David Politis
Founder and CEO at BetterCloud
BetterCloud Nabs $2.2M From Angels To Bring Better Management & Security To Google Apps
BetterCloud will use the capital to accelerate the development of its security and management tools and broaden its strategic partnerships, says founder and CEO David Politis, who left his position running the SMB group at Cloud Sherpas (one of Google’s top enterprise partners, which ... Read more »
With 15K Businesses On Board, BetterCloud Lands $5M To Help Accelerate The Adoption Of Google Apps I...
BetterCloud founder and CEO David Politis attributes it, in part, to the growing adoption of its flagship management and security application, FlashPanel, which launched six months ago. The app is basically a toolkit for Google Apps administrators, providing them with the ability to more ... Read more »
Anatomy Of An All-Cloud SMB
"This is the DNA of the company," said BetterCloud CEO David Politis in an interview. The startup uses 16 cloud apps to run its day-to-day business. Politis didn't need much breath to summarize BetterCloud's onsite technology portfolio: Laptops, monitors, and a handful of IP ... Read more »
Tapshare turns Halloween photos into a contest where users can win equity
To get a bit more perspective I reached out to David Politis and Aaron Klein, the CEOs of BetterCloud and Riskalyze, respectively, to get their opinions. “Never. I’d give away product, I’d give away swag, I might even give away cash…but I’d never give away equity in my company,” Klein ... Read more »
BetterCloud Debuts FlashPanel to Help Google Beat Microsoft
The software is currently free to use, but BetterCloud founder and CEO David Politis says that the company plans to introduce a subscription model in the coming months. “There are APIs to do almost everything that we’re doing, but most companies don’t have the resources, know-how, or ... Read more »
BetterCloud raises $2M to make Google Apps better
The funding comes from CEO David Politis and unnamed angel investors. New York-based BetterCloud is also launching the beta of FlashPanel, a new service that helps admins better manage and maintain Google Apps for businesses. FlashPanel eases the standardization of email settings for ... Read more »
Growing Up Google: How Cloud Computing Is Changing a Generation
David Politis is the founder and CEO of BetterCloud, the leading provider of Google Apps extensions that create security and management. Follow David @DavePolitis. A few weeks ago, a school administrator shared a story about how he tried to block Google’s chat feature, but his ... Read more »
How Google+ Can Succeed at Business Without Really Trying
David Politis is the founder and CEO of BetterCloud, the leading provider of Google Apps extensions that create security and management. Follow David @DavePolitis. Google+ arrived last summer armed and ready to compete with Facebook. Yet despite more than 100 million users, the ... Read more »
BetterCloud fights the Google Apps fight with 2.75M users, adds Google Drive-specific features
BetterCloud CEO David Politis says that there was one company that had accidentally made all of its sales documents available to the public without even knowing it. FlashPanel’s new tools caught the mistake and allowed the company to go into full-on, “make that shit private!” mode. ... Read more »
How to build an enterprise app people will actually use
David Politis is founder and CEO of BetterCloud, a developer of enterprise security and management tools that integrate with Google Apps. Follow David on Twitter @DavePolitis and BetterCloud @bettercloud... Read more »
FlashPanel Brings Enhanced Security Features to Google Drive
... Apps Control Panel.” “Rapid enterprise adoption of FlashPanel is yet another signal that organizations are growing comfortable with the notion that some or all of their IT infrastructure can be securely and efficiently managed in the cloud,” said David Politis, BetterCloud’s Founder and CEO... Read more »
BetterCloud Releases New Version of FlashPanel App for Google Apps Admins
We're certain our customers will immediately see its usefulness too.” “Our partners have received extensive training on FlashPanel, and many of their customers participated in the private beta program,” said David Politis, founder and CEO at BetterCloud. “Cloud service providers have ... Read more »
Five handy Google Docs tools you’re not using
About the Author: David Politis is the CEO and Founder of BetterCloud, an independent software vendor providing enterprise class security and management extensions for Google Apps. Follow David on Twitter @ DavePolitis and BetterCloud @ bettercloud... Read more »
Google Apps Consortium Says Price Not the Biggest Factor for Most IT Pros
“At $50 per user per year, it’s no wonder that cost isn’t a major issue for organizations considering Google Apps,” said David Politis, chairman of the Cloud Alliance and CEO of BetterCloud. “What’s interesting is that security, availability and performance continue to be a significant ... Read more »
3 Reasons A Startup Is Still The Best Place To Work
David Politis is the founder and CEO of BetterCloud, the maker of FlashPanel, the number one cloud management tool for Google Apps, and the Google Apps resource site, AsktheGooru.com. Follow BetterCloud on Google+ at bettercloud.com/plus. The Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC) is an ... Read more »
Office 2013: 10 Questions To Ask
"While it's easier to get a smaller group of employees to adopt new software, and these organizations are likely more cost-conscious, we were surprised to see relatively similar lack of investment from organizations of all sizes ," BetterCloud CEO David Politis wrote in a blog post. ... Read more »
Best practices for Going Google: Data migration and the Google Apps Marketplace
David Politis is the founder and CEO of BetterCloud, the maker of FlashPanel, the number one cloud management and security tool for Google Apps, and the Google Apps resource site, AsktheGooru.com. Follow him @DavePolitis. We hope this series was helpful and look forward to providing more ... Read more »
BetterCloud floats on $5M raise from Flybridge, Grayloft
BetterCloud CEO David Politis was an early employee at Cloud Sherpas. Prior to that, he helped launch Atlanta-based Vocalocity. In December, Cloud Sherpas raised $40 million from new investors Greenspring Associates, a global venture capital firm and Queensland Investment Corp., one of ... Read more »
Best practices for Going Google: Change management
David Politis is the founder and CEO of BetterCloud, the maker of FlashPanel, the number one cloud management tool for Google Apps, and the Google Apps resource site, AsktheGooru.com. Follow him @DavePolitis. So far in the series: ... Read more »
Best practices for Going Google: Configuring and testing the Google Apps suite
David Politis is the founder and CEO of BetterCloud, the maker of FlashPanel, the number one cloud management and security tool for Google Apps, and the Google Apps resource site, AsktheGooru.com. Follow him @DavePolitis... Read more »
