Puppet Labs Ranked #1 in Oregon and #12 in Software Industry Job Creation by Inc.
Inc.'s Hire Power Award Recognizes Heroes of the U.S. Economy
(firmenpresse) - PORTLAND, OR -- (Marketwired) -- 10/24/13 -- Inc. Magazine has featured , the leading provider of IT automation software for system administrators, in their 2nd annual Inc. Hire Power Awards, recognizing the private businesses that have generated the most jobs in the past three years. Puppet Labs' IT automation software enables system administrators to deliver the operational agility and efficiency of cloud computing at enterprise-class service levels, scaling from handfuls of nodes on-premise to tens of thousands in the cloud.
Puppet Labs generated 120 jobs from January 1st, 2012 to June 30th, 2013, ranking it #1 in the state of Oregon and #12 in the software industry out of more than 400 private growth companies.
"Our goal at Puppet Labs is to find the best candidates for the positions available," said Laura Stepp, VP of HR and Organizational Development. "A big part of this is identifying people who 'geek out' on their chosen profession, people with a passion for their field that shows when they speak about it. We take our culture very seriously at Puppet Labs and want our employees to feel that they are making an impact. When recruiting, we seek only those who will thrive here, active learners and teachers, willing to lead, but who are also collaborative by nature."
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that only 222,000 full-time jobs were added in 2012 -- compare those numbers to the honorees of the Inc. magazine's Hire Power Awards, which created 69,182 jobs between January 1, 2012 and June 30, 2013.
"Puppet Labs is dedicated to building products that our customers love, that improves their lives through the automation of infrastructure management," said Luke Kanies, CEO and founder of Puppet Labs. "As a result, we're working hard to build the right team that can continue to deliver outstanding products. We are honored to be recognized by Inc. for the jobs we've created in the last 18 months, and we'll continue aggressively hiring so we can continue delighting our customers."
Puppet Labs is among the 437 private growth companies that are Hire Power Awards honorees, leading the way in creating more American jobs. While the honorees are found across the country in 25 categories, industries with the most Hire Power companies include health, financial services, software, human resources and IT services. States with the most honorees include California, Florida, Texas, Ohio, New York, Massachusetts, Illinois and Utah.
Puppet Labs, Inc. is the leader in IT automation. Puppet Labs' software provides system administrators the operational agility, efficiency and insight they need to proactively manage dynamic infrastructure, scaling from tens of servers to thousands, on-premise and in the cloud. Thousands of the world's leading organizations use Puppet Labs' software to configure and manage their IT infrastructure, including Citrix, eBay, NYSE, Cisco WebEx, Salesforce.com, Bank of America and PayPal. Based in Portland, Oregon, Puppet Labs employs more than 180 people. The company is backed by investors Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Google Ventures, VMware, Cisco, True Ventures, Radar Partners, and Emerson Street Partners. To learn more, please visit
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