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Acceleris backs new Cloud services powerhouse
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cceleris has backed the formation of new services “This is a powerful merger as the technologies of the
provider Vapour Media through the merger of two companies are industry leading and clearly very
EveryCloud, a connectivity and next generation complementary,” said Norman Molyneux of Acceleris
voice specialist, to create a white label cloud and Capital. “Since co-founding EveryCloud 18 months ago,
connectivity business.
we have grown the business with private investment from
individuals with relevant experience in the sector. We are
With offices at Manchester-based Teledata, EveryCloud delighted to have secured this deal with the further backing
provides cloud services through a white label proposition, of private investment and have worked well with EV Group
focusing on hosted servers, back-up and storage. Yorkshire- to secure a transaction that should benefit all parties.
based Vapour provides connectivity and access to its own
private network.
Tim Mercer, Vapour Media, said: “In the business
environment there is the opportunity for a connectivityBoth companies have experienced growth and built driven revolution that enables business growth and
respective infrastructures following investment, and are improvement through cloud services. This market is
now focusing on further growth via the indirect reseller incredibly fragmented and for resellers there is no single
channel. The enlarged organisation will lay claim to six data ‘go to’ partner.
centres as well as its own private network infrastructure,
delivering white label solutions including cloud-based “Traditional IT companies, telcos and cloud start-ups
services such as backup and storage, network connectivity are offering a bewildering array of solutions to embrace
and next generation voice.
this. These worlds are colliding and SMEs are stuck in
the middle. There is a place for a new breed of provider,
Additional investment funds have been raised to support marking a move away from telcos dabbling in computing
the development of the combined business. Both companies or IT businesses dabbling in comms. There is a requirement
were advised by Acceleris Capital Limited.
for an integrated cloud provider that can credibly provide
an all-in-one offering.”
Steve Dempsey, EveryCloud, said: “Our customers who are
taking Backup and Data Storage services are increasingly
looking to upgrade their connectivity and they are also
likely candidates for phone and voice services too. This
merger with Vapour Media will allow us to provide truly
integrated cloud services to the SME market in a unique
way that will be appealing to both IT and Comms resellers.”
“This is a powerful merger as the technologies
of the two companies are industry leading
and clearly very complementary,”
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