Cornerstone签署协议收购Grovo加速自身内容发展，收购将于2018年第四季度完成
据Cornerstone官网消息， 2018年11月7日，基于云学习和人力资本管理软件的全球领导者Cornerstone OnDemand（纳斯达克股票代码：CSOD）宣布，公司签署了收购Grovo Learning的最终协议，并以2400万美元的全现金交易收购了这一微学习内容的领先供应商，但需进行一定的结算调整。此次Cornerstone收购Grovo计划将在2018年第四季度完成。
Grovo成立于2010年，已经制作了超过2500个主题的微型学习课程。Grovo拥有超过300家客户，包括Gap Inc.、Hulu、雪佛龙(Chevron)和富国银行(Wells Fargo)，在纽约和旧金山设有办事处。据悉，grovo 在去年7月底完成了1130万美元D轮融资，总融资额达7330万美元。
“收购Grovo帮助我们实现了Cornerstone在全球范围内改善教育机会的愿景。”作为学习领域的领导者，我们知道Grovo拥有世界上最具创新性的培训内容。“与我们最先进的学习套件和我们随时提供的内容相结合，与Grovo的结合奠定了Cornerstone。”
与此同时，基石投资还宣布将在任何时候扩大其内容订阅服务。Content Anytime是一种内容订阅服务，它使组织能够为员工提供新鲜、现代的内容，使他们能够控制自己的职业发展。订阅支持所有类型的现代学习模式，从微学习(更短、更容易消费的课程)到宏观学习(更深入地掌握一门学科或技能)，再到间隔学习(课程分为多个部分，中间有提问的时间间隔)。Cornerstone结合了近20年的学习和开发经验，结合了最受欢迎的、用户驱动的内容推荐(使用数据和Cornerstone庞大社区的反馈)，不断添加和更新课程内容。
以下为原文：
Cornerstone Accelerates Momentum in Content with Acquisition of Grovo
Deal Strengthens Cornerstone’s Content Anytime Offerings with the Leader in Modern Micro-Learning Training Content
SANTA MONICA, Calif. — November 7, 2018 – Cornerstone OnDemand (NASDAQ:CSOD), a global leader in cloud-based learning and human capital management software, today announced that the Company signed a definitive agreement to acquire Grovo Learning, Inc., the leading provider of micro-learning content for $24 million in an all-cash deal, subject to certain closing adjustments. The acquisition of Grovo is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2018.
Founded in 2010, Grovo has produced over 2,500 micro-learning courses across a range of topics. Grovo has over 300 clients, including Gap Inc., Hulu, Chevron and Wells Fargo, with offices in New York City and San Francisco.
“The acquisition of Grovo helps fulfill the vision we had on day one for Cornerstone to improve access to education on a global basis. As leaders in learning, we know that Grovo has some of the most innovative training content in the world,” said Adam Miller, Cornerstone’s founder and CEO. “United with our state-of-the-art Learning suite and our Content Anytime subscription offerings, the combination with Grovo places Cornerstone in a league of its own.”
In conjunction with this acquisition, Cornerstone also announced an expansion of its Content Anytime subscription offerings. Content Anytime is a content subscription service that enables organizations to provide their employees with fresh, modern content that puts them in control of their own career development. The subscriptions support all types of modern learning formats, from micro-learning (shorter, easily consumable courses) to macro-learning (deeper mastery of a subject or skill) to spaced-learning (courses broken into sections, with timed intervals for questioning in between). Cornerstone continually adds and refreshes course content by combining insights from nearly 20 years of learning and development expertise and the most in-demand, user-driven content recommendations informed by usage data and feedback from Cornerstone’s massive community.
Starting today, Cornerstone will offer a range of subscriptions beyond its popular Content Anytime Essentials offering, including thematic subscriptions for compliance and digital transformation, as well as regional subscriptions for France, Germany and Spain. Cornerstone expects to incorporate Grovo content across its Content Anytime subscription service.
Cornerstone will discuss the acquisition of Grovo on its third quarter 2018 earnings conference call scheduled for today.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements about the expectations, beliefs, plans, intentions and strategies of Cornerstone relating to its acquisition of Grovo. Such forward-looking statements include statements regarding future product offerings; expected benefits to Cornerstone and its customers; expected financial impact of the acquisition on Cornerstone; and plans regarding the integration of Grovo’s products with Cornerstone’s. These statements reflect the current beliefs of Cornerstone and are based on current information available to Cornerstone as of the date hereof, and Cornerstone does not assume any obligation to update the forward-looking statements provided to reflect events that occur or circumstances that exist after the date on which they were made. The ability of Cornerstone to achieve these business objectives involves many risks and uncertainties that could cause actual outcomes and results to differ materially and adversely from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include the failure to achieve expected synergies and efficiencies of operations between Cornerstone and Grovo; the ability of Cornerstone and Grovo to successfully integrate their respective market opportunities, technology, products, personnel and operations; the failure to timely develop and achieve market acceptance of combined products and services; the potential impact on the business of Grovo as a result of the acquisition; the loss of any Grovo customers; the ability to coordinate strategy and resources between Cornerstone and Grovo; the ability of Cornerstone and Grovo to retain and motivate key employees of Grovo; general economic conditions; as well as those risks and uncertainties included under the captions “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in Cornerstone’s Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 7, 2018 for the quarter ended June 30, 2018, which is available on the Investor Relations section of our website at csod.com and on the SEC website at www.sec.gov.
About Grovo
Grovo is the world’s leading Microlearning solution, providing modern learning that employees actually like. Grovo helps L&D teams engage employees and drive their business forward by delivering a constantly evolving library of customizable Microlearning lessons through an easy-to-use platform. Hundreds of companies of all sizes, from PepsiCo and Gap to Bitly and Magellan Health, trust Grovo to onboard employees faster, deepen their leadership bench, enable customer-facing teams, re-envision compliance programs and build inclusive, mission-driven cultures. Learn more at grovo.com.
原文来源：Cornerstone Accelerates Momentum in Content with Acquisition of Grovo
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帮企业控制云支出，成本管理云服务平台Cloudability完成2400万美元B轮融资
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Cloudability 开发的各种工具可以帮助这些公司跟踪支出流向并使其云计算方式更具灵活性，避免出现不必要的开支及隐藏性费用。此外，公司提供的开支报表工具可以让 Uber、Atlassian 等网络业务的所有云用途及开支更加清晰可见。
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根据高盛的一份报告显示，云计算基础设施的市场价值有望在 2019年 增至 1220 亿美元。“云” 正带来惊人的计算机资源访问量，而这个数字的持续增长也为各类机构带来了管理方面的挑战。Cloudability 的出现可以让企业的支出优化流程及云资源的部署方式变得更简单，在使用的前 6 个月就可以为公司节省 30%的云支出费用。
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