- Business
- OVH Groupe S.A., operating as OVHcloud, provides public and private cloud computing solutions, including Bare Metal Cloud dedicated servers; Hosted Private Cloud fully managed servers with operating systems and virtualization layers; Public Cloud shared computing services; and Web Cloud offerings such as shared hosting, domain name registration, telephony, internet access, and voice over internet protocol solutions worldwide across more than 30 data centers in 19 countries spanning Europe, North America, Asia-Pacific, and Africa. The company, founded in 1999 by the Klaba family and headquartered in Roubaix, France, serves individuals, enterprises, and public sector clients with a focus on data sovereignty, sustainability through energy-efficient data centers, and interoperability via open technologies like OpenStack. OVH Groupe operates through Private Cloud, Public Cloud, and Web Cloud & Other segments; targets diverse markets including AI, blockchain, quantum computing, and gaming; and maintains subsidiaries integrated into its global infrastructure while emphasizing strategic autonomy certified by SecNumCloud 3.2 for its Bare Metal Pod platform. Recent developments include the launch of Managed Kubernetes Service Standard in 3-AZ regions for enhanced resilience, AI Endpoints with SambaNova for low-latency inference, a Quantum Platform as Europe's first Quantum-as-a-Service offering, and next-generation AI-powered cooling in smart data centers; geographic expansions with new 3-AZ regions in Germany and Paris, Local Zones in Italy, Spain, Belgium, Netherlands, Morocco, and planned sites in Bogota, Tallinn, and Johannesburg; deepened partnerships such as with VMware for hybrid cloud, Nutanix NC2, Crayon for IT services, DEEP by POST Group for sovereign cloud in Luxembourg, and Bouygues Telecom for midsize enterprises; governance changes reuniting Chairman and CEO roles under founder Octave Klaba in 2025; revenue surpassing one billion euros in FY2025 with adjusted EBITDA margin above 40%; and a public share buyback financed by €920 million in term loans plus a €200 million revolving facility.