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	'''OVH''', now widely branded as '''OVHcloud''', is a French cloud computing and hosting company. It provides services such as web hosting, virtual private servers, dedicated servers, public cloud, private cloud, domain services, storage, and network infrastructure.

OVH is a French cloud computing and internet services company that offers a wide range of solutions for hosting, cloud computing, and domain registration. Founded in 1999 by Octave Klaba, OVH has grown to become one of the largest and most prominent hosting providers in the world. The company is known for its extensive infrastructure, innovative services, and commitment to data privacy and security.
	OVH was founded in 1999 by Octave Klaba. The company grew from a hosting provider into a large European infrastructure provider with its own data centre estate, network, server-production model, and cloud services. The OVHcloud name is now used for the group-facing brand, while "OVH" remains a common short form.

== History ==	== History ==
1999: Octave Klaba, a Polish entrepreneur, founded OVH in Roubaix, France, with the vision of providing affordable and reliable hosting services to individuals and businesses.
	OVH began as a hosting business during the late 1990s expansion of the public internet. OVHcloud's own history material describes the creation of OVH in 1999, with Octave Klaba founding the company to offer reliable and secure hosting.

2002: OVH expanded its services beyond shared hosting and introduced dedicated servers, giving customers more control and resources for their online projects.
	The company expanded from shared hosting into dedicated servers and wider infrastructure services. A major part of its identity has been vertical control of infrastructure: building, deploying, and operating large numbers of servers in its own facilities rather than acting only as a reseller.

2006: The company opened its first data centre in Paris, marking a significant milestone in its infrastructure growth.
	As the hosting market shifted towards cloud services, OVH developed public cloud and hosted private cloud products. The OVHcloud brand reflects that broader role, although many users still refer to the company simply as OVH.

2011: OVH launched its Public Cloud service, offering scalable and customizable cloud solutions to compete with global cloud providers.
	== Services ==
	OVHcloud's services cover several related areas:

2013: The company expanded its presence internationally by opening data centres in North America, Asia, and other regions.
	* Web hosting for websites, email, and ordinary online projects.
	* Virtual private servers for small applications, development, and isolated workloads.
	* Dedicated servers for customers who need full physical machines.
	* Public cloud services for scalable compute, storage, networking, and managed platform tools.
	* Hosted private cloud for customers who want dedicated virtualisation platforms.
	* Domain registration and DNS-related services.
	* Storage and backup products.
	* Security and network services, including anti-DDoS protection.

2016: OVH rebranded as "OVHcloud" to reflect its focus on cloud services and its global ambitions.
	This mix places OVHcloud between traditional web hosts and hyperscale cloud providers. It is often chosen by users who want direct server control, European hosting options, or a balance between cloud features and predictable bare-metal capacity.

2020: A major fire incident at OVH's Strasbourg data centre caused service disruptions and led to discussions about data centre safety and redundancy.
	== Infrastructure ==
	OVHcloud operates its services through data centres, network links, and regional infrastructure. Its public pages describe regions, availability zones, data centre locations, local zones, and a backbone network used to host customer products.

== Services ==
OVHcloud offers a diverse range of services to cater to different business needs:
	The company is known for a large physical-server footprint and for designing parts of its own infrastructure stack. Dedicated servers and bare-metal products are a major part of its public identity, even though the company also sells cloud services.

# Web Hosting: Shared hosting, VPS hosting, and dedicated servers for websites and applications.
# Cloud Computing: Public Cloud services that provide scalable virtual machines, storage, and networking resources.
# Private Cloud: Dedicated infrastructure for businesses requiring enhanced security and customization.
# Domain Registration: OVH offers domain registration services, allowing customers to acquire and manage domain names.
# Data Centres: OVH owns and operates data centres in multiple locations around the world, offering colocation, network, and infrastructure services.
# Networking: OVH provides a range of networking solutions, including load balancers, firewalls, and content delivery networks (CDNs).
# Security: DDoS protection, SSL certificates, and other security services are offered to enhance the protection of online assets.
# Managed Services: OVH offers managed services to assist customers with server setup, maintenance, and optimization.
	Data centre location matters because it affects latency, data protection requirements, resilience, and disaster recovery design. Customers running important systems on OVHcloud still need to plan backups, replication, and recovery according to their own risk, rather than assuming one provider location is enough.

== Data Privacy and Security ==
OVH places a strong emphasis on data privacy and security. The company has implemented measures to comply with international data protection regulations, such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). It offers encryption, firewall, and backup solutions to help customers safeguard their data.
	== Strasbourg Fire ==
	On 10 March 2021, a fire broke out at OVHcloud's Strasbourg site. OVHcloud's public incident information stated that the fire began at 00:47, detection systems activated, and the site had to be isolated while emergency services responded.

== Notable Events ==
Fire Incident (2020): A significant fire incident at OVH's Strasbourg data centre led to temporary service outages and discussions about disaster recovery and redundancy in data centre operations.
	The incident affected services connected with the Strasbourg campus and became a well-known example of why off-site backups and multi-location recovery matter. The event did not mean that cloud hosting is unsafe by default, but it showed that a single data centre or single provider region can still be a failure point if customers do not design for resilience.

== Future Outlook ==
OVH continues to expand its services and global presence, aiming to compete with established cloud computing giants. The company's commitment to innovation, data privacy, and customer satisfaction remains at the forefront of its operations.
	== Privacy and Jurisdiction ==
	OVHcloud often markets itself around European infrastructure, data protection, and cloud sovereignty. For European customers, jurisdiction can matter because hosting choices may affect contractual duties, privacy compliance, support expectations, and public-sector requirements.

== See Also ==
	Those points do not remove the customer's own duties. A customer still needs secure configuration, access control, encryption where appropriate, logging, retention policies, and a realistic recovery plan.

	== Role in Hosting ==
	OVHcloud is important in the hosting market because it offers a large range of infrastructure products at different levels of control. A small customer may only need shared hosting or a VPS. A larger customer may use dedicated servers, private cloud, storage, and network services.

	The company is also part of the wider European debate about cloud independence, data location, and competition with larger American and Chinese cloud platforms. Its strengths and weaknesses are therefore judged not only on price, but also on service reliability, support, geographic reach, compliance, and resilience.

	== See Also ==
* [[Cloud Computing]]	* [[Cloud Computing]]
* [[Data Centre\|Data Centres]]
	* [[Data Centre]]
* [[Web Hosting]]	* [[Web Hosting]]
	* [[BackroomsHost]]

	== References ==
	* [https://careers.ovhcloud.com/en/discover-ovhcloud/our-history/ OVHcloud Careers: Our history]
	* [https://www.ovhcloud.com/en/about-us/ OVHcloud: About us]
	* [https://www.ovhcloud.com/en/datacenter/ OVHcloud: Data centre locations]
	* [https://us.ovhcloud.com/about/global-infrastructure/locations/ OVHcloud: Global infrastructure locations]
	* [https://www.ovhcloud.com/en/public-cloud/ OVHcloud: Public Cloud]
	* [https://corporate.ovhcloud.com/en/newsroom/news/informations-site-strasbourg/ OVHcloud: Strasbourg site information]

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