Bytemark is a UK-based server hosting and datacentre provider,[1] headquartered in York, United Kingdom.
[2] It was founded in 2002,[3] and was the first provider[citation needed] of virtual machines and cloud hosting through User-mode Linux in 2003.
[4] In 2012, the company launched BigV, a public cloud platform designed in-house using open source software.
Bytemark's datacentre uses fresh-air cooling, not common in the UK,[9] and was shortlisted for Innovation in Medium Data Center at the DatacenterDynamics Awards EMEA 2013.
[23] The company also support projects for social good, including sponsoring servers for mySociety, who operate FixMyStreet, TheyWorkForYou and WhatDoTheyKnow.