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Groundwork, Inc.
IndustryNetwork Management Software
Founded2003
HeadquartersSan Francisco, California
Key people
Dave Lilly, Robert Fanini
ProductsGroundWork Monitor, Cloud Connector
Websitehttp://www.gwos.com

GroundWork, Inc. is an open-source platform for [enterprise-level network, application, and cloud management.[1] GroundWork competes with the four largest proprietary systems-management products in the world, Tivoli, Openview, Patrol, and Unicenter, and is known for being the first company to develop enterprise-class open source products for systems and network administrators.[2][3] GroundWork products are used by organizations in more than 50 countries, and the company’s customers include AOL, Boeing, Crocs, National Australia Bank, Siemens, and Stanford University.[1]

GroundWork was founded by Dave Lilly and Robert Fanini in 2004, and the company is headquartered in San Francisco, California.[4][5][6]

History

Prior to founding GroundWork, Robert Fanini and Dave Lilly founded SiteROCK, an e-Commerce management service that was sold to Avasta in 2002.[7][5] The pair launched GroundWork in 2003, and Robert Fanini served as the first CEO.[7] Later CEOs included Ranga Rangachari and Pete Jackson.[4][8] Dave Lilly is the current CEO.[9]

GroundWork was the first company to market enterprise-class open source products for systems and network administrators.[2] The company was also an early supporter of the open source community, and co-sponsored the creation of BayLISA, a discussion forum for open source related topics.[2]

Since its founding in 2004, GroundWork has raised more than $28.5 million in venture funding.[5][10][6][11]

Products and Services

GroundWork’s primary products are a combination of open source and proprietary systems and network management software.[2][12] The company's software is built on several open source products and standards including Apache, and the Nagios open source systems management project.[3][13][14]

GroundWork’s flagship product is called GroundWork Monitor.[3][15] The product bundles and enhances several successful open source IT management tools to streamline deployment as a single solution.[16][17] In June 2010, GroundWork Open Source introduced a product called Cloud Connector that integrates Eucalyptus with Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud.[15][18] GroundWork also offers a suite of services to assist organizations with the planning, implementation, and operation of enterprise-level network management.[1][16]

In February 2013, the company began offering a version of its cloud monitoring tool that runs on Red Hat Enterprise Linux.[19]

Awards

GroundWork Open Source was named to the CRN Emerging Vendors List in 2008, 2009, and 2010.[20]

External Links

Groundwork

References

  1. ^ a b c "Company". Groundwork. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d Jack M. Germain (January 22, 2007). "GroundWork VP Barbagallo: Open Source Taking On the Big Four". Tech News World. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
  3. ^ a b c Charles Babcock (June 19, 2009). "GroundWork Monitor Adds JBoss Portal". InformationWeek. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
  4. ^ a b Matt Asay (July 1, 2008). "The open-source CEO: An interview with Dave Lilly of GroundWork". CNet. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
  5. ^ a b c "Oakland open-source startup raises $3M". San Francisco Business Times. May 25, 2004. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
  6. ^ a b "Groundwork Open Source Raises $5 Million". peHUB. October 13, 2009. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
  7. ^ a b "Executive Profile - Robert Fanini". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
  8. ^ Sean Michael Kerner (November 9, 2007). "Ranga Rangachari, CEO, GroundWork". IT Business Edge. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
  9. ^ Nicholas Mukhar (January 18, 2012). "GroundWork Monitor Core: Free Network, App, Cloud Monitoring". MSPmentor. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
  10. ^ "GroundWork Secures $8.5 Million in Venture Funding". Tech News World. March 30, 2005. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
  11. ^ "GroundWork Open Source, an IT management co., raises $12.5M". Venture Beat. February 6, 2007. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
  12. ^ Denise Dubie (August 4, 2009). "How open source management software stacks up". Network World. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
  13. ^ Alex Woodie (October 13, 2009). "GroundWork Cuts Price on Open Source Systems Management Tool". IT Jungle. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
  14. ^ Jonah Kowall (October 3, 2012). "Low Cost and Free Monitoring". Gartner. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
  15. ^ a b Sean Michael Kerner (October 11, 2010). "GroundWork Open Source Improves Network Monitoring". IT Business Edge. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
  16. ^ a b Krishnan Subramanian (March 24, 2010). "IT Management Made Simple With Zendesk And GroundWork Open Source". Cloud ave. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
  17. ^ "GroundWork Open Source Releases GroundWork Monitor Enterprise 6.2". VMBlog. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
  18. ^ Andrew R Hickey (April 6, 2010). "GroundWork, Eucalyptus Team For Cloud Monitoring". CRN. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
  19. ^ Chris Talbot (February 21, 2013). "GroundWork Monitor Core for Red Hat Linux Goes Live on AWS Marketplace". Talkin' Cloud. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
  20. ^ "2008 CRN Emerging Vendors: The List". CRN. June 27, 2008. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
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