OTAVA
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OTAVA is a U.S.-based managed cloud services provider specializing in multi-cloud infrastructure, data protection, and disaster recovery solutions. The company delivers private cloud, hybrid cloud, public cloud, colocation, edge computing, and backup services built on VMware and Veeam platforms, with certifications in HIPAA, HITRUST, SOC 1/2/3, PCI-DSS, and ISO 27001. OTAVA serves industries including healthcare, finance, manufacturing, software, and supply chain and logistics, operating as a Br...
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Ideal Customer
- OTAVA's sweet spot is mid-market to enterprise organizations with 500 to 5,000+ employees operating in highly regulated industries such as healthcare, finance, government, and legal.
- These customers typically have mature but overextended internal IT teams seeking a managed partner to handle infrastructure complexity and compliance burden.
Key Differentiators
- OTAVA's primary differentiator is its 'compliance-as-a-service' positioning — its cloud infrastructure is pre-architected to meet HIPAA, HITRUST, PCI-DSS, SOC 1/2/3, and ISO 27001, unlike hyperscale public clouds where compliance is largely the customer's responsibility.
- As one of the first HIPAA-compliant hosting providers in the U.S. and one of the few remaining authorized Broadcom Pinnacle VCF partners after the program was dramatically reduced, OTAVA holds a defensible niche in the compliance-heavy private and hybrid cloud market.
Industries Served
- OTAVA primarily serves highly regulated industries including healthcare (HIPAA, HITECH, HITRUST-compliant workloads), financial services (PCI-DSS, SOC 1/2/3, SOX), manufacturing, logistics, technology, government contracting, and legal.
- The Indianapolis data center is specifically cited as supporting healthcare, manufacturing, finance, logistics, and other mission-critical industries.
Service Coverage
- OTAVA operates as a nationwide U.S. cloud provider with data center locations spanning multiple states and some international reach.
- Its owned and partner data center footprint includes facilities in Indianapolis, IN (headquarters and Tier 3 data center), Ann Arbor, MI (two locations), Flint, MI, Westland/Metro Detroit, MI, Ashburn/Northern Virginia, VA, and Austin, TX, with partner-supported presence in Las Vegas, NV (via Switch) and Washington, D.C. (via Equinix).
Partnerships
- OTAVA holds several marquee technology partnerships.
- It is a Broadcom Pinnacle Partner (the highest tier) for VMware Cloud Foundation, making it one of a select few authorized VCF providers globally following Broadcom's invitation-only program restructuring.
Company Size & Ownership
- OTAVA was originally founded in 1994 as Online Tech in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and rebranded to OTAVA in 2019 following the 2018 acquisition by Schurz Communications and the acquisition of Neverfail's global cloud infrastructure assets.
- The company currently employs approximately 51–200 people (most estimates center around 120 employees), with estimated annual revenue in the range of $35M–$100M depending on the source.
Compliance & Certifications
- OTAVA holds a comprehensive suite of compliance certifications across all of its data center facilities and solution portfolio, including HIPAA, HITECH, HITRUST CSF, SSAE18/SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, PCI-DSS, and ISO 27001.
- Notably, OTAVA (as Online Tech) was among the first hosting providers in the United States to receive HIPAA-compliant certification, and it has maintained 100% compliance renewal across all annual audits.
Compiled from public sources by VenSearch · Last researched October 14, 2026
Offerings
18 offeringsBackup for Edge Computing
OTAVA's backup solution for edge computing provides lightweight, local-first backups powered by Scale and Veeam, designed for industrial or remote sites that need fast recovery and backup redundancy. It deploys in hours with fully managed onboarding, monitoring, and support, extending protection to edge environments without requiring additional infrastructure. The solution addresses regulatory compliance for cloud-based workloads and ensures seamless recovery with minimal disruption.
Backup for Microsoft 365
OTAVA's Microsoft 365 Backup, powered by Veeam, protects data across Exchange, SharePoint, OneDrive, and Microsoft Teams beyond Microsoft's native retention limits, guarding against accidental deletions, malware attacks, insider threats, and compliance issues. The fully managed service includes granular recovery of individual items, folders, or entire accounts, unlimited retention with flexible policies, and dedicated specialist support. It is tailored for industries including healthcare (HIPAA-compliant) and finance (SOX and PCI compliance).
Cloud Compliance Solutions
OTAVA provides compliance-focused cloud solutions certified in HIPAA, HITECH, HITRUST, SSAE18, SOC 1/2/3, PCI-DSS, and ISO 27001, with compliance built into its cloud infrastructure, backup, and data protection services. The Compliant-Ready offering supports compliance closer to where data is created, including edge environments, and is designed for highly regulated industries such as healthcare and finance. Audit reports are made available to customers on request.
Cloud Connect (Veeam Cloud Connect)
OTAVA Cloud Connect is a client-managed backup solution that uses Veeam Cloud Connect to securely replicate backup copies offsite to OTAVA's cloud infrastructure over SSL-encrypted connections, without the burden of managing remote infrastructure. Customers retain full control of backup schedules, retention policies, and recovery processes while OTAVA provides the backend platform, 24/7 monitoring, and support. The service supports immutable storage, application-aware backups for SQL, Active Directory, Oracle, and Exchange, and is designed for IT teams, MSPs, and compliance-heavy industries with no ingress, egress, or bandwidth fees.
Colocation
OTAVA provides enterprise-grade colocation services housing customer hardware in secure, highly available data centers with redundant power, cooling, and connectivity. The service is compliance-ready with direct access to hybrid and multi-cloud architectures through robust interconnection options. Dedicated support from experienced infrastructure experts is included to help customers scale alongside their business.
Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS)
OTAVA's managed DRaaS replicates systems to the cloud, monitors and tests failover, triggers recovery during incidents, and restores operations, delivering flexible RTO/RPO tiers from near-zero to 24 hours based on workload sensitivity. The service supports Veeam, Zerto, and VMware implementations, fully managed by OTAVA's DR engineers, and includes human-first recovery planning with tested and documented runbooks. It provides continuous data protection with real-time journaling, non-disruptive testing, and transparent monitoring with real-time reporting.
Edge Computing
OTAVA's edge computing solutions bring processing closer to where data is created, supporting manufacturing, healthcare, retail, and other distributed environments with localized processing for real-time performance and decision-making. The offering improves reliability and resilience at remote or distributed sites and integrates seamlessly with private, public, and hybrid cloud environments. It is ideal for industrial automation, IoT, and other latency-sensitive workloads.
Endpoint Protection
OTAVA offers endpoint protection as part of its security and data protection portfolio, listed alongside Security as a Service, the S.E.C.U.R.E. Framework, backup solutions, DRaaS, and compliance services. It is presented as a distinct security offering for businesses seeking to protect endpoints within their managed cloud environments.
Hybrid Cloud
OTAVA's hybrid cloud solution helps organizations place workloads across private, public, and on-premises environments using VMware at the core. It provides seamless workload placement, low-latency access, predictable performance, and scalable architecture designed to enable modernization without disruption. Expert-managed support ensures governance, cost efficiency, and security across distributed environments.
Hyperconverged Infrastructure
OTAVA offers hyperconverged infrastructure as part of its enterprise cloud solutions portfolio, listed as a distinct solution for customers seeking converged compute, storage, and networking resources. This offering is presented alongside cloud, colocation, and edge computing services as an option for enterprise IT modernization.
Managed Public Cloud (Managed Azure)
OTAVA's managed public cloud offering aligns Microsoft Azure infrastructure with business goals, providing architecture design based on Microsoft's Cloud Adoption Framework, migration planning and implementation, and continual monitoring, maintenance, and tuning. The service includes compliance and cost control baked into every layer, with real-time spend management, performance monitoring, and hybrid-ready architecture that bridges on-premises and public cloud environments. It is designed for businesses using Azure to support customer-facing applications, sensitive data, or analytics platforms.
MSP Partner Program
OTAVA's MSP Partner Program enables managed service providers to offer OTAVA's cloud, backup, and data protection solutions to their own clients, unlocking new streams of recurring revenue. The program provides MSPs with access to OTAVA's secure, scalable offsite backup and cloud infrastructure without the burden of managing that infrastructure themselves. OTAVA supports MSP partners with onboarding, technical resources, and a partner portal.
OTAVA Cloud Backup (Managed Backup for Cloud)
OTAVA's managed cloud backup service provides offsite, secure, and scalable Backup as a Service (BaaS) built on Veeam-powered solutions for hybrid IT environments including cloud, on-premises, and edge workloads. The service features end-to-end encryption, offsite replication, flexible retention compliance, and predictable pricing with no ingress, egress, or bandwidth fees. OTAVA handles installation, configuration, monitoring, and rapid data recovery so internal IT teams are not burdened with backup management.
Private Cloud
OTAVA's private cloud delivers fully managed, dedicated or virtual private cloud infrastructure built on VMware Cloud Foundation, designed for mission-critical workloads in regulated industries such as healthcare and finance. It offers both single-tenant dedicated private cloud (DPC) and multi-tenant virtual private cloud (VPC) options with compliance-ready environments certified for HIPAA, HITRUST, PCI-DSS, and SOC 2. Flexible management models allow customers to choose self-managed or fully managed support with no ingress or egress fees.
Security as a Service / S.E.C.U.R.E. Framework
OTAVA's S.E.C.U.R.E. Framework is a layered cybersecurity approach that adapts to an organization's current security maturity, technology stack, and compliance needs, with components covering recovery planning, tool selection, and post-breach control. The service helps customers operationalize recovery plans tied to RTO and RPO goals, select the right disaster recovery technology tier, and collaborate with OTAVA's team to initiate recovery workflows after a cyber event. It is integrated across OTAVA's data protection and DRaaS offerings as a broader cybersecurity strategy.
Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
OTAVA lists Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) as a distinct cloud solution within its enterprise solutions portfolio. It is offered alongside private cloud, hybrid cloud, public cloud, managed Azure, and edge computing as part of OTAVA's multi-cloud infrastructure services.
VMware Cloud Foundation as a Service (VCFaaS)
OTAVA's VCFaaS delivers a hassle-free VMware Cloud Foundation setup that allows organizations to modernize at their own pace without refactoring or disruptions. It integrates compute, storage, networking, and automation into a unified platform supporting private, hybrid, and edge environments with automated lifecycle management and built-in security. The solution includes AI-ready architecture with integrated Kubernetes and GPU-enabled capabilities.
Workload Migration
OTAVA's workload migration service moves customer workloads to the cloud with minimized downtime and uninterrupted business continuity, handling the complexity of cloud transition so customers can focus on operations. The service is supported by OTAVA's dedicated sales, solutions, and operations teams collaborating from planning through deployment. It is designed to reduce risk and support seamless transitions for enterprises modernizing their IT infrastructure.
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