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| Cloud Assert LLC | |
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| Industry | Cloud computing; IT consulting; software |
| Founded | 2014[citation needed] |
| Founder | Ravi C. Kolandaiswamy[citation needed] |
| Headquarters | , United States |
Number of locations | 2[citation needed] |
| Key people | Ravi C. Kolandaiswamy (CEO)[citation needed] |
| Products | Hybr |
| Services | Microsoft CSP billing; cloud FinOps; usage-based billing; AI billing; cloud consulting; cloud migration; data center automation; managed services |
| Website | cloudassert |
Cloud Assert LLC (commonly Cloud Assert) is a software vendor and IT consulting company founded in 2014 and headquartered in Redmond, Washington.[citation needed] The company reports a second location in Coimbatore, India.[citation needed] It develops Hybr, a platform for Microsoft Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) billing, cloud FinOps, usage-based billing and AI infrastructure services for service providers.[1] The company also provides consulting, migration, data center automation and managed services.[2]
Cloud Assert's products are aimed at Microsoft CSPs and managed service providers (MSPs), distributors and organizations that run Azure Stack Hub, Azure Local, Windows Azure Pack or VMware environments.[2][1] The company states that its platform serves partners in more than 30 countries.[1]
History
[edit]According to the company's product materials, Cloud Assert was founded in 2014.[citation needed] Its early product line focused on managing and billing Windows Azure Pack and Microsoft Azure Stack environments, and on connecting them to other clouds through its VConnect integration service.[3]
The company states that its billing platform has been used for Microsoft CSP billing since 2014. Company blog posts from late 2025 describe the platform as covering AI infrastructure billing and as oriented toward growth in the "agentic era" for CSPs and MSPs.[4]
Products
[edit]Hybr
[edit]Hybr is Cloud Assert's flagship platform. The company's website presents it in several product areas, described in the Hybr article:[1]
- Microsoft CSP: NCE-compliant billing and subscription management for Microsoft CSP partners.
- Cloud FinOps: splits multi-cloud costs and billing reports by tenant, department, team and project.
- Cloud SaaS Billing: collects usage and cost data from clouds, on-premises systems, SaaS applications and custom services.
- Hybrid Cloud Management: a multi-tenant portal for managing hybrid cloud resources in one view.
- Azure Stack Hub Resource Providers: cross-cloud integration, management and billing for Azure Stack services.
- Azure Local: multi-tenancy, self-service provisioning and metered billing on Azure Local.
- AI Factory: turns GPUs, models and inference endpoints into billable multi-tenant AI services.[5]
Hybr is listed on the Microsoft Azure Marketplace as Hybr® CSP, CSP Billing Ultimate and Hybr® SDX Datacenter.[6][7]
VConnect
[edit]VConnect is Cloud Assert's integration service. It connects Hybr to hypervisors, public cloud APIs, Kubernetes clusters and backup products. Published modules include VConnect Multi-Cloud Management and VConnect Cross Cloud Management.[3] Backup integrations include Veeam and Commvault.[citation needed]
Services
[edit]Microsoft CSP and billing services
[edit]- Microsoft CSP billing and licence management: subscription, licence and billing operations for CSP partners.[1]
- Usage-based billing: metering Azure, VM, Kubernetes, GPU and AI-token usage and billing it on one invoice.[5]
- Reseller management: management and performance tracking across reseller tiers.[1]
Consulting and cloud services
[edit]- Enterprise cloud consulting: Azure design and implementation, cloud adoption planning, cloud optimization, cloud migration, and AI-related consulting.[2]
- Cloud migration: moving workloads to Azure, and modernising legacy control planes such as Windows Azure Pack.[2]
- Cloud managed services: ongoing cloud operations support, and managed services for cloud and traditional infrastructure.[2]
- Data center automation and modernization: workflow automation and infrastructure expansion inside data centers.[2]
- Application modernization: legacy application modernisation, application development and data analytics modernisation.[2]
- Digital and marketing services: digital and app innovation, and marketing and SEO services.[2]
Solutions
[edit]The company lists these solution areas on its website:[2]
- Hybrid cloud solutions
- Cloud governance
- Cloud cost management and billing
- Discovery and migration
- IT service management and automation
- Replacing Windows Azure Pack with Hybr
- Azure VMware Solution (AVS) migration
- Multi-tenancy on Azure Local
Community and publications
[edit]Blog
[edit]Cloud Assert publishes a blog on CSP billing, self-service, cloud complexity and AI. Examples include "CSP Billing: Why It's So Complicated and How to Fix It" (September 2025) and "Managing Cloud Complexity: How CSPs and MSPs Can Stay Ahead" (August 2025). A category page collects posts about Hybr.[8]
Partnerships
[edit]The company describes itself as a Microsoft partner.[citation needed] The company also refers to Dhisana AI alongside Hybr in a blog post.[3]
Marketplace listings
[edit]- Microsoft Azure Marketplace: Hybr® CSP and CSP Billing Ultimate.[6]
- Microsoft Marketplace: Hybr® SDX Datacenter.[7]
- Software review and directory listings: G2 and similar software review sites.[citation needed]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Microsoft CSP Billing & Hybrid Cloud Management Platform for MSPs & Microsoft CSPs – Hybr". Hybr. Retrieved 2026-10-14.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Services – Cloud Assert". Cloud Assert. Retrieved 2026-10-14.
- 1 2 3 "Hybr® – The Hybrid Cloud Management Platform – Cloud Assert". Cloud Assert. Retrieved 2026-10-14.
- ↑ "Reimagining MSP & CSP Growth in the Agentic Era – Cloud Assert blog". Cloud Assert. 2025-12-01. Retrieved 2026-10-14.
- 1 2 "AI Factory for Service Providers – Hybr". Hybr. Retrieved 2026-10-14.
- 1 2 "Hybr® CSP – Microsoft Azure Marketplace". Microsoft. Retrieved 2026-10-14.
- 1 2 "Hybr® SDX Datacenter – Microsoft Marketplace". Microsoft. Retrieved 2026-10-14.
- ↑ "Hybr – Cloud Assert blog category". Cloud Assert. Retrieved 2026-10-14.
External links
[edit]Category:Cloud computing companies Category:Software companies based in Washington (state) Category:Companies established in 2014 Category:Microsoft partners Category:Companies based in Redmond, Washington