OVHcloud US: Addressing businesses’ complete cloud needs

Based in Reston, Virginia, OVHcloud US is a wholly owned subsidiary of OVH Cloud, Europe’s leading cloud provider. We recently caught up with Pascal Jaillon, Senior Vice President, Product at OVHcloud US to learn more about the evolving needs he sees among customers, the company’s global reach, and the future of cloud services.

“One of the things that sets our operations in the US apart is that we draw on one of the largest global networks,” said Jaillon. “OVHcloud owns and operates 43 data centers across four continents – all connected and backed up by our high-speed, robust network with 100Tbps of capacity and 46 redundant PoPs. Within our data centers are more than 450,000 servers that are relied on by more than 1.6 million customers in more than 140 countries. There are very few companies that offer that kind of global scale, let alone through infrastructure they control directly that’s vertically integrated.”

OVHcloud’s emphasis is on providing customers with high-performance and ultra reliable infrastructure, including software-defined data centers. This is further reflected by the sheer breadth of the solutions it offers, from a portfolio of bare metal servers to more than 100 IT services that span everything from AI to managed database solutions.

Notably, OVHcloud’s bare metal solutions offer unlimited traffic, scalability, and global availability in all of the company’s data centers across the world. And its data centers have one of the lowest Power Usage Effectiveness Ratings, in part because of OVHcloud’s patented liquid cooling systems.

“Our global reach is unmatched, but our ability to help our customers address the totality of their infrastructure needs is perhaps our most significant differentiator,” adds Jaillon. “On top of this, we deliver the best-in-class computing services and cloud solutions enterprises – from vibrant startups to leading global brands – need to excel.”

Addressing every cloud need

OVHcloud’s cloud portfolio includes everything needed for any combination of private, public, hybrid, multi, and sovereign clouds as well as the professional services required to ensure that customers’ IT initiatives deliver as promised, whether they are vibrant startups or mature, global brands and stalwarts. Two of these cloud solutions include a hosted private cloud based on VMware by Broadcom technologies and an OpenStack-based public cloud.

OVHcloud also offers direct connections to additional hyperscale environments in addition to fully sovereign cloud options. Jaillon stresses that sovereignty comes down to choice.

“For us, sovereignty comes down to choice because there are different definitions of sovereignty in countries throughout the world, in different markets, and among enterprises and institutions,” he says. “That is why we offer sovereign cloud foundations focused on data sovereignty, technical sovereignty, and operational sovereignty as well as one that encompasses all three. Because of this and the importance and value we place on sovereignty, we are a strong and ideal partner for organizations in highly regulated environments such as those in the banking, government, and healthcare markets.”

Jaillon also is quick to point out that while most companies are now in the cloud and want to accelerate their cloud migrations and transformations while shifting from costly CapEx to flexible OpEx while reaping the flexibility and innovation inherent in the cloud, a large part of IT remains on-premises. Not surprisingly, customers continue to demand on-premises solutions in order to keep and safeguard crucial data within their four walls. For this reason, OVHcloud launched its On-Prem Cloud Platform in 2024.

“Even organizations that are committed to a ‘cloud first’ strategy realize that there are still systems and data that must be kept close,” he says. “The very notion of a multi, hybrid cloud approach is a reflection of this reality.”

Building on a longstanding collaboration with VMware

OVHcloud’s close collaboration with VMware goes back to 2011 when the company built its first solution based on VMware by Broadcom technologies. Today, Jaillon is bullish on being a Broadcom Pinnacle Partner and the value of VMware Cloud Foundation, VCF, which OVHcloud is incorporating into three offerings, including a managed cloud with dedicated hosts, a shared and managed cloud, and a pre-installed private cloud.

“With VCF, you have a solution that delivers the essential services for a high-performing software-defined data center experience that features the best virtualization on the market, enables enterprises to use the trusted and proven solutions they know, and empowers them to dive deeper into the monitoring and optimization of their infrastructure,” he says. “And that’s on top of complete license portability that lets enterprises move from on-premises to cloud, and among different providers with ease and without penalty. That’s a win-win for all involved.”

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