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UK-based Cloudhouse sees surge in demand for container technology to help beat legacy app challenge

The British containerisation software company Cloudhouse has reported business growth of 300% in 2017 as organisations bid to solve the issue of moving legacy apps to platforms such as Windows 10.

Based in the UK, with its headquarters in White City, London, and overseen by CEO, CTO and Founder Mat Clothier, Cloudhouse was founded in 2010 with a focus on application virtualisation, and has been building specialist application compatibility technology for the Enterprise since 2015. 2017 has been the busiest year to date, and this financial year saw Cloudhouse increase its recurring revenue by 300% with new high-profile customer accounts in industries including utilities, manufacturing, finance and government. This increase is driven by a stronger focus for organisations in these sectors to concentrate on their IT security agenda.

Cloudhouse is a valued technology partner of both Citrix and Microsoft as it provides a unique and cost-effective solution for their customers who wish to migrate apps to the latest platforms. Mark Bedford, Senior Director – Specialist Team Unit at Microsoft UK, commented on how the UK-based start-up is helping businesses:

“Cloudhouse is helping organisations maximise their investment in Windows and reduce their exposure to legacy technology in a highly effective, innovative way. They are an important partner in helping Microsoft deliver on Azure and Windows 10 migration, and we look forward to working with their growing team.”

Growth has come from businesses accelerating their adoption of Windows 10, moving to Azure and Citrix Cloud. Cloudhouse expects to expand and further its global presence in the coming year as these trends continue and companies start to adopt Microsoft Store for Business and Windows InTune. These new offerings will require companies to use their Compatibility Containers to get their business applications to the Universal Windows Platform.

Additional growth will come from organisations that want to avoid being caught out running unsupported XenApp 6.5 when it reaches ‘end of life’ on the 30th June 2018, and Windows 7 when it reaches ‘end of life’ in early 2020.

“Cloudhouse has demonstrated early traction within sectors that are crucial to its overall business strategy and progress. This is reinforced by key partnerships with Microsoft and Citrix, whose proven experience and stature in the marketplace will help us scale to meet this global challenge facing hundreds of millions of enterprise software users,” CEO, CTO and Founder Mat Clothier, Cloudhouse commented. “Although 2017 was our biggest year yet, we are looking to expand on a global scale in the coming year and work with customers all over the world to help solve the challenge of unsupported legacy apps.”

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Cloudhouse .