Peachtree Corners Selects OVHcloud US to Power Real-World Smart City Applications

RESTON, VA – September 28 - 2021 – OVHcloud®, a leading global cloud services provider, today announced a partnership with Peachtree Corners, one of the nation's first 5G smart cities powered by real-world connected infrastructure. Together, the partners will accelerate the pace of innovation across the city, including on Peachtree Corner's autonomous vehicle test track and at the Curiosity Lab Innovation Center.

OVHcloud will deliver computing, storage, and other cloud platform resources, which will allow the city and select technology partners to manage, analyze, gain critical insights, and make informed decisions from the massive amounts of data generated from autonomous vehicles.

"We've watched with interest as Peachtree Corners has established its position as the leader for autonomous mobility and smart city technologies testing and we are excited to serve as the exclusive cloud technology partner to both startups and enterprises within their ecosystem," said Jeffrey Gregor, General Manager, OVHcloud US. "We're eager to provide the cloud platform to support companies and agencies who are developing the next-generation smart city technology that will ultimately serve communities across the country and around the world."

Peachtree Corners and Curiosity Lab Innovation Center members will be able to leverage OVHcloud's global cloud infrastructure. OVHcloud is a global player and Europe's leading cloud provider operating over 400,000 servers within 33 data centers across four continents. For 20 years, the Group has relied on an integrated model that provides complete control of its value chain. From the design of its servers to the construction and management of its data centers, including the orchestration of its fiber-optic network. This unique approach allows it to independently cover all the uses of its 1.6 million customers in more than 140 countries.

"Our vision for Peachtree Corners as a living lab is tied closely to the partners who gather here to collaborate with other industry leaders and focus their research on immediate challenges and results," said Brandon Branham, chief technology officer, and assistant city manager of Peachtree Corners. "OVHcloud will be a major contributor to the ultimate realization of that vision, and we are excited to have them join as the exclusive cloud partner of the Curiosity Lab Innovation Center."

"The partnership with Peachtree Corners represents an important step toward being recognized as a leading cloud provider in the US," said Pascal Jaillon, Senior Vice President, Product and Digital Accounts, OVHcloud US. "Our presence in Silicon Orchard represents a unique opportunity as a hub for collaboration among existing Curiosity Lab Innovation Center members and the cultivation of new relationships with startups, investors, policymakers, and community builders worldwide."

About the City of Peachtree Corners, Georgia
At the heart of what is being called #SiliconOrchard in the metro Atlanta region, Peachtree Corners, Georgia is a vibrant municipality that is home to more than 45,000 residents and an innovation hub that houses some of the world's most disruptive technology companies. As the United States' premier smart city powered by real-world connected infrastructure and 5G, Peachtree Corners serves as the model for how government and private industry can better collaborate to create a better future for society and business. From the world's first deployment of teleoperated e-scooters to fully autonomous shuttles being utilized by actual residents, and from a solar roadway to the largest electric vehicle charging hub in the region, Peachtree Corners is where the most future-forward Internet of Things (IoT) and sustainable technologies come to life. For more information, visit www.peachtreecornersga.gov.

About-Curiosity-Lab-at-Peachtree-Corners
Curiosity Lab is a 5G-enabled autonomous vehicle and smart city living laboratory located in Peachtree Corners, Georgia, a northern suburb of Atlanta. The centerpiece of the lab is a 1.5-mile test and demo track which provides a real-world environment to explore emerging technologies. Additional infrastructure includes a network operations center, smart poles, DSRC units, dedicated fiber, and a 25,000-square-foot tech incubator. Additional information can be found at www.curiositylabptc.com.

About OVHcloud US

OVHcloud US is an open cloud infrastructure provider built on a simple principle: the cloud should make organizations more agile without forcing a trade-off on cost, control or the freedom to move workloads where they belong. The company delivers high-performance infrastructure with transparent, predictable pricing and no lock-in for organizations in the United States and around the world. Its portfolio spans Bare Metal Cloud, Hosted Private Cloud and Public Cloud — three environments customers can mix and interconnect into a single hybrid whole, scaling across them while retaining full control of their technology choices, with regional security, compliance and data residency available where required. OVHcloud US draws on the global network of OVHcloud, a global cloud player and the European cloud leader, which operates 46 data centers worldwide serving 1.6 million customers in more than 140 countries across four continents. Backed by that scale and more than 25 years of integrated infrastructure expertise, OVHcloud US gives organizations the freedom to innovate, operate with confidence and scale on their own terms.

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