The Saone Valley IT

What The Saone Valley IT does

SVI – Saône Valley Informatique is a Lyon-based managed IT services company (SSII – Société de Service d'Ingénierie Informatique) founded in 2010 that provides comprehensive IT infrastructure outsourcing to small and medium-sized businesses in the Lyon metropolitan area. Operating from the Vaise district of Lyon with a team of 1–10 employees, the company positions itself as a single-vendor IT partner, bundling consulting, cloud virtualization, managed IT, backup, VoIP, collaboration, on-site interventions, and remote maintenance into a unified service catalogue. Its target customers are Lyon-area PME/PMI that lack internal IT resources and require a single point of accountability for their infrastructure.

The company's technology stack is delivered through three branded sub-products — SVI Care (managed IT and helpdesk), SVI Backup (two-tier externalized backup), and SVI Sync (ownCloud-based file sharing paired with hosted Microsoft Exchange) — and is anchored by the Bureau Virtuel virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) hosted on SVI's own French datacenter. Underlying capacity is sourced through an OVHcloud Advanced Partnership, and the platform supports access from PCs, tablets, smartphones, and thin clients. Service quality is differentiated through local on-site presence, structured 20-minute diagnostic interviews for qualification, and a stated pedagogical, transparent engagement model.

SVI generates revenue from a blend of recurring subscriptions (cloud, VoIP, collaboration, managed services), professional services (consulting audits and on-site interventions billed at hourly or half-day rates), and longer-duration project engagements priced on degressive rate cards. GTM is direct and consultative, with sales-led outreach and a website-driven top-of-funnel motion. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is largely quotation-based; the company emphasizes commitment-free entry packages and personalized service as primary acquisition levers. There is no disclosed funding, no M&A activity, no public listing, and no evidence of expansion beyond the Lyon metropolitan area.

Name

The Saone Valley IT

Legal name

SVI – Saône Valley Informatique

Website

https://svinfo.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

SVI – Saône Valley Informatique is a Lyon-based managed IT services company (SSII) that provides consulting, cloud virtualization, backup, VoIP, collaboration, and remote/on-site support to small and medium-sized businesses in the Lyon metropolitan area.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Managed IT Services

NAICS

Computer Facilities Management Services (541513), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Cloud & Infrastructure Support (Servers, Storage, Virtualization) (BPAAACAE)

Keywords

• Managed IT services
• Cloud computing services
• IT infrastructure consulting
• VoIP telephony services
• Data backup solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Lyon

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Managed IT Services (Infogérance): Full IT park management services including real-time network auditing, on-site visits, incident intervention packages, and remote maintenance assistance. The company positions this as a single-contract, all-inclusive solution for complete IT infrastructure management.
2. On-Site Interventions: Technician deployment services for network audits, hardware troubleshooting, and new solution implementation. Offered through commitment-free packages at hourly rates and half-day planned intervention packages.
3. Cloud Computing (Bureau Virtuel): Virtual desktop infrastructure hosted on SVI's datacenter in France. Claims 70% reduction in hardware investment and 100% service availability.
4. Collaborative Tools: OwnCloud file sharing (25-50GB per account) and Exchange hosted messaging services with collaborative features including calendar sharing and meeting preparation tools.
5. VoIP Services: Voice over IP phone services with total unbundling of telephone network, eliminating additional subscription costs. Includes web-based configuration interface and flexible line additions.
6. IT Consulting and Audit: IT infrastructure consulting services with a 20-minute diagnostic interview process to qualify problems and propose solutions. Includes pre-audit questionnaires in Infrastructure/Cloud, VOIP, and CRM areas.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

SVI provides outsourced IT management and consulting for SMEs, including cloud-hosted virtual desktops, data backup, VoIP telephony, collaborative tools (ownCloud and Exchange), infogérance (managed IT operations), and on-site and remote technical interventions. The company acts as a single-vendor IT partner, taking responsibility for clients' day-to-day infrastructure and user support.

Product overview

SVI – Saône Valley Informatique is a managed IT services company (SSII) offering a comprehensive portfolio of IT services rather than a unified software product. The core offerings include IT infrastructure consulting with rapid 20-minute diagnostic assessments, a virtual desktop cloud solution (Bureau Virtuel) hosted in their French datacenter, and complete IT park management (Infogérance). Supporting services include externalized backup solutions, VoIP telephony, collaborative tools combining ownCloud file sharing with Microsoft Exchange hosted email, on-site technician deployment, and remote maintenance helpdesk services. The company positions itself as a single point of contact for all SMB IT needs, emphasizing service quality, personalized support, and rapid response times.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SVI Backup: Backup service solution offered by SVI for externalized data backup.
• SVI Care
• SVI Sync

Products and services

• SVI Consulting IT consulting services for SMEs, providing advisory on infrastructure, cloud migration, and IT strategy.
• SVI Cloud Computing (Bureau Virtuel) Hosted virtual desktop infrastructure delivered to SME clients for centralized workspace management.
• SVI Infogérance (SVI Care) Managed IT operations service taking responsibility for the day-to-day administration and monitoring of client IT environments.
• SVI Sauvegarde (SVI Backup) Managed data backup service for SME environments, providing scheduled and secure data protection.
• SVI Téléphonie (VoIP) Hosted VoIP telephony service for business communications.
• SVI Outils Collaboratifs (ownCloud & Exchange) Collaborative file sharing and messaging tools built on ownCloud and Microsoft Exchange for shared business productivity.
• SVI Interventions sur site On-site technical intervention service for SMEs requiring physical presence at client premises.
• SVI Télémaintenance (Helpdesk) Remote maintenance and helpdesk service providing remote troubleshooting and user support.

Named customers10 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• OVHcloudcoreTechnology or IntegrationOVHcloud Advanced Partner status indicates SVI is a certified partner for OVHcloud services, providing cloud infrastructure capabilities and potentially reselling or integrating OVHcloud solutions into their managed IT services offerings. The partnership is displayed as a partner badge on SVI's website.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• OVHcloud: OVHcloud is SVI's primary infrastructure partner (Advanced Partner status) and a major European sovereign cloud provider. While not a direct competitor, OVHcloud's managed cloud offerings overlap with SVI's VDI and hosting services, and a stronger shift toward managed services by OVHcloud could compete with SVI's reselling model.

Broad incumbents

• Devoteam: Devoteam is a major French-headquartered IT consulting and managed services firm operating broadly across cloud, infrastructure, and digital transformation — overlapping with SVI's managed IT services but at much larger scale.
• Econocom: Econocom is a large European IT services and managed services provider with French roots, offering IT outsourcing, cloud, and infrastructure services to SMB and enterprise — comparable category but at significantly greater scale than SVI.
• Claranet (France): Claranet is a major European managed cloud and hosting provider with a strong French presence, offering managed IT services, cloud infrastructure, and support broadly comparable to SVI's portfolio but at much greater scale.

Direct peers

• Blue (formerly DSD System): Blue is a French managed services and IT infrastructure provider focused on SMB and mid-market with cloud, hosting, and IT outsourcing offerings — comparable regional French MSP to SVI.
• Provectio: Provectio is a French managed services and cloud provider offering infrastructure management, backup, and IT outsourcing primarily to SMBs, comparable in size and offering to SVI.
• IKOULA: IKOULA is a French cloud hosting and managed services provider serving SMBs and mid-market with similar offerings to SVI including hosting, backup, VoIP, and managed infrastructure, including via OVHcloud partnership ecosystem.
• Oceanet Technology: Oceanet Technology is a French managed services provider focused on SMB and mid-market IT outsourcing, cloud hosting, and infrastructure management — closely aligned with SVI's managed IT services positioning.
• NBS System: NBS System is a French managed services and IT infrastructure company providing hosting, managed IT, and cloud services to French SMBs — directly comparable to SVI's regional managed services model.
• Hexanet: Hexanet is a French regional managed IT services and cloud provider offering cloud, VoIP, hosting, and IT outsourcing to SMBs in regional French markets, directly comparable to SVI's Lyon-area SMB managed services model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/SVInfo_fr

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

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

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