Gigas is an international cloud computing services company based in Madrid, Spain. The company began as a start-up in 2011.[2] The company has data centers in Madrid and Miami, and offices in Spain, US, Colombia, Chile, Peru and Panama.[3]
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Type of site | Web service, cloud computing |
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| Owner | Gigas.com |
| URL | gigas |
| Launched | 2011[1] |
Gigas founding team, led by CEO Diego Cabezudo and COO José Antonio Arribas, is made up of former directors of technology and telecommunications companies in Europe.[4]
Data centers
editGigas' systems are hosted in the Interxion collocation facility in Madrid[5] and in Verizon Terremark's NAP of the Americas, in Miami.[6]
Ownership
editGigas is a private company founded in 2011 by five individuals in the communications and internet sector in Spain and internationally. The project has the support of venture capital firms including Cabiedes & Partners, Bonsai Venture Capital and Caixa Capital Risc.[7]
Growth
editGigas has seen rapid growth since its founding in 2011. It has opened its offices in Bogota, Medellín, Santiago de Chile,[8] Lima.[9] and Panama. Gigas attributes its success in Spanish speaking markets to its local, culturally aware, in-language technical support offered by the company's in-house team of engineers and systems administrators.[10]
References
edit- ^ "Gigas - The Cloud Hosting Company". Gigas.com. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
- ^ "Gigas personaliza las funcionalidades de cloud a las necesidades de cada cliente| Computer World Spain". www.computerworld.es. 22 November 2013. Retrieved 2014-03-17.
- ^ "Spanish firm Gigas expands its "cloud" business in Peru; El Economista (Peru)" (PDF). www.computerworld.es. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-03-17. Retrieved 2014-03-17.
- ^ "Gigas The Company". Gigas.com. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
- ^ "Interxion: Spain, Madrid; Interxion". www.interxion.com. Retrieved 2014-03-17.
- ^ "NAP of the Americas; Terremark". www.terremark.com. Archived from the original on 2014-03-17. Retrieved 2014-03-17.
- ^ "2 million euros of investment from Cabiedes and Bonsai in Gigas; Loogic". www.loogic.com. 2011-10-20. Retrieved 2014-03-14.
- ^ "Gigas brings its cloud to Chile; Expansión". www.expansion.com. 2013-04-13. Archived from the original on 2014-03-17. Retrieved 2014-03-14.
- ^ "Spanish firm Gigas expands its "cloud" business in Peru; El Economista (Peru)" (PDF). www.computerworld.es. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-03-17. Retrieved 2014-03-17.
- ^ "Gigas Clients". Gigas.com. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
