Intel Granulate is a software company that provides real-time, continuous application-level performance optimization and capacity management solutions. The company was founded in 2018 and was acquired by Intel in 2022. Granulate's technology aims to improve application performance and reduce infrastructure costs for cloud and data center customers without requiring code changes.
Granulate was founded in 2018 by Asaf Ezra (CEO) and Tal Saiag (CTO) in Tel Aviv, Israel. The company grew rapidly, attracting significant investment and attention in the cloud optimization space. By 2022, when it was acquired by Intel, Granulate had approximately 120 employees.
Granulate raised a total of $46.6 million over several funding rounds before its acquisition:
Incubator/Accelerator round in 2019
Series A of $12 million in April 2020
Series B of $30 million in February 2021
Granulate's main product is an autonomous workload optimization solution that:
Continuously profiles and learns workload characteristics
Optimizes resource scheduling to reduce inefficiencies
Improves throughput of big data workloads both on-premises and in the cloud
Supports various runtime environments (Java, Python, Scala, Go, Node, Kotlin, Clojure)
Optimizes at both runtime and operating system levels
Key features include:
Real-time continuous optimization
No code changes required
Up to 45% reduction in cloud and on-prem compute costs
Improved application performance
Support for major programming languages
The most significant event in Granulate's history was its acquisition by Intel in March 2022 for a reported $650 million. This acquisition allowed Intel to expand its software optimization tools portfolio and enhance its data center offerings.
Since the acquisition, Intel has been working to integrate Granulate's technology into its broader portfolio. Recent developments include:
Collaboration with Databricks to enhance performance and reduce costs for data management operations
Integration with Intel's enterprise software portfolio
Granulate's user base includes:
Cloud and data center customers
Enterprises seeking to optimize their application performance
Companies using big data platforms like Databricks and Cloudera
Notable customers mentioned in the sources include:
Intel IT (for their Cloudera and Databricks platforms)
PicsArt
Coralogix
AppsFlyer
Singular
Fyber
Bigabid
Granulate has also partnered with major technology companies such as Microsoft, IBM, Google, and Datadog.
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