Leaseweb

The company was founded in 1997 and began its activity with the creation of one site, which was an online catalog of companies where they could post a brief description of their activities and contact information. At that time, many organizations were not yet represented on the Internet, so the company soon began to offer additional services for the creation and design of sites. In 1998, the company opened its first office in Utrecht. Due to the ever-growing demand for hosting services, the company decided to completely focus on the development of this promising area. The name LeaseWeb was registered in 1999, and in the same year the first employees were hired.

In 2000, LeaseWeb acquired its first four servers with a total bandwidth of 512 kb / s. Then LeaseWeb moved to Amsterdam . LeaseWeb's business continued to grow steadily, despite the collapse of stocks of Internet companies this year, which went down in history under the name Dotcom Bubble. In 2005, the company had 5,000 servers, and two years later their number doubled to 10,000.

The number of LeaseWeb employees has also doubled, and in just two years, and by 2007 amounted to 50 people. The company moved to a new office in Amsterdam , where its head office is currently located, and for the first time made it to the list of the fastest growing companies Deloitte Technology Fast50. ^[1] In 2009, the number of employees again doubled and reached 100 people. In 2010, the number of company's servers exceeded 25,000. Currently, more than 300 employees serve more than 50,000 of its servers.

The Internet contributes to the emergence and development of new forms of business, entertainment and communication. It makes changes in the usual way of life of people and causes the need for the development of appropriate infrastructures. LeaseWeb sees its mission in the development, creation and management of infrastructures, thanks to which millions of people get the opportunity to fully use all the advantages of the Internet. She seeks to “provide reliable and affordable infrastructure solutions” that her clients can use to create their own services. ^[2]

LeaseWeb provides its customers with the opportunity to purchase in one place a domain name, IP-addresses, hardware, server hosting, bandwidth and network equipment channel for transmitting information. Thus, it is a kind of “department store”. ^[3] . Thanks to its technological infrastructure, combining hardware and software and services of leading providers ( Cisco , Dell , HP , etc.), LeaseWeb guarantees "a high level of reliability and security of systems." ^[4] In addition, the market leadership allows LeaseWeb to provide a high level of scalability. She grows with her customers and adapts to their needs.

LeaseWeb operates one of the largest networks in the world. Savings due to the scale of operations allows her to allocate funds for research and development of R&D of research and development and the acquisition of resources necessary for the provision of services for the provision of broadband channels for transmitting information. Investments in research and development enable LeaseWeb to provide customers with comprehensive services and technical support while significantly reducing licensing costs. Thanks to economies of scale and an innovative approach, the company is able to offer competitive and “value-oriented services” that meet the ever-changing needs of customers.

LeaseWeb invests heavily in research and development.

The LeaseWeb network has been supporting IPv6 for many years. ^[5] All hardware purchased in recent years also supports IPv6 . In addition, all of the company's websites were designed with the ability to support IPv6 addresses. The company encourages the use of IPv6 through the free distribution of addresses to its customers. LeaseWeb works with a two-tier network: this means that IPv6 uses the same network infrastructure as IPv4 , and it does not require separate hardware. ^[6]

LeaseWeb developed its own cloud platform, which was launched in March 2012 and is constantly updated by adding innovative features. ^[7] On June 7, 2012, the company posted on its blog information about the launch of a new basic firewall function for existing and new customers. ^[eight]

Content Delivery Network is under development. It is created using open source products based on the NGINX platform. Over 25% of the 1,000 most visited sites in the world use NGINX . These include renowned online services such as Facebook , Dropbox , Groupon , WordPress, and SourceForge . ^[9] NGINX plans to use the LeaseWeb infrastructure and recommends LeaseWeb services to its customers. ^[ten]

The company shares its experience and knowledge with the Internet users on the LeaseWeb Labs blog. There you can find tips, unique information and opinions on the development of hosting services and software development. Thus, LeaseWeb contributes to the development of the hosting community.

LeaseWeb attaches great importance to the implementation of environmentally sustainable business practices. ^{[11] The} hosting industry is the largest consumer of electricity, and the company is taking all possible measures to reduce the negative impact of its activities on the environment. Most hosting services provided by LeaseWeb have a zero carbon balance, and the company's production processes are optimized for maximum energy efficiency. The company's premises use only energy-saving lamps. The company recycles all paper waste, printer cartridges and used mobile phones. LeaseWeb acquires only low-fuel cars for official use and implements a special program for employees that encourages the use of bicycles for trips to and from work.

LeaseWeb supports various initiatives to increase transparency in the hosting services market and to use good practices in the provision of services. She was one of the first Internet service providers in the Netherlands to take action against the spread of child pornography. ^[12] LeaseWeb implements a Community Outreach Project, which provides free hosting services to organizations involved in tracking the occurrence of spam and cybercrime, identifying their sources and implementing countermeasures. ^[13]

To facilitate the development of the hosting industry, LeaseWeb shares its knowledge with the hosting community on the LeaseWeb Labs blog. In addition, she has developed special programs to support new companies and provide hosting services to non-profit organizations (for example, the Wikimedia Foundation ).

In 2010, LeaseWeb acquired the German hosting company Netdirekt. ^[14] This transaction helped LeaseWeb expand its presence in Germany , Austria and Switzerland . The opening of a data center in Frankfurt enabled her to provide support to German customers in their native language. In addition, the company was able to expand its already powerful Internet infrastructure to provide services to customers around the world. Frankfurt is the largest network hub in Germany , and its network traffic exchange point is one of the three largest in Europe , along with traffic exchange points in Amsterdam (AMS-IX) and London (LINX).

In 2011, LeaseWeb entered the US market with the opening of a full-service LeaseWeb USA Inc branch and data center in Manassas, Virginia . ^[15] LeaseWeb is one of the few European hosting providers with branches in the United States of America and Europe , which allows it to provide high-quality services to customers from different countries. In addition, American customer service is provided from a local office with qualified local staff. The opening of this data center led to a sharp increase in demand for the company's services. ^[sixteen]

LeaseWeb is an international hosting provider . Customer service is carried out in seven data centers located in the Netherlands , Belgium , Germany and the United States of America . LeaseWeb cooperates with traffic exchange points in Amsterdam , Frankfurt , London , New York , Brussels , Stockholm , Madrid , Zurich , Dusseldorf , Paris , Warsaw , Budapest , Milan , Vienna , Prague , Luxembourg , Bucharest , Bratislava , Copenhagen , Oslo , Ashburn , Miami , Chicago , Dallas , Palo Alto and Los Angeles . ^[17] The network uptime is 99.999%, and the bandwidth offered to customers exceeds 3.0 Tb / s. ^[18]

On May 18, 2017, a major malfunction occurred on the site of the hosting provider, which left tens of thousands of customers around the world without hosting services.

On April 19, 2012, StopBadWare and LeaseWeb announced their cooperation in the fight against cybercrime. ^[19] StopBadware is a non-profit anti-malware organization that coordinates and combines the efforts of Internet ecosystem participants in this area. LeaseWeb sponsors StopBadware as part of the Community Outreach Project.

On March 19, 2012, LeaseWeb unveiled its new public cloud platform. ^[20] The company said that the platform is designed for a large number of customers and ensures the reliable operation of IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service) applications, allowing to offer the use of infrastructure as a service.

LeaseWeb was one of the hosting providers of Megaupload, whose servers were disconnected in January 2012 during an international investigation conducted by the FBI. ^[21]

On October 14, 2011, OCOM, the parent company of LeaseWeb, was again recognized as one of the fastest growing technology companies in the Netherlands. ^[22] OCOM showed the largest profit among the fifty companies included in the Deloitte Technology Fast50 rating in 2011. Its total turnover in 2010 amounted to 50 million euros.

On October 7, 2011, Hewlett-Packard named LeaseWeb "The Best Partner of the Year 2011 among Service Providers." ^[23] HP annually awards its best partners in the Netherlands in various business areas.

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