Orbitera
{{Short description|American cloud services provider}}
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{{Infobox company
| name = Orbitera
| logo = File:Orbitera.png
| type = Subsidiary
| industry = SaaS, Cloud computing
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| founders = Brian Singer, Firas Bushnaq
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| hq_location_city = Mountain View, California
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| key_people = Marcin Kurc (CEO)
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| parent = Google{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapid=302982219|title=Company Overview of Orbitera Inc.|publisher=Bloomberg}}
| website = {{URL|https://www.orbitera.com/}}
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Orbitera is an American cloud services provider. A subsidiary of Google, the company develops and sells an e-commerce platform that automates billing and ordering processes for cloud marketplaces.{{cite web|url=https://www.recode.net/2016/8/8/12403304/google-orbitera-cloud-acquisitions|title=Google Keeps Buying Cloud Companies to Take on Amazon's AWS|publisher=Recode|author=Mark Bergen|date=August 8, 2016}}
History
Orbitera was founded in 2012, by Brian Singer and Firas Bushnaq after Brian found challenges associated with selling software at tech companies where he had previously worked.{{cite web|url=https://www.crn.com/news/cloud/video/300080214/orbitera-focused-on-enabling-the-cross-cloud-experience.htm|title=Orbitera Focused On Enabling 'The Cross-Cloud Experience'|publisher=CRN|author=Meghan Ottolini|date=March 31, 2016}}{{cite web|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/blog/techflash/2016/08/google-steps-up-its-cloud-game-with-orbitera.html|title=Google steps up its cloud game with Orbitera acquisition|publisher=BizJournals|author=Gina Hall|date=August 8, 2016}} The company initially raised $2 million in seed funding from Resolute Ventures and Double M Partners. By 2016, the company's platform was used by Adobe Systems, Red Hat and Avnet among others.{{cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2016/08/08/google-buys-orbitera-a-platform-for-building-marketplaces-cloud-software/|title=Google Buys Orbitera, a Platform For Cloud Marketplaces, For $100M+|publisher=TechCrunch|author=Ingrid Lunden|date=August 8, 2016}}{{cite web|url=https://techseen.com/2016/08/09/google-orbitera-acquisition/|title=Google Eyes 'Multi-Cloud' Approach With Orbitera Acquisition|publisher=Techseen|author=Sushri Sahu|date=August 9, 2016}} That same year, the company was acquired by Google. As a result of the deal, the company became part of Google Cloud Platform.{{cite web|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/google-buys-orbitera-2016-8|title=Google Just Bought a Startup For Over $100 Million to Catch Up With Microsoft in the Cloud Wars|publisher=Business Insider|author=Matt Weinberger|date=August 8, 2016}} In 2018, Orbitera partnered with the mobile device management provider MobileIron to develop a store for cloud-based software.{{Cite web|url=https://www.readitquik.com/news/paas/google-follows-in-aws-footsteps-with-new-digital-store/|title = Google Follows in AWS' Footsteps with New Digital Store| date=31 January 2018 }}
Products
Since its inception, Orbitera's e-commerce platform supports multi-cloud commerce.{{cite web|url=https://parquantix.com/index.php/2017/02/21/googles-acquisition-of-orbitera-concerning-or-not/|title=Google's Acquisition of Orbitera: Concerning or Not?|website=Parqantix}}{{cite web|url=http://fortune.com/2016/08/08/google-orbitera-cloud-startup/|title=Why Google Just Bought This Hot E-Commerce Startup|website=Fortune}} The platform handles billing processes when buying and selling cloud-based services, automates the building of online marketplaces and bundled cloud services, and enables product trials through test drives.{{cite web|url=https://www.crn.com/slide-shows/cloud/300079560/the-20-coolest-cloud-platform-and-development-vendors-of-the-2016-cloud-100.htm/pgno/0/11?itc=refresh|title=The 20 Coolest Cloud Platform and Development Vendors of the 2016 Cloud 100|website=CRN|date=3 February 2016}} The company's 2018 partnership with MobileIron will enable clients to sell groups of services by customer segment, allow for customized branding, offer streamlined billing, and support data, voice, and third-party cloud services.{{cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/30/google-is-launching-a-new-digital-store-to-sell-cloud-based-software/|title=Google is Launching a New Digital Store to Sell Cloud-Based Software|website=TechCrunch|date=30 January 2018 }}
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