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Bytemark Hosting is a UK-based server hosting and datacentre provider[1], headquartered in York, United Kingdom[2]. Founded in 2002 as Bytemark Computer Consulting Ltd[3], Bytemark was the first provider of virtual machines and cloud hosting through User-Mode Linux in 2003[4]. In 2012, Bytemark launched BigV[5] their public cloud platform designed completely in-house using open source software. In 2013, Bytemark moved in to their own £1.2 million datacentre and headquarters in York, "YO26"[6]. The datacentre uses fresh-air cooling, not common in the UK[7] and was shortlisted for Innovation in Medium Data Center at the DatacenterDynamics Awards EMEA 2013[8]. In 2014, Bytemark was named one of the Top 50 Fastest Grown Tech Companies in the North[9] at the Northern Tech Awards[10]with revenue growth of 44%. Financially, Bytemark turned over £2.5 million in 2013[11]. In 2014, this grew to £3 million[12]. Bytemark has a history of contributing to and support Free software. Bytemark offer an ongoing discount to Free software publishers of at least 5%[13]. Bytemark support LibreOffice[14] through provision of a build server[15]. In 2009, Bytemark became a supporter of XBMC[16] with the same. In 2012, Bytemark started supporting Cyanogenmod with build servers[17]. In 2013, Bytemark contributed hosting services worth £150,000 to the Debian project[18] having used Debian since the company was founded. Bytemark also supports OpenStreetMap with DNS services and servers to support version control, mailing lists and help pages[19]. Bytemark also support projects for social good including sponsoring servers for mySociety including FixMyStreet, TheyWorkForYou and WhatDoTheyKnow[20].
References
[edit]- ^ http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/business/news/10208668.Bytemark_Hosting_invests_in_data_centre/
- ^ http://www.prolificnorth.co.uk/2014/04/is-ancient-york-poised-to-be-the-uks-next-digital-success-story/
- ^ https://www.duedil.com/company/04484629/bytemark-computer-consulting-ltd
- ^ http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/linux_hosting/bytemark_review
- ^ http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/the-enterprise-cloud/what-small-cloud-players-can-offer-to-compete-with-the-giants/
- ^ http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/business/news/10729600.Bytemark_moves_into_new___1_2m_data_centre/
- ^ http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/business/news/10800370.New_datacentre_up_for_global_award/
- ^ http://uk.prweb.com/releases/2013/11/prweb11284819.htm
- ^ http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/business/news/11114490.Bytemark_named_in_top_50_fastest_growing_tech_firms/
- ^ http://northerntechawards.com/
- ^ http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/business/news/10208668.Bytemark_Hosting_invests_in_data_centre/
- ^ http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/business/news/11243077.Success_for_York_web_hosting_company/
- ^ http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/business/news/11188537.Digital_conference_hailed_a_success/
- ^ http://www.documentfoundation.org/supporters/
- ^ https://people.gnome.org/~michael/data/2012-07-29-libreoffice-gnome.pdf
- ^ http://xbmc.org/welcome-bytemark-hosting-sponsor/
- ^ http://sysmagazine.com/posts/138497/
- ^ https://www.debian.org/News/2013/20130404
- ^ http://2013.stateofthemap.org/blog/personalised-mugs-bytemark/
- ^ https://www.mysociety.org/2012/10/22/migrating-to-bytemark-who-rock/
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