SIMNET operates a specialty cloud platform built on KVM and Apache CloudStack, with heavy investment in virtualization, backup, disaster recovery, and VDI. The company is actively hiring across engineering and sales (velocity accelerating), and internal projects show deep focus on scaling virtual infrastructure, automation, and network optimization — aligned with their stated target of regulated enterprises and software companies seeking sovereign cloud alternatives to hyperscalers.
SIMNET is a Canadian managed services and cloud infrastructure provider founded in 2005, headquartered in Whitby, Ontario. The company serves regulated industries and software companies with a portfolio spanning IaaS, PaaS, SOC-as-a-Service, and managed infrastructure. Core offerings include virtualization (KVM, vSphere), disaster recovery and backup, virtual desktop infrastructure, and security operations. The platform emphasizes data residency, transparent pricing, and support from certified engineers rather than tiered handoffs.
SIMNET's infrastructure backbone runs on KVM, Apache CloudStack, VMware vSphere, and Zoho. The stack emphasizes virtualization and self-managed cloud control rather than hyperscaler platforms.
SIMNET provides managed cloud services, virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI), backup and disaster recovery, SOC-as-a-Service, network design and optimization, and infrastructure automation for regulated industries and software companies.
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