GoGrid

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GoGrid
Developer(s) GoGrid, LLC
2 Harrison St. Suite 200
San Francisco, CA 94105
Type Cloud infrastructure
License Proprietary

GoGrid was a cloud infrastructure service, hosting Linux and Windows virtual machines managed by a multi-server control panel and a RESTful API. In January 2015, Datapipe announced the acquisition of GoGrid. [1]

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Awards & recognitions

In July 2008, GoGrid was selected as a Finalist for LinuxWorld 2008 Product Excellence Award by IDG World Expo and LinuxWorld.com. [2]

In June 2010, GoGrid won “Best Channel Incentives” Award at 2010 ASCII Group Reseller Success Summit. [3]

In March 2012, GoGrid selected as a winner of the Cloud-Infrastructure Category in OnDemand 2012, by AlwaysOn. [4]

In 2011-2014, GoGrid appeared on the Gartner Cloud Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) Magic Quadrant.

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References

  1. Datapipe Acquires GoGrid – A Roundup of Reactions
  2. "GoGrid selected as a Finalist for LinuxWorld 2008 Product Excellence Award". Archived from the original on 2010-08-10. Retrieved 2010-09-06.
  3. "GoGrid Wins "Best Channel Incentives" Award at 2010 ASCII Reseller Success Summit". Archived from the original on 2010-06-22. Retrieved 2010-09-06.
  4. "GoGrid Recognized among OnDemand Top 100". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-12-03.