Mirantis, the enterprise infrastructure startup that has gone by means of its share of evolutionary cycles because it launched again in 1999. That has included quite a few management modifications, together with a CEO swap in 2018 which noticed co-founder and CEO Alex Freedland step down and co-founder Adrian Ionel taking up the CEO position (after Ionel and Freedland had first swapped CEO roles back in 2015). Again in 2020, co-founder Boris Renski additionally left the corporate. However now, in one other twist to this story, Freeland is coming again as CEO whereas Ionel is stepping down efficient January 11.
In a memo to the corporate, Freedland famous that this was a deliberate transition, “related to changes the board wanted to make in the new year to allow us to focus on the next phase of technical innovation and profitable growth.”
Whereas Mirantis has gone by means of its ups and downs, most not too long ago, the corporate appeared to have discovered much more stability, particularly after it acquired Docker Enterprise in 2019. After transitioning away from its deal with OpenStack to turn into a extra developer-oriented infrastructure firm (ZeroOps, as Mirantis likes to name it) based mostly on Kubernetes and different cloud-native applied sciences, the corporate is at the moment taking a look at the way it can construct new instruments (and adapt its current ones) to assist its clients undertake AI on high of this contemporary infrastructure.
“Once again, we are in the middle of one of the most exciting periods in the history of computing, more than ever led by open source innovation. Mirantis will continue to apply our experience of bringing together the best of open source and harnessing it into secure, reliable, and scalable solutions that our customers demand to stay ahead of their competition,” stated Freedland in right this moment’s public announcement. “The company’s unique combination of innovation DNA, flexibility, and operational expertise sets it apart in the competitive landscape.”
Underneath Ionel, Mirantis acquired not simply Docker Enterprise, but in addition startups like amazee.io, Shipa, and the belongings of Kontena, which turned its Lens product. Ionel will transition to an advisor position.
