Last week, the Technology Association of Oregon (TAO) held their annual Oregon Technology Awards, an event designed to recognize the achievements of tech companies here in Oregon. Portland’s Cloudability walked away with the honors as “Startup of the Year.” Read More
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What makes the Portland startup scene special? Mat Ellis of Cloudability has a few ideas
You get to hear me blather on and on about the awesomeness that is the Portland startup scene. And perhaps unfortunately for you, I have no plans of stopping any time soon. But it is nice to hear what other folks think. Enter Mat Ellis, cofounder and CEO of Portland startup Cloudability. Read More
How do you wow your customers? Learn from some of the best
Everyone likes to think they provide good customer service. But, more often than not, it’s rare to encounter a company that really wows you. Read More
Up on the roof and up in the Clouds: Cloudability hosts talk on the future of the Cloud
You can’t read a tech article today without a mention of “the Cloud.” See? You just read it in this one. But where is the Cloud going? And what should people expect?
Well, Portland’s resident Cloud experts, Cloudability, has gathered a couple more Cloud experts—and TechCrunch—to have a discussion about the Cloud. And you’re invited. Read More
Cloudability’s day in the sun: Portland company lands $8.7 million in funding
[Full disclosure: Cloudability went through PIE. I work at PIE.]
Yesterday, Portland’s Cloudability announced $8.7 million in Series A financing, led by Foundry Group. And it got quite a bit of pickup—as you’ll see below—drawing attention to both the company and the whole Portland startup scene. Read More
File under irony: Portland startups Cloudability and AppFog get noticed at Under the Radar
It seems more than appropriate that the often overlooked Portland startup scene would have a big presence at a conference called Under the Radar.
Portland’s Puppet Labs was the big favorite in 2010. And this year? Two Portland companies stole the show, Cloudability and AppFog. Read More
With your help, the hottest startup at Under the Radar could be a Portland company
You know I constantly crow about how awesome Portland startups are. But now, some of our startups have a chance to be recognized on a much bigger stage.
Under the Radar—a conference that features up and coming startups—has selected three Portland companies as part of VentureBeat’s “Hottest startups at Under the Radar.” Read More
Scoble sits down with Cloudability at TechStars Cloud
Yesterday, Portland-based Cloudability took the stage for Demo Day at TechStars Cloud. And some folks thought they were the best of the bunch.
Robert Scoble took the opportunity to chat with them. And, of course, he had a video camera with him. Read More
Meet the Startup: Cloudability makes all of your Cloud spending clear
If there’s a buzzword of the year award, “the Cloud” is probably the winner. But what is the Cloud? And how does it help people? That’s where Cloudability is working to help companies of all sizes.
Cloudability sat down with Meet the Startup to describe how they help companies manage their purportedly “affordable” cloud spend, so that they don’t get waste the money the Cloud is supposed to save them. Read More
Make your Cloud spending less hazy: Portland’s Cloudability opens public beta
Portland’s Cloudability took the wraps off of its public beta last week, allowing any and all users to beta test their Cloud-spending management service.
Wait, what? Cloud-spending management? I thought the Cloud was super easy and super cheap? Well, it is super easy. But it’s so easy, that it’s causing some companies to waste thousands of dollars—in a single weekend. Cloudability hopes to prevent that. Read More