Strong Network is a Switzerland-based startup that offers a pioneering solution in the form of a self-hosted platform for managing secure Cloud Development Environments (CDEs). These CDEs provide developers with secure, ready-to-code Linux development environments while ensuring native data security. This innovative approach aligns with the burgeoning trend of DevOps transformation, with the entire cloud-native development effort gravitating towards CDE technology. Notably, CDEs have recently been acknowledged as a new Gartner technology category, where Strong Network is listed as a vendor.
The platform provided by Strong Network offers notable business advantages, including the acceleration of application delivery, improved developer experience, and enhanced productivity in development. Moreover, it addresses IT cost and management inefficiencies by standardizing and centralizing development environments. Additionally, it safeguards intellectual property, such as PII, GDPR-sensitive data, source code, and ML models, utilized and created during development.
Having been founded in 2020, Strong Network recently secured a significant €5.20M Seed Round investment on 18 March 2022. The investment was led by OpenOcean and Wingman Ventures, signifying a strong show of confidence from notable investors in the industry. The company operates within the Cyber Security and DevOps sectors, positioning itself at the forefront of the technological advancements in these fields.