Iomart Group Plc Ranked European No1 Hosting Company In Top 100 Cloud Service Providers Report
3rd Annual Talkin' Cloud 100 Report Identifies World's Top Cloud Computing Companies in the IT Channel
GLASGOW, Scotland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--iomart Group plc (AIM:IOM), the UK cloudcompany, has been named as one ofthe world’s Top 100 Cloud Services Providers (CSPs) in one of the industry’s most respected annual surveys.
“Nine Lives Media and Talkin’ Cloud congratulate iomart Group plc. The Talkin’ Cloud 100 honor arrives amid a land grab in the cloud computing market. And the Talkin’ Cloud 100 companies are leading that land grab.”
iomart has been ranked at 30 in Nine Lives Media’s third-annual Talkin’ Cloud 100 report- making it the highest rankedEuropean cloud hosting services provider in a list headed by global tech giants Salesforce, Amazon, Microsoft, Oracle, Google and SAP.
The Talkin’ Cloud 100 report recognizes top cloud service providers based on metrics including annual cloud services revenue growth. It reveals that the Top 100 CSPs generated more than $15.7 billion in combined cloud services revenues in 2012, up nearly 37 percent.
Angus MacSween, CEO of iomart Group, said: “We are delighted to have featured so prominently in this year’s Talkin’ Cloud report, and are especially pleased to be the highest ranked European cloud company. The report formally recognizes the inroads we are making in the global cloud market place and the investment that we’ve made in our network and infrastructure which has positioned us to take advantage as more businesses adopt cloud services.”
Amy Katz, president of Nine Lives Media, a division of Penton, said: “Nine Lives Media and Talkin’ Cloud congratulate iomart Group plc. The Talkin’ Cloud 100 honor arrives amid a land grab in the cloud computing market. And the Talkin’ Cloud 100 companies are leading that land grab.”
This year’s Talkin’ Cloud 100 report can be viewed at http://www.talkincloud.com/tc100
About iomart Group plc
iomart Group plc (AIM:IOM) is a leading provider of cloud and managed hosting services. By owning and managing its own data centre and fibre network infrastructure, iomart offers world-beating levels of service with hosting engineered to ensure no single point of failure. www.iomart.com
About Nine Lives Media
Nine Lives Media, a division of Penton (www.penton.com), defines emerging IT markets and disrupts established IT markets. The company’s IT channel-centric online communities include MSPmentor (www.MSPmentor.net), The VAR Guy (www.TheVARguy.com) and Talkin’ Cloud (www.TalkinCloud.com).
About Penton
For millions of business owners and decision-makers, Penton makes the difference every day. We engage our professional users by providing actionable ideas and insights, data and workflow tools, community and networking, both in person and virtually, all with deep relevance to their specific industries. We then activate this engagement by connecting users with tens of thousands of targeted providers of products and services to help drive business growth. Learn more about our company at www.penton.com.
Penton is a privately held company owned by MidOcean Partners and U.S. Equity Partners II, an investment fund sponsored by Wasserstein & Co., LP.
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Jane Robertson, PR Manager
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Tel: 0141-931-6400
About iomart
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iomart is one of the UK’s leading providers of complex managed and cloud hosting services. From a single server through to a private cloud network, iomart specialises in the delivery and management of mission-critical hosting services, enabling customers to reduce the costs, complexity and risks associated with maintaining their own web and online applications.By physically owning and managing its own network infrastructure, including ten UK data centres, at eight locations, the company offers world-beating levels of service to its cust... read more
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