OVHcloud

OVH was founded in November 1999 by Octave Klaba, with the help of three family members (Henry, Haline, and Miroslaw).

In August 2023, it was announced OVHcloud was in exclusive negotiations for the acquisition of the Cologne-headquartered edge computing software company, gridscale GmbH.{{Cite web |date=2023-08-08 |title=OVHcloud on the edge of glory in new market with Germany acquisition |url=https://www.channelweb.co.uk/news/4121807/ovhcloud-edge-glory-market-germany-acquisition |access-date=2023-08-08 |website=www.channelweb.co.uk |language=en}}

In October 2016, OVH raised $250 million in order to raise further international expansion.{{cite web|title=OVH Partners with KKR and TowerBrook for Further Global Expansion|url=http://exithub.com/klaba-family-ovh-europe-no-1-web-host-raises-e250m-from-kkr-towerbrook/|website=exithub|access-date=9 January 2017}} This funding round valued OVH at over US$1 billion. In the fiscal year of 2016, OVH reportedly had around $343 million in revenue. In 2018 OVH announced its five-year plans to triple investment starting in 2021. Which represent between 4.6 and $8.1 billion U.S. dollars (4 to 7 billion euros).{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ovh-strategy-idUSKCN1MS17L|title=France's OVH to triple spending to take on Google, Amazon in cloud...|last1=Rosemain|first1=Mathieu|date=2018-10-18|work=Reuters|access-date=2019-09-07|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20190907000557/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ovh-strategy/frances-ovh-to-triple-spending-to-take-on-google-amazon-in-cloud-computing-idUSKCN1MS17L|archive-date=2019-09-07|last2=Barzic|first2=Gwénaëlle|language=en}}

In October 2021, OVHcloud filed its IPO and is listed on the Euronext Paris, the Paris Stock Exchange{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/technology/shares-french-computing-firm-ovhcloud-gain-nearly-3-paris-debut-2021-10-15/|title = Shares in French tech champion OVHcloud gain 6% in Paris debut|newspaper = Reuters|date = 15 October 2021}} as OVH. In December 2021, OVHcloud became part of the Paris SBF120 index.{{Cite web|url=https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/OVH-GROUPE-127472031/news/OVHcloud-Joins-SBF-120-Index-Following-Euronext-Paris-Review-37278124/|title = OVHcloud Joins SBF 120 Index Following Euronext Paris Review | MarketScreener| date=10 December 2021 }}

As of 2021, OVH had 30 data centers in 19 countries hosting 300,000 servers.{{cite web|url=https://www.ovh.com/ca/en/about-us/ |title=About - OVH Canada |publisher=OVH |access-date=2018-07-09| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180709204140/https://www.ovh.com/ca/en/about-us/| archive-date=2018-07-09| url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.ovhcloud.com/en/datacenters-ovhcloud/|title = Datacenters: Security and infrastructure | OVHcloud}} The company offers localized services such as customer service offices in many European countries, as well as in North America, Africa, and Singapore.{{Cite web|url=https://www.techradar.com/news/best-dedicated-server-hosting-providers|title=Best dedicated server hosting providers of 2019|last1=Williams|first1=Mike|last2=Turner|first2=Brian|date=2019-08-26|website=TechRadar|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20190906235716/https://www.techradar.com/news/best-dedicated-server-hosting-providers|archive-date=2019-09-06|access-date=2019-09-06}} {{As of|2019}}, OVH is considered one of the largest cloud computing providers in the world, with over a million customers and one of the largest OpenStack deployments in the world,{{cite web|author=Max Smolaks|date=2019-04-29|access-date=2020-04-18|title=OVH pulls gloves off bare metal fighters as it eyes up US cloud vendors|url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/04/29/ovh_adds_bare_metal_fighters_to_its_roster_looking_to_challenge_the_us_cloud_dominance/|website=www.theregister.co.uk}} and a network capacity totaling over 20 Tbit/s

As of 2017, OVH was known for its offering of email hosting service,{{cite web|author=David Legrand|access-date=2020-04-18|title=OVH lance une offre E-mail Pro basée sur Microsoft Exchange... mais sans ActiveSync|url=https://www.nextinpact.com/news/103418-ovh-lance-offre-e-mail-pro-basee-sur-microsoft-exchange-mais-sans-activesync.htm|date=2017-03-27|website=www.nextinpact.com|language=fr}} considered one of the largest in the world,{{cite web|url=https://www.arnnet.com.au/mediareleases/77901/us-email-hosting-services-market-is-slated-to/|title=Press release for market report|date=2020|access-date=2020-04-18|archive-date=2021-03-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210321133500/https://www.arnnet.com.au/mediareleases/77901/us-email-hosting-services-market-is-slated-to/|url-status=dead}} in addition to its general Internet hosting services.

OVH uses in-house design and manufacturing, including custom-made servers (based on standard components) and a modular shipping container architecture. In 2019, the Canadian data center (Beauharnois, Quebec) was considered a leading example of the OVH model.{{cite web|access-date=2021-03-12|title=Beauharnois data centre a model of OVH DIY scale|url=https://insightaas.com/beauharnois-data-centre-a-model-of-ovh-diy-scale/|website=insightaas.com|date=2019-03-05}}

In March 2025, OVHcloud US announced that it has expanded its network by introducing a Local Zone in Seattle, enhancing data processing speeds and connectivity for Pacific Northwest businesses.{{Cite web |title=OVHcloud US Expands Cloud Network with New Seattle Local Zone |url=https://us.ovhcloud.com/press/press-releases/2025/ovhcloud-us-expands-cloud-network-with-new-seattle-local-zone/ |access-date=2025-03-08 |website=us.ovhcloud.com |language=en-us}} This addition aims to lower latency and support various cloud applications in the region.{{Cite web |date=2025-03-07 |title=OVHcloud US Expands Cloud Network with New Local Zone in Seattle |url=https://hostdean.com/news/ovhcloud-us-cloud-network-seattle-local-zone/ |access-date=2025-03-08 |website=HostDean |language=en-US}}

As of 2016, OVH was one of the sponsors for Let's Encrypt, a free TLS encryption service,{{Cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2016/04/12/lets-encrypt-free-https-certification-push-exits-beta/|title=Let's Encrypt free HTTPS certification push exits beta|last=Lomas|first=Natasha|date=2016-04-12|website=TechCrunch|language=en-US|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20191016050822/https://techcrunch.com/2016/04/12/lets-encrypt-free-https-certification-push-exits-beta/|archive-date=2019-10-16|access-date=2019-10-16}}{{cite news|last1=Gilbert|first1=Guillaume|title=OVH Commits to Let's Encrypt to Provide Free SSL Certificates|url=https://www.ovh.com/us/news/cp2056.ovh_commits_to_lets_encrypt_to_provide_free_ssl_certificates|access-date=21 January 2016|publisher=OVH.COM |date=December 22, 2015}} and OVH's hardware supplier is Super Micro Computer Inc.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-10-18/ovh-keeps-super-micro-as-supplier-vets-hardware-in-house|title=OVH Keeps Super Micro as Supplier, Vets Hardware In-House|last=Mawad|first=Marie|date=2018-10-18|website=www.bloomberg.com|publisher=Bloomberg|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200222021525/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-10-18/ovh-keeps-super-micro-as-supplier-vets-hardware-in-house|archive-date=2020-02-22|access-date=2019-09-06}}

In March 2025, OVHcloud obtained the SecNumCloud 3.2 qualification for its highly secure cloud platform, Bare Metal Pod. Awarded by the French Cybersecurity Agency (ANSSI), this certification acknowledges the platform’s adherence to stringent security standards.{{Cite web |date=2025-03-31 |title=OVHcloud announces the SecNumCloud qualification of its Bare Metal Pod cloud platform, combining strategic autonomy and enhanced security |url=https://corporate.ovhcloud.com/en/newsroom/news/secnumcloud-qualification-bare-metal-pod/ |access-date=2025-04-01 |website=corporate.ovhcloud.com |language=en}} The qualification further supports OVHcloud’s efforts in providing secure cloud solutions for public and private sector organizations, addressing strategic autonomy requirements and ensuring compliance for sensitive operations.{{Cite web |date=2025-03-31 |title=OVH (EPA:OVH) {{!}} OVHcloud Secures Strategic Autonomy with SecNumCloud Qualification |url=https://www.webdisclosure.com/article/ovhcloud-secures-strategic-autonomy-with-secnumcloud-qualification-fxrGzSZ12oh |access-date=2025-04-01 |website=WebDisclosure |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2025-04-01 |title=OVHcloud Earns SecNumCloud Certification for its Bare Metal Pod Cloud Platform |url=https://hostdean.com/news/ovhcloud-secnumcloud-certification-bare-metal-pod-cloud-platform/ |access-date=2025-04-01 |website=HostDean |language=en-US}}

In March 2021, OVH suffered a large fire at its datacenter in Strasbourg, France.{{cite news |first1=Mathieu |last1=Rosemain |access-date=2021-03-10 |title=Blaze destroys servers at Europe's largest cloud services firm |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-ovh-fire-idUSKBN2B20NU |website=Reuters |date=2021-03-10}} SBG2 had been built in 2016 with a capacity of 30 thousand physical servers.{{Cite web|url=https://baxtel.com/data-center/ovh-strasbourg-campus|title=OVH Strasbourg Campus Data Center|website=baxtel.com}} SBG2 was declared a total loss, with early reports indicating damage to SBG1, and services across all four Strasbourg locations experiencing disruptions.{{cite news |last1=Sharwood |first1=Simon |title=OVH data centre destroyed by fire in Strasbourg – all services unavailable |url=https://www.theregister.com/2021/03/10/ovh_strasbourg_fire/|access-date=10 March 2021 |website=The Register |date=2021-03-10}} The company's chairman, Octave Klaba, took to Twitter to confirm that all its staff were safe. All customer data and backups stored in SBG2 were lost.{{cite news |last1=Judge |first1=Peter |title=OVHcloud ordered to pay €250k to two customers who lost data in Strasbourg data center fire |url=https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/ovhcloud-ordered-to-pay-250k-to-two-customers-who-lost-data-in-strasbourg-data-center-fire/ |access-date=15 March 2024 |work=Datacentre Dynamics |date=22 March 2023}} SBG1 was damaged partially while SBG4 remained intact, and SBG3 was intact but without power, though the servers at the latter sites were taken offline temporarily.{{cite news |first1=Yevgeniy |last1=Sverdlik |access-date=2021-03-10 |title=CEO Says Fire Has Destroyed OVH's Strasbourg Data Center (SBG2) |url=https://www.datacenterknowledge.com/uptime/ceo-says-fire-has-destroyed-ovh-s-strasbourg-data-center-sbg2 |website= |date=2021-03-10}}{{cite news |first1=Rich |last1=Miller |access-date=2021-03-10 |title=OVH Data Center in France Destroyed by Fire, All Staff Safe |url=https://datacenterfrontier.com/ovh-data-center-in-france-destroyed-by-fire-all-staff-safe/|website= |date=2021-03-11}} In September 2021, the company filed a report{{cite web |date=17 September 2021 |title=DOCUMENT D'ENREGISTREMENT |trans-title=Document of Registration |url=https://ipo.ovhcloud.com/sites/default/files/2021-09/OVH%20Groupe%20-%20Document%20enregistrement%20-%20vdef.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211016091256/https://ipo.ovhcloud.com/sites/default/files/2021-09/OVH%20Groupe%20-%20Document%20enregistrement%20-%20vdef.pdf |archive-date=2021-10-16 |access-date=12 October 2021 |publisher=OVHCloud Group |language=French}} with the Autorité des marchés financiers documenting the estimated damage at about €105 million.{{cite web

|url= https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/fire-could-cost-ovhcloud-105-million-ipo-filing-reveals/

|title= Fire could cost OVHcloud €105 million, IPO filing reveals

|author= Peter Judge

|date= 29 September 2021

|publisher= Data Center Dynamics

|access-date= 12 October 2021

}} In 2023, OVH was ordered to pay €250,000 to two customers that had lost data, and more than 130 other customers are engaged in a class-action lawsuit against the company.

In December 2010, French Gizmodo edition revealed that WikiLeaks selected OVH as its new hosting provider, following Amazon's refusal to host it.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bIaZf663Z2cC|title=This Machine Kills Secrets: How WikiLeakers, Hacktivists, and Cypherpunks Are Freeing the World's Information|last=Greenberg|first=Andy|date=September 13, 2012|publisher=Random House|isbn=978-0-753-54801-1|location=New York (New York), USA|quote=Within days, they had registered the URL and set up an SSLprotected site and a Tor Hidden Service in an OVH data center in the French city of Roubaix, the same one that briefly housed WikiLeaks' publications until they migrated to Sweden.|author-link=Andy Greenberg|access-date=2015-07-23|archive-url=https://archive.today/20190907050024/https://books.google.nl/books?id=bIaZf663Z2cC&redir_esc=y|archive-date=September 7, 2019|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-wikileaks-idUSTRE6B22UY20101203|title=France seeks to bar hosting WikiLeaks website|last1=Vinocur|first1=Nick|date=2010-12-03|work=Reuters|access-date=2019-09-08|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20190908045404/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-wikileaks/france-seeks-to-bar-hosting-wikileaks-website-idUSTRE6B22UY20101203|archive-date=2019-09-08|last2=Love|first2=Brian|language=en}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2010/12/03/despite-attacks-wikileaks-swedish-host-wont-budge/|title=Despite Attacks, WikiLeaks' Swedish Host Won't Budge|last=Greenberg|first=Andy|date=2010-12-03|website=Forbes|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20160305002445/https://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2010/12/03/despite-attacks-wikileaks-swedish-host-wont-budge/%234a95ec307c4d|archive-date=2016-03-05}} On December 3, the growing controversy prompted Eric Besson, France's Industry Minister, to inquire about legal ways to prohibit this hosting in France. The attempt failed. On December 6, 2010, a judge ruled that there was no need for OVH to cease hosting WikiLeaks.{{Cite web|url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iojKm00N9vMvjVGwO2ZNko9rVpBw?docId=CNG.3c86e1065eee2cfd740284f4a84f3555.121|title=French web host need not shut down WikiLeaks site: judge|date=2010-12-06|website=Agence France-Presse (AFP)|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103041304/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iojKm00N9vMvjVGwO2ZNko9rVpBw?docId=CNG.3c86e1065eee2cfd740284f4a84f3555.121|archive-date=2013-01-03|access-date=2019-09-07}} The case was rejected on the grounds that such a case required an adversarial hearing.{{cite web |url=http://forum.ovh.co.uk/showthread.php?t=4916 |title=Following the wikileaks case |publisher=OVH |date=6 December 2010 |access-date=15 October 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120315223621/http://forum.ovh.co.uk/showthread.php?t=4916 |archive-date=15 March 2012 }}

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