Commonwealth of Virginia

Office of Governor Terry McAuliffe

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 7, 2016
Office of the Governor
Contact: Brian Coy
Email: brian.coy@governor.virginia.gov
Virginia Economic Development Partnership
Contact: Suzanne Clark
Phone: (804) 545-5806
Email: sclark@yesvirginia.org
OVH
Contact: Pascal Jaillon
Phone: (650) 530-0470
Email: pascal.jaillon@corp.ovh.com

Governor McAuliffe Announces $47 Million

Investment in Fauquier County
~ OVH to establish North American headquarters and first U.S. data
center, creating 54 new jobs ~
Governor met with company during June 2015 European Marketing Mission
RICHMOND Governor Terry McAuliffe announced today that OVH, the leading cloud
provider in Europe, will invest $47 million to establish its North American headquarters and first
U.S. data center in Fauquier County. The company will install Dark Fiber infrastructure in an
existing facility in the Vint Hill Business Park. Virginia successfully competed against North
Carolina for the project, which will create 54 new jobs.

OVHs decision to establish its North American headquarters in Virginia further solidifies the
Commonwealths global standing as the top player in the flourishing data center sector, said
Governor McAuliffe. Thanks to our critical IT infrastructure and skilled workforce, Fauquier
County will be home to one of the most elite cloud providers around the globe. OVH is a
tremendous addition to the nearly 600 data processing and hosting centers in the Commonwealth,
and we are proud that the company is part of our ongoing success in building a new Virginia
economy.
OVH is the leading cloud provider in Europe, and we are honored the company has chosen
Fauquier County as its U.S. home, said Secretary of Commerce and Trade Todd Haymore.
This significant project is a win-win, as OVH will invest in infrastructure enhancements to the
Vint Hill Business Park, opening access to the development of nearly 150 acres with increased
fiber, sewer, water and electrical capacity. It is exciting to watch Virginia grow as a leader in the
data center industry, which accounts for more than 7,600 jobs and $9 billion in capital
investment since 2005.
Founded in 1999 in France, OVH has a long history of innovative technologies building its data
center offerings from the processor up leveraging technology partnerships with Cisco, Intel
Microsoft or VMware among others. Today, OVH provides cloud infrastructure as a service with
products including bare metal and virtual servers, networking, private cloud solutions and more.
OVH operates 250,000 physical servers in 17 data centers and deploys its own fiber optic
network of 7.3 Tbps bandwidth through three continents. OVHs unique expertise and strong
offerings drive its rapid growth which leads the company to deploy new data centers and network
points of presence around the world. OVH customers range from Web startups to global
enterprises including Zipcar, Rogers and Michelin.
The U.S. is a strategic market for OVH as we grow our business, and Virginia was a natural
choice for our first presence in this new market, said OVH CEO Laurent Allard. Fauquier
County offers a unique mix of a high-end, innovative digital infrastructure combined with a
business and employee-friendly environment, along with a dedicated team that greatly facilitated
our move.
The Virginia Economic Development Partnership worked with Fauquier County to secure this
project for Virginia. Governor McAuliffe approved a $1.25 million grant from the
Commonwealths Opportunity Fund to assist Fauquier County with the project. The company
will also be eligible to receive sales and use tax exemptions on equipment. Funding and services
to support the companys employee training activities will also be provided through the Virginia
Jobs Investment Program.
According to Fauquier County Board of Supervisors Chairman Christopher Granger, The
County is delighted to welcome OVH, a worldwide leader in communications technology, to join
our growing business community. To support this important project, Fauquier County stepped up
with a comprehensive package of tax, infrastructure and workforce development incentives. We
look forward to the companys future success here.
I am delighted that this center is locating in Fauquier, said Delegate Scott Lingamfelter.
This will help our community and provide our young people with new job opportunities. Its

really great news.