Logicworks
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| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry |
Cloud Hosting Managed Hosting |
| Founded | 1993 |
| Headquarters | New York City, NY, USA |
| Area served |
International United States |
| Key people |
Kenneth Ziegler CEO |
| Products |
Private Cloud Hybrid Cloud Solutions Public Cloud Solutions |
| Website | logicworks.net |
Logicworks is a cloud computing and managed hosting company headquartered in New York City.[1] Clients include: Dow Jones, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Orion Health, and 1-800-Flowers.com.[2]
History
The company was founded in February 1993. In 1998, Logicworks changed its focus from standard web hosting to more complex types of managed hosting. Other high points over the years included Logicworks getting the first MySQL enterprise partner designation in 2003, and expanding into private cloud hosting in 2007. The cloud focus continues through to today, starting with the Logicworks cloud in 2010 and adding another data center to bring the company up to three in 2011.[3]
Logicworks is a 75 employee company headed by CEO Kenneth Ziegler. Most of the 75 employees are full time technicians who keep the company's hosting equipment running. In April 2011, Logicworks received $7.6 million during a venture funding round. Logicworks' cloud offerings are marketed as traditional cloud computing offers instead of remote hosting solutions.[4]
Services
Logicworks focuses on the specific industries: software-as-a-service, healthcare, media, e-commerce, financial services, and marketing/advertising. It also focuses strongly on all compliance matters, including PCI DSS, HIPAA and SSAE-16. As of June 15, 2011, SSAE 16 audits have replaced SAS 70 audits.[5]
Logicworks Private Cloud is run on VMWare’s virtualization platform and is fully dedicated to each customer.[6]
The Logicworks Cloud public cloud platform, incorporates Citrix's CloudStack, ScienceLogic's EM7 and EMC Isilon. This company's cloud hosting services are also designed to integrate with clients' existing software and hardware resources. [1]
Logicworks provides managed services for the Amazon Web Services cloud infrastructure called Managed Amazon Web Services. Logicworks adds a management layer on top of the AWS cloud to help companies strategize, architect, implement, and scale AWS cloud instances and tools for their applications.[7]
Awards
In 2013 Logicworks was named among the "Best Places to Work in New York City" by Crain's New York Business.[8]
References
- ↑ Made in New York List, Made in New York, Retrieved August 2, 2013
- ↑ Panettieri, Joe. Top 100 Cloud Services Providers List 2012, Talkin Cloud, Penton Media, May 16, 2012, Retrieved November 9, 2012
- ↑ Panettieri, Joe. Logicworks: The Cloud Your Way (Public, Private, Hybrid, And...), Talkin Cloud, Penton Media, July 26, 2012, Retrieved November 9, 2012
- ↑ Koyfman, Andrew. Logicworks Receives $7,600,000 New Financing Round Xconomy, Xconomy, Inc, April 5, 2011, Retrieved November 9, 2012
- ↑ "SSAE 16 (SOC 1) Overview".
- ↑ Burt, Jeffrey. Logicworks Offers Private Cloud Service eWeek, Ziff Davis Enterprise, June 18, 2009, retrieved November 9, 2012
- ↑ Henderson, Nicole. Logicworks Launches Managed AWS Cloud Service Web Host Industry Review, iNET Interactive, June 5, 2013, retrieved June 7, 2013
- ↑ Best Places to Work in New York City Crain's New York, December 17, 2013, Retrieved January 23, 2014
External links
- Official website
- Woods, Dan Buyers Beward "Private Clouds" That Aren't Clouds at All Forbes Magazine, Forbes, Inc., September 23, 2012.
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