Company:Artmotion
| Type | Privately held |
|---|---|
| Industry | Data center |
| Founded | 2000 |
| Headquarters | Steinhausen, Switzerland |
Key people | Mateo Meier (Founder and CEO) |
| Services | Data housing |
| Website | www |
Artmotion Ltd. is a Switzerland based data housing provider. It operates two data centers near the Swiss Alps that are designed for security-seeking businesses,[1] favored by the country's political neutrality and ironclad privacy laws.[2][3]
History
Artmotion was founded in 2000 by Mateo Meier, who is also the current CEO of the company.[4] In 2003, Artmotion acquired Cyberhost, a Swiss Cloud hosting services provider. In 2004, it became an Ltd. company.[5] Since 2011, the Swiss datacenter provider Everyware Ltd. holds 25 percent of Artmotion's shares.[6] Artmotion increased its capital in 2015.[7]
Artmotion acquired 58% shares in Citadelo and became a shareholder and board member in 2020. However Artmotion and Citadelo continued to operate as separate companies.[8][9] Artmotion also owns a stake in Citadelo Switzerland.[10]
NSA PRISM Scandal
After the 2013 PRISM leak, several cloud computing companies faced criticism for their lack of security, especially those based in US.[11][12] Artmotion, among other Swiss-based cloud computing providers gained the most out of this scandal.[13] Mostly due to the country's stringent data privacy laws, their customer base increased and the company had their revenue up 45 percent in a month following the scandal.[14][15] According to the CEO Mateo Meier, except in a few European countries like Luxembourg and Switzerland , personal privacy is difficult to service in this modern world.[16] Switzerland is not a member of European Union, hence it is exempt from pan-European agreements to share data with member states, as well as the United States.[17]
References
- ↑ Mateo Meier (10 July 2013). "PRISM Scandal Boosts Revenue of Swiss Datacenter Provider Artmotion". Reuters. https://www.reuters.com/article/2013/07/10/artmotion-idUSnBw105613a+100+BSW20130710.
- ↑ "Industry Outlook: Swiss Data Center Market". Datacenterjournal.com. http://www.datacenterjournal.com/industry-outlook-swiss-data-center-market/.
- ↑ Laura Secorun Palet (12 July 2014). "Protecting the 21st century's most precious assets — in Swiss banks". USAToday. https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2014/07/12/ozy-swiss-banks/12566073/.
- ↑ "Company Overview of Artmotion Ltd.". Bloomberg.com. https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=143624122.
- ↑ "Artmotion - History". https://www.artmotion.eu/about-us/.
- ↑ "Dedicated Server Provider Artmotion and Leading Datacenter Provider EveryWare are Forming an International Partnership". http://www.hostsearch.com/news/dedicated-server-provider-artmotion-and-leading-datacenter-provider-everyware-are-forming-an-international-partnership.asp.
- ↑ "Artmotion AG". http://www.moneyhouse.ch/u/artmotion_ag_CH-170.4.005.212-0.htm.
- ↑ "Artmotion invests in Citadelo to help enterprises secure their technology infrastructure" (in en-US). 2020-11-17. https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2020/11/18/artmotion%E2%80%8B-citadelo%E2%80%8B/.
- ↑ Coker, James (November 30, 2020). "Interview: Mateo Meier, CEO, Artmotion". https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com:443/interviews/interview-mateo-meier-ceo-artmotion/.
- ↑ AG, Easymonitoring. "citadelo GmbH". https://www.easymonitoring.ch/handelsregister/citadelo-gmbh-1462372.
- ↑ "NSA Leaks Have Seen Business For Swiss Data Centers Boom". Eteknix.com. 7 July 2013. http://www.eteknix.com/nsa-leaks-have-seen-business-for-swiss-data-centers-boom/.
- ↑ "Scared of PRISM, US Firms Bank on Swiss Data Centers". Siliconangle.com. http://siliconangle.com/blog/2013/07/05/scared-of-prism-us-firms-bank-on-swiss-data-centers/.
- ↑ Groenfeldt, Tom. "Gov Spying Boosts Swiss Data Center Revenues". Forbes.com. https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomgroenfeldt/2013/07/04/gov-spying-boosts-swiss-data-center-revenues/.
- ↑ "PRISM Scandal Boosts Revenue of Swiss Datacenter Provider Artmotion". Reuters.com. 10 July 2013. https://www.reuters.com/article/2013/07/10/artmotion-idUSnBw105613a+100+BSW20130710.
- ↑ "Artmotion CEO Mateo Meier on security, storage and a Swiss Cloud". Cloudcomputing-news.net. 21 November 2013. http://www.cloudcomputing-news.net/news/2013/nov/21/artmotion-ceo-mateo-meier-security-storage-and-swiss-cloud/.
- ↑ "56 per cent of UK citizens believe the government is spying on them". Itproportal.com. http://www.itproportal.com/2015/07/16/more-than-half-uk-citizens-believe-the-government-is-spying-on-them/.
- ↑ "Switzerland: From Banking Paradise To Data Safe Zone". Npr.org. https://www.npr.org/2014/07/12/330751548/switzerland-from-banking-paradise-to-data-safe-zone.
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