# Vijay Krishna

> Vijay Krishna is the founder and CEO of SysCloud, a SaaS data-protection company that grew from the practical problem of moving and safeguarding Google Apps data into a multi-application backup, recovery, security, and compliance platform. A computer-science graduate who previously worked in storage at LSI Corporation and founded MasterSys Tech, Krishna has spent his public career making the case that cloud convenience does not remove a customer's responsibility for its data.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at SysCloud
- **Organizations:** SysCloud, MasterSys Tech, Brocade ODC, LSI Corporation
- **Education:** MS, Computer Science, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, CBIT
- **Known for:** Founded SysCloud and led it from a Google Apps-focused product toward multi-application SaaS data protection., Raised a $2.5 million Series A round for SysCloud in 2014 from investors including Inventus Capital Partners and KAE Capital., Led SysCloud when it completed SOC 1 and SOC 2 examinations in 2014.

## Career timeline

- **1998-2003** — Worked at LSI Corporation and held a marketing role for the RAID division serving Japan.
- **2004-2006** — Worked as GPM at Brocade ODC, described publicly as the Brocade Offshore Development Center at HCL.
- **2007-2009** — Founded and led MasterSys Tech, a storage-services business that entered a support alliance with Promise Technology in India.
- **2010** — Founded SysCloud and became its CEO.
- **2014** — SysCloud completed SOC 1 and SOC 2 examinations and announced a $2.5 million Series A round involving Inventus Capital Partners and KAE Capital.
- **2015** — Publicly argued for unified backup, security policies, controls, and reporting across cloud applications.
- **2024** — Outlined Europe as a growth market while SysCloud established data centers in the UK and Germany.
- **2025** — Joined Jody Padar and Donny Shimamoto for a webinar about responsibility for cloud data and backup planning.

## Achievements

- Founded SysCloud and led it from a Google Apps-focused product toward multi-application SaaS data protection.
- Raised a $2.5 million Series A round for SysCloud in 2014 from investors including Inventus Capital Partners and KAE Capital.
- Led SysCloud when it completed SOC 1 and SOC 2 examinations in 2014.
- Previously founded MasterSys Tech and secured a services agreement supporting Promise Technology customers in India.
- Managed work for LSI Logic's RAID division in Japan; his public professional biography credits that period with more than $50 million in OEM deals.

## Latest updates

- **2025-01** — Appeared in SysCloud's 'Why You Need to Backup the Cloud' webinar with Jody Padar and Donny Shimamoto.
- **2024-12** — Was credited as author of a SysCloud guide to FERPA compliance for educational institutions.
- **2024-09** — Was credited as author of SysCloud's guide outlining reasons organizations need independent Google Workspace backup.
- **2024-05** — Represented SysCloud's European expansion message around the European Collaboration Summit, including UK and Germany data centers.

## Links

- Website: https://www.syscloud.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vijay-krishna-9253763a
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/SysCloud
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/SysCloud
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/syscloudofficial/
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/pages/SysCloud/268283823200500

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Last updated: 2026-08-27