Summary
SignalFx is a SaaS-based monitoring and analytics platform based in San Mateo, California, which allows customers to analyze, visualize, automate, and alert on metrics data from infrastructure, applications, microservices, containers, and functions.[1][2] The platform utilizes a streaming architecture to separate metric data points into two streams: one for metadata and one for time-series values. These data streams are routed through a pub-sub bus to SignalFlow, an analytics language accessible via the SignalFx GUI and programmable APIs. With impressive speed and efficiency, the platform can handle millions of data points per second at a 1-second resolution, achieving less than 2 seconds of latency from ingestion to alert.[3][4]
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
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| Founded | 2013 |
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Number of employees | 200+ |
| Parent | Splunk |
| Website | signalfx.com |
History edit
SignalFx was co-founded by Karthik Rau and Phillip Liu in February 2013.[5] Phillip Liu previously worked at Facebook for four years as a software architect and Karthik Rau worked at Delphix and VMware.[5][6] SignalFx received $8.5 million in a Series A investment from Andreessen Horowitz, adding Ben Horowitz to its board.[7] In 2015 Signal Fx received $20 million in Series B investment led by Charles River Ventures with participation from Andreessen Horowitz, adding Devdutt Yellurkar to its board.[8][9][5][10] In May 2018, SignalFx announced its Series D funding of $45 million led by General Catalyst with participation from the existing investors Andreessen Horowitz and Charles River Ventures. In June 2019, the company raised $75 million in its Series E round led by Tiger Global Management, bringing the companies total funding to $179 million since its founding.[11]
SignalFx currently serves over a hundred customers, including Athenahealth, Chairish, Ellie Mae, Carbonblack, Kayak, Shutterfly, Sunrun, and Yelp.[12][13]
On August 21, 2019, SignalFx was acquired by Splunk for $1 billion.[14]
References edit
- ^ Ron Miller (12 March 2015). "SignalFX Emerges From Stealth To Modernize Cloud Application Monitoring". Techcrunch. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
- ^ "A Look Inside SignalFX's New San Mateo Headquarters". Office lovin. 2 November 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
- ^ Alex Williams (12 March 2015). "SignalFx, a SaaS to Monitor Apps at Any Scale". The New Stack. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
- ^ Paul Gillin (12 March 2015). "SignalFx exits stealth with a whole new approach to application monitoring". Silicon Angle. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
- ^ a b c Gage, Deborah (12 March 2015). "SignalFX Signs In With $28.5M for Application Monitoring". The Wall Street Journal.
- ^ Martin (7 January 2016). "Interview with its CEO & Co-Founder – Karthik Rau". Retrieved 15 June 2016.
- ^ Gina Hall (12 March 2015). "SignalFX emerges from stealth with $28.5M in funding". Biz Journals. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
- ^ Jordan Novet (12 March 2015). "SignalFuse rebrands as SignalFx with an infrastructure-monitoring app and $28.5M". Venturebeat. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
- ^ Ben Kepes (12 March 2015). "SignalFX Emerges From Stealth Replete With New $20M Funding". Forbes. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
- ^ Bernadette Tansey (12 March 2015). "SignalFx Raises $20M, Launches Monitoring Tool for Web-Based Apps". Xconomy. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
- ^ Wiggers, Kyle (12 June 2019). "SignalFx raises $75 million to monitor cloud apps, services, and environments in real time". VentureBeat.
- ^ "SignalFx Emerges from Stealth and Unveils Advanced Monitoring Platform". APM Digest. 12 March 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
- ^ "Customers | SignalFx". SignalFx. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
- ^ Wiggers, Kyle (21 August 2019). "Splunk acquires cloud monitoring platform SignalFx for $1.05 billion". VentureBeat.
External links edit
- Official website