Empowering Excellence: ShapeBlue’s Commitment to Employee Ownership
At ShapeBlue, our employees are not just our workforce – they are our partners in success. We have built our organisational culture around core values of empowerment, ownership and responsibility, openness, honesty and fairness, and creating value through our work. Our commitment to these principles forms the foundation of our employee ownership model, fostering a […]
Mastering CloudStack with ShapeBlue’s Apache CloudStack Online Bootcamps
Companies choosing to adopt Apache CloudStack as part of their infrastructure have several options. Either to hire CloudStack professionals to help them by providing support, or to train their own staff. Those choosing the latter option can enrol their employee in our remote bootcamps, which are regularly held throughout the year, rather than doing the […]
ShapeBlueCon 2023 Roundup
Last week the ShapeBlue team flew in from all corners of the globe to the Lake District, UK, for ShapeBlue Con 2023. The event is our company’s annual get-together which provides an opportunity for developing interpersonal relationships, collaborating on new and existing ideas and ultimately having a good time together. As a remote team, we […]
ShapeBlue Joins the Good Business Charter, Demonstrating Commitment to Responsible Business Practices
ShapeBlue is delighted to announce it has joined leading companies in the United Kingdom in signing up to the Good Business Charter (GBC), an accreditation that seeks to raise the bar on business practices for employees, tax, the environment, customers and suppliers. As an employee-owned company, we believe in the importance for businesses to regain […]
ShapeBlue Has Become an Employee-Owned Business
Today we announcе that ShapeBlue is now a 100% employee-owned business: owned by all of its employees, for the benefit of all of those employees. I will continue as full-time CEO, and am excited to do so, but am no longer a shareholder in the business. The business is now legally owned by a trust […]
GSoC 2021 and Apache CloudStack: The Results
With 16,000+ participants from 111 countries and 715 open-source organizations participating, Google Summer of Code is one of the most popular programs which helps students enter the technology world and gain new skills. GSoC pairs students with mentors from participating open-source organizations, allowing students to face the real world of software development and coding. For […]
Google Summer of Code – Meet the Mentors
16,000+ students, 111 countries, 16 years and 715 open-source organizations – this is Google Summer of Code! ShapeBlue and the CloudStack Community are happy to be part of this global program focused on bringing students into open-source software development and helping them learn new skills. About Google Summer of Code Google Summer of Code (GSoC) […]
ShapeBlue SA extends distribution agreement with NetApp
ShapeBlue SA are pleased to announce the extension of their distribution partner agreement for NetApp in South Africa, building out a successful relationship that started in 2014. ‘ShapeBlue has built a strong partnership with NetApp in this region. Expanding our capabilities to represent the full NetApp portfolio presents a strategic opportunity for us and our […]
At Africacom with Netapp Solidfire | Case Studies
ShapeBlue recently attended the AfricaCom show in Cape Town, South Africa. We had an excellent opportunity to catch up with a number of our clients and partners and listened to a number of storage challenges being faced by the industry. We captured some of these thoughts, and also got some updates from our partner NetApp […]
