 2012 . January 26, 2013 . Chris Mellor.
  12. Web site: GreenBytes founder steps aside for new blood . . November 28, 2012 . January 26, 2013 . Chris Mellor.
  13. Web site: Greenbytes revs IO Offload Engine to spark VDI adoption . . August 21, 2012 . January 26, 2013 . Todd Erickson.
  14. Web site: Dell, Nimble, GreenBytes and NetApp Up the Ante to Support VDI . . August 30, 2012 . January 26, 2013 . Gary Hilson.
  15. Web site: Oracle Acquires Storage Startup GreenBytes, Plans To Use It For ZFS Appliances . Kevin McLaughlin . 2014-05-16 . . 2014-05-17.