The 10 Hottest Cloud Computing Startups Of 2018 (So Far)

July 07, 2018, 10:00 AM EDT

From data management, to innovative retention and storage, to hybrid IT solutions, CRN rounded up 10 of the coolest cloud computing startups of 2018, so far.

Elastifile

CEO: Erwan Menard

Elastifile, a startup founded in 2013, focuses on hybrid cloud solutions, particularly data management and unification across disparate locations and bringing it together locally. It's flagship distributed file storage technology, Elastifile Cloud File System, is a flash storage solution to help manage this data. The Santa Clara, Calif.-based company was founded by Amir Aharoni, who served as CEO until June when former Scality President and COO Erwan Menard took over at the helm.

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Gina Narcisi

Gina Narcisi is a senior editor covering the networking and telecom markets for CRN.com. Prior to joining CRN, she covered the networking, unified communications and cloud space for TechTarget. She can be reached at gnarcisi@thechannelcompany.com.