CloudGenix, an emerging player in “cloud” technology through its software-defined networking rather than traditional routers, will formally open its new Raleigh operation next week. CEO Kumar Ramachandran will be in the Triangle to discuss the company, its technology, and the new jobs it’s bringing.
First, the technology.
CloudGenix focuses on building wide-area-networks for clients through software, not devices. The goal is to create a “centralized control plane, or brain, and couples that intelligence with its policy-based language” rather than a typical “fragmented” network.
Offering what it calls “Instant On” access to the cloud, CloudGenix contends its solutions are more cost efficient and improve network performance.
(Watch a video tutorial on the technology at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=3&v=YlSfPOHiF8c)
And the technology’s appeal is growing. In a report from Gartner, which CloudGenix makes available through its website, the research firm forecasts that the percentage of enterprises using SD-WANs will surge to 30 percent by 2019 from 1 percent today.
The company, which launched in 2013 and is backed by Bain Capital Ventures, Charles River Ventures and the Mayfield Fund, chose 124 Glenwood Avenue for its Raleigh location. It will serve as the East Coast hub for the firm, which is based in San Jose, Calif. The open house is set for June 23 at 5 p.m.
Six jobs are currently listed as being available in the Triangle.
Matthew Phillips, a former IT executive at EMC which has a major presence in the Triangle, is CloudGenix regional vice president.
“Enterprises in a range of verticals are rapidly adopting CloudGenix SD-WAN to gain cost and performance benefits that rigid, hardware-based WANs simply can’t deliver,” said Phillips. “With our new East Coast headquarters, CloudGenix is working toward meeting the demand created by our innovation. I’m excited to help bring a market disruptor to the region, and to join the team that is driving a shift in the long-stagnant networking market.”
