CenterServ International, Ltd
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Server and cloud computing |
| Headquarters | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
Areas served | 200 cities |
| Services | Cloud Computing, data centers and servers |
| Website | www |
CenterServ is an International managed server and cloud computing association. The company offers servers in more than 200 cities and countries and operates a privately held and nonprofit think tank institute to develop and improve the data center and cloud computing industry, on a global scale.[1][2]
History
In early 2000, in the middle of the dot-com bubble, Laflèche Morin started a small communication agency called InexMédia out of his garage apartment in Montreal, Canada. The company began offering a wide range of Web related services. In 2004, InexMédia change its name to Group e-media.com and started offering managed servers and web hosting under the brand name E serves. When the company began to develop its international managed services and E serves become its primary business, the company was re-formed as CenterServ. In 2009, as the company grew and gained international presence, CenterServ started offering free cloud computing certification to IT professionals and systems administrators. Those certifications were used for internal purposes and for private corporation objectives.[3]
During the certification process, CenterServ signs a data center access agreement with each member, granting CenterServ access to each member's data center. In exchange, CenterServ would give each member an exclusivity service contract for any hosted solution. Additionally, CenterServ would grant them access to virtual offices mostly offered by RegusTM and other international office space companies.[4]
It is with these agreements that CenterServ decentralized the data center and cloud computing industry. Each certified responsible systems administrator would be responsible of the CenterServ hosted solution within their own data center. By the end of 2014, the company started offering cloud computing franchises.[5]
By February 2016, CenterServ had a pool of more than 1500 certified members and IT professionals in all fields. CenterServ has access to more than 500 data centers and office space in more than 200 cities and countries.
In 2016, Stephen Willis joined as the COO for CenterServ USA.[6]
Business Model
CenterServ has two primary lines of business; Cloud Servers and Dedicated Servers offered on a global scale. CenterServ helps design, build, and implement personalized services and offer cloud computing consulting services as part of their service agreements.
Social activity
Although the founders began as MIS administrator and Finance specialists, they found that most companies were often put off by the cloud industry's lack of services personalization, and by a lack of data center services accessibility in most parts of the globe.
The CenterServ Private Institute is also responsible of selecting franchises. Selected candidates are retained mostly based on past experience, education, relations and/or ideas and innovation.
References
- ^ "Agencia De Noticias Del Universal". Agenciaeluniversal.com.mx. 2013-05-13. Archived from the original on 2016-04-13. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
- ^ "CenterServ to Upgrade Dedicated Server Management in Latin America". Jamaica News. 2013-11-19. Archived from the original on 2016-04-17. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
- ^ Gawkwire (2013-05-29). "Centerserv Unveils Operated Option". Web Hosting Talk. Archived from the original on 2016-04-13. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
- ^ gwadmin (2013-05-29). "Centerserv Unveils Operated Option". Gawkwire.com. Archived from the original on 2016-04-10. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
- ^ "Managed Dedicated Servers By CenterServ – Certified Sysadmin at the rescue of the CLOUD". Know More Hosting. 2014-06-20. Archived from the original on 2016-04-09. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
- ^ "Center Serv International is excited to announce Stephen Willis as the new COO for CenterServ USA operations". Archived from the original on 2016-09-26. Retrieved 2016-09-23.