Clockwork Systems provides high-accuracy network clock synchronization technology that enhances the performance of latency-sensitive applications in on-premises data centers and public clouds. Their solution eliminates network congestion, allowing businesses to optimize resource usage and defer autoscaling until absolutely necessary.
Funding
$41.6M raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
ABCLJY+5Founders
Product
Problem
Latency-sensitive applications in modern data centers and cloud environments suffer from performance degradation due to network congestion and lack of precise clock synchronization between servers. This results in packet drops, increased latency, and inefficient resource utilization, ultimately hindering application performance and scalability.
Solution
Clockwork Systems offers a high-accuracy network clock synchronization and congestion control platform that enhances the performance of latency-critical applications. By providing precise clock synchronization with nanosecond-level accuracy, Clockwork enables accurate one-way latency measurements, allowing for proactive congestion control and near-elimination of packet drops. The platform's "Packet Rocket" feature dynamically adjusts network traffic flow, optimizing bandwidth utilization and minimizing latency. This results in improved application performance, reduced autoscaling needs, and the ability to do more with existing resources.
Target Audience
Clockwork's primary customers are enterprises and cloud providers running latency-sensitive applications such as AI/ML workloads, financial trading platforms, and high-performance computing environments.
Features
- High-accuracy network clock synchronization with up to five-nanosecond accuracy using hardware-based timestamps
- "Packet Rocket" congestion control feature that minimizes packet loss and reduces latency
- One-way latency measurements for accurate congestion detection
- Dynamic bandwidth allocation and traffic prioritization based on application needs
- Identification of co-located virtual machines to mitigate noisy neighbor issues
- UniChron API for setting dynamic bounds on clock accuracy
- Interactive control panel and programmatic API access for managing platform features