Join Club

New Rosslyn Company Protects Cloud Systems from Security Holes

Startup Monday header

Editor’s Note: Sponsored by Monday Properties and written by ARLnow.com, Startup Monday is a weekly column that profiles Arlington-based startups and their founders, plus other local technology happenings. The Ground Floor, Monday’s office space for young companies in Rosslyn, is now open. The Metro-accessible space features a 5,000-square-foot common area that includes a kitchen, lounge area, collaborative meeting spaces, and a stage for formal presentations.

Divvycloud(Updated at 4 p.m.) A new Rosslyn company is making cloud servers safer by finding security problems and fixing them.

The introduction of cloud server systems, like Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud and iCloud, presented a problem for companies and information technology consultants.

The cloud allowed easy access to a company data server without having to go through IT personnel. Not going through IT meant there were more security holes and fewer ways to check if the company was using the server in the most cost effective manner, said Brian Johnson, the CEO and co-founder of Divvycloud, a company now based in Rosslyn.

In order to fix these gaps, Johnson and Divvcloud’s two other co-founders, Chris DeRamus and Andrew Mann, created a cloud server monitor in order to find security holes and close them.

Before the cloud, IT personnel would have to give people access to a company server if they wanted to use it outside of the office, such as from home or at a coffee shop. Once a person was done with the server, IT personnel would close the hole left from giving access, Johnson said.

Divvycloud Co-founder Chris DeRamus

A hybrid cloud server is a two part system where some company data is hosted on a public cloud, like Amazon Web Services, and other company data is hosted on a private cloud that can only be accessed within that company. Once hybrid cloud servers were introduced, employees could access the server without going through IT, which meant access holes were left open. Divvycloud’s system can find these holes and automatically close them.

The system is “event-driven automation for self-healing cloud infrastructure,” said Peter Scott, the chief strategy officer for Divvycloud.

Divvycloud’s system allows companies to have all the perks of a cloud system while making sure the organization’s interests are protected, Scott said. The system also looks at cost effectiveness and server capacity in order to allow a company’s cloud system to run faster, be safer and cost less.

“We help organizations manage multi-hybrid cloud in a way that delivers of the promise of cloud in terms of agility, cost effectiveness and speed, but still allows IT to keep the system secure,” Scott said.

Peter Scott (left) and Brian Johnson (right)The two-year old company recently moved to a new office at 1400 Key Boulevard in Rosslyn from its original location in Tysons Corner. The move was sparked by the need to recruit, Scott said.

The company wanted to tap into the pool of developers in the D.C. area and those coming out of the area’s colleges.

“We needed to be close to be close to a Metro stop to do that,” Johnson said.

The company is currently hiring, and it is looking for people who will be a fresh perspective and can challenge the founders’ vision for the company, he said. People should be excited about the company and not just about having a job.

“We need to build a company that people want to work for,” Johnson said.

The company’s job openings are currently on its website, and Scott and Johnson said that people can always shoot an informational email to the company to ask about the positions.

“You never know where you are going to find the perfect fit,” Johnson said. “And they are really hard to come by.”

Recent Stories

ARLnow Daily Debrief for Sep 22, 2023

Good Friday evening, Arlington. Let’s take a look back at today’s stories and a look forward to tomorrow’s event calendar. 🕗 News recap The following articles were published earlier today…

A local nonprofit specializing in job placement for disabled individuals is drawing on federal funding to expand its services.

This column is written by the team at Arrowine & Cheese (4508 Cherry Hill Road). Sign up for the email newsletter and receive exclusive discounts and offers. Order from Arrowine’s expanding online store for curbside pickup…

An Arlington teen of the same name as an 18-year-old convicted in a recent high-profile case has been arrested after allegedly fleeing from police.

Thorough Testing

Sometimes mold is easy to spot, but you don’t know how deep inside your walls it has spread. It can grow in sinks, cabinets, and other places you frequent every day. If you find mold, the question remains: Do I call a professional? Thistle Environmental, LLC believes in quality, comprehensive testing.

CALL NOW: (703) 929-4036

Submit your own Announcement here.

NY Cat Film Festival

Experience through film the beauty of our relationships to cats. This unique film is a compilation of shorts with a feline theme which premieres every year in New York City and then travels to venues across the United States. This

First Baby? Find Your New Mom Tribe!

Whether you’re expecting your first or you just had your first baby, we want to meet YOU! All those feelings you’re having are NORMAL and it’s not just you, so please don’t isolate yourself (that’s quicksand)! Join us for a

×

Subscribe to our mailing list