What SYAGE does

SYAGE is a France-based independent IT infrastructure services company (ESN) founded in 2007 in Aix-en-Provence, operating across five offices on the Mediterranean arc (Aix-en-Provence headquarters, Paris, Lyon, Nice, Montpellier). The company delivers infrastructure integration, managed services, secure multi-operator SD-WAN, sovereign cloud hosting (IaaS/PaaS), and IT recruitment to large enterprises (Grands Comptes), mid-market firms (PME), and public-sector organizations (Collectivités). Its customer base spans government, education, sports, retail, wine, manufacturing, emergency services, and telecom, with named logos including Onet, Olympique de Marseille, CD84, Université de Toulon, Orchestra, AFTRAL, Purple Campus Occitanie, Richardson, and Groupe PROBTP.

Technically, SYAGE does not sell proprietary software; instead, it implements and manages best-of-breed third-party stacks from NetApp (Gold Partner), Pure Storage, Fortinet, Aruba, Cloudflare, and Commvault. Differentiated offerings include a sovereign cloud platform with built-in cybersecurity and cyber-resilience, a secure multi-operator SD-WAN solution designed to avoid single-operator lock-in, and managed backup and security maintenance services (MCO/MCS) delivered by in-house French certified experts.

SYAGE is family-controlled (President Jérôme Garzulino, Directeur Général Jean-Pierre Gil) and bootstrapped, with no external funding rounds or parent company. Revenue reached €14.8M in FY2024, up from €13.5M in FY2023, the highest since founding. The business model combines project-based integration fees, recurring managed-services contracts, subscription-based sovereign cloud hosting, and IT recruitment commissions, with sales executed through direct enterprise, inside sales for mid-market, and dedicated public-sector channels.

Name

SYAGE

Legal name

SYAGE

Website

https://syage.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SYAGE is a French independent IT infrastructure services company (ESN) founded in 2007, delivering integration, managed services, sovereign cloud hosting, and SD-WAN to large enterprises, mid-market firms, and public-sector organizations across southern and central France.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

IT Infrastructure Services

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (51821)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Asset & Maintenance Management (EAM/CMMS) Platforms (HDAEAEAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Capacity Planning, Cost Optimization & FinOps Monitoring (HDABAJAK)

Keywords

• IT infrastructure services
• Managed IT services
• SD-WAN solutions
• Cloud hosting services
• IT recruitment

Headquarters

HQ city

Aix-en-provence

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Integration Services: Project-based infrastructure integration covering systems, storage, networks, and security implementations. Involves design, deployment, and commissioning of client infrastructure.
2. Managed Services: Recurring managed services contracts including support, maintenance (MCO), and security maintenance (MCS). Provides ongoing operational support and infrastructure management.
3. Cloud Hosting (IaaS/PaaS): Sovereign cloud hosting services in public, private, or hybrid configurations with security and cyber-resilience built-in.
4. Recrutement IT: IT recruitment services placing candidates in permanent positions (CDI) and finding freelance profiles for medium and long-term missions.
5. SD-WAN Multi-Opérateurs: Secure multi-operator SD-WAN services with performance optimization, security, and cost reduction benefits.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

SYAGE is an ESN (IT services firm) that designs, integrates and operates enterprise IT infrastructure for grands comptes, PME and public-sector clients. The portfolio covers infrastructure integration (systems, storage, backup, network, security), managed services (MCO/MCS), secure multi-operator SD-WAN, sovereign cloud hosting (IaaS/PaaS), and IT recruitment for permanent and freelance profiles.

Product overview

SYAGE is an IT infrastructure services company (ESN) offering a portfolio of services organized around five core areas: Infrastructure Integration (system, storage, backup, network, security implementation), Managed Services (ongoing operations, MCO/MCS), SD-WAN (secure multi-operator wide area networking), Hosting/Cloud (sovereign cloud infrastructure in public/private/hybrid configurations), and IT Recruitment. The company implements and manages third-party technology solutions from certified partners including NetApp, Pure Storage, Fortinet, Aruba, Cloudflare, and Commvault, rather than selling proprietary software products. Their service model combines technical expertise with managed service delivery, enabling clients to maintain control over their information systems across on-premise, cloud, and hybrid environments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Infrastructure Integration Services Design, deployment and commissioning of IT infrastructure (systems, storage, backup, network, security) for enterprises, SMEs and public-sector clients, delivered by SYAGE's certified expert teams using partner technologies such as NetApp, Pure Storage, Fortinet, Aruba, Cloudflare and Commvault.
• Managed Services (Services Managés) Recurring managed services covering support, maintenance in operational condition (MCO) and security maintenance (MCS) on client infrastructure, delivered with high service-level commitments by SYAGE's in-house French expert teams.
• SD-WAN Sécurisé Multi-Opérateurs Secure multi-operator SD-WAN service that lets enterprises build virtual WAN networks using best internet offers per site, guarantees connectivity, optimises cost, and integrates SASE-based security rather than tying clients to a single operator.
• Cloud Hosting (IaaS/PaaS) Sovereign cloud hosting infrastructure (IaaS/PaaS) offered in public, private or hybrid configurations, with cybersecurity and cyber-resilience integrated by design and operated in-house by SYAGE's certified experts.
• IT Recruitment (Recrutement IT) IT recruitment firm activity placing specialised IT profiles in permanent roles (CDI) and sourcing freelance consultants for medium- and long-term assignments, complementing SYAGE's infrastructure services portfolio.

Quantifiable outcome

• Revenue growth from 13.5M€ to 14.8M€ (9.6% growth) in 2024
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• FortinetcoreTechnology or Integration · 23 October 2025Long-standing technology partnership. Syage implements Fortinet security solutions including FortiGate firewalls, VPN solutions, ZTNA, and SASE architectures. Expertise in VPN to IPsec/ZTNA/SASE migration. Deployed 30 FortiGates for Purple Campus Occitanie project.
• CloudflarecoreTechnology or Integration · 5 December 2024Strategic partnership announced December 2024. Syage invested significantly to become one of the best Cloudflare specialists nationally (DDOS/WAF/CDN/WAN, SASE). Syage offers technologies for network protection and cybersecurity, with joint events, lead generation campaigns, and first projects already signed with both existing and new customers.
• CommvaultcoreTechnology or Integration · 14 October 2024Technology partnership for backup solutions. Syage implements Commvault backup technology for enterprise customers, including deployment, migration from legacy solutions (Veritas NetBackup), and ongoing management.
• Aruba NetworkscoreTechnology or Integration · 7 October 2024Technology partnership for network infrastructure. Implemented Aruba networking solutions including 250+ switches and 350 WiFi access points for Purple Campus Occitanie project.
• NetAppcoreTechnology or Integration · 18 November 2022NetApp Gold Partner status. Named 'Commercial Partner of the Year PACA 2022' by NetApp. Syage certified on NetApp storage technologies including StorageGRID for object storage implementations. Multiple successful customer deployments.
• Pure StoragecoreTechnology or Integration · 10 March 2022Partnership with Pure Storage, one of the largest 100% Flash storage infrastructure providers. Syage offers Pure Storage solutions for modern data experience, including FlashArray//C, FlashArray//X, and FlashBlade. Certified partner with expertise in system, storage, network, and security integration.
• TWINBIminorOthersWebsite hosting provider for syage.fr
• AMEN SASUminorOthersWebsite hosting provider for syage.fr

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Neurones: French mid-market digital services and managed infrastructure company closely comparable to SYAGE in scale, multi-technology integration model, and mid-market/enterprise customer mix. Both are independent French ESNs offering infrastructure integration, managed services, and consulting.
• Squad (formerly Sopra-Steria subgroup spin / cybersecurity & digital): French ESN focused on cybersecurity, cloud, and digital transformation for mid-market and enterprise clients. Directly comparable to SYAGE on cybersecurity partner stack (Fortinet, Cloudflare), sovereign cloud positioning, and customer segmentation toward French regulated industries.
• Alteca (formerly Econocom subsidiaries): French IT services and digital services company providing infrastructure integration, managed services, and digital transformation. Comparable in size, customer mix (enterprise + PME + public), and reliance on partner technologies across storage/network/security.
• Hardis Group: French IT services and consulting firm with cloud, managed services, and integration offerings comparable to SYAGE. Serves enterprise clients across France and has overlapping vendor partnerships; similar in size and ESN structure.

Broad incumbents

• Devoteam: Larger French-headquartered digital/tech consultancy with strong partnerships across cloud and security vendors. Overlaps SYAGE on cloud transformation and managed services but at much greater scale and broader portfolio (consulting + tech + managed).
• OVHcloud: European sovereign cloud provider and infrastructure operator. Comparable on sovereign IaaS/PaaS positioning against US hyperscalers (a core element of SYAGE's own hosting offer) but operates at vastly larger scale and with platform-level infrastructure rather than integrator services.
• Sopra Steria: Major French-headquartered IT services group with broad infrastructure and managed services offerings. Overlaps SYAGE on enterprise IT integration, cloud migration, and public-sector IT contracts but operates at scale an order of magnitude larger.
• Capgemini: Global IT services leader with French roots, offering infrastructure services, cloud, and managed services across all major verticals. Competes with SYAGE on enterprise transformation mandates but at vastly different scale and capability depth.

Regional players

• Breizh Telecom / Bretagne Télécom (regional telecom operators): Regional French telecommunications and managed services provider with comparable SD-WAN, hosting, and infrastructure offerings for mid-market and public sector. Comparable on services portfolio but concentrated in western rather than southern France.

Emerging players

• Cybersécurité / Devoteam Security (or Stackinfor): Boutique French cybersecurity integrators with comparable vendor stack (Fortinet, Cloudflare) and managed security services. More specialized than SYAGE in security but smaller infrastructure footprint; signals the niche cyber-services competitor set SYAGE competes against.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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