Who is OVH?
OVHcloud, known as OVH until 2020, is a French cloud and hosting provider founded by Octave Klaba in 1999 and headquartered in Roubaix, where it built its first data center in 2005. It sells servers, cloud, hosting and domains, is an ICANN-accredited registrar, and is listed on Euronext Paris.
- What it is
- Web hosting, Domain registrar, DNS provider
- Operated by
- OVH SAS (OVHcloud)
- Based in
- Roubaix, France
- Founded
- 1999, by Octave Klaba
- Listed
- Euronext Paris
- ICANN accreditation
- Yes, IANA ID 433
- Website
- ovhcloud.com
Is OVH the same as OVHcloud?
Yes. OVH renamed itself OVHcloud in 2020 to focus on the cloud market. Octave Klaba, its founder, was appointed chairman and chief executive again in October 2025.
OVHcloud in axath Analytics
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Open AnalyticsSources
- OVHcloud: Octave Klaba, founder and chairman
- OVHcloud: Octave Klaba appointed chairman and CEO (2025)
- IANA: Registrar IDs (ICANN-accredited registrars)
Last reviewed October 9, 2026.