Eolas

What Eolas does

Eolas operates as "La Fabrique," a web agency and cloud hosting business unit within Orange Business Services SA — itself a subsidiary of Orange Group, France's largest telecommunications operator. The company delivers end-to-end digital services to French businesses and local authorities, combining web strategy, design, e-commerce, business applications, digital workplace, and managed services with proprietary cloud infrastructure (Cloud Avenue Ready — private, public, and SecNum variants) anchored by the Green DataCenter Mangin facility in Grenoble. Its technology stack includes Kubernetes, VMware ESXi virtualization, ServiceNow-based service management, anti-DDoS protection, host-based intrusion detection, and Linux-based server infrastructure, with the My.eolas customer extranet serving as the unified client interface for contract, domain, SSL, and service management. The business operates a sales-led go-to-market through the Orange Business website portal and direct contact forms, with self-service account management available via My.eolas for existing customers.

Eolas monetizes through three distinct revenue streams: recurring cloud and hosting subscriptions (Cloud Avenue Ready, infrastructure management, virtualization, storage, and network services), project-based professional services for web development and digital strategy, and ongoing maintenance and managed services. Its value proposition rests on data sovereignty (French-hosted infrastructure under GDPR and French law), regulatory credentials (ISO 27001, Health Data Hosting certification, Opquast, Access 42, greenIT.fr), and the brand trust inherited from Orange Group. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is delivered via quote per client requirement. Customer segments are horizontally distributed across French SMBs and enterprises (primary) and French local authorities and public organizations (secondary), with no named customer logos or revenue splits disclosed in available material.

Name

Eolas

Legal name

Orange Business Services SA

Website

https://eolas.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Eolas ("La Fabrique") is the web agency and cloud hosting business unit of Orange Business Services SA, providing end-to-end digital services — cloud infrastructure, web development, e-commerce, and managed services — to French businesses and local authorities from its Grenoble base.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Managed Cloud Hosting Services

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518), Media Buying Agencies (54183)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744), Services-Advertising Agencies (7311)

akta.pro primary industry

Data Engineering, Integration & ETL/ELT Services (BPAEAHAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

E-commerce & Online Business (Marketplaces, DTC) (EDAMAHAH), Data Integration, ETL/ELT & Reverse ETL (BPAMAOAI)

Keywords

• Managed cloud hosting
• Web development
• Managed services
• Cloud infrastructure
• Digital workplace

Headquarters

HQ city

Grenoble

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Cloud & Hosting Services: Cloud hosting services including Cloud Avenue Ready (private and public cloud), infrastructure management, virtualization, storage, and network services
2. Web Development & Digital Services: Web agency services including strategy, design, web development, e-commerce, business applications, and digital workplace solutions
3. Maintenance & Managed Services: Ongoing maintenance services, monitoring, security patches, and operational support for hosted platforms

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Eolas (operating as La Fabrique under Orange Business) is a French web agency and managed cloud hosting provider. Its core offering combines the Cloud Avenue Ready cloud infrastructure platform (private, public, and SecNum cloud) with a full suite of digital services including digital marketing strategy, web and e-commerce development, business applications, digital workplace, hosting, and maintenance/managed services, delivered primarily to French businesses and local authorities.

Product overview

Eolas (operating as La Fabrique - Orange Business) is a web agency and cloud hosting provider offering a comprehensive digital services portfolio. The core offering centers on Cloud Avenue Ready cloud infrastructure (private, public, and SecNum variants) and the My.eolas client portal for contract and service management. These are complemented by web agency services including digital marketing strategy, website/e-commerce development, business applications, digital workplace solutions, hosting, and maintenance/managed services. The company also provides email/messaging services with integrated security features. The overall architecture represents a platform-plus-services model where the cloud infrastructure and client portal serve as the foundational platforms, with specialized digital services delivered as complementary modules.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cloud Avenue Ready

Quantifiable outcome

• 2 Go storage capacity with 28-day retention for email services
• +1 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Orange Business ServicescoreOthersEolas operates as La Fabrique, a subsidiary unit within Orange Business Services SA. Orange Business is the B2B division of Orange SA, France's largest telecommunications company. La Fabrique serves as the web agency and hosting division offering digital services under the Orange Business brand.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Scaleway: Scaleway is a major French/European cloud provider offering compute, storage, and managed services with a strong sovereignty and sustainability narrative, making it a direct peer to Eolas's cloud and sovereign hosting offerings.
• SQLI: SQLI is a French digital services company offering web development, e-commerce, and digital transformation — directly comparable to Eolas's web agency offerings across strategy, design, websites, and e-commerce for French enterprises.
• Gandi: Gandi is a French hosting and domain name registrar offering cloud, web hosting, and SSL services — comparable to Eolas's hosting, domain management, and My.eolas customer portal offerings, especially for SMB and developer customers in France.
• OVHcloud: OVHcloud is France's largest cloud and hosting provider, offering private/public cloud, bare metal, and hosted services with a strong focus on data sovereignty — directly competing with Eolas's Cloud Avenue Ready and sovereign hosting proposition in the French market.
• Ikoula: Ikoula is a French cloud and managed hosting provider with its own datacenters, directly comparable to Eolas's Cloud Avenue Ready, managed services, and dedicated infrastructure proposition for French SMBs and enterprises.
• Outscale (Dassault Systèmes): Outscale is a French sovereign cloud provider (now part of Dassault Systèmes) offering SecNumCloud-certified IaaS services, directly competing with Eolas's Cloud SecNum offering for sensitive French enterprise and public-sector workloads.
• Clever Cloud: Clever Cloud is a French PaaS specializing in managed hosting of web applications, containers, and databases — directly comparable to Eolas's managed cloud hosting and Kubernetes infrastructure services for French SMBs and public-sector clients.

Broad incumbents

• Capgemini Engineering / Invent: Capgemini is a global IT services giant with a strong French digital and cloud practice, serving as a broad incumbent that overlaps with Eolas's strategy, design, development, and managed services capabilities at much larger scale.

Regional players

• Infomaniak: Infomaniak is a Swiss independent cloud and hosting provider with a strong emphasis on data sovereignty, eco-friendly datacenters, and Swiss/European compliance — closely paralleling Eolas's sovereign, eco-responsible positioning, but operating primarily in Switzerland rather than France.

Emerging players

• Smile (Open Source): Smile is a French open-source digital services and hosting firm delivering web platforms, e-commerce, and managed infrastructure — comparable to Eolas's integrated web/hosting model with a similar open-source and sovereignty focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lafabrique-orange-business
• Xx.com/BD_eolas

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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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