Chainguard: Enabling secure-by-design development by safeguarding the software supply chain
Enabled secure-by-design software development
Streamlined operations and product development with managed services
Reduced time and costs to manage infrastructure with serverless architecture
Ability to handle increased workloads and user demand with autoscaling solutions
Automated compliance for customers in highly regulated industries
Chainguard, a cybersecurity company dedicated to securing the open-source software supply chain, uses Google Cloud to empower companies to build secure-by-design applications.
Chainguard, a cybersecurity company dedicated to securing the open-source software supply chain, uses Google Cloud to empower companies to build secure-by-design applications.
The new way to secure open-source software
It takes a lot of time and effort to secure the software you write internally, but the majority of software today comes from unknown sources that you have to blindly trust. Our goal is to make open-source solutions safe and secure by providing developers with trusted, verified building blocks.
Dan Lorenc
Founder & CEO, Chainguard
With its foundation of minimal, hardened container images, Chainguard helps organizations identify, assess, and mitigate risks associated with open-source dependencies. Founded by former Google Cloud engineers, Chainguard relies heavily on the platform’s robust security features and serverless capabilities to enable companies to build software efficiently and securely from the start. With Google Cloud Run and Google Kubernetes Engine, Chainguard can effectively manage its infrastructure and ensure secure deployment of containerized applications, with fast autoscaling to optimize costs and automated compliance for customers in highly regulated industries. Chainguard is also exploring Vertex AI to automate vulnerability remediation and streamline developer workflows.
Why Google Cloud?
Chainguard chose to build with Google Cloud from day one largely due to the founders’ history with the platform and their deep understanding of its capabilities and security practices. Google Cloud also shares Chainguard’s goal to provide safe open-source solutions, and the platform's robust security features—such as strong identity and access management, encryption, and network security—are essential for safeguarding sensitive data. Serverless offerings from Google Cloud further enable Chainguard to focus on building innovative solutions without the burden of managing infrastructure. As a result, Chainguard's customers benefit from improved security and performance, faster innovation, and lower operational costs.
Our customers have the choice to build and manage security themselves or let us do it for them so they can get back to what they do best. Google Cloud gives us the best platform to become the safe source for open source.
Dan Lorenc
Founder & CEO, Chainguard
Founded by the industry's leading experts on open source software, security, and cloud native development, Chainguard provides secure container images with low-to-no CVEs.
Industry: Technology
Location: United States
Products: Google Cloud Run, Google Kubernetes Engine, Vertex AI
