Barry Crist, the former CEO of Likewise, has joined Opscode as vice president of enterprise. He will report to CEO Mitch Hill, and assist in the adoption of the company’s Chef, Hosted Chef and Private Chef products. He most recently served as an executive-in-residence at Ignition Partners, the Bellevue venture capital firm that is an… Read More…
Facebook has a growing array of computer servers that it uses to power all of its services, from messaging to video to photos. Now, the social networking giant is turning to a Seattle startup to help manage all of that back-end infrastructure. Facebook announced today that it has deployed Opscode’s Private Chef automation and management… Read More…
Former firefighter Jesse Robbins is comfortable under pressure. In fact, he thrives on it. Channeling positive energy and optimism into his growing organization, Robbins and his team at Seattle cloud computing startup Opscode have been changing the game in enterprise software. And Robbins, who once held the title of “Master of Disaster” at Amazon.com, says… Read More…
Cloud infrastructure automation startup Opscode continues to grow at a rapid pace, announcing today that it is expanding operations in Europe and Asia. The Seattle startup has been on an accelerated growth path in recent months, nearly doubling its staff since closing its $19.5 million venture capital round from Ignition Partners, Draper Fisher Jurvetson and… Read More…
Opscode, a cloud computing startup that specializes in infrastructure automation, continues to expand its fast-growing team. The Seattle company has named George Moberly, a former F5 Networks and Blade Logic product development executive, to the position of vice president of product management. In a statement, Moberly said that Opscode is at the “center of a… Read More…
There have been a number of key hires and moves in the Pacific Northwest technology industry in recent days. Here’s a quick look. Sarah Novotny, who previously co-founded Blue Gecko, has joined Opscode as the company’s first sales engineer. In her new role, Novotny says that she plans to bridge the gap between technology and… Read More…
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