OrionVM

{{Infobox company

| name = OrionVM

| logo = File:OrionVM logo.png

| logo_caption =

| industry = Internet hosting services

| type = Privately held company

| foundation =

| location = Sydney, Australia and
San Francisco, California

| founder = Sheng Yeo {{small|(CEO)}}
Alex Sharp {{small|(CTO)}}
Joseph Glanville

| products = OrionVM Wholesale Cloud Platform

| revenue =

| num_employees = 50 {{small|(estimated)}}{{cite web |url = http://www.salesintel.com/company?id=eaa6fea4-0eaa-11e3-af18-c3001f99be8a |title = OrionVM Cloud Platform |website = SalesIntel |access-date = 20 May 2014 |archive-date = 29 May 2014 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140529090632/http://www.salesintel.com/company?id=eaa6fea4-0eaa-11e3-af18-c3001f99be8a |url-status = dead }}

| homepage = {{Official website |http://www.orionvm.com |name = OrionVM.com}}

}}

OrionVM Wholesale Pty Limited (trading as OrionVM){{cite web |url = http://abr.business.gov.au/SearchByAbn.aspx?abn=85142053870

|title = Current details for ABN: 85 142 053 870

|date = 16 February 2010

|website = Australian Business Registry

|access-date = 2 September 2014}}{{cite web |url = https://connectonline.asic.gov.au/RegistrySearch/faces/landing/panelSearch.jspx?searchType=OrgAndBusNm&searchText=142053870&_adf.ctrl-state=e33u1u644_4

|title = ORIONVM WHOLESALE PTY LTD ACN 142 053 870

|date = 15 February 2010

|website = Australian Securities and Investments Commission

|access-date = 2 September 2014}}

is an Australian infrastructure as a service provider and white-label cloud platform. Resellers present customers with a rebranded interface for deploying virtual machine instances, which are only billed for what their customers use. Cloud Harmony benchmarked the OrionVM Cloud Platform's InfiniBand-backed network storage as the world's fastest in 2011.{{cite web

|url = https://thenextweb.com/au/2011/04/01/sydney-start-up-orionvm-develops-worlds-fastest-cloud-storage

|title = Sydney start-up OrionVM develops world's fastest cloud storage

|last = Falconer

|first = Joel

|date = 1 April 2011

|website = The Next Web

|access-date = 20 May 2014}}

The company was founded and is headquartered in Sydney, Australia,{{cite web

|url = http://www.ipitch.com.au/public/australian-startup-launch-orionvm/

|title = Australian Startup Launch: OrionVM

|last = Rose

|first = Gareth

|website = ipitch

|date = 5 April 2011

|access-date = 2 September 2014

|archive-date = 4 September 2014

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140904105435/http://www.ipitch.com.au/public/australian-startup-launch-orionvm/

|url-status = dead

}}{{cite web

|url = http://www.orionvm.com/contact-us/

|title = Get In Touch

|website = OrionVM

|access-date= 20 May 2014}}

with offices in San Francisco, California.{{cite web

|url = http://cloudcomputing.sys-con.com/node/3026427

|title = OrionVM Expands Breakthrough IaaS Platform Into US.

|agency = PR Newswire

|website = Cloud Computing Journal

|date = 25 March 2014

|access-date = 20 May 2014

|archive-date = 29 May 2014

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140529051552/http://cloudcomputing.sys-con.com/node/3026427

|url-status = dead

}}

History

OrionVM was founded in a dorm by Sheng Yeo,{{cite web

|url = http://www.startupsmart.com.au/sheng-yeo.html

|title = Sheng Yeo - Future Makers 2013

|website = Startup Smart

|date = 7 November 2013

|access-date = 20 May 2014}}

Alex Sharp{{cite web

|url = http://incubate.org.au/student-startups/

|title = Student Startups

|website = INCUBATE

|access-date = 20 May 2014

|archive-date = 22 May 2014

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140522001641/http://incubate.org.au/student-startups/

|url-status = dead

}}

and Joseph Glanville in 2010.{{cite web

|url=http://www.smh.com.au/small-business/entrepreneur/giantkillers-the-boy-wonders-edging-out-amazon-20110707-1h3j3.html

|title = Giant-killers: the boy wonders edging out Amazon

|last = Wilson

|first = David

|date = 7 July 2011

|website = Sydney Morning Herald - My Small Business

|access-date = 20 May 2014}}

The company's cloud platform was developed while the founders were still students at the University of Technology, Sydney and University of Sydney. After fifteen months of development, their cloud platform entered a Public Beta programme, with a full launch on 1 April 2011.{{cite web

|url=http://www.whatech.com/cloud-computing/4424-australian-cloud-start-up-orion-vm-launches-towards-the-stars-sydney-team-develops-the-fastest-cloud-storage-platform-in-the-world

|title = Australian Cloud Start-up Orion VM Develops the fastest Cloud Storage Platform in the World

|last = Yeo

|first = Sheng

|date = 1 April 2010

|website = WhaTech

|access-date = 20 May 2014}}

In 2011, the company received angel investments from Australian entrepreneur and PIPE Networks co-founder Stephen Baxter{{cite web

|url=http://www.startupsmart.com.au/growth/orionvm-secures-funding-from-entrepreneur-duo/201111164573.html

|title = OrionVM secures funding from entrepreneur duo

|last = Hammond

|first = Michelle

|date = 16 November 2011

|access-date = 20 May 2014}}{{cite web

|url=http://www.arnnet.com.au/article/459700/aapt_selects_orionvm_wholesale_cloud_platform/?fp=4&fpid=1090891289

|title = AAPT selects OrionVM as wholesale cloud platform: First major wholesale customer for OrionVM

|last = Talevski

|first = Julia

|work = ARN

|date = 22 April 2013}}

and American Gordon Bell of DEC and Microsoft Research.{{cite web

|url = http://www.itnews.com.au/News/280136,gordon-bell-invests-in-orionvm.aspx

|title = Gordon Bell invests in OrionVM

|last = Winterford

|first = Brett

|date = 15 November 2011

|website = iTNews

|access-date = 20 May 2014}}

For his work at OrionVM, CEO Sheng Yeo was nominated for the 2012 Australian Entrepreneur of the Year{{cite web

|url = http://www.ey.com/AU/en/Newsroom/News-releases/Nominees-announced-for-2012-Australian-Entrepreneur-Of-The-Year-awards

|title = Nominees announced for 2012 Australian Entrepreneur Of The Year awards

|date = 15 May 2012

|access-date = 20 May 2014}} and the 2013 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year.

In 2014, OrionVM received a State Merit award and a National Finalist nomination in the 2014 iAwards, with CTO Alex Sharp winning the Hills YIA Cloud award.{{cite web

|url = http://iawards.com.au/index.php/winners/2014-winners#hills

|title = Hills YIA Cloud

|publisher = iAwards

|date = 29 August 2014

|access-date = 4 September 2014}} The company was nominated for a Stevie Award for New Product or Service of the Year in Cloud Infrastructure Software,{{cite web

|url = http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/awards/403_2941_24921.cfm

|title = 2014 New Product Awards & Product Management Categories Stevie® Award Winners

|publisher = Stevie Awards

|date = 2014

|access-date = 4 September 2014}} and an Australian Startup Awards nomination.{{cite web

|url = http://australianstartupawards.com.au/finalists_category/startup/

|title = StartUp Daily Startup of the Year finalists

|date = 23 July 2014

|access-date = 4 September 2014

|archive-date = 4 September 2014

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140904192127/http://australianstartupawards.com.au/finalists_category/startup/

|url-status = dead

}}

In 2016, Yeo and Sharp were named in the Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia list.{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/30-under-30-asia-2016/enterprise-tech/#1d72fab83db4|title=30 Under 30 2016 Asia: Enterprise Tech|website=Forbes|access-date=2017-02-14}}

Products

{{Infobox software

| name = OrionVM Wholesale Cloud Platform

| title = OrionVM Wholesale Cloud Platform

| screenshot = File:AAPT telco OrionVM Cloud Platform screenshot.png

| caption = AAPT Connect's rebrand of the platform

| collapsible =

| author = {{Plainlist |

Alex Sharp
Sheng Yeo
Joseph Glanville

}}

| developer = OrionVM

| released = {{Start date and age|df=yes|2010|04|01}}

| discontinued =

| programming language = C, Python

| operating system = Linux for hypervisor and instances, Windows Server for instances

| platform = Xen{{cite web

|url = http://wiki.xenproject.org/wiki/Guest_VM_Images#OrionVM_PV-HVM_Templates

|title = Guest VM Images - OrionVM PV-HVM Templates

|date = 2012-04-01

|website = Xen Project

|access-date = 2014-06-27}}

| size =

| language = English

| genre = Infrastructure as a Service

| licence = {{Plainlist |

Proprietary for platform and Windows Server instances
Open source for API, ovm_ctl and Linux instances

}}

| website = {{Official website |http://orionvm.com/}}

}}

OrionVM sells a wholesale cloud infrastructure platform for public, private and hybrid cloud deployments. Vendors can white-label the platform for resale, or for internal use.{{cite web

|url = http://www.crn.com/news/cloud/300072584/aussie-cloud-firm-orionvm-enters-u-s-market-with-white-label-partner-offering.htm

|title = Aussie Cloud Firm OrionVM Enters U.S. Market With White-Label Partner Offering

|last = Tsidilko

|first = Joseph

|date = 22 April 2014

|website = CRN

|access-date = 26 May 2014 }} Prominent resellers include:

Australian telephone company AAPT{{cite web

|url=http://www.crn.com.au/News/340601,aapt-signs-with-orionvm-for-public-cloud.aspx

|title = AAPT signs with OrionVM for public cloud

|last = Gliddon

|first = Joshua

|date = 22 April 2013

|website = CRN Australia

|access-date = 20 May 2014}}{{cite web

|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/iaas-provider-nabs-aapt-as-first-wholesale-customer/

|title = IaaS provider nabs AAPT as first wholesale customer

|last = Lui

|first = Spandas

|website = ZDNet

|date = 22 April 2013

|access-date = 20 May 2014}}

BizCloud{{cite web

|url = http://www.crn.com/news/cloud/300073058/australian-cloud-vendor-orionvm-inks-partnership-with-san-francisco-based-bizcloud.htm

|title = Australian Cloud Vendor OrionVM Inks Partnership With San Francisco-Based BizCloud

|last = Tsidulko

|first = Joseph

|date = 6 June 2014

|website = CRN

|access-date = 27 June 2014}}

IT broker StrataCore.

Technology

OrionVM uses the Xen hypervisor to virtualise multiple machines (referred to as "instances") on the same hardware. Linux instances use paravirtualisation for reduced overhead by default, with Windows Server being deployed using hardware-assisted virtualisation (HVM).

Traditional virtual private server and infrastructure as a service providers consolidate storage into a storage area network, which is limited by Ethernet network speeds and best-effort reliability. OrionVM's platform took design cues from supercomputers by placing hypervisor storage and compute on the same physical servers.{{cite web

|url = http://www.crn.com.au/Feature/382375,how-orionvm-took-on-the-might-of-amazon-web-services.aspx#ixzz30SEMOQpj

|title = How OrionVM took on the might of Amazon Web Services

|last = Macpherson

|first = Sholto

|date = 30 April 2014

|access-date = 26 April 2014}} These are backed by a decentralised InfiniBand fabric.{{cite web

|url=http://www.fool.com/investing/businesswire/2013/01/21/orionvm-enterprise-selects-mellanox-infiniband-for.aspx

|date = 21 January 2013

|last = Business Wire

|title = OrionVM Enterprise Selects Mellanox InfiniBand for their Private and Public Clouds

|website = The Motley Fool

|access-date = 20 May 2014}} This improves network reliability and performance, and allows for rapid rollover between physical hosts for high availability.

Features

= Rebranded panel =

To end users, the base of the platform consists of a web panel, where customers are able to deploy virtual machines. For resellers, the logos and theme can be modified to suit their own branding.{{cite web

|url = http://www.orionvm.com/au/features/

|title = Features

|date = 2014

|website = OrionVM Australia

|access-date = 2 September 2014}}

= Instances =

From the panel, users can deploy preconfigured instances with their chosen operating system and required memory. Additional storage disks and IP addresses can be created separately, then assigned to new or existing instances. After shutting down, further resources can be allocated or scaled down.{{cite web

|url = http://www.kublermdk.com/quick-reference-page/

|title = Quick Reference Page

|publisher = Michael Kubler

|access-date = 2 September 2011}}

= Access =

Instances can be accessed out-of-band via a web-based serial console or VNC session. Access is also available via ovm_ctl, an open source command line interface available from GitHub{{cite web

|url = https://github.com/orionvm

|title = OrionVM

|website = GitHub

|access-date = 27 June 2014}} and the pip package manager.{{cite web

|url = https://pypi.python.org/pypi/ovm_ctl/

|title = ovm-ctl - OrionVM Command Line API Bindings

|website = PyPi

|access-date = 2 September 2014}}

Linux machines come preconfigured with SSH, and Windows with RDP for remote access.

= Templates =

Instances can be provisioned from a series of predefined templates, which can be customised if required. They include:{{cite web

|url = http://mirror.orionvm.com.au/

|title = Mirror

|website = OrionVM

|access-date = 2 September 2011}}

CentOS{{cite web

|url = http://rabbie.id.au/the-perfect-world-installing-openvz-inside-an-orionvm-centos-5-5-xen-instance/

|title = The perfect world: Installing OpenVZ inside an OrionVM CentOS 5.5 Xen Instance

|website = Rabbie.id.au

|date = 20 November 2011

|access-date = 2 September 2014

|archive-date = 4 September 2014

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140904122631/http://rabbie.id.au/the-perfect-world-installing-openvz-inside-an-orionvm-centos-5-5-xen-instance/

|url-status = dead

}}