CloudShare (formerly IT Structures) is a

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provider founded in 2007 in

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. It is now headquartered in

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Services

CloudShare combines aspects of

virtualization In computing, virtualization or virtualisation (sometimes abbreviated v12n, a numeronym) is the act of creating a virtual (rather than actual) version of something at the same abstraction level, including virtual computer hardware platforms, stor ...

and advanced features to offer

software as a service Software as a service (SaaS ) is a software licensing and delivery model in which software is licensed on a subscription basis and is centrally hosted. SaaS is also known as "on-demand software" and Web-based/Web-hosted software. SaaS is con ...

(Saas). Similar to virtual lab automation, CloudShare makes full-featured virtual enterprise environments available online and on-demand. This has applications including developing and testing, pre-sales demos, proofs-of-concept, evaluations, technical training, development and certification of hardware or software and channel enablement. Customers can create multi-machine IT environments in the cloud or upload existing virtual machines. CloudShare supports

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(VMWare, Oracle VirtualBox ) and

operating systems An operating system (OS) is system software that manages computer hardware, software resources, and provides common services for computer programs. Time-sharing operating systems schedule tasks for efficient use of the system and may also inc ...

(Windows 7, Ubuntu), and provides templates for new machines with operating systems and even software (such as

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) preinstalled. Created environments can consist of a single

virtual machine In computing, a virtual machine (VM) is the virtualization/emulation of a computer system. Virtual machines are based on computer architectures and provide functionality of a physical computer. Their implementations may involve specialized hardw ...

or multiple networked machines and are able to operate seamlessly with the user’s physical PC or workstation. These environments can then be saved, replicated and shared with additional users who are free to interact with their own independent replica (or “snapshot”). * CloudShare Enterprise is designed for enterprise-grade applications such as development and testing, virtual training, presales demos, proof of concepts, technical evaluations, and other IT functions. More robust and offering greater compute power and storage, as well as unlimited machines and sharing, CloudShare Enterprise also includes: ** a user management dashboard with analytics tools ** multiple user hierarchies, roles and privileges ** customer branding ** user-interface customization ** integration with Salesforce.com

History

CloudShare was founded in

Tel Aviv, Israel Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the G ...

in January 2007 by Avner Rosenan, Ophir Kra-Oz and Zvi Guterman, The company was originally named IT Structures. In 2009, CloudShare moved its headquarters to San Mateo, California. In December 2009, CloudShare closed its series B round of funding, receiving $10 million from

Sequoia Capital Sequoia Capital is an American venture capital firm. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California, and specializes in seed stage, early stage, and growth stage investments in private companies across technology sectors. , Sequoia's total a ...

Charles River Ventures Charles River Ventures (CRV) is a venture capital firm focused on early-stage investments in technology. The firm was founded in 1970 to commercialize research that came out of MIT. Its name comes from the Charles River. History The firm has rai ...

, and Gemini Capital, bringing total venture capital funding to $16 million. In 2014, Zvi Guterman bought the company back from Sequoia Capital and took it private.{{Cite web, url=https://www.fierceceo.com/technology/zvi-guterman-ceo-at-cloudshare-mounts-comeback-after-purchasing-company, title=Zvi Guterman, CEO at CloudShare, mounts comeback after purchasing company

References

Cloud computing providers