Gazzang's first product suite addresses one of the biggest concerns in the cloud - data security. A 2009 report from the SANS Institute Report called web application attacks from open source breaches one of the top cyber security risks for companies. While data encryption exists for large commercial databases such as Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server, until now enterprise-class encryption has not been available for MySQL, the world's most popular open source database with 25 percent market share.
More than 60 customers have adopted Gazzang's solutions across the financial services, healthcare, higher education and technology verticals where issues of data security in the cloud face heightened scrutiny under PCI DSS, HIPAA and other regulatory mandates.
"Cloud computing represents a discontinuous innovation that is changing the way enterprises consume and deliver critical business services," said Thomas Ball, partner at Austin Ventures. "By recognizing an early customer pain in the adoption of cloud platforms, Gazzang has quickly established an impressive track record with its core client base. We see incredible opportunity in the road ahead, and view this as an excellent fit for our early-stage investment portfolio."
Gazzang's first product offering, ezNcrypt, is a "set and forget" solution for encrypting MySQL database transactions and data. The solution's patent-pending transparent data encryption (TDE) process auto-encrypts MySQL data at rest with dual authentication keys without making changes to existing applications or databases. Key features of this enterprise-scale solution include:
* Unlimited encryption of MySQL databases, tables and files
* Hosted Key Storage System (KSS)
* Protection against system and local users
* Compliance with PCI DSS, HIPAA, HITECH, FISMA and other industry-specific regulations
* Scalable, pay-as-you-go-per-server subscription licensing
* Local, standard and enterprise editions for flexible implementation (inside the firewall or private/public/hybrid clouds)
Moving forward, the company will extend its core management capabilities to the entire LAMP stack including application, presentation and operating system layers, providing customers a complete data encryption security solution.
"Gazzang is attacking one of the biggest inhibitors to enterprise-wide adoption of the cloud - data security - but we're not stopping there," said Larry Warnock, CEO of Gazzang. "We plan to leverage our success in data security to become a major player in the delivery of IaaS management platforms for cloud environments. It is still early days in this space, but our initial customer successes prove we're on the right path toward maximizing this incredible market opportunity."
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