Green Cloud ranks No. 649 on the 2017 Inc. 5000, achieves a three-year sales growth of 796%
August 17, 2017
Inc. magazine ranked Green Cloud Technologies (“Green Cloud”) number 649 on its 36th annual Inc. 5000, the most prestigious ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. Green Cloud, a 100% channel only, Cisco-Powered cloud provider, was also included in the 2016 Inc. 5000 list, a list that spotlights the most successful independent small and midsized businesses in America. Green Cloud achieved an astonishing three-year sales growth of 796% while the average three-year growth rate for companies included on the Inc. 5000 was 481%.
“Only a small fraction of the most successful independent small and midsized businesses make this esteemed list more than once so to be included again in the 2017 Inc. 5000 means so much to our 65 employees,” said Shay Houser, Green Cloud’s CEO. “Since all our employees are also Green Cloud shareholders, we all feel a real sense of accomplishment.”
“The Inc. 5000 is the most persuasive evidence I know that the American Dream is still alive,” says Inc. President and Editor-In-Chief Eric Schurenberg. “The founders and CEOs of the Inc. 5000 tell us they think determination, risk taking, and vision were the keys to their success, and I believe them.”
Green Cloud Technologies was founded in 2011 and is one of the largest independent channel-only cloud IaaS (Infrastructure-as-a-Service) provider in the country. Experiencing a growth rate of more than 6,700% since Green Cloud’s first full year of business, the company helps channel partners bring their customers to the cloud with turn-key, cloud-based infrastructure solutions and world-class data center facilities built on industry-leading platforms such as Cisco, VMware, and Tintri.
Companies such as Microsoft, Dell, Domino’s Pizza, Pandora, Timberland, LinkedIn, Yelp, Zillow, and many other well-known names gained their first national exposure as honorees of the Inc. 5000. The 2017 Inc. 5000’s aggregate revenue is $206 billion, and the companies on the list collectively generated 619,500 jobs over the past three years. Complete results of the Inc. 5000, including company profiles and an interactive database that can be sorted by industry, region, and other criteria, can be found at www.inc.com/inc5000.
About Green Could Technologies
Green Cloud Technologies is transforming the IT channel business by helping MSP’s and VAR’s embrace the cloud so they can flourish and evolve their business. Our channel-only strategy includes a suite of services to ensure MSP’s and VAR’s incorporate long-term recurring cloud revenues into their business. Green Cloud was founded in 2011 by several C-level telecom veterans who have worked tirelessly to strengthen the company’s expansive suite of Cisco Powered, cloud-based products, services, and support. Green Cloud was ranked 73rd on Inc. Magazine’s 2016 annual Inc. 5000 and 649th in the 2017 Inc. 5000, the most prestigious ranking of the fastest-growing private companies. In 2015, was named the #1 SC Fastest Growing Company and in 2017, Green Cloud was named by WorkplaceDynamics as a “Top Workplace in South Carolina.” The Business Intelligence Group also included Green Cloud in their 2017 Best Places to Work list. Headquartered in scenic Greenville, SC, Green Cloud is dedicated to environmental sustainability and carbon-neutral goals. Learn more at www.gogreencloud.com.
