Wasabi Technologies Explained

Wasabi Technologies, Inc.
Former Name:Blue Archive
Type:Private
Industry:Cloud storage software
Founded: in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Founder:David Friend, Jeff Flowers
Hq Location City:Boston, Massachusetts
Hq Location Country:U.S.
Area Served:Worldwide
Key People:David Friend CEO
Jeff Flowers CTO
Products:Wasabi Hot Storage
Footnotes:[1]

Wasabi Technologies, Inc. is an American object storage service provider based in Boston, Massachusetts that sells cloud storage.[2] The company was co-founded in September 2015 by David Friend and Jeff Flowers and launched its cloud storage product in May 2017.[3]

History

Friend and Flowers were previously co-founders of Carbonite, an online backup service, among other companies.[4] Friend also previously launched ARP Instruments, Computer Pictures, Pilot Software, and Faxnet.[5] [6]

The company was initially called "BlueArchive" at its founding, but was later renamed to "Wasabi Technologies, Inc." after hot Japanese horseradish.

Wasabi Technologies, Inc. was launched with a single data center location in Ashburn, Virginia.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cloud storage startup Wasabi Technologies raises $68 million - Storage Soup . 2018-11-07 . 2018-11-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181108030032/https://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/storage-soup/cloud-storage-startup-wasabi-technologies-raises-68-million/ . dead .
  2. Web site: Kepes . Ben . Wasabi serves up some spicy AWS-killer claims . NetworkWorld . 3 May 2017 . IDG . 7 November 2018.
  3. Web site: Cline . Keith . Wasabi - Taking on the Tech Giants with Hot Storage . https://web.archive.org/web/20170513222207/https://venturefizz.com/blog/wasabi-taking-tech-giants-hot-storage . 2017-05-13 . 9 February 2018 . Venture Fizz.
  4. Web site: Engel . Jeff . 3 May 2017 . Friend & Flowers Return With Wasabi, Take on Amazon in "Hot Storage" . Xconomy . Xconomy, Inc..
  5. Web site: Albertson . Mark . 2022-07-20 . Wasabi's 'hot cloud storage' gains traction as data security strategies evolve . 2022-11-26 . SiliconANGLE . en-US.
  6. Web site: 2022-11-22 . David Friend, Wasabi Technologies CEO and Co-Founder, Announced as Keynote Speaker at TiE Boston Annual Gala on Dec. 2, 2022 . 2022-11-26 . INDIA New England News . en.
  7. Web site: Lawson. Stephen. How to size up a new cloud service like low-priced Wasabi. NetworkWorld. 3 May 2017. IDG. 9 February 2018.

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