Could This Company Be Turning Heads With its Patented Server OS for the Cloud?

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The cloud computing market has grown significantly over the years, and the COVID-19 pandemic has even given it an extra push. With more than $300 billion generated in 2020 and a projected market of over $1 trillion by 2030, cloud computing may continue its moves.

However, security issues still remain a stumbling block to cloud adoption, and as businesses and organizations grow, scaling up cloud services can come with a heavy cost. One major reason cloud security reportedly remains a concern is that the operating system which powers the majority of cloud servers, Linux, was built way before the cloud revolution. This may leave it with some glitches that can be entrances for cyberattacks.

NanoVMs Inc. wants to disrupt the cloud industry, which is dominated by big tech companies like Microsoft Corp. MSFT, Google-parent Alphabet Inc. GOOGL, and IBM IBM, by developing a novel technology based on unikernels that it states is highly secure, fast and economical.

NanoVMs’ Technology

NanoVMs reports that the technology it's developing differs from other cloud service providers’ solutions because it consists of unikernels, which allow Linux applications to be deployed and executed on the cloud without requiring an underlying operating system (OS) such as Linux — the app and the OS become a single unit. This makes the application light-weight so it runs faster with less complexity than traditional Linux servers.

Unikernels do not come with a shell for a user to log in. Because each unikernel runs a single process, it completely shuts down hackers from breaking into the system to launch malicious code while the application is running. “Unikernels shut down hackers’ abilities to violate applications, and they are more efficient than virtual machines and even containers. Unikernels are the future and we will be paving the way," NanoVMs CEO Ian Eyberg said.

Is NanoVMs Gaining Traction?

NanoVMs seems to be gaining momentum in its 5 focus areas: healthcare, finance, energy, telecom and government. Some of the leading investors include The Alchemist Accelerator, Bloomberg Beta, Ray Rothrock, Liquid2 Ventures, Hack VC, Ron Gula of Gula Tech Adventures, and Initialized Capital.

Earlier this year, the company received a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy for its unique unikernel technology, and it is working on adding unikernel support for the department’s Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) and Industry Control Systems (ICS).

NanoVMs has also an Indefinite Quantity Contract for the U.S. Air Force’s Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS). Like leading companies in the industry, AT&T Inc. T, Pacific Defense, and Centauri, NanoVMs is similarly developing hardware and software that can process large amounts of data and help quickly connect the Air Force’s computer system, aircraft, and weapons with few hitches. NanoVMs believes that it has the potential to receive up to $950 million in the next 5 years from this contract.

NanoVMs earns its profits from software as a service (SaaS) licenses, its Nanos C2 product, and technical support packages. The company believes it is creating a long-term solution for today’s cloud-based cybersecurity issues, such as cloud complexity, speed and cost. This long-term solution has the potential to assist all cloud platforms, whether they are startups or public cloud platforms such as Amazon.com Inc.'s AMZN AWS and Google Cloud. The company is running an equity crowdfunding campaign with the aim of seeking investors who can help fuel its vision. You can learn more on how to invest in the company at: www.startengine.com/nanovms

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