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{{Short description|Software company in Canada}}
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| name = Densify
| logo = File:DensifyMarkham.jpg
| logo_caption = Densify office in downtown Markham
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| industry = {{Unbulleted list|[[Cloud computing]]}}
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| predecessor = Cirba Inc.
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| founded = 1999
| founders = {{Unbulleted list|Andrew Hillier|Riyaz Somani|Jayanti Parmar}}
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| hq_location_city = [[Richmond Hill, Ontario]]
| hq_location_country = Canada
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'''Densify'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=24587051|title=Densify Inc.: Private Company Information - Bloomberg|website=www.bloomberg.com|date=24 January 2024 }}</ref> is a privately held software company based in [[Richmond Hill, Ontario|Richmond Hill]], Ontario, Canada. The company provides [[machine learning]] analytics services related to public cloud utilization and billing data to deliver the savings on corporate [[cloud computing|cloud]] bill.
==History==
Densify was co-founded by Andrew Hillier, Riyaz Somani and Jayanti Parmar in 1999. In 2005, Gerry Smith – who was previously executive vice president of IT Governance solutions at [[Compuware]] Corporation joined as the new CEO.  The company was formerly known as Cirba Inc. and changed its name to Densify,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eweek.com/enterprise-apps/cirba-rebrands-to-densify-releases-hybrid-virtual-infrastructure-service|title=Cirba Rebrands to Densify, Releases Hybrid Virtual Infrastructure Service|date=29 June 2017 |publisher=}}</ref> in June 2017.
==Technology==
Delivered as a service, Densify's patented optimization engine collects and analyzes data from cloud computing services and other IT environments, which is further combined with advisory services of cloud experts who report on cost, explore usage patterns, and project future trends.  Densify is compatible with [[Amazon Web Services]], [[Microsoft Azure]], [[Google Cloud Platform]], and hybrid cloud environments.{{Citation needed|date=July 2020}}
Densify has also introduced a complimentary [[Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud|EC2]] Assessment service<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/densify-launches-free-self-service-aws-ec2-assessment-yama-habibzai/|title=Free EC2 Assessment Report|website=LinkedIn}}</ref> to help [[Amazon Web Services|AWS]] users identify risk reduction & cost saving opportunities.
==Recognition==
In April 2017, IDC recognized Densify as an innovator in multi-cloud management.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=US41375217|title=IDC Innovators: Multicloud Management, 2017|website=www.idc.com}}</ref> In June 2017, EMA Research selected Densify as an EMA Top 3 product stating that "Densify delivers better application performance with the highest asset utilization and lowest cloud spend without requiring any special training".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.enterprisemanagement.com/research/asset.php/3457/EMA-Top-3:-Ten-Priorities-for-Hybrid-Cloud,-Containers,-and-DevOps-in-2017---Enterprise-Decision-Guide|title=EMA Top 3: Ten Priorities for Hybrid Cloud, Containers, and DevOps in 2017 - Enterprise Decision Guide|website=www.enterprisemanagement.com}}</ref> In September 2017, Densify was awarded Best of [[VMworld]] 2017 Gold Award<ref>{{cite web|url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/densify-named-best-vmworld-2017-130000363.html|title=Densify Named Best of VMworld 2017 Gold Winner for Workload Management and Migration|publisher=}}</ref> and recognized as "the most impressive find" by Justin Warren, [[Forbes]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/justinwarren/2017/09/06/tech-of-vmworld-2017-monitoring/#2942162b278d|title=Tech of VMworld 2017: Monitoring|first=Justin|last=Warren|website=[[Forbes]] |publisher=}}</ref> In January  2018, Densify was rated 9.5/10 by [[ZDNet|ZDnet.com]] in its recent product review.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zdnet.com/product/densify/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180203011505/http://www.zdnet.com/product/densify/|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 3, 2018|title=Densify review: Take control of your public cloud spending Review - ZDNet|website=ZDNet}}</ref> In 2018, Densify was acknowledged as a "Leader" in The Forrester Wave report on Cloud Cost Monitoring and Optimization.<ref>{{cite web |last=Nelson |first=Lauren |date=30 May 2018 |title=The Forrester Wave: Cloud Cost Monitoring And Optimization, Q2 2018 |url=https://www.forrester.com/report/The+Forrester+Wave+Cloud+Cost+Monitoring+And+Optimization+Q2+2018/-/E-RES142215#figure2 |website=Forrester}}</ref>
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[[Category:Software companies established in 1999]]
[[Category:Canadian companies established in 1999]]
[[Category:Software companies of Canada]]
[[Category:Amazon Web Services]]
[[Category:Cloud computing providers]]
[[Category:Cloud infrastructure]]
[[Category:Cloud platforms]]
[[Category:Companies based in Markham, Ontario]]
[[Category:1999 establishments in Ontario]]
[[Category:Privately held companies of Canada]]