About Cobalt Iron
We built the backup platform we wished existed.
Founded in 2013 by CEO Richard R. Spurlock in Lawrence, Kansas, Cobalt Iron set out to end backup fragmentation: one SaaS platform for every enterprise workload, secure by architecture, automated by design.
2013
Founded, Lawrence, Kansas
47
Countries served
9M+
Backup jobs processed monthly
0
Logins to the backup infrastructure
What We Believe
Backup should be an outcome, not an occupation
Enterprises don't want to run backup software — they want data protected, provably, everywhere. That belief shaped every Compass decision: SaaS delivery, Zero Access® security. Automates daily backup administration. All-inclusive licensing, and native coverage for the IBM workloads the rest of the industry ignores.
It's why IBM's own Office of the CIO — and enterprises like Kaiser Permanente, Whirlpool, CIBC, and VF Corporation — trust Compass with their most critical data.
Recognition
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