Bytemark
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| Industry | Internet, cloud computing |
|---|---|
| Founded | 12 July 2002 |
| Founders | Matthew Bloch Peter Taphouse |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Services | Internet hosting service |
| Website | www |
Bytemark is a UK-based server hosting and datacentre provider,[1] headquartered in York, United Kingdom.[2] It was founded in 2002,[3] and was the first provider[citation needed] of virtual machines and cloud hosting through User-mode Linux in 2003.[4]
In 2012, the company launched BigV, a public cloud platform designed in-house using open source software.[5] In 2013, it moved into a £1.2 million datacentre and headquarters in York.[6] In 2017, their BigV platform was renamed Bytemark Cloud. In September 2018, the company was acquired by iomart Group plc.[7]
On 2 February 2023 Bytemark announced[8] that it would cease to support BigV on 30 April 2023.
Environmental and ethical policies
[edit]Bytemark's datacentre uses fresh-air cooling, not common in the UK,[9] and was shortlisted for Innovation in Medium Data Center at the DatacenterDynamics Awards EMEA 2013.[10] Each of its servers is built using efficient power supplies as certified by the 80 Plus scheme, which requires power supplies to be at least 80% efficient at up to 100% rated load.[citation needed] To reduce the bias found in traditional recruitment processes, the company developed their own anonymous recruitment process in 2015.[11]
Awards
[edit]In 2014, Bytemark was named one of the Top 50 Fastest Grown Tech Companies in the North[12] at the Northern Tech Awards[13] with revenue growth of 44%. Financially, the company turned over £2.5 million in 2013.[14] In 2014, this grew to £3 million.[15] In 2015, the company was awarded the Fair Tax Mark.[16]
Support of open-source projects
[edit]Bytemark has a history of contributing to and supporting free software.
They support LibreOffice through provision of a build server.[17][18] In 2009, the company became a supporter of XBMC with the same.[19] In 2012, they started supporting Cyanogenmod with build servers.[20]
In 2013, the company contributed hosting services worth £150,000 to the Debian project, having used Debian since the company was founded.[21] The company also supported OpenStreetMap with DNS services and servers to support version control, mailing lists and help pages.[22] The company also support projects for social good, including sponsoring servers for mySociety, who operate FixMyStreet, TheyWorkForYou and WhatDoTheyKnow.[23]
References
[edit]- ^ "Bytemark Hosting invests in data centre". York Press. 6 February 2013. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
- ^ "Is ancient York poised to be the UK's next digital success story? - Prolific North". Prolific North. 16 April 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
- ^ "Bytemark Computer Consulting Ltd in North Yorkshire - Company Information". Retrieved 12 September 2014.
- ^ "Bytemark". Free Software Magazine. Archived from the original on 12 September 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
- ^ "What small cloud players can offer to compete with the giants". TechRepublic. 9 October 2012. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
- ^ "Bytemark moves into new £1.2m data centre". York Press. 10 October 2013. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
- ^ "Bytemark is now part of iomart Group plc". Bytemark Hosting. 4 September 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
- ^ "BigV Migration FAQ". Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- ^ "Bytemark Hosting's York datacentre up for global award". York Press. 11 November 2013. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
- ^ "The 2013 DatacenterDynamics EMEA Awards finalists are here". PRWeb. 1 November 2013. Archived from the original on 12 September 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
- ^ "Boosting diversity in tech recruitment". 5 June 2017.
- ^ "Bytemark named in top 50 fastest growing tech firms". York Press. 31 March 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
- ^ "Northern Tech Awards 2014 » Celebrating northern tech entrepreneurship". Retrieved 12 September 2014.
- ^ "Bytemark Hosting invests in data centre". York Press. 6 February 2013. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
- ^ "Success for York company Bytemark Hosting". York Press. 29 May 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
- ^ "Bytemark: An internet company that pays its fair share | Fair Tax Foundation". Archived from the original on 8 November 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- ^ "Our Supporters » The Document Foundation". Archived from the original on 1 September 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
- ^ Meeks, Michael (29 July 2012). "LibreOffice, The Document Foundation, and GNOME... What we're doing together" (PDF). gnome.org.
- ^ "Welcome Bytemark: Hosting Sponsor - XBMC". Archived from the original on 12 September 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
- ^ "CyanogenMod asking the help — and collecting means in 8 clocks — IT daily blog, news, magazine, technologies". Retrieved 12 September 2014.
- ^ "Debian -- News -- A Bytemark donation boosts reliability of Debian's core infrastructure". Retrieved 12 September 2014.
- ^ "State of the Map 2013 :: Personalised mugs from Bytemark". Archived from the original on 11 October 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
- ^ "Migrating to Bytemark (who rock) / mySociety". mySociety. 22 October 2012. Retrieved 12 September 2014.