OVHcloud
To be the leading European cloud provider that offers sovereign, open, and trusted cloud services worldwide, empowering organizations to create and innovate freely while protecting data sovereignty.
At a Glance
- SMEs and Startups
- Large Enterprises
- Public Sector / Government Agencies
- Education and Healthcare
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Cloud Infrastructure for Developers
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Natural Language Shell Assistant
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Latest News
OVHcloud confirms EBITDA margin improvement and initiates transformation plan execution.
OVHcloud announces acquisition of Dragon LLM and launches generative-AI lab.
Partnership with Xebia to provide sovereign infrastructure for multi-cloud estates.
Octave Klaba reappointed as CEO as company crosses €1 billion revenue milestone.
Products & Services
High-performance dedicated servers with full control and no virtualization overhead.
Scalable and secure private cloud based on VMware technology.
On-demand cloud resources based on OpenStack for flexibility and scalability.
Web hosting, domain registration, and email solutions for individuals and SMEs.
Market Position
Positioned as the leading European alternative to US-based hyperscalers (AWS, Azure, GCP). Differentiates on data sovereignty, reversible cloud (no vendor lock-in), transparency, and superior performance-price ratio.
Leadership
Founders
Octave Klaba
Graduate of ICAM Lille (1999). Founded OVH as a student. Has served as CEO, CTO, and Chairman. Known for innovating water-cooling systems for servers.
Henryk Klaba
Father of Octave Klaba. Played a key role in the technical infrastructure and R&D for the company's data centers.
Halina Klaba
Mother of Octave Klaba. Involved in the early management and administrative development of the company.
Miroslaw Klaba
Brother of Octave Klaba. Served as R&D Director and was instrumental in the technical development of OVH's services.
Executive Team
Octave Klaba
Chairman and CEO
Founder and visionary. Re-assumed CEO role in 2025.
Benjamin Revcolevschi
Deputy CEO
Joined in 2024, previously held leadership roles at Fujitsu, BT, and Orange.
Board of Directors
Founding Story
Octave Klaba, then a student at ICAM in Lille, founded OVH in 1999 to meet the community's need for high-quality, affordable internet hosting. The company started as a family business and quickly distinguished itself through technical innovation, notably being one of the first to implement water-cooling systems to improve data center energy efficiency.
Business Model
Revenue Model
Subscription-based for hosting and private cloud; Pay-as-you-go (hourly/monthly) for public cloud and AI services.
Pricing Tiers
Basic virtual private server for small projects.
High-performance shared hosting for e-commerce.
Target Markets
- SMEs and Startups
- Large Enterprises
- Public Sector / Government Agencies
- Education and Healthcare
- Developers and DevOps teams
- Web and application hosting
- Big data and analytics
- Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
- Disaster recovery and backup
- Multi-cloud and hybrid cloud architectures
- Enterprise digital transformation
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