OVHcloud Strengths, Domain Expertise, and Key Differentiators
OVHcloud is Europe’s cloud provider operating over 400,000 servers within 33 data centers across four continents. For 20 years, the Group has relied on an integrated model that provides complete control of its value chain: from the design of its servers to the construction and management of its data centers, including the orchestration of its fiber-optic network. This unique approach allows it to independently cover all the uses of its 1.6 million customers in more than 140 countries. OVHcloud now offers the latest generation solutions combining performance, price predictability, and total sovereignty over their data to support their growth in complete freedom.
OVHcloud Recent Developments
In October 2023, OVHcloud unveiled a pivotal enhancement: the introduction of IAM (Identity and Access Management) security functionality. This comprehensive offering is set to become accessible to all users without incurring additional expenses, effective October 25th. This strategic move by OVHcloud signifies a significant stride in fortifying their services, aligning with evolving security demands in the market while enhancing the value proposition for their user base.
In June 2023 OVHcloud partners with Aiven, a European software company that combines the best open source technologies with cloud infrastructure, to enhance its Database-as-a-Service offer. This partnership enables OVHcloud to offer an extensive catalog of DBaaS solutions such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, Redis, Apache Kafka, ElasticSearch, M3, and Apache Cassandra. This wide range of database management systems suits a variety of uses, from legacy applications to AI applications, web applications, and e-commerce websites. Database-as-a-Service solutions based on OVHcloud trusted infrastructures give organizations security, confidentiality, and reversibility guarantees for their data.
In April 2021, OVHcloud expanded its suite of Bare Metal servers with two new ranges that provide high performance, very high capacity bandwidth, and high availability. These new machines address the needs of organizations running critical workloads. These servers are available in OVHcloud data centers across Europe, the US, and Canada.
The two new ranges: Scale and High-Grade offer servers optimized for complex, resource-intensive tasks. They are particularly suited to the following use cases: - Managing Hyper-Converged Infrastructure (HCI), particularly for companies that want to consolidate their data centers. - Software-Defined Storage (SDS), that can handle increased volumes of data, while controlling costs. - Virtualisation, containerization, and orchestration, for project deployment or application modernization while optimizing hardware and software investments. - Big Data and analytics, to optimize data usage. - Archiving and backup, as storage solutions must meet very specific needs, such as agile information flow management, fault prevention, ensuring optimal archiving of critical data, and compliance with applicable laws. - Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI), for large-scale management of remote and virtualized work environments.
In November 2021, OVHcloud partnered with Google Cloud to accelerate French and European organizations’ ability to digitally transform and reimagine their business. The partnership brings cutting-edge technologies, built on trusted infrastructure, to European organizations to help them meet their growing needs for strict data controls, security, transparency, and privacy while deploying cloud-native applications.
OVHcloud Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Activities
In April 2022, OVHcloud revealed its acquisition of ForePaaS, a unified platform focused on data analytics, machine learning, and AI for businesses. The integration includes ForePaaS' 23 employees and founders, who have joined OVHcloud to collectively develop solutions enhancing the Platform as a Service (PaaS) offering. This strategic move aligns with OVHcloud's growth acceleration strategy, aiming to bolster its PaaS capabilities and broaden its portfolio to meet evolving market demands in data-driven solutions.
In July 2021, OVHcloud acquired BuyDRM, an American company specializing in security technologies for digital rights management (DRM) applications. The entire BuyDRM team and their founders will join the Group's workforce. With this acquisition, OVHcloud strengthens its security expertise to make the cloud even more secure, and enrich its Platform as a Service portfolio.
OVHcloud Customers in ARTW Customer Database
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OVHcloud Overview
2 Rue Kellermann
Roubaix, x, 59100, France
33 9 72 10 10 07
https://www.ovhcloud.com/
Ownership: - EPA: OVH
Number of Employees: 2657
Key Verticals: Automotive, Banking and Financial Services, Communications, Construction, Real Estate, Consumer Packaged Goods, Distribution, Federal Government, State and Local Government, Public Safety, Healthcare, Leisure and Recreation, Hospitality, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Media, Professional Services, Retail, Transportation,
OVHcloud Key Enterprise and Cloud Applications
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OVHcloud Customers - Breakdown by Geo, Size, Vertical and Product
List of Verified OVHcloud Customers
No. of OVHcloud Customers: 1.6 Million
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OVHcloud has more than 1.6 million customers in around 140 countries.
Among its customers are Ravensburger, Aplim, Swarm64, iLovePDF, Shockbyte, SYSTRAN, PebbleHost, SentiOne, Logit.io, Edinet, Intesens, Microbit, Altravia, Absys Cyborg, Action Logement, Actissia Services, AgroGeneration, Aldes, Azadea Group, Babilou, Barker and Stonehouse, Bouygues Construction, Carrefour S.A., Castel Group, CEVA Logistics U.S, Comfort Keepers, Congo Brewery and many others.
OVHcloud Market Opportunities, M&A and Geo Expansions
In November 2023, OVHcloud cloud provider, unveiled its second data center in Singapore, concurrently launching its most environmentally friendly data center in the Asia-Pacific region. This milestone aligns with OVHcloud's strategic objective of establishing 15 new sites globally by 2024. The expansion, including the previous Mumbai center and plans for an upcoming Sydney site, signifies a substantial opportunity for OVHcloud. It enhances regional accessibility to their trusted, sovereign, and open cloud solutions, perfectly meeting the escalating digital requirements of customers. This strategic expansion underscores OVHcloud's commitment to providing innovative cloud services and consolidating its market presence.
In July 2021, OVHcloud acquired BuyDRM, an American company specializing in security technologies for digital rights management (DRM) applications. The entire BuyDRM team and their founders will join the Group's workforce. With this acquisition, OVHcloud strengthens its security expertise to make the cloud even more secure, and enrich its Platform as a Service portfolio.
In February 2021, OVHcloud unveiled its Asia Pacific expansion plans including the doubling of capacity for its Singapore data center and a second data center in Sydney, Australia, both of which follow closely after its recent announcement of a new Point of Presence infrastructure deployed in Mumbai, India earlier this year. Further investment in Singapore includes the opening of a new office and continuing its recruitment drive to strengthen the local team there.
OVHcloud Risks and Challenges
The Company is less known outside Europe and expansion will be a challenge.
OVHcloud Ecosystem, Partners, Resellers and SI
In September 2023, OVHcloud, aligned with the NVIDIA Partner Network, expands its AI solutions portfolio by introducing new NVIDIA GPU products. This move is a pivotal step in OVHcloud's strategic AI vision. Recognizing AI's profound future impact, OVHcloud is dedicated to aiding customer business growth. They aim to foster an ecosystem with accessible, innovative, and cost-effective AI solutions. Central to this initiative are transparent, ethical, and open AI models, emphasizing data privacy preservation. OVHcloud's commitment to democratizing AI underscores its role in shaping an inclusive and ethical AI ecosystem for its clientele.
In October 2021, Serco and OVHcloud unveiled a partnership in space imagery and Artificial Intelligence. As part of this partnership, the latest AI technology from OVHcloud will be made available on ONDA DIAS, Serco's cloud platform for Earth Observation. Serco Europe is already involved in the collection, management, and dissemination of Copernicus data. As Serco and OVHcloud embrace a Platform as a Service (PaaS) strategy, both organizations are also exploring avenues to collaborate in the European start-up ecosystem, exploiting Earth Observation Data (via OVHcloud’s existing Startup Programme) and the marketplace for sovereign Software as a Service (SaaS) solutions.
In June OVHcloud partnered with Platform.sh, a cloud platform for web application hosting. As a result of the collaboration between the two companies, Web PaaS powered by Platform.sh is 100% integrated into OVHcloud’s portfolio of solutions allowing teams of developers to focus on their projects and coding, using infrastructure managed by OVHcloud.
In April 2021, OVHcloud partnered with MongoDB to offer customers a fully managed MongoDB-as-a-Service solution across Europe. The partnership means OVHcloud customers, including those in highly regulated industries such as healthcare, finance, and government, can drive the latest app innovation in the cloud whilst keeping the sole control over their data, aligning with the highest initiatives in digital sovereignty such as GAIA-X.
In June 2021, Atos and OVHcloud joined forces to bring trusted cloud transformation capabilities and services to enterprises and public organizations worldwide. This combination of Atos OneCloud - and OVHcloud’s innovative cloud solutions are based on sovereign infrastructures. Going forward, international clients will benefit from the two companies’ global footprint with access to a joint unparalleled network of more than 130 data centers to host dedicated, private environments.
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