Together, we create tomorrow’s cloud
This collaborative strategy allows us to offer our clients much more than a simple cloud platform: a truly integrated ecosystem where each partner brings their unique expertise to create complete and innovative solutions. We position ourselves as an ecosystem orchestrator, facilitating synergies between complementary actors in service of technological excellence.
Our vision: the ecosystem as competitive advantage
In a cloud market dominated by American giants, our strength lies in our ability to create synergies between the best European actors. Where hyperscalers impose their proprietary solutions, we create an open environment where our clients benefit from the innovations of an entire ecosystem.
This approach translates concretely through our marketplace, which offers much more than complementary services. Each add-on is the fruit of a strategic partnership: Keycloak as a Service developed with Please Open IT for identity management, Metabase integrated with David Sferruzza for Business Intelligence, orMateria, our serverless database created in-house. These solutions benefit from our platform’s automation and reliability whilst taking advantage of our partners’ specialised expertise.
Technology partnerships: co-building innovation
Our alliances go beyond simple technical integration. With Vates, we explore the future of secure virtualisation thanks to XCP-ng. With Kalray, we develop high-performance storage solutions based on their revolutionary DPU processors. These collaborations allow us to integrate the most advanced technologies whilst maintaining control of our technological stack.
This collaborative approach also materialises in our open-source contributions. Our Sōzu (reverse proxy) and Biscuit (IAM tokens) projects are developed in collaboration with the community and integrated into initiatives like Hyper Open X, the France 2030 consortium that brings together 16 French cloud actors to guarantee transparency and strategic independence.
Integration through ecosystem: our strategic differentiation
Unlike other cloud actors, we have made the deliberate choice not to do integration ourselves. This strategic decision allows us to remain focused on our core business – the cloud platform – whilst offering our clients access to the best integrators in the market.
Our network of Digital Service Companies (ESNs), including recognised actors such as Zenika, Sopra Steria, Octo or Serli, brings the business expertise necessary for project success. For the public sector, our partnership with SMLB and Crayon via UGAP facilitates the adoption of sovereign cloud solutions by administrations.
This approach creates a virtuous circle: our integrator partners develop their expertise on our platform, allowing us to continuously improve our offering based on field feedback, whilst their clients benefit from an optimised cloud solution and specialised support.
Multi-cloud hosting: sovereignty and flexibility
Our partnership strategy also extends to infrastructure. Rather than limiting ourselves to our own datacentres, we offer deployment of our PaaS on trusted partner infrastructures: OVHcloud for French independence, Scaleway with its carbon-neutral DC5 datacentre, or Cloud Temple for SecNumCloud environments, or IONOS for European infrastructure.
This multi-host approach responds to the growing demands for data sovereignty whilst offering the flexibility necessary for European companies. Our clients can thus choose the location and level of security adapted to their constraints, without sacrificing the ease of use of our platform.
Collaborative innovation: projects transforming the market
Our most ambitious partnerships materialise in structural R&D projects. CollabNext, the France 2030 winner consortium, perfectly illustrates this approach. By bringing together our PaaS expertise with Jamespot‘s Digital Workplace, 3DS Outscale‘s sovereign infrastructure, Wallix‘s cybersecurity and Datakeen‘s artificial intelligence, we create a true French alternative to Microsoft’s 80% market share in Europe.
These collaborations are not limited to adding services: they create new solution categories that could not have emerged without this ecosystem approach. This is how we contribute to redefining European cloud standards.
International expansion: local sovereignty, global expertise
Our vision of a sovereign cloud finds its full expression in our international partnerships. In Africa, our collaboration with New Digital Africa and DataConnect Africa allows us to create the first sovereign and secure cloud in Côte d’Ivoire, whilst Agel Partners supports our expansion in North Africa from Morocco. In Kazakhstan, our partnership with QazCloud aims to co-build R&D centres dedicated to artificial intelligence.
These partnerships respect a fundamental principle: local sovereignty. Rather than imposing our solutions, we co-develop with our partners ecosystems adapted to the specificities of each region, creating local value whilst sharing our technological expertise.
UP Programme: cultivating tomorrow’s ecosystem
Our startup support programme UP perfectly embodies our partnership philosophy. Rather than simply providing cloud credits, we create a true growth ecosystem that combines technical resources, human support and networking.
Bespoke support:
- Personalised onboarding with our Technical Account Managers (TAM);
- Monthly coaching and high-level technical support;
- Specialised mentoring for founders and technical teams;
- Workshops and masterclasses tailored to your needs;
- Enhanced visibility via our media, social networks and events;
- Up to £10,000 in cloud credits your first year.
UP Programme
Startups supported
This programme illustrates our conviction that tomorrow’s innovation springs from today’s collaboration. By supporting these startups, we co-build tomorrow’s European technological ecosystem.
Institutional commitments: shaping the future of European digital
Our ecosystem commitment also translates through our active participation in initiatives that shape the future of European digital. Member of the Eclipse Foundation to promote European open source, contributor to the work of Institut Mines-Télécom on personal data, committed actor within CISPE and Hexatrust: we actively participate in building a sovereign and sustainable European digital sector.
This approach allows us to stay at the forefront of regulatory and technological developments whilst contributing to defining our industry standards.
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Q&A
Why favour an ecosystem of partners rather than developing everything in-house?
Cette approche nous permet de rester concentrés sur notre cœur de métier tout en offrant à nos clients l’accès aux meilleures innovations du marché. Chaque partenaire apporte son expertise unique, créant une proposition de valeur bien supérieure à la somme de ses parties.
How do you guarantee the quality and consistency of this ecosystem?
We rigorously select our partners according to criteria of technical excellence, cultural compatibility and alignment with our values of sovereignty. Our role as orchestrator allows us to ensure consistency and quality of the client experience.
Doesn’t this partnership approach complicate the client relationship?
On the contrary, our marketplace and native integration approach simplify the client experience. You benefit from unified billing, centralised support and transparent integration, whilst accessing the best solutions in the market.
How does this strategy contribute to European digital sovereignty?
By creating an ecosystem of interdependent and complementary European actors, we contribute to the emergence of a true alternative to American giants. This collaborative approach strengthens the entire European technological ecosystem.
How can I join the Clever Cloud ecosystem as a partner?
We are constantly seeking partners who share our vision of a sovereign and sustainable digital sector. Contact our team to explore collaboration opportunities that match your expertise and our mutual needs.
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