Andreessen co-founds Loudcloud, a company providing managed hosting and IT automation services to internet businesses. Ben Horowitz is a co-founder.

Loudcloud faces significant challenges during the dot-com bust. The company adapts its business model.

Loudcloud is renamed Opsware and focuses on providing software for automating data center operations.

Hewlett-Packard (HP) acquires Opsware for $1.6 billion. The acquisition is a successful outcome for Andreessen and his team.