From Choosing Our Name On Path to Becoming the Preferred Storage Product in the Cloud
ΧΧ³ ΧΦ°ΦΌΧΦ·ΧΦΈΧ¨ ΧͺΧ©Χ’Χ΄Χ
Sunday was the 7th day of the month Adar, according to the hebrew calendar, and marked by the seventh letter in the Hebrew alphabet, (Z)ayin. It was exactly two years ago, on the 7th day of the month of Adar A, that we received funding for our new startup. Appropriately, we named it Zadara, exactly like the date on whichΒ it was born (ZAdarA).
We started our companyΒ with the idea of developing software that will provide the same performance, reliability, security and features of anΒ Enterprise SAN/NAS storage array, but for cloud usersΒ (something that seemed rather implausible at the time). Moreover, we wanted this software to employ all the great advantages we saw inΒ the cloud: elasticity, scalability,Β and pay-per-use. Β We wanted customers to have full control, speed, and security in the cloud, andΒ this was the genesis of the Virtual Private Storage Array (VPSAβ’).
We gathered an existing expert team of engineers, developers and entrepreneurs, each withΒ exceptional enterprise storage and networking experience. This team has been working together continuouslyΒ for aboutΒ 12 years – something quite unusual in the startup realm! This unique aspect of our company isΒ one of our greatest advantages in not only building a rock solid product, but also inΒ being able to adapt quickly to new challengesΒ and implementΒ newΒ ideas rapidly. It was thisΒ phenomenal team that was able to create what people thought would be impossible. It was their in-depth knowledge, diligence, creativity and extraordinary teamwork that allowed us in just two years not only to develop a product from the ground up, but already be in production at major cloud providersΒ and have built upΒ a sizable pool of paying customers. (See our major milestone chart below.)
As CEO, I see us walking the path of successful companies: come up with an innovative idea in a fast-growing market, assemble a team of storage superstars, prove that the new product is needed, develop a rock solid technology,Β and prove that customers are willing to pay for the product. We managed to do allΒ this in two shortΒ years!
What do I envision on Z Adar two years from today? I see Zadara Storage as the preferred storage productΒ in the cloud! To find outΒ what makes me so confident, I invite you to see for yourself! We have a special anniversary offerΒ and a free trial. Sign up here.
Nelson Nahum, co-founder and CEO
| Zadara Storage Major Milestones |
