A concrete response to sovereignty challenges and a new benchmark for European cloud

In a context of increasing reliance on non-European technologies, this decision highlights the ability of these three players to deliver concrete, competitive solutions aligned with European values.

Through this selection, the Commission demonstrates that technological performance can be combined with strategic control. It also confirms a multi-vendor approach, aimed at strengthening resilience and avoiding dependency on a single provider.

A European consortium serving the EU’s strategic autonomy

The selected consortium brings together leading and complementary European players, meeting the highest standards in terms of sovereignty, security and performance.

OVHcloud provides, through its OPCP platform, a standardized, scalable and operational cloud solution designed to deliver massive compute resources and enable rapid large-scale deployment via OPCP Core.

Clever Cloud contributes an advanced orchestration layer — including PaaS, containerization and managed services — enabling the management, automation and unification of complex environments. This approach supports hybrid architectures combining public cloud, private cloud and dedicated infrastructures with a high level of flexibility.

DEEP contributes both its hosting capabilities and its expertise in cloud, cybersecurity and artificial intelligence.

A strong signal for Europe’s digital future

This framework raises the bar for sovereignty requirements, encourages the adoption of European standards, and paves the way for more balanced competition in cloud and AI.

It also reflects strict alignment with the European Commission’s Cloud Sovereignty Framework, which sets high standards in terms of strategic and legal control, security and European compliance, dependency transparency, technological openness and environmental performance.

Octave Klaba, CEO of OVHcloud, said:“We are very pleased with the trust placed by the European Commission in our consortium. This project proves that strong alternatives exist in Europe, capable of meeting the highest standards. It also shows that when European players join forces, they make a difference.”

Quentin Adam, CEO of Clever Cloud, added:“We are very proud to have been selected. This is the result of significant collective work carried out with OVHcloud and DEEP. We have built a robust response capable of meeting the requirements of European institutions. What is interesting here is that technological sovereignty is no longer just a concept: it takes shape through infrastructures, platforms and players capable of operating together in production. It also proves that European players can cooperate effectively and strengthen the entire ecosystem.”

Sébastien Genesca, Managing Director of DEEP by POST Group, concluded:“We thank the European Commission for the trust placed in our consortium. Together with OVHcloud and Clever Cloud, we have carried out demanding and exciting work with a shared objective: to build a sovereign cloud offering by combining the best of our technological expertise, while sharing common European values.”

About OVHcloud

OVHcloud is a global player and the leading European cloud provider, operating more than 500,000 servers across 46 data centers on 4 continents, serving 1.6 million customers in over 140 countries. A pioneer of trusted and sustainable cloud with a competitive performance-to-price ratio, the Group has relied for over 20 years on an integrated model that ensures full control over its value chain — from server design to data center construction and operation, including the orchestration of its fiber optic network. This unique approach enables OVHcloud to independently cover all customer use cases, while promoting a responsible model with efficient resource usage and one of the lowest carbon footprints in the industry. Today, OVHcloud delivers next-generation solutions combining performance, price predictability, and full data sovereignty to support customers’ growth with complete freedom.

About DEEP by POST Luxembourg Group

DEEP by POST Luxembourg Group is an entity of POST Telecom S.A., a subsidiary of POST Luxembourg, bringing together all the Group’s telecom and ICT expertise to support the digital transformation of businesses and organizations. With more than 750 employees, DEEP is a leading partner for professional digital services in Luxembourg, the Greater Region, and internationally.

DEEP offers a comprehensive portfolio of services and solutions across seven technological domains, with Cloud, Cybersecurity, and Artificial Intelligence playing a key role. As both a Luxembourg-based player and a provider of critical services for the national economy, DEEP delivers solutions designed and operated by its own teams.

DEEP relies on some of the most advanced and resilient telecom and data center infrastructures in the country, recognized among the most robust in Europe. The convergence of telecom and ICT expertise enables DEEP to cover the entire value chain, from connectivity needs to data valorization.

More information: www.deep.eu – www.postgroup.lu

About Clever Cloud

Clever Cloud was founded in 2010 in Nantes, France, and specializes in cloud hosting and automation. Its platform enables applications to be deployed in just a few clicks, on public cloud environments as well as on customer infrastructures, without having to manage scaling or maintenance. At the same time, it ensures a high level of security and data control, in line with sovereignty requirements. Its customers include Airbus, Great Place to Work, MAIF, Docaposte, Fairphone, Solocal, and Limagrain.

The bill extends to major local authorities the data protection obligations introduced by the SREN Act, thereby reinforcing the “cloud-first” doctrine. It also provides for derogation mechanisms for projects already underway or in cases of technical difficulties or significant additional costs. These provisions underline the need for pragmatic implementation while maintaining the central objective of effectively securing sensitive public data.

As an engaged actor within the French cloud ecosystem, we welcome this initiative, which aims to involve all stakeholders in the public debate on securing digital public procurement.

The Law Committee will examine the bill on 25 February. At the initiative of Philippe Latombe, Member of Parliament for Vendée (1st constituency) and rapporteur of the text, a roundtable discussion organised on 20 February will bring together several cloud providers operating in France, including Clever Cloud, OVHcloud, Orange Business Services, Scaleway, Outscale, Cloud Temple and Numspot.

Cloud obligations extended at the territorial level

Article 31 of the Act of 21 May 2024 on securing and regulating the digital space (SREN Act) already governs the use of cloud services by the State and its operators when processing sensitive data. It requires that such data be effectively protected against any access by foreign public authorities not authorised under European Union law.

The bill inserts Article 31-1 to make this mechanism applicable to regions, départements, municipalities with more than 30,000 inhabitants, urban communities, metropolitan authorities, and other major inter-municipal public establishments.

This provision builds upon Article 31 of the SREN Act and aligns with broader European developments, notably the entry into application of the Data Act in September 2025. It aims in particular to limit public authorities’ exposure to the effects of extraterritorial legislation, thereby extending to the territorial level a mechanism previously centred on the State.

A collective responsibility

Clever Cloud welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the parliamentary work on this bill.

“This hearing reflects a crucial awareness: the protection of public data can no longer be considered solely at the level of central government. Local authorities hold and process significant volumes of sensitive data that are essential to the continuity of public services and the protection of citizens. Supporting them in adopting solutions that ensure genuine legal security is not optional — it is a collective responsibility,” said Quentin Adam, CEO of Clever Cloud.

Clever Cloud intends to actively contribute to the legislative debate and to support local authorities in implementing technically reliable and legally secure solutions.

By combining their respective expertise, these two French cloud technology champions, specializing in PaaS (Platform as a Service) and IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service) solutions, are joining forces to offer a solid, autonomous, and open alternative to hyperscalers.

Comprehensive and integrated solutions for businesses

This strategic partnership aims to provide businesses with an extensive and integrated range of IaaS and PaaS services. The proposed solutions will enable companies to benefit from a complete cloud infrastructure, from advanced resource virtualization to simplified application deployment and management. This way, businesses can address their diverse challenges while freeing themselves from complex operational burdens.

Meeting strategic autonomy requirements

By combining the strengths of Clever Cloud and Vates, this partnership responds to the growing needs for technological independence and digital sovereignty of businesses in European and international markets. The solutions offered will reduce their reliance on major global providers while ensuring optimal performance tailored to the needs of modern enterprises. This partnership demonstrates that European technologies are capable of delivering technologies as efficient, if not better, than those of the hyperscalers.

Rejecting lock-in strategies

Clever Cloud and Vates share common values around open source and rejecting technological lock-in strategies. While many competitors have chosen to develop proprietary technologies forcing clients to adapt their code and infrastructure, Clever Cloud and Vates have taken the opposite approach, finding these practices unethical.

"The market is increasingly aware of the issues of strategic autonomy and technological lock-in. Today, this partnership is a decisive step towards creating innovative, ethical, and European cloud solutions that cover our clients' needs from IaaS to PaaS." said Quentin Adam, co-founder and CEO of Clever Cloud.

"In the face of the domination of hyperscalers who impose their conditions, European cloud champions must work together to offer solutions that are at least as innovative and efficient as those of the industry's giants. This is essential for companies to have strategically autonomous alternatives and to exercise choice." said Jean-Baptiste Piacentino, VP of Alliances at Clever Cloud.

"Recent market changes are pushing infrastructure operators and users to evolve their needs, and it is important for them to be able to rely on a strong alternative that spans from physical machine virtualization to managed services for enterprise applications." said Olivier Lambert, CEO and co-founder of Vates SAS.

"Our partnership with Clever Cloud is already translating into an increased capacity to address specific client use cases and access new business opportunities. It is also important at the French and European levels because the combination of our two players is quite unique within the European Union. This partnership paves the way for innovative cloud and edge infrastructures, made in France, and adapted to market needs." said Charles Schulz, Strategy Director at Vates.

About Vates: Vates is a key player in the field of IaaS. Specializing in virtualization and orchestration solutions, Vates develops open source technologies that meet the critical needs of businesses. Its Xen Orchestra platform is a flagship example of its commitment to innovation and transparency.

Clever Cloud's “UP” program is designed specifically to support startups in their early and growth phases. The program promises numerous training, coaching and certification levers, as well as credits for use of its cloud services. Clever Cloud aims to reduce the technical and financial barriers often encountered by young, innovative companies.

There's more to life than credit

Wishing to make a real impact on the development of startups, Clever Cloud has decided to create a rich cloud support program with onboarding, certification training, a mentoring program, monthly workshops, communication actions and €10,000 in credits, or even more.

“We are delighted to launch the ‘UP’ program at VivaTech, the leading meeting place dedicated to innovation. This program demonstrates our commitment to supporting the entrepreneurial ecosystem and contributing to the growth of innovation. We didn't want to just hand out credits and leave startups to deal with their cloud issues on their own, but rather become a lever for growth,” says Clément Nivolle, co-founder of Clever Cloud and head of the UP program.

A program and its partners

The program has been built up with partners committed to the development of local startups (ADN Ouest, H7, and others soon to be announced). These partners offer their startups the opportunity to apply to join UP. Finally, the training and certification program has been created with Ecole Hexagone, a French IT school training its students in current issues (AI, digital sovereignty, Green IT, cybersecurity, etc.).

“This enables us to have a first level of selection, and thus better identify tomorrow's high-potential companies” adds Clément Nivolle.

A rich program

The UP program offers eligible startups :

• Up to €10,000 in cloud credits in your first year (or more);
• Onboarding on our platform and training with our engineers;
• Monthly coaching;
• Clever Cloud certification with Ecole Hexagone;
• Access to our high-level support;
• Workshops and masterclasses for your technical team;
• Mentoring for your founders and technical team;
• Visibility on Clever Cloud media, social networks and events.

Startups interested in the “UP” program can apply now on the Clever Cloud website. The selection process will begin immediately after VivaTech and continue throughout the year.

Meet Clever Cloud on Wednesday May 22 at the Pays de la Loire pavillon, hall 1, at Vivatech.

Clever Cloud, French creator of deployment and hosting solutions in PaaS (Platform as a Service) mode, announces a series of strategic appointments and recruitments to continue and amplify its growth. In 2023, Clever Cloud has once again made great strides, with a significant increase in its turnover. Having recently passed the 60-strong mark, the company is welcoming new profiles to support its development, and is expanding its Management Committee.

Jean-Baptiste Piacentino has taken on the role of Vice-President in charge of alliances. He oversees strategic, technical and institutional partnerships, public relations and our commitment to data sovereignty.

David Legrand, who has been in charge of Clever Cloud's hardware solutions since March 2022, is now Vice-President in charge of the product. After helping to set up our last three points of presence in Paris, he will ensure that the development of our new software and hardware solutions remains in line with our customers' expectations and our trademark high standards, in liaison with the technical teams led by our CTO, Steven Le Roux.

Clever Cloud's development is also marked by strategic recruitments:

• Jérôme Guerrier joins the team as Sales Director, bringing valuable expertise to drive sales growth and strengthen customer relations. With 18 years' experience in telecoms and payment solutions, he brings his know-how to bear on development initiatives both in Europe and internationally.
• Horacio Gonzalez joins the company as Vice President, Developer Relations (DevRel). He plays a crucial role in strengthening ties with this community, which continues to be an essential part of the Clever Cloud ecosystem. After a technical career, Horacio went on to become DevRel and then DevRel Director for OVHcloud, making him one of the leading figures in the French IT community.
• Last but not least, the forthcoming arrival of a Human Resources Director will support the integration of the company's many employees, while preserving the corporate culture to which the teams are so attached.

"These key hires and evolutions are a reflection of our ambition to become the best cloud in Europe," says Quentin Adam, CEO of Clever Cloud. "With these talents on board, our solid financial growth, our ISO 27001, HDS certifications and ongoing SecNumCloud qualification, we're building the foundations for even more significant expansion over the next few years."

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Nantes, September 18, 2023 - Clever Cloud, a French creator of solutions for deploying and hosting websites and applications in PaaS (Platform-as-a-Service) mode, is pleased to announce the creation of a Cloud Diplomat position aimed at strengthening its ability to promote its technological vision and the technical interests of European cloud players. We have chosen to appoint Jean-Baptiste Piacentino to this position, who will bring to this mission his recognized expertise and commitment to open source and digital sovereignty.

The European cloud faces a number of challenges, including energy efficiency, industrial and political sovereignty, free competition and information systems security. Clever Cloud is convinced of the need for collective, ambitious responses to these challenges, based on a mutual understanding of technological solutions and the consequences of regulatory choices. Finding and adopting these answers can only be done through solid argumentation and consensus-building, to the benefit of everyone's interests. As part of Clever Cloud's Public Affairs department, the Cloud Diplomat will help to ensure the coherence and feasibility of the proposals put forward in various technical and regulatory discussion forums relating to the cloud, and will work with stakeholders to achieve these common goals.

The role of Cloud Diplomat will be filled by Jean-Baptiste Piacentino, who will bring his extensive international experience of digital companies and organizations. After initial positions in networks and telecoms, at Palm Computing, Philips and Telefonica among others, Jean-Baptiste was General Manager of the Thunderbird messaging software at Mozilla Corporation, where he was also behind the first services based on WebRTC technology, which today forms the basis of many open source videoconferencing services. He was also Deputy Managing Director of the European search engine Qwant, with particular responsibility for Qwant Junior, a children's version widely deployed in French-speaking schools. Since then, he has put his experience at the service of EdTech companies, and co-founded Unsearch.io, which unifies search across multiple cloud services, before joining Clever Cloud.

"In the digital world, law and technology influence each other ever more closely, so to be relevant it's essential to have a sharp technical eye and to know how to interface between the technological and political decision-making arenas. Jean-Baptiste is here to help us make this interface in his role as Cloud Diplomat, and he will be invaluable in promoting the interests of the European cloud", says Guillaume Champeau, Director of Legal Affairs and Public Affairs at Clever Cloud.

"I'm very proud that Jean-Baptiste has joined us. Clever Cloud's involvement in technical discussions with regulatory implications is vital to our strategy and to materializing our commitments, particularly in terms of digital sovereignty. In our business, it's essential to talk to the whole ecosystem and reconcile everyone's interests and constraints. Jean-Baptiste will confirm and reinforce the active role Clever Cloud intends to play in defining the future of the cloud in Europe", says Quentin Adam, President of Clever Cloud.

"I'm delighted to be joining Clever Cloud, which is a high-tech company whose mastery of the cloud is impressing many customers and partners. When Quentin and Guillaume told me about the Cloud Diplomat role they wanted to create and entrust to me, I saw it as an opportunity to put my experience to good use in a project that is totally aligned with my commitments and beliefs. I can't wait to start working with the whole team and with members of the cloud community", says Jean-Baptiste Piacentino.

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Nantes, April 6, 2023 - Clever Cloud is pleased to announce that as part of the implementation of the France 2030 plan, ministers Bruno Le Maire and Jean-Noël Barrot have selected its application to benefit from the SecNumCloud qualification support scheme operated by Bpifrance in close collaboration with the Agence nationale de sécurité des systèmes d’information (ANSSI) and the Direction Générale des Entreprises (DGE). Obtaining the SecNumCloud qualification will enable Clever Cloud to offer the "trusted cloud" necessary to protect the sensitive data of public authorities and companies that wish to benefit from the best technical and legal guarantees.

The implementation of this support system was desired by many players. It confirms the government's desire to help the French cloud industry meet its legitimate regulatory requirements, while continuing to invest primarily in the development and ongoing improvement of technological and commercial solutions expected by users.

As an expert in hosting and maintaining applications and databases in operational conditions, Clever Cloud is delighted that the government is actively supporting the French cloud sector in this way, with 21 perfectly complementary projects that testify to the vitality of the French software industry.

Clever Cloud is also one of the partners of the CollabNext consortium selected in the framework of the call for projects "Cloud collaborative office suites", which will make available a complete, sovereign, innovative, secure and interoperable collaborative platform. Clever Cloud's deployment and orchestration technologies will enable dynamic scaling, without service interruption, with strong optimisation of the resources used by the platform.

"These are very positive signals sent by the government to the entire French cloud industry, and I would particularly like to thank the ministers Bruno Le Maire and Jean-Noël Barrot for this essential aid, which shows that the government believes in the capacity of the French industry to propose offers that meet market requirements. We will be able to respond to this expectation and to the confidence that has been shown in us", declared Quentin ADAM, President of Clever Cloud.

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Founded in 2010, Clever Cloud is a company based in Nantes, France, specializing in IT automation. It creates and provides the software building blocks necessary for the flexible deployment of applications on self-service SaaS architectures. Its clients include major companies such as Airbus, AXA, Caisse d'Épargne, Cegid, Docaposte, MAIF, McDonald's, Solocal, SNCF, TBWA… www.clever.cloud

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Paris, Nantes - France, January 17, 2023 – Clever Cloud and Scaleway unite to offer a PaaS (Platform-as-a-Service) solution hosted in DC5, one of the most energy and water-efficient data centers in Europe, built and run by Scaleway. The two major European cloud players make it possible to deploy websites and web applications in record time, without prior knowledge of cloud technologies.

Web Platform - powered by Clever Cloud: making the deployment of web applications faster with a managed and sovereign service

The goal of Clever Cloud and Scaleway joining forces is to offer developers, startups, SMEs, and agencies a high performance and sovereign alternative to automate the deployment of their web applications in a sustainable ecosystem.

Web Platform - powered by Clever Cloud allows developers to deploy code directly via pushes to GitHub, using any runtime, and does not require knowledge of server and infrastructure management.

Thanks to a number of add-ons, including services such as managed databases and storage, Web Platform allows developers to scale their web applications in record timing, and considerably reduce their time-to-market.

“Web Platform allows users to benefit from the compatibility of the two providers’ catalogs, and the increased possibilities of this bold, innovative and sovereign offering. We are delighted to be working with Scaleway once more, and we’ve built a sustainable partnership not only to serve the ecosystem and our clients, but also to respond to market needs.” Quentin Adam, CEO, Clever Cloud.

Bringing together two key European cloud players

The launch of Web Platform enhances the catalogs of both Scaleway and Clever Cloud - two companies known for their commitment to building an alternative, European, sovereign, and sustainable cloud.

DC5, Scaleway’s next generation data center, is integrated into the Clever Cloud offering, allowing developers to deploy their applications in a carbon neutral data center which uses 30-40% less energy and 90% less water than a traditional data center.

Web Platform - powered by Clever Cloud completes Scaleway’s range of managed services and products. Scaleway clients will now be able to considerably accelerate their website launches thanks to a powerful, sustainable, and sovereign offer.

“This partnership unites the complementary strengths of Scaleway and Clever Cloud. The new offer is another milestone toward the simplified adoption of the cloud in a sovereign environment which respects our planet.” Gaspard Plantrou, Senior Vice President PaaS, Scaleway.

About Scaleway 

Founded in 1999, Scaleway, the cloud of choice, helps developers and businesses to build, deploy and scale applications to any infrastructure. Located in Paris, Amsterdam and Warsaw, Scaleway’s complete cloud ecosystem is used by 25,000+ businesses, including European startups, who choose Scaleway for its multi-AZ redundancy, smooth developer experience, carbon-neutral data centers and native tools for managing multi-cloud architectures.

With fully managed offerings for bare metal, containerization and serverless architectures, Scaleway brings choice to the world of cloud computing, offering customers the ability to choose where their customer’s data resides, to choose what architecture works best for their business, and to choose a more responsible way to scale.

For more information: https://www.scaleway.com/en/web-platform-powered-by-clever-cloud/

About Clever Cloud

Founded in 2010, Clever Cloud is a company based in Nantes specializing in IT automation. It creates and provides the software building blocks necessary for the flexible deployment of applications on self-service SaaS architectures. Its clients include such big names as Airbus, AXA, Caisse d’Épargne, Cegid, Docaposte, MAIF, McDonald’s, Solocal, SNCF, TBWA, etc.

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Strasbourg, Nantes, Grenoble, Paris – France, October 17, 2022: 2CRSi (Euronext Paris ISIN code : FR0013341781), a designer and manufacturer of high-performance energy-efficient servers, Clever Cloud, a European provider of automation and optimization solutions for websites and applications hosting, Kalray (Euronext Growth Paris: ALKAL), a leading provider of hardware and software technologies for high-performance, data-centric computing markets, from Cloud to Edge and Vates, an open source software company specializing in secure and open source virtualization, are pleased to announce that the ReNESENS project, led by Vates, has been awarded by the French AMI Cloud: France 2030 Investment Plan - "Supporting the supply of solutions for the industry of the future". The aim of ReNESENS is to develop solutions for Cloud and Edge data center infrastructure around a new class of processors called DPU (Data Processing Unit) and innovative virtualization and software-defined technologies.

The speed, complexity and quantity of data handled by data centers is exploding historically on the Cloud and more recently at the Edge. New classes of equipment are needed based on new hardware and software foundations to provide more efficient, power-optimized, and more open data center infrastructures.

The ReNESENS project is bringing together some of the most advanced French companies with unique expertise in the new class of DPU data processors, virtualization software, highly efficient servers and innovative data center architecture; Vates, Clever Cloud, Kalray and 2CRSi. The project intends to develop an innovative and attractive sovereign proposition, for both end users and the ecosystem of data center players.

Olivier Lambert, President and Founder of Vates, said: “Data centers are more crucial now than ever before, meaning the need for innovative and very efficient systems management and portability. In this regard, virtualization plays a key role; ReNESENS is a project of strategic importance to develop the next generation of data centers, both at the core and at the Edge. In this project, Vates will work closely with its partners to integrate XCP-ng into Kalray’s DPU architecture and ensure its stack works well with Clever Cloud’s network tools. It will also deliver tightly optimized appliances that combine the best of Kalray, Clever Cloud technologies and 2CSRi’s high-end and Edge computing hardware solutions.”

Alain Wilmouth, CEO of 2CRSi, said: “Innovation is thedriving force of 2CRSi. Our contribution to the ReNESENS project is strategic for the group. Working on technology sovereignty is key to success in a disoriented post-COVID world. This project, entirely developed in France with our partners Kalray, Clever Cloud and Vates, will change the course of how we manage and power infrastructure. This solution is designed to solve two major issues of our industry; cloud security and energy savings in the data center environment.”

Éric Baissus, CEO of Kalray, said: “DPU processors are a game changer for data center infrastructures.  They offer a unique opportunity to build more flexible, scalable, energy-efficient solutions. As the European DPU leader, we are delighted to work closely with 2CRSi, Clever Cloud and Vates as part of the ReNESENS project to build the next generation of data center infrastructures.”

Quentin Adam, CEO of Clever Cloud, said: “We are pleased to participate in the ReNESENS project, which will lead to the emergence of an innovative network traffic management solution, in both hardware and software, that will improve the technical and energy efficiency of our infrastructures while reducing costs. Clever Cloud will bring all its expertise to this initiative and to its partners 2CRSi, Kalray and Vates. Working together, French technology players will create tomorrow's Cloud tools.”

The ReNESENS project is structured around 4 main areas:

• DPU and Virtualization: Usage of DPU to improve performance and power efficiency of virtualization and logical isolation.
• Orchestration: Orchestration with the development of an isolation system for the container execution environment.
• Software-defined networking and storage: The use of DPUs to achieve maximum network performance via open source, secure and high-performance software routing (Reverse Proxy) as well as storage protocols and services.
• Hardware integration: The use of DPUs within a new generation of data center equipment.

Lasting 3 years, ReNESENS is a multi-million Euro project, with the predicted outcome of a complete range of highly innovative solutions combining hardware and software, enabling customers to use independent, secure and highly sophisticated appliances for their data centers.

About 2CRSi

Founded in Strasbourg (France), 2CRSi group develops, produces and sells customised, high-performance and environmentally friendly servers. In the 2021-22 financial year, the Group generated revenue of €183.6 million. The Group today has approximately 400 employees and markets its offer of innovative solutions (processing, storage and network) in more than 50 countries. 2CRSi has been listed since June 2018 on the regulated market of Euronext in Paris (ISIN Code: FR0013341781). For further information please visit www.2crsi.com

About Clever Cloud

Founded in 2010, Clever Cloud is a company based in Nantes, France, and specializes in IT automation. It creates and provides the software building blocks necessary for the flexible deployment of applications on self-service PaaS architectures. Its clients include major names such as Airbus, AXA, Caisse d’Épargne, Cegid, Docaposte, MAIF, McDonald’s, Solocal, SNCF, TBWA… www.clever.cloud

About Kalray

Kalray (Euronext Growth Paris - ALKAL) is a leading provider of hardware and software technologies and solutions for high-performance, data-centric computing markets, from cloud to edge.

Kalray provides a full range of products to enable smarter, more efficient, and energy-wise data-intensive applications and infrastructures. Its offerings include its unique patented DPU (Data Processing Unit) processors and acceleration cards, as well as its leading-edge software-defined storage and data management solutions. Implemented individually or in combination, Kalray's high-performance solutions allow its customers to improve the efficiency of data centers or design the best solutions in fast-growing sectors such as AI, Media & Entertainment, Life Science, Scientific Research, Edge Computing, Automotive and others.

Founded in 2008 as a spin-off of the well-known French CEA research lab, with corporate and financial investors such as Alliance Venture (Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi), NXP Semiconductors or Bpifrance, Kalray is dedicated through technology, expertise, and passion to offer more: more for a smart world, more for the planet, more for customers and developers. www.kalrayinc.com

About Vates

Since 2012, Vates has been developing open-source solutions dedicated to enterprise-grade server virtualization, ensuring the ability to deliver high performance in both data centers and small infrastructure. As a major player in systems management and delivery, we have been working on our innovative and secure open-source hypervisor based on Xen: XCP-ng, as well as the management, backup and orchestration platform dedicated to XCP-ng and Citrix Hypervisor: Xen Orchestra. vates.fr

We are delighted to announce the appointment of David Legrand as Chief of Hardware Evaluation. David's arrival accompanies an important phase in our company's structuring. Indeed, with a third data center in Paris coming up, brand new servers, innovation and R&D projects, we continue to strengthen our team to support our sustained growth in the cloud market. He will report directly to Clever Cloud's CEO, Quentin Adam and will work in collaboration with Steven Le Roux, Clever Cloud's CTO.

Clever Cloud is a French company founded in Nantes, France, which has created its own software technologies since 2010 and is a pioneer in Europe in the automation of application deployment. It has a large number of customers in 80 countries around the world. With a turnover that has almost doubled again in one year, Clever Cloud has experienced significant growth since its creation, due in particular to its ability to regularly bring innovations to its customers. For example, in October 2021 alone, Clever Cloud was the first cloud provider in Europe to launch Apache Pulsar as a managed service, followed by Jenkins with per-second pricing, and the time-stamped data optimised database TARDIS, which is charged on a per-use basis.

About David Legrand

David was the Editorial Director of Next INpact and a journalist specialized in hardware and new technologies for the past 20 years. He also developed tools, participating and supporting open source projects which you can learn about on his Github. Through his previous experiences he developed a strong passion for writing, which he used as a tool to inform and share with others about open and distributed technologies among other subjects he takes very much at heart. Passion-driven, with optimistic yet critical opinions on the digital news, no wonder why his values match like clockwork with the ones we defend everyday at Clever Cloud.

"I am very happy to be working with David, he's someone I hold in high regard. He brings to Clever Cloud his solid hardware knowledge, his devotion to problem solving, but also a renowned style of writing and the will to share and promote our project", says Quentin Adam, co-founder and CEO of Clever Cloud.

About Clever Cloud

Founded in 2010, Clever Cloud is a company based in Nantes specialising in IT automation. It creates and provides the software building blocks necessary for the flexible deployment of applications on self-service SaaS architectures. Its clients include such big names as Airbus, AXA, Caisse d’Épargne, Cegid, Docaposte, MAIF, McDonald’s, Solocal, SNCF, TBWA,....