Cloudreach

Summary

Cloudreach is a cloud computing consultancy, focused on the implementation and operational support of public cloud services, including Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform. It is headquartered in London, UK, and has offices in multiple countries around the world including Canada, France, Germany, India, The Netherlands, United States and Switzerland.

Cloudreach
Company typePrivate
IndustryProfessional services
Founded2009
FoundersJames Monico
Pontus Noren
HeadquartersLondon, United Kingdom
Offices in Amsterdam, Atlanta, Berlin, Chicago, Cologne, Edinburgh, Munich, New York City, Paris, Vancouver, and Zürich
Key people
Tara Tapper
(Chief Operating Officer)
Marc Jones
(Chief Financial Officer)
ServicesConsulting
Owner
  • Independent (2009–2017)
  • Blackstone (2017–2022)
  • Atos (2022–present)
Number of employees
700
Websitehttps://www.cloudreach.com

Publicly acknowledged customers include BP, Hearst, the Met Office, Skyscanner, Ströer and Time Inc. Cloudreach also owns two software systems developed in-house: Sceptre, an infrastructure automation suite for AWS; and Connect, an integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS).

On January 4, 2022, the company was acquired by Atos.[1]

History edit

  • 2009: Cloudreach was founded in London by Pontus Noren and James Monico;
  • 2011: it opened a second office in Edinburgh. In February 2017, Cloudreach was acquired by private equity firm Blackstone for an undisclosed amount.[2]
  • 2017: in July, Cloudreach announced a partnership with T-Systems, a subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom;
  • 2017: in August, Cloudreach acquired two US-based businesses: Emerging Technology Advisors,[3] a cloud professional services company; and Cloudamize,[4] a cloud migration specialist. Cloudamize is a cloud computing analytics platform, providing analytics for cloud migration and management;
  • 2018: in July, Aaron Painter was appointed as CEO of Cloudreach.[5] Pontus Noren subsequently became Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors;
  • 2018: in August, Cloudreach acquired Relus Cloud, an Atlanta based data and analytics specialist; this took the Cloudreach headcount beyond 700;[6]
  • 2019: in October, Brooks Borcherding is appointed COO and President and takes the role of interim CEO, later to become full time CEO.
  • 2022: in January, Cloudreach is acquired by Atos.[7]
  • 2023: in April, Atos launches the Eviden brand ahead of a €5 billion carve-out of their cloud, digital and security business lines.[8] Cloudreach becomes an Eviden business and will be integrated within the Eviden OneCloud group. Brooks Borcherding leaves the CEO position as Cloudreach comes under Eviden control, with Tara Tapper promoted to the Cloudreach Chief Operating Officer role.

References edit

  1. ^ "Atos completes acquisition of Cloudreach". Business Wire. Retrieved 2022-12-20.
  2. ^ "Blackstone acquires London-based cloud computing firm Cloudreach". Reuters. 2017-02-16. Retrieved 2020-12-15.
  3. ^ "Cloudreach acquires US-based consultants Emerging Technology Advisors". Tech.eu. 9 August 2017. Retrieved 2020-12-15.
  4. ^ "Cloudreach acquires US cloud company Cloudamize". Tech.eu. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 2020-12-15.
  5. ^ "Blackstone-backed Cloudreach appoints Painter as CEO | ACQ5". www.acq5.com. Retrieved 2020-12-15.
  6. ^ "IT services company Cloudreach acquires Relus Cloud". SiliconANGLE. 2018-08-14. Retrieved 2020-12-15.
  7. ^ "Atos completes acquisition of Cloudreach". Business Wire. Retrieved 2022-12-20.
  8. ^ "Atos launches Eviden brand ahead of €5 billion carve-out". www.consultancy.eu. 2023-04-14. Retrieved 2023-05-02.

External links edit

  • Official website