Viewfinity launches cloud computing systems management
Q&A: Viewfinity's president on the company's new management suite that uses virtualization and takes systems and privilege management into the cloud
Follow @infoworldSystems management startup Viewfinity announced the availability of an updated suite of management products that help differentiate the company by taking advantage of two of today's most interesting and cost-saving technologies: virtualization and cloud computing.
The company's new cloud computing model offers cost-effective and easy-to-use systems and privilege management solution for laptops, desktops, and servers. And it provides management support for both in-house and mobile workforces.
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To help grow the company and allow it to scale, Viewfinity also announced that it has secured a $9 million Series B-round of funding from Giza Venture Capital, JK&B Capital, and Longworth Venture Partners.
To find out more about this cloud-based management solution, I was able to speak with Gil Rapaport, Viewfinity's president.
InfoWorld: Your company is introducing the concept of bringing systems management into the cloud. Can you tell us why you're taking that position and explain what you've done that makes it really that easy to use?
Gil Rapaport: If you look at the evolution of systems management so far, it started with tools like Microsoft SMS, Altiris, LANdesk, and a few other legacy applications. These systems are costly to implement, costly to manage, and complex to use. Improvements came by the way of appliance-based solutions, but those still required a capital investment in infrastructure and operations, as well as license costs. With our cloud-computing software platform, the software can be quickly and easily installed and ready for evaluation. IT departments can turn their focus to managing computers to meet their business needs instead of focusing on the management platform. We make it extremely cost effective and easy for IT to support local and mobile workers. And our approach delivers value quickly, scales with business need, and eliminates the cost of in-house implementations.
