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{{Infobox company
| company_namename = CloudShare
| company_logologo =
| company_typetype = [[Privately held company|Private]]
| foundation = [[Tel Aviv, Israel]], 2007
| location = [[San MateoFrancisco, California|San MateoFrancisco]], [[California]], [[United States|USA]]
| key_people = GuriZvi StarkGuterman (CEO)
| products = CloudShare Enterprise<br />CloudShare ProPlus
| homepage = [http://www.CloudShare.com/ CloudShare.com]
}}
 
'''CloudShare''' (formerly IT Structures) is a [[cloud computing]] provider whichfounded enablesin users2007 toin create,[[Israel]]. replicateIt andis sharenow fully functional IT environmentsheadquartered in the[[San CloudFrancisco, California]].<ref>http{{Cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2010/02/15/cloudshare-launches-lightweight-version-of-software-deployment-platform/</ref>|title = TheCloudShare companyLaunches (formerlyLightweight ITVersion Structures)of Cloud-Based Demo Center| date=16 February 2010 }}</ref><ref>http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Cloud-Computing/Startup-IT-Structures-Builds-Virtual-IT-Environments-688891/ {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://startupmania.net/2009/12/14/cloudshare/</ref> was|title=IT founded in January 2007 in Israel andStructures is nowNow headquartered in [[San MateoCloudShare, California]].Raises In December 2009, CloudShare closed its Series B round of funding, receivingAdditional $10MM10 fromMillion [[Sequoia&#124; Capital]],StartUpMania [[Charles|access-date=2010-07-08 River Ventures]], and Gemini Capital, bringing total venture capital funding to $16MM.<ref>http|archive-url=https://thenextwebweb.comarchive.org/2009web/1220100316212525/12/startup-funding-roundup-emo-labs-cloudshare-51-land-cash/</ref><ref>http://virtualizationstartupmania.com/newsnet/2009/12/1714/cloudshare/ |archive-abandonsdate=2010-stealth03-mode16 |url-with-10m-in-vc-funding/</ref><ref>http://www.sequoiacap.com/israel/cloudsharestatus=dead }}</ref>
 
== Products and OfferingsServices ==
CloudShare combines aspects of [[Hardware virtualization|virtualization]], [[cloud computing]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://features.techworld.com/virtualisation/3213879/cloud-virtualisation-wasting-it-resources/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100324093210/http://features.techworld.com/virtualisation/3213879/cloud-virtualisation-wasting-it-resources/ |archive-date=2010-03-24 |title=Cloud, virtualisation: Wasting IT resources - Feature - Techworld.com}}</ref> and webadvanced conferencingfeatures to offer a [[software as a service]] (Saas).<ref>{{Cite solutionweb for|url=http://www.thevarguy.com/2010/06/14/cloudshare-throw-your-infrastructure-into-the-cloud/ delivering|title=CloudShare: ITThrow toYour colleagues,Infrastructure clients,into customersthe andCloud partners&#124; the VAR Guy |access-date=2010-07-08 |archive-url=https://web.<ref>archive.org/web/20100620051904/http://www.thevarguy.com/2010/06/14/cloudshare-throw-your-infrastructure-into-the-cloud/ |archive-date=2010-06-20 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Similar to [[virtual lab automation]], CloudShare makes full-featured virtual enterprise environments available online and on-demand. This has a variety of applications including developing and testing,<ref name="sptechweb_35246">{{cite web |date=2011-02-07 |title=CloudShare ProPlus Enables Rapid Development and Testing for Microsoft SharePoint |url=http://www.sptechweb.com/link/35246 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724030104/http://www.sptechweb.com/link/35246 |archive-date=2011-07-24}}</ref> pre-sales demos,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2009/11/03/14354/ |title=New motto for sales: Always be (Virtually) closing - Fortune Tech |access-date=2010-07-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100715030605/http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2009/11/03/14354/ |archive-date=2010-07-15 |url-status=dead }}</ref> proofs-of-concept, evaluations, technical training, development and certification of hardware or software and channel enablement.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://cloudcomputing.sys-con.com/node/1440557 |title=CloudShare Delivers 50 Percent Return on Investment &#124; Cloud Computing Journal |access-date=2010-07-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716182759/http://cloudcomputing.sys-con.com/node/1440557 |archive-date=2011-07-16 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.crn.com/software/223101597;jsessionid=EOZC3CHELHABRQE1GHRSKH4ATMY32JVN |title=CloudShare: Build and Send IT Environments in the Cloud - Emerging Vendors - IT Channel News and Views by CRN and VARBusiness |access-date=2010-07-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100308095710/http://www.crn.com/software/223101597 |archive-date=2010-03-08 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
 
Customers can create multi-machine IT environments in the cloud<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ebizq.net/topics/cloud_computing/features/11898.html|title=Purchase Intent Data for Enterprise Tech Sales and Marketing|date=17 November 2015}}</ref> or upload existing virtual machines.<ref>http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Virtualization/CloudShare-FastUpload-Will-Ease-Moving-VMs-to-the-Cloud-406760/ {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref> CloudShare supports leading [[hypervisors]] (VMWare, XenOracle VirtualBox <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.itprotoday.com/virtualization/cloudshare-adds-vm-import-migration-tool-vmware-oracle-vms|title = CloudShare Adds VM Import Migration Tool for VMware, Oracle VMS|date = 16 September 2017}}</ref>) and [[operating systems]] (Windows 7, Ubuntu), and provides 18 templates for new machines with operating systems and even software (such as [[Microsoft SharePoint 2010]], [[Microsoft Office 2010]] or [[Ruby on Rails]]) preinstalled.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/products/?p=1366 |title = Search {{!}} com.com}}</ref> <ref>http: name="sptechweb_35246"//www.sptechweb.com/link/35246</ref>
 
Created environments can consist of a single [[virtual machine]] or multiple networked machines and are able to operate seamlessly with the user’s physical PC or workstation.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ondemandbeat.com/2010/03/12/cloudshare-democratizes-the-cloud/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715001937/http://www.ondemandbeat.com/2010/03/12/cloudshare-democratizes-the-cloud/ |archive-date=2011-07-15 |title=CloudShare Democratizes The Cloud {{!}} OnDemand Beat}}</ref> These environments can then be saved, replicated and shared with additional users who are free to interact with their own independent replica (or “snapshot”) as they would like – install software, access the Internet, save or download files etc.
 
There are two products currently offered by CloudShare:
 
* '''CloudShare ProPlus''' is the single user version of the CloudShare platform designed for individual users and small teams of developers, solution integrators and IT professionals to share simple, multi-VM environments for a variety of uses. It includes preinstalled templates (such as Windows and Linux operating systems, SharePoint 2010, Oracle 11g and others), but is limited to one environment (up to six virtual machines) and has restrictions on computing power. Storage, networking, bandwidth and CPU usage are included. <ref>http://bx.businessweek.com/technology-for-smbs/view?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbackend.710302.xyz%3A443%2Fhttp%2Fc.moreover.com%2Fclick%2Fhere.pl%3Fr4022898755%26f%3D9791</ref>
 
* '''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<ref>{{Cite web |title="Cloud Demo Center" Plugin |url=http://sites.force.com/appexchange/listingDetail?listingId=a0N30000001qExdEAE |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091215101633/https://sites.force.com/appexchange/listingDetail?listingId=a0N30000001qExdEAE |archive-date=2009-12-15}}</ref>
 
== History ==
CloudShare was founded in [[Tel Aviv, Israel]] 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.calcalist.co.il/internet/articles/0,7340,L-3388854,00.html|title=קלאודשר: כמו האפסטור של אפל, רק בעולם הארגוני|date=19 January 2010}}</ref>
In December 2009, CloudShare closed its series B round of funding, receiving $10 million from [[Sequoia Capital]], [[Charles River Ventures]], and Gemini Capital, bringing total venture capital funding to $16 million.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thenextweb.com/2009/12/12/startup-funding-roundup-emo-labs-cloudshare-51-land-cash/|title = Startup Funding Roundup – Emo Labs, Cloudshare, 5:1 All Land Cash|date = 12 December 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://virtualization.com/news/2009/12/17/cloudshare-abandons-stealth-mode-with-10m-in-vc-funding/ | title=CloudShare Abandons Stealth Mode with $10M in VC Funding }}</ref> In 2014, Zvi Guterman bought the company back from Sequoia Capital and took it private.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
 
== Customers and Competitors ==
'''Key CloudShare customers:'''<ref>http://www.cloudshare.com/Customers/customer_list.aspx</ref>
:* Cisco
:* Websense
:* SAP
:* VMWare
:* Alcatel-Lucent
:* McAfee
'''Potential competitors:'''
:* Surgient
:* Amazon AWS
:* Hatsize
:* WebEx
:* [http://www.softwaredemo.com SoftwareDEMO]
:* Skytap
:* [http://www.readytech.com ReadyTech]
 
== Management Team ==
CloudShare’s management team comes from Autodesk,<ref>http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2011/02/23/cloudshare-names-guri-stark-ceo.html</ref>Check Point, VMWare and GE.<ref>http://www.crunchbase.com/company/cloudshare</ref>
 
== References ==