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about thinkgrid
helping the channel aggregate cloud computing services for small and medium-sized businesses
ThinkGrid provides business IT on Demand to organisations all over the world through our innovative cloud platform. Enabling IT organisations and businesses to embrace cloud computing and deliver real services and benefits for small, medium and enterprise businesses.
In layman's terms: The delivery of all manner of computer, communications and software services across the internet instead of the traditional on-premise deployment. Replicating business IT, and moving it into the data centre...
ThinkGrid was the first company to connect businesses, the IT channel and the cloud together, and operates the largest of such platforms globally.
"ThinkGrid’s IT services from the Cloud platform very much delivers benefits by offering enterprise class IT infrastructure at a fraction of the previous silo cost"
Adam Webb, CEO
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Founded in 2008, ThinkGrid is headquartered in the UK, with offices located in London, Edinburgh, Chicago and Subotica. To enable our highly available services, we operate tier 4 data centres across the world and have a state-of-the-art, fully scalable IT infrastructure underpinning our services and platform.
We have over 1000 organisations using services on a day to day basis, powered by our partner ecosystem wich encompasses over 50 partners who deliver and resell our services, packaging them for different vertical markets.
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What does ThinkGrid mean?
ThinkGrid is the codename for our cloud platform infrastructure which is built on a totally scalable and modular virtualised basis. Using the grid, we can dynamically provide customers with computing resources as and when needed, at the touch of a button. The grid is made up of technologies from a number of vendors, woven together to make one of the most advanced IT hosting infrastructures in the world. For more information click here
The grid can also be referred to as 'cloud computing' or 'utility computing.'
Advantages of the grid:
No upgrade paths - just more resources when you want them
Provision almost any service
Near 100% uptime, guaranteed
Grows with you - Don't pay for resources you don't use
Completely scalable, buy resources in 'bursts' for busy periods
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