Claranet
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| Private | |
| Industry | Managed IT Services |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Headquarters | 21 Southampton Row, London, WC1B 5HA |
Key people | Charles Nasser (CEO) |
| Revenue | £200 million |
| Website | www.claranet.co.uk |
Claranet Ltd is a privately owned company offering IT infrastructure platforms and services to businesses in the UK and Western Europe across a broad range of industry sectors. It is one of the largest independent managed services providers in Western Europe, and is headquartered in Holborn, London, UK.
The company has annualised revenues of circa £200 million (€238 million), 5,700 customers, 1,200 employees, and an international footprint in six countries (Benelux, France, Germany, Portugal, Spain and the UK). While Claranet has grown internationally, the company’s focus is on local service, out of local offices, using local data centres.
History
Claranet was founded in 1996 by CEO Charles Nasser as an Internet Service Provider (ISP). By 1999, the business had 150,000 subscribers. However, the business evolved into a Managed Services Provider (MSP) in response to a changing marketplace. Today, Claranet’s portfolio encompasses network, public and private cloud hosting and communication services.
The company’s ambitious growth strategy has led to numerous acquisitions since 2003: Netscalibur (2003), VIA.Net Works (2004), Amen Group (2005), VIA.Net Works Europe (2005), Star Technology (2012), Typhon (France, 2012) Artful (2014), Echiron (Portugal, 2014), Grita (France, 2014), NovaData (The Netherlands, 2014), Techgate (UK, 2015), LinuxIT (UK, 2015), Morea (France, 2015), Celingest (France, 2015) Aspaway (France, 2015), Bashton (UK, 2016) and Ardenta (UK, 2016).
Products
Claranet is a provider of managed ICT services in Western Europe. The company operate 37 data centre facilities and provides managed network services as a network aggregator. Hosted IP voice services are provided through a partnership with BT Wholesale.
Claranet’s managed products and services deliver security, availability and performance across three main categories: hosting, networks and communications.
Hosting
- Linux Consulting and Support
- AWS Consulting and Managed Services
- Managed Application Hosting
- Managed Hosting
- Cloud Hosting
- Colocation
- Web Acceleration and DoS Protection
- Disaster Recovery Services
- Business and Enterprise Cloud Backup
Networks
- Managed Networks and MPLS
- Internet Connectivity
- Cloud Connect
- Ethernet
- Ethernet File Mile (EFM)
- Ethernet over FTTC
- Business Broadband
- Mobile Broadband
- SSL VPN
- Web Security
Communications
- Email and Collaboration
- Email Archiving and Continuity
- Email Security and Encryption
- Hosted Voice
- SIP Trunking
Professional Services
- Cloud consultancy
- DevOps
- Business Continuity
Awards
- ‘Leader’ in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for Managed Hybrid Cloud Hosting, Europe for four consecutive years (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016) – based on ‘completeness of vision’ and ‘ability to execute on that vision’
- 56th place in The Sunday Times BDO Profit Track 100, 2016
- 118th place in The Sunday Times HSBC International Track 200, 2015
- SVC Awards 2016 – Managed Services Provider of the Year
- DCS Awards, Managed Services Provider of the Year (2012, 2014, 2015)
- UK Customer Satisfaction Awards 2014 – Finalist, Quality Service Provider of the Year
- SVC Awards 2013 – Best Customer Service Strategy
- TechWorld Awards 2012 – Cloud/SaaS Product of the Year
Accreditations
- ISO 27001:2013
- ISO 9001:2008
- ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library)
- Payment Card Industry Data Security
- Microsoft Partner, Gold Hosting
- VMware Premier Partner
- AWS Premier Partner
