Who are we?
We're Cloud Unboxed, a UK-based Internet Service Provider, and this is our story...
What we're about
Cloud without the complexity
Our mission is to design and architect cutting edge cloud hosting platforms with ease of use and accessibility in mind. We make it possible for our customers to implement fast, scalable and reliable cloud hosting solutions out of the box in just a few simple clicks.
Why choose us?
We're not just another web host. We go above and beyond, picking up where other hosts fall off.
Fully comprehensive
From shared web hosting to dedicated cloud servers, domain name registration to SSL certificates, we have a multitude of solutions to suit the requirements and budget of every customer.
Expert support
Since our 2007 inception, we've helped thousands of customers resolve a plethora of incidents. Our technicians and engineers have copious experience and qualifications in their field, and our 24x7x365 incident response team are always on hand to resolve your problems at any time, day or night.
Worldwide infrastructure
We've deployed our infrastructure in 48+ data centres around the world. Experience the personalised support of a smaller provider with the network reach of a hosting giant.
50,000
Hosted Websites
48+
Data centre PoPs
10TB+
Deployed RAM
14
Team members
Specialist solutions
We provide an extensive range of services, though our skillset particularly shines in these areas.
Solutions for Agencies
- 100% white-labelled
- Around-the-clock support
- Fully scaleable solutions
- Unlimited SSL certificates
- Free inbound migrations
- 10+ worldwide data centres
- PCI-DSS & GDPR compliance
- Plus much more
Solutions for eCommerce
- High performance hardware
- Massive network & fast CDN
- Multiple firewalls & WAF
- PCI-DSS & GDPR compliance
- Site & server monitoring
- Comprehensive data backup
- Proactive expert support
- Plus much more
Solutions for Enterprise
- No long-term contracts
- Public and/or private cloud
- Extensive security stack
- Firewalls & DDoS mitigation
- Private networking & VPN
- Multi-site & disaster recovery
- Off-site, off-net backups
- Plus much more
Company timeline
Cloud Unboxed was formed in 2013 by Anthony and Olly as a merger between two specialist hosting companies, Somerset Technical Solutions and ello group, but our heritage spans way back to 2007:
2007 - Humble beginnings
Launch of level1internet.com brand, reselling shared web hosting packages, ADSL broadband and web design services.
2008 - The hosting cloud
Success and growth of the level1internet.com brand leads to the development and launch of the "hosting cloud," shared web hosting platform designed for scalability and reliability.
2009 - Xagga Hosting & Somerset Technical Solutions
Continued success of hosting products yields the launch of xagga.co.uk brand, offering value for money hosting services with dependable support. Somerset Technical Solutions launches as an IT and server management specialist to SMB and SMEs.
2010 - VPSnodes.net
Creation of VPSnodes.net BETA cloud server project and accompanying formation of ello group limited. Somerset Technical Solutions grows to market leader status in the UK for server management of SMB and SMEs.
2011 - Managed hosting
Launch of pioneering VPSnodes.net cloud server brand and collaboration with Somerset Technical Solutions, offering a one-stop complete hosting solution to UK SMB and SMEs.
2012 - Expansion & 1TB RAM milestone
Continued growth and expansion of VPSnodes.net brand into Newcastle UK, Kent UK, France, Germany and United States data centres. 2000+ deployed cloud servers reaching 1TB RAM milestone.
2013 - White label reselling
Wholesale / white label division launched, enabling startups to resell our vast range of products. Strong growth and increased revenue witnessed across all brands.
2014 - 'Superbrand' merger
Somerset Technical Solutions and ello group merger to create Cloud Unboxed 'superbrand' in the hosting industry. Expansion of VPSnodes.net brand sees the launch of VPSnodes.net Enterprise for private cloud customers.
2015 - 7 data centres & G-Cloud
VPSnodes.net and accompanying IaaS BETA-project DeployVM collaboratively operate services in 7 data centres worldwide. We achieve G-Cloud accredation for hosting Government projects in private clouds.
2016 - DeployVM launched
IaaS brand DeployVM proves massively popular for new and existing customers alike, pushes further expansion to 10+ data centres worldwide. New products include load balancers, cloud databases and more.
2017 - AceCDN & AceWAF
BETA-projects AceCDN and AceWAF launched, to help improve website static file delivery and reduce malicious requests by blocking at network edge.
2018 - 24+ data centres & ISP-Backbone
Expansion of DeployVM locations leads to 24 data centre milestone. Partnership with ISP-Backbone connect all 24 data centres using a class-leading transit network, bringing significant performance & reliability competitive edge.
Our team
We're a bunch of friendly, motivated, technically-driven people.