What NEPHELE DATA CONTROL does

Néphélé Data Control is a privately-held French company that provides Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) software and consulting services. Founded in 2017 by IT veterans Philippe Bernardini and Eric Thomassin — who together bring more than 40 years of combined experience in IT infrastructure and data center operations, including prior tenures at IBM and on US trading-room deployments — the company serves data center operators, IT departments and organizations with on-premise IT rooms ranging from a single rack to multi-site deployments. The company is headquartered in Labastide-Marnhac, France and operates primarily in France with extensions into EMEA and the United States.

The company's flagship product is DAMS® (Datacenter ASSETS Management Services), a modular DCIM solution built on Speedikon FM technology. DAMS provides asset management, capacity planning, cabling visualization, service desk ticketing, predictive maintenance scheduling and real-time energy and environmental monitoring, with theoretical PUE calculation spanning from HV loop to servers. The platform is offered in two deployment modes — SaaS billed per rack and dedicated infrastructure billed per IT room square meter — and is designed to integrate with existing CMDB, IT operations and supervision tooling rather than replace it. Through partnerships inside the Speedikon FM group ecosystem, Néphélé Data Control also distributes FRAMENCE (a photorealistic digital twin platform with AR/VR) and acts as the French point of contact for GRC Cooling's immersion cooling technology, which is claimed to deliver a PUE of 1.04 and WUE close to 0.

Néphélé Data Control operates an enterprise-focused direct sales motion, with engagement routed through phone and email. Pricing is transparent and unit-based — per rack in SaaS mode and per square meter of IT room in dedicated infrastructure — with volume discounts and no limit on objects, IP addresses or users. In addition to software, the company generates revenue through professional services including data center relocation and consolidation projects and operating process consulting. According to company-stated figures, more than 600 clients have deployed DAMS across 70,000+ square meters of infrastructure. The company is founder-owned with no disclosed external investment and operates with a headcount in the 1–10 range.

Name

NEPHELE DATA CONTROL

Legal name

Néphélé Data Control

Website

https://nepheledc.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

French DCIM software and consulting firm Néphélé Data Control serves data center operators and IT departments via its DAMS® platform, built on Speedikon FM, providing asset management, energy monitoring, and relocation services across France, EMEA, and the US.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) Software

NAICS

Computer Facilities Management Services (541513)

SIC

Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823)

akta.pro primary industry

SCADA/HMI Platforms (IMAGABAB)

Keywords

• Data center infrastructure management
• DCIM software
• Asset management
• Data center relocation
• Infrastructure monitoring

Headquarters

HQ city

Labastide-marnhac

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. DCIM SaaS Subscription: Billed per rack in SAAS mode on a decreasing basis depending on the number of racks, with no limit to the number of objects, IP addresses or users
2. Dedicated Infrastructure License: Billed per IT room sqm in dedicated infrastructure on a decreasing basis depending on the number of sqm
3. Relocation Services: Professional consulting services for total or partial data center relocation and consolidation projects, including methodology development and risk anticipation tools
4. Operating Services: Analysis and adaptation of current processes, helping clients manage their data center with concrete elements for capacity and team load planning

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Néphélé Data Control develops and sells DAMS®, a DCIM (Data Center Infrastructure Management) software solution built on Speedikon FM technology, available in SaaS or dedicated infrastructure modes. The company supplements the software with professional services for data center relocation, consolidation, and operating process consulting, and distributes partner technologies including FRAMENCE (digital twin) and GRC Cooling (immersion cooling).

Product overview

Néphélé Data Control offers a DCIM solution combining software and professional services. The core product is DCIM DAMS® (built on Speedikon FM technology), a modular and flexible DCIM for data center asset and infrastructure management. The solution handles demand management, repositories, capacities, cabling, dashboards, service desk, maintenance monitoring, energy, and infrastructure management. It is available in SaaS mode (billed per rack) or dedicated infrastructure (billed per IT room sqm). The company also offers complementary services including relocation assistance and operating/process consulting. Through partnerships, they provide GRC Cooling (immersion cooling technology with PUE near 1.04) and FRAMENCE (digital twin platform for construction projects, asset management, and operational assistance using AR/VR). The portfolio scales from single racks to multi-datacenter environments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• DAMS®: DCIM (Data Center Infrastructure Management) solution offered by Néphélé Data Control, providing modular and flexible data center asset management services including demand management, repositories, capacities, dashboards, reports, service desk, maintenance monitoring, and energy management.

Products and services

• DAMS® (DCIM DAMS®) A modular DCIM (Data Center Infrastructure Management) software that manages data center assets, demands, repositories, capacities, cabling, service desk, maintenance tracking, energy monitoring, and infrastructure management. Available on-site or in SaaS mode, scalable from a single rack to multiple data centers, and integrable with existing CMDBs.
• FRAMENCE Digital Twin Platform A digital twin platform that transforms simple photos into photorealistic digital twins with AR/VR capabilities for construction project management, asset management, operational assistance, training, and documentation. Supports IFC and STEP 3D models and integrates laser scanning data from different vendors.
• GRC Cooling Immersion Cooling Technology Immersion cooling technology for data centers achieving PUE of approximately 1.04 and WUE close to 0, reducing construction costs by over 50%, air conditioning costs by over 90%, and maintenance costs by 50%. Distributed by Néphélé Data Control as the local partner in France.
• Data Center Relocation and Consolidation Services Expert services for total or partial data center relocation and consolidation projects, including methodology for risk anticipation and tools for transfer monitoring. Supports service continuity during relocation operations across France, EMEA, and the US.
• Operating Services Consulting Consulting services for data center organization, processes, and tools alignment. Includes analysis of current processes and adaptation support for capacity planning and team workload management.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 70,000 M² deployed with DAMS
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature12 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Speedikon FMcoreTechnology or IntegrationSpeedikon FM exclusively develops solutions for management and operation of infrastructures. The modularity and flexibility of Speedikon FM DCIM DAMS allows integration into existing processes to meet customer expectations while meeting ROI requirements. Speedikon FM belongs to the same group as WIRITEC, FRAMENCE and FUTURE LABS.
• GRC CoolingcoreTechnology or IntegrationGRC Cooling has been developing immersion cooling technology for over 10 years. With PUE up to 1.04 and WUE close to 0, immersion cooling reduces construction costs by over 50%, air conditioning costs by over 90%, and maintenance costs by 50%. Néphélé Data Control serves as the local partner and point of contact for GRC Cooling technology integration in France.
• WIRITECcoreTechnology or IntegrationPart of the SPEEDIKON FM group ecosystem along with FRAMENCE and FUTURE LABS, providing comprehensive infrastructure management solutions.
• FRAMENCEcoreTechnology or IntegrationDigital twin platform that transforms photos into photorealistic digital twins. Long-standing partnership where Néphélé Data Control provides turnkey services for FRAMENCE implementation, enabling customers to focus on their projects while reducing travel costs and improving visibility.
• FUTURE LABScoreTechnology or IntegrationPart of the SPEEDIKON FM group ecosystem along with WIRITEC and FRAMENCE, providing comprehensive infrastructure management solutions.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• RiT Technologies (PatchView): RiT's PatchView and CenterMind provide intelligent infrastructure management including DCIM, cabling, and asset monitoring. Overlaps with Néphélé's cabling management and asset tracking capabilities for enterprise and colocation customers.
• Graphical Networks (NetBox DCIM): Graphical Networks' NetBox DCIM is a DCIM-focused software suite for asset, power, and connectivity management. It targets the same mid-market and enterprise data center operator segment as Néphélé.
• Device42: Device42 provides DCIM and IT asset management software covering data center infrastructure, cabling, and IP/device inventories. Its scope and target buyer (IT and data center teams) closely match Néphélé's DAMS positioning.
• Modius: Modius offers DataCenter Clarity LC and OpenData Center, focused on real-time DCIM, environmental monitoring, and capacity analytics for data center operators — directly comparable to Néphélé's monitoring and reporting features.
• Nlyte Software: Nlyte is a dedicated DCIM vendor offering asset, capacity, and workflow management for enterprise and colocation data centers. It competes head-to-head with Néphélé for the same operator buyers and DCIM use cases.
• Sunbird Software (dcTrack): Sunbird's dcTrack is a long-standing DCIM software platform managing data center assets, power, and connectivity. It directly overlaps with Néphélé's DAMS in target customers (data center operators) and core functionality (asset, capacity, and change management).

Broad incumbents

• ABB (Decathlon for Data Centers): ABB's Decathlon for Data Centers is an enterprise DCIM/EPMS platform from a major industrial automation incumbent. Comparable in monitoring and control functionality to Néphélé's DAMS, but bundled with ABB's broader power and automation portfolio.
• Vertiv (Trellis DCIM): Vertiv's Trellis platform provides DCIM and real-time infrastructure management, typically sold alongside Vertiv's power and thermal hardware. It is comparable to Néphélé as an enterprise DCIM solution but with broader incumbent scale and hardware ties.
• Schneider Electric (EcoStruxure IT): Schneider Electric's EcoStruxure IT is a broad, vendor-stack DCIM and data center operations suite bundled with Schneider power, cooling, and rack hardware. It overlaps Néphélé's energy, environmental, and asset monitoring capabilities but as part of a much larger portfolio.

Emerging players

• FNT Software: FNT provides infrastructure management software covering data centers, networks, and cabling. While broader than pure DCIM, its data center module overlaps with Néphélé's asset and cabling management capabilities, particularly in European enterprise accounts.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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