Pulsant
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Information Technology and Services |
| Founded | 1996 (as edNET) |
| Headquarters | , United Kingdom |
Key people | Mike Tobin, Pieter Knook, Rob Coupland, Brad Petzer, Rob Davies, Marion Stewart, |
| Brands | Pulsant Protect, Customer Connect |
| Services | Internet services |
Number of employees | 400 |
| Subsidiaries | LayerV |
| Website | www |
Pulsant is a provider of datacenter services, colocation, workplace recovery, with a core focus on security, resilience and connectivity.[1]
History
Established in 1995 as EdNET, an ISP, the company was rebranded as Lumison in 2004[2]. Lumison was acquired by Bridgepoint Development Capital in 2010[3] and Pulsant was formed in 2011, following the integration of Lumison, a managed service provider; Dedipower, a managed hosting company; and Bluesquare Data, a datacentre operator.[4][5][6]
Pulsant acquired Scottish-based colocation company ScoLocate in 2012.[7]
The company was refinanced by Oak Hill Capital in 2014[8]. In 2015 Pulsant acquired the consulting arm of Spinnaker Red[9], and in 2016 acquired IT infrastructure services company Onyx.[10]
Pulsant, announced in mid 2017, that it has completed the acquisition of LayerV, a specialist public cloud solution integration[clarification needed] company, with a strong focus on compliance, security and cloud automation.[11][12][13]
Datacentre locations
Pulsant owns several datacentres across multiple locations throughout the UK. These include three sites in Scotland, Edinburgh, South Gyle and Newbridge, as well as six in England; Sheffield, Newcastle, Maidenhead, South London, Milton Keynes and Reading.
The company occupies space in facilities in New York, Dallas, Boston, Amsterdam, Hong Kong and Frankfurt.[14]
Pulsant’s South Gyle facility in Edinburgh hosts IXScotland, Scotland’s first dedicated internet exchange.[15]
Royal Warrant
Pulsant received the Royal Warrant in 2013 as a provider of hosted IT and datacentre services to the British Royal Household. [16]
Accreditations
Pulsant is certified to ISO/IEC 27001, ISO 14001 and ISO 9001 across all operations and holds a level 1 PCI-DSS validation for physical security at three of its sites. The company is also a Cyber Essentials Certifying Body, licensed to certify for Cyber Essentials, Cyber Essentials Plus and IASME governance standard.[17]
In 2013 Pulsant was awarded CSA Star certification for cloud security by the British Standards Institution (BSI Group).[18][19]
See also
References
- ^ "History". Pulsant. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
- ^ "Lumison brand set to be leading light in UK". The Scotsman. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ^ Trendall, Sam (1 November 2010). "Lumison plans buy-and-build spree after Bridgepoint investment". Channel Web. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ^ Curtis, Sophie (9 March 2012). "Lumison, DediPower and Bluesquare merge to become Pulsant". TechWorld from IDG. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ^ "Launch of Pulsant Creates Powerful New IT & Hosting Partner for the UK Mid-Market". PR Newswire (a CISION company). 8 March 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ^ "Launch of Pulsant". 8 March 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
- ^ Staff (20 December 2012). "Pulsant buys out ScoLocate". TechRadar. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ^ Verge, Jason (19 June 2014). "Oak Hill Acquires European Data Center Provider Pulsant". Data Center Knowledge. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ^ Staff, DNC (9 March 2015). "Pulsant acquires the IT consultancy business of Spinnaker Red". DNC: Data Center News. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
- ^ "Pulsant announces acquisition of Onyx and appoints Mike Tobin as chairman". SEP: Scottish Equity Partners. 9 June 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
- ^ "Pulsant acquires public cloud solution integration company LayerV". SEP: Scottish Equity Partners. 15 August 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
- ^ "LayerV is acquired by leading UK hybrid cloud provider Pulsant". LayerV blog. 15 August 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
- ^ Lima, João Marques (16 August 2017). "Pulsant Acquires Compliance, Security And Cloud Automation Provider". Data Economy. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
- ^ "Scotland's largest commercial data centre set for expansion". Scottish Construction Now. 17 June 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ^ Donald, Colin (13 October 2013). "LINX set to revolutionise Scotland's connections with the world". Herald Scotland. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ^ "Member Directory". The Royal Warrant Holders Association. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- ^ "IASME Consortium: Certification Bodies". Retrieved 20 June 2017.
- ^ "Client Case Study - Pulsant". BSI Group. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ^ "BSI case study - Pulsant" (PDF). BSI Group. Retrieved 9 June 2017.