VOXY

VOXY has been helping companies manage their IT systems since 2001, combining technological expertise, confidentiality, and long-term performance 

Focusing on business needs, the independent digital strategy firm supports clients from the strategic planning phase through to operational implementation.

Today, its business is structured around four interconnected areas:

• premium managed IT services;
• IT services and project management, including technical and digital transformation projects;
• cybersecurity and compliance through audits, risk analysis and governance, security, and regulatory standards; 
• greener digital technology by reducing the carbon footprint of IT infrastructure and rolling out more efficient practices.

Its clients operate in industries where reliability, security and agility are key. 

VOXY’s core business involves providing Parisian law firms with IP facilities management, including full IT infrastructure management and related services. 

With its strong DevOps and complex infrastructure background, the firm works with top French retail groups, as well as in industry and finance sectors, on project management and agile coaching.

In 2014, VOXY undertook a strategic project to migrate and virtualise its client’s infrastructure using VMware. By removing the dependence on physical servers, users benefited from improved flexibility, seamless transfers, and backup efficiency. 

As part of its managed IT services, VOXY supports a software publisher—a pure player—in hosting and managing its SaaS solution: a critical service, available 24/7, and used by nearly 2 million clients. 

This solution is powered by fifteen virtual machines, and stores several terabytes of data distributed evenly between development and production environments. 

The project’s performance, stability, security, and scalability requirements were set high to keep pace with the client’s rapid growth and ongoing platform updates.

Due to the regulated nature of their business, the client sought a sovereign, highly available, and secure solution that promised top-tier service without any performance or resilience trade-offs.

VOXY then offered an infrastructure based on the Managed Bare Metal Essentials 256 solution, comprising two physical hosts and two 2 TB disks, which was the best option as it delivered excellent performance, flexibility, and cost control.

However, Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware in May 2024 completely shifted the landscape. Under the updated pricing structure, licence fees rose by over 30%, rendering this setup financially impractical.

“Even though the project was technically sound, it was impacted by the sudden rise in VMware licensing costs. Maintaining service levels without spending significantly more was inevitable. We had to quickly redesign the architecture to find a viable alternative, without straying from the original requirements.”

Emmanuel Andreu, CEO, VOXY

To address this, VOXY revised its architecture to maintain service quality while controlling costs. The goal was clear: keep the benefits of the VMware environment, restore financial viability, and guarantee a sovereign infrastructure.

The firm chose to rely on a mature, stable, and compatible solution, which is why it opted for OVHcloud’s Public VCF as a Service solution, a fully managed solution that uses a shared infrastructure and is operated via VMware Cloud Director.

This decision allowed for the rapid redeployment of a high-performing, resilient infrastructure in France, in line with sovereignty, security, and high availability needs. With a controlled environment, predictable costs, and local support, VOXY was able to guarantee service continuity and set the stage for future scalability.

The solution allows for a phased transition to a more modern, automated infrastructure, which can handle customer growth without causing any operational disruption. As a strategic compromise, it balances innovation with stability, and is adapted to the project’s technical, budgetary, and regulatory constraints.

“We chose OVHcloud for its sovereign resources, the convenience of its local datacentres, and the quality of its infrastructure. With this, we were able to build a robust and scalable technical foundation, perfectly aligned with our customer’s specifications.”

Emmanuel Andreu, CEO, VOXY

The partnership between VOXY and OVHcloud has delivered concrete and quantifiable benefits for the end customer. 

The SaaS solution now provides users with enhanced performance, ensuring a smooth and consistent experience. Since its launch, the system’s flawless performance has boosted customer trust and satisfaction.

Migrating also trimmed operating costs by 14%, through a flexible infrastructure that adjusts to activity spikes in real time, thus preventing costly over-provisioning. 

OVHcloud’s handling of resilience enabled VOXY to streamline its architecture, free up internal resources, and bolster the environment’s overall robustness. 

The solution also fully meets regulatory requirements, particularly with regards to GDPR compliance.

With Public VCF as a Service, the firm was able to curb the financial strain of rising VMware licences, bypass the complexity of manually sizing backup resources, and maintain a sovereign, managed environment based on proven technology.

“One of the key advantages of using OVHcloud is the ability to adapt infrastructure on demand, depending on usage peaks or changing needs. This flexibility lets us maintain a high level of service, without excessive and needless provisioning.”

Emmanuel Andreu, CEO, VOXY

 
As a next step in this project, VOXY intends to introduce an outsourced cyber governance solution soon, designed for third-party independent organisations (ITOs) that lack in-house cybersecurity resources, to fulfil its most vulnerable customers’ growing expectations.