What Durand does

Durand do Brazil Ltda. is a privately held Brazilian telecommunications and IT infrastructure provider founded in 1996 and headquartered in Barueri, São Paulo. The company sells enterprise-grade connectivity, datacenter, cloud, and security services to corporate clients, operating its own Autonomous System (AS22356) and Tier III / Tier IV datacenter infrastructure with service presence at twelve major Internet Exchanges across the Americas and Europe. The portfolio is organized around four solution pillars — Datacenter (Colocation, dedicated Datacenter facilities, and Smart Hands professional services), Cloud (VC.Cloud virtual servers, VC.Jelastic PaaS, and Cloud Connect private connectivity), Connectivity (IP Connectivity, IX Pro Internet Exchange access, and Metro Ethernet), and Security (Anti-DDoS, Backup, Firewall, and Endpoint Protection) — and reaches end customers in Brazil, Argentina, the United States, and the Netherlands.

The underlying technology stack combines AS22356-based IP transit and peering with direct participation at Internet Exchanges in São Paulo, Fortaleza, Curitiba, Londrina, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte, Brasília, Buenos Aires, Miami, New York, Amsterdam, and Frankfurt. The Cloud pillar is delivered through a partnership with VirtualCloud and uses Jelastic-based PaaS with Docker and Kubernetes container packaging for application deployment and scaling. Cloud Connect provides private, low-latency links to major public clouds. Metro Ethernet offers point-to-point layer-2 connectivity at 100Mb to 100Gb bandwidth, with redundant paths and high availability. The Security pillar centers on an Anti-DDoS service that uses behavioral-analysis techniques to detect and drop malicious traffic in real time while permitting legitimate flows. Durand also operates a tenant customer portal (Área do Cliente) with webmail and bill-generation functions and a multilingual (Portuguese/Spanish/English) public website.

The business model is B2B enterprise, with direct field sales, quote-based pricing across all service lines, and recurring subscription revenue across datacenter, cloud, connectivity, and security streams. The primary customer segment is corporate/enterprise clients requiring high-performance connectivity, infrastructure scalability, and security protection. Distribution is single-channel direct enterprise sales with no reseller or marketplace presence; marketing includes a corporate Insights blog and LinkedIn/Instagram/Facebook profiles. Ownership is independent — no parent company, no subsidiaries, no disclosed external institutional investors, no funding rounds, no M&A, and no leadership transitions are described in the source data.

Name

Durand

Legal name

Durand do Brazil Ltda.

Website

https://durand.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Durand, founded in 1996, is a privately held Brazilian IT infrastructure provider delivering enterprise-grade datacenter, cloud, connectivity, and security services. It operates its own AS22356 autonomous system and Tier III/IV datacenter facilities serving corporate clients across Brazil and international markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Telecommunications and IT Infrastructure Services

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518210), Computer Facilities Management Services (541513)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) & Secure SD-WAN (HDAIAFAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

iPaaS (Cloud Integration Platforms) (HDAEAIAB), Cloud Security & Compliance Services (BPAEACAG), Cloud Data Security (DSPM, Cloud DLP) (HDADADAJ)

Keywords

• Telecommunications services
• Datacenter colocation
• Cloud computing services
• Network connectivity
• Cybersecurity services

Headquarters

HQ city

Santana De Parnaíba

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Infrastructure, Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Datacenter Services: Includes colocation, dedicated datacenter infrastructure, and Smart Hands professional services. Revenue generated from infrastructure rental, space leasing, and technical support services for datacenter operations.
2. Cloud Services: Includes VC.Cloud (virtual servers), VC.Jelastic (PaaS), and Cloud Connect. Revenue from virtual infrastructure provisioning, platform services, and cloud connectivity solutions.
3. Connectivity Services: Includes IP Connectivity, IX Pro (Internet Exchange participation), and Metro Ethernet. Revenue from network connectivity services providing low latency, high capacity backbone access with redundancy.
4. Security Services: Includes Anti-DDoS, Backup, Firewall, and Endpoint Protection. Revenue from security solutions protecting networks, servers, applications and endpoints against cyber threats.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Durand is a Brazilian telecommunications and IT infrastructure provider delivering enterprise-grade datacenter, cloud, connectivity, and security services. The company operates Tier III/IV datacenters and its own autonomous system (AS22356) to provide IP connectivity, Internet Exchange peering (IX Pro), and Metro Ethernet to corporate clients. Its portfolio also includes colocation, Smart Hands technical services, virtual servers (VC.Cloud), a Docker/Kubernetes-based PaaS (VC.Jelastic), Cloud Connect links to public clouds, and managed security services such as Anti-DDoS, Backup, Firewall, and Endpoint Protection.

Product overview

Durand is a Brazilian telecommunications and IT services company offering a multi-service portfolio organized across four core solution areas: Datacenter (Colocation, dedicated Datacenter facilities, and Smart Hands professional services), Cloud (VC.Cloud virtual servers, VC.Jelastic PaaS platform, and Cloud Connect private connectivity), Conectividade (IP Connectivity, IX Pro Internet Exchange access, and Metro Ethernet solutions), and Segurança (Anti-DDoS, Backup, Firewall, and Endpoint Protection). The portfolio follows a platform-plus-modules architecture where core infrastructure services (Datacenter, Cloud, Connectivity) are complemented by security add-ons. Durand positions itself as a connectivity and datacenter leader with over 25 years of experience serving the Brazilian corporate market.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• VC.Cloud: Virtual cloud servers scalable and on-demand
• VC.Jelastic
• Cloud Connect
• IX Pro
• Metro Ethernet
• Anti-DDoS
• Smart Hands

Products and services

• Colocation Infrastructure expansion service allowing companies to host their equipment in Durand's datacenters with flexibility, security, and scalability, with flexible pricing models for predictable spending.
• Datacenter Full datacenter infrastructure solutions delivered from Tier III and Tier IV facilities in Brazil and internationally, with high-standard connectivity and backbone capillarity for enterprise customers.
• Smart Hands & Professional Services Specialized technical support service for datacenter infrastructure including network equipment configuration, colocation equipment management, fast service response, structured cabling, and preventive/corrective maintenance.
• VC.Cloud Scalable on-demand virtual server (IaaS) service providing access to multiple datacenters across multiple locations, enabling IT resource virtualization (servers, networks, storage) to support digital transformation.
• VC.Jelastic Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) that facilitates deployment, management, and scaling of web and mobile applications using Docker and Kubernetes containers for lightweight and portable application packaging.
• Cloud Connect Private connectivity solution linking enterprises to major public clouds in Brazil and internationally with high availability, low latency, security, and cost-effectiveness.
• IP Connectivity IP connectivity service with high backbone capacity and low latency connecting businesses in Brazil and worldwide, leveraging AS22356 with connections to multiple content providers, ISPs, and operators.
• IX Pro Internet Exchange connectivity service enabling participation in the local networks of major global Internet Exchanges, providing VLAN connectivity, private VLAN for content access, router facilitation, RTBH support, and IX Portal access across locations including São Paulo, Fortaleza, Curitiba, Londrina, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte, Brasília, Buenos Aires, Miami, New York, Amsterdam, and Frankfurt.
• Metro Ethernet Point-to-point network connectivity service with redundancy, high availability, and low latency, offering scalable bandwidth options from 100Mb to 100Gb with customizable connectivity for extensive routes.
• Anti-DDoS Distributed denial-of-service attack protection using behavioral analysis to identify and block malicious traffic in real time while allowing legitimate traffic to flow through.
• Backup Online backup service ensuring data protection with automatic and regular backups, protecting critical data on local servers or in the cloud from cyber attacks, human error, and critical failures.
• Firewall Network security service providing virtual barrier protection against unauthorized access, external attacks, malware, and ransomware, while controlling user access to confidential resources and preventing internal attacks and data leaks.
• Endpoint Protection Digital security solution protecting devices from cyber threats by securing sensitive data including passwords and documents and detecting/eliminating malware and other threats from inside the network.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Internet Exchanges (São Paulo, Fortaleza, Curitiba, Londrina, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte, Brasília, Buenos Aires, Miami, New York, Amsterdam, Frankfurt)coreTechnology or IntegrationDurand connects companies to major Internet Exchanges in 12 cities across Americas and Europe. Participants gain access to VLAN connectivity, private VLAN for content access, router facilitation, RTBH support for DDoS mitigation, and IX portal access. This partnership enables low-latency connectivity and direct peering relationships.
• VirtualCloudcoreTechnology or IntegrationVirtualCloud provides VC.Cloud and VC.Jelastic cloud services through partnership with Durand. VC.Cloud offers scalable virtual servers while VC.Jelastic provides PaaS capabilities with Docker and Kubernetes container support.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Ascenty Data Centers: Brazil's largest pure-play colocation and data center provider, offering carrier-neutral interconnection, cloud connectivity and managed services to enterprise clients across Brazil and Latin America. Directly competes with Durand's colocation and cloud-connect portfolio for the same enterprise customer base in São Paulo and other major Brazilian metros.
• TIVIT: Brazilian end-to-end digital services and infrastructure provider offering colocation, cloud, managed security and connectivity to enterprise customers. Highly comparable to Durand's full-stack datacenter/cloud/security portfolio, with similar vertical (BFSI, retail, industrial) and horizontal enterprise-segment targeting.
• Scala Data Centers: Brazilian hyperscale- and enterprise-focused colocation operator with sites in São Paulo and other Latin American metros. Overlaps with Durand's colocation and connectivity offering and competes for the same Tier III/IV enterprise workloads.
• Mandic (Locaweb Company): Brazilian cloud and managed services provider formerly known as Mandic Cloud Solutions, offering virtual servers, PaaS, cybersecurity and IT operations. Directly comparable to Durand's VC.Cloud, VC.Jelastic, Firewall and Endpoint Protection stack for Brazilian enterprise customers.
• Locaweb: Major Brazilian hosting, cloud and SaaS provider offering cloud servers, PaaS, email, security and managed services to SMBs and enterprises. Overlaps with Durand's VC.Cloud, VC.Jelastic and web/email hosting capabilities within the Brazilian market.

Broad incumbents

• Equinix: Global colocation and interconnection leader with significant presence in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. Provides colocation, cross-connects and Equinix Fabric interconnection, addressing the same enterprise connectivity and datacenter demand Durand targets but at substantially larger scale.
• Telefónica Brasil (Vivo): Brazil's largest telecommunications operator offering fixed/mobile connectivity, data center, cloud and security services to enterprise customers. A broad incumbent that competes with Durand across connectivity, cloud and managed security for the same Brazilian enterprise segment.
• Lumen Technologies: Global enterprise networking and IT services provider offering IP transit, MPLS/Ethernet, DDoS mitigation, cloud connectivity and managed security. Direct overlap with Durand's IP Connectivity, Anti-DDoS, Cloud Connect and Metro Ethernet offerings for multinational customers with Brazilian operations.
• NTT DATA Brasil: Global systems integrator with substantial Brazilian operations offering managed datacenter, cloud, networking and security services to enterprise clients. Comparable to Durand's integrated datacenter/cloud/security stack though typically serving larger multinational accounts.

Regional players

• HostDime: Global data center and hosting provider with strong Latin American presence (Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, US). Offers colocation, dedicated servers, cloud and DDoS mitigation, overlapping with Durand's datacenter, cloud and Anti-DDoS portfolio while serving a more international customer base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/durandbrazil/?locale=pt_BR
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/durand-do-brazil
• Instagraminstagram.com/durandbrazil

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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