The startup offers an enterprise cloud computing platform that combines software-defined infrastructure with the agility of public cloud services and the security of private cloud environments. This enables organizations to deploy virtual desktop infrastructure and custom workloads without significant capital expenditures or hardware investments.
Funding
$11.6M 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.
Founders
Product
Problem
Organizations face challenges in deploying and managing virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) and other virtualized workloads due to the complexity and high costs associated with traditional solutions. These legacy systems often require specialized expertise, significant capital expenditures for hardware, and ongoing investments in management infrastructure.
Solution
HiveIO offers Hive Fabric, a virtualization platform that simplifies the deployment and management of VDI, virtual server infrastructure (VSI), hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI), and edge computing environments. Hive Fabric is an all-in-one solution that integrates the necessary components into a single product, enabling organizations to deploy and scale their virtual infrastructure in less than an hour. The platform leverages a distributed architecture based on swarm theory, intelligently utilizing resources and automating management tasks to reduce the need for specialized IT staff. By abstracting the complexities of the underlying infrastructure, Hive Fabric lowers the total cost of ownership and delivers an improved end-user experience.
Target Audience
The primary target audience includes enterprises, managed service providers (MSPs), educational institutions, and organizations with remote offices seeking a simplified and cost-effective virtualization solution for VDI, VSI, HCI, and edge computing.
Features
- Built on the KVM hypervisor, providing a scalable and efficient foundation for virtualization.
- Software-defined networking capabilities to virtualize physical network infrastructure and optimize network usage.
- Integrated hyperconverged and RAM-based storage capabilities, along with support for network and cloud-based storage technologies.
- Desktop broker featuring a browser-based portal and HTML5 client for connecting to virtual and physical desktops from any device.
- Integrated access gateway with support for multi-factor authentication (MFA) technologies.
- Intelligent management via a distributed message bus, eliminating the need for dedicated management infrastructure.
- Data protection features for replicating critical VMs, user volumes, and templates to cloud or on-premises storage.
- Hive Sense, a cloud-based proactive monitoring service that identifies potential issues and automates support engagement.
- Profile management for controlling the user's virtual desktop experience and persisting user profiles.
- Web UI and reporting for managing multiple sites and clusters from a single pane of glass.