Google, JumpCloud launch IT management, productivity platform
Google Cloud is partnering with OurCrowd portfolio company JumpCloud to offer a new platform allowing businesses to strengthen their security and management of hybrid workforces, PCR reports.
“Global organizations can now combine Google Workspace’s innovative communications capabilities with JumpCloud’s device management and directory services, providing IT teams with a modern collaboration solution that is flexible and can evolve with their business’ needs”
The new package combines directory services, device management, single sign-on, multi-factor authentication and other functions in a single offering.
“Global organizations can now combine Google Workspace’s innovative communications capabilities with JumpCloud’s device management and directory services, providing IT teams with a modern collaboration solution that is flexible and can evolve with their business’ needs,” says Kevin Ichhpurani, Vice President of Global Partner Ecosystem and Channels at Google Cloud.
In the era of cloud technology and work from anywhere, Colorado-based JumpCloud is redefining the way information technology departments securely connect users and resources. The company’s cloud-based Directory-as-a-Service® (DaaS) platform greatly simplifies the task of securely connecting users to their workstations, servers, networks, apps, and files.
In April, JumpCloud announced new mobile management functionality for IOS and Android, and a new mobile app offering centralized information technology and device management from a single pane, and at reduced cost.
“JumpCloud embodies three major features we judges look for to become winners: understanding tomorrow’s threats, today, providing a cost-effective solution and innovating in unexpected ways that can help mitigate cyber risk and get one step ahead of the next breach”
The company also won this year’s Global InfoSec Award for Next Gen SMB from Cyber Defense magazine, just one of many honors it has won in recent months. The Global InfoSec Awards recognize global innovations in information security.
“JumpCloud embodies three major features we judges look for to become winners: understanding tomorrow’s threats, today, providing a cost-effective solution and innovating in unexpected ways that can help mitigate cyber risk and get one step ahead of the next breach,” says Gary S. Miliefsky, publisher of Cyber Defense Magazine.
JumpCloud has a global user base of more than 200,000 organizations. Its 5,000-plus paying customers include Cars.com, GoFundMe, Grab, ClassPass, Uplight, Beyond Finance and Foursquare. The company has raised more than $400 million from investors including Sapphire Ventures, General Atlantic, Sands Capital, Atlassian and CrowdStrike.
