About Atlantic.Net
Learn about Atlantic.Net's history, community involvement, and key milestones.
Atlantic.Net is a global cloud services provider with more than 32 years of experience, delivering both managed and unmanaged cloud hosting solutions. This long-standing track record makes Atlantic.Net one of the most experienced hosting providers in the world. With a focus on security, compliance, and simplifying user experience, Atlantic.Net provides a large-scale, high-performance computing (HPC) platform to enable innovative AI/ML models on our dedicated and Cloud GPU platform, designed for unparalleled scalability and performance. Atlantic.Net provides business-class dedicated and cloud hosting solutions globally through data centers in New York, London, San Francisco, Singapore, Toronto, Dallas, Ashburn, and Orlando regions.
With always-available expert support and a range of certifications such as SSAE 18 SOC 2 and SOC 3, HIPAA, and HITECH audits, Atlantic.Net is known for providing reliable and exceptional service, simplifying complex technologies, and building a brand that businesses have trusted since 1994.
Atlantic.Net's mission is to empower businesses worldwide with innovative, secure, and compliant cloud hosting solutions, delivering exceptional customer service through a customer-centric approach.
Atlantic.Net, Inc.
Trusted hosting solutions provider
Our reputation is founded upon over thirty years of direction and counsel given to CEOs, managers, engineers, developers, entrepreneurs, and IT professionals. Atlantic.Net provides an array of hosting services, including cloud, GPU, dedicated, colocation, private virtualisation, and managed hosting.
Manoj "Marty" Puranik
Founder, President, and CEO
Manoj "Marty" Puranik is the founder, president, and CEO of Atlantic.Net. Marty's strengths as a leader and visionary have helped him lead a successful business for over three decades. Atlantic.Net thrives thanks to Marty's strategic acumen, technical prowess, and his valuable old-fashioned habits of resourcefulness, modesty, and discipline.
Atlantic.Net's History
Key Milestones
- 1994 – Atlantic.Net starts as "Internet Connect Company," providing dial-up and web hosting services.
- 1995 – Atlantic.Net launches its first commercial Internet services.
- 1999 – Atlantic.Net becomes CLEC certified.
- 1999 – Atlantic.Net introduces Webmail.
- 2001 – Atlantic.Net introduces True Private Networks.
- 2001 – Atlantic.Net offers nationwide dial-up and launches DSL service.
- 2002 – Atlantic.Net launches nationwide long-distance phone service.
- 2002 – Atlantic.Net named among Inc. Magazine's 500 Fastest-Growing Private Companies in America for the third year in a row.
- 2003 – Atlantic.Net opens its first data center operation in Orlando, Florida.
- 2005 – Atlantic.Net expands data center services to include VoIP systems.
- 2009 – Orlando Magic selects Atlantic.Net as its official server host.
- 2009 – Atlantic.Net completes SAS 70 certification.
- 2010 – Atlantic.Net introduces cloud and virtualisation services.
- 2011 – Atlantic.Net begins Hosted Solutions, allowing organisations to fully outsource their IT infrastructure.
- 2012 – Atlantic.Net completes SSAE-16 Type II certification.
- 2015 – Atlantic.Net offers HIPAA-audited hosting solutions to give medical companies and patients protection.
- 2018 – Atlantic.Net attains SSAE-18 certification in compliance with AICPA Standard Principles.
- 2024 – Atlantic.Net expands its international footprint to eight global data center regions with a new Singapore region.
- 2025 – Atlantic.Net signs a multi-year partnership with the San Jose Earthquakes.
- 2026 - Atlantic.Net Launches Fortress Portfolio to Reinforce Commitment to Secure Hosting Solutions.
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Career Opportunities
We're regularly on the lookout for new faces to add to our team of engineers and professionals. If you're interested in a career at Atlantic.Net, you can check out available employment opportunities here. We'll be happy to hear from you.
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Always Available Support
Customer satisfaction is, always has been, and forever will be paramount at Atlantic.Net. With our always-available bilingual phone and email support, you can depend on us.
Award-Winning Service
We've repeatedly been recognised for our work in the hosting industry, having been awarded numerous national and international business awards. Some of the awards include:
- Inc. 500 for three years in a row
- Florida 100 for four years in a row
- Gold Stevie winner
- Global Infosec Award
- CRN Tech Elite 250
- eHealthcare Leadership Award
- Excellence in Customer Service Award
- GOLD GLOBEE® Award
- AI Excellence Award
- Fortress Cyber Security Award – and many more
Community Involvement
Grassroots and open-source technology initiatives are key to the growth of the evolving technology ecosystem. Atlantic.Net is dedicated to promoting grassroots technology initiatives and open-source organizations. Listed below are initiatives and charities we have supported over the years:
- San Jose Earthquakes
- TIE Silicon Valley
- American Telehealth Association
- Northern California Cricket Association
- Open Silicon Valley
- USA Youth Cricket Western Conference
- Cupertino Chamber of Commerce
- California Cricket Academy
- HIMSS Northern California Chapter
- Southern California Linux Expo
- Orlando WordCamp
- Tampa WordCamp
- Seattle WordCamp
- Orlando JS
- ONETUG
- Orlando Devs
- Dev Fest FL
- SQL Orlando
- BarCamp
- BarCamp Orlando
- BarCamp Charleston SC
- BarCamp Miami
- BarCamp Tampa Bay
- BarCamp Sarasota
- BarCamp Deland
- iSummit
- Founding Member of Cloud Advisory Council
- Florida Linux Alliance
- Florida Linux Show – Orlando
- Florida Blogger & Social Media Conference
- DotNetNuke Tampa
- Startup Weekend Orlando
- Orlando Tech Meetup
- Orlando.NET User Group
- Orlando PHP User Group
- Central Florida Information and Technology Society
- Citrus IT Alliance
- Florida Technology Journal
- Kids House of Seminole
- HFMA
- State Bar of Texas
- Federation of Internet Solution Providers of the Americas
- Ubuntu Summit
- Urban Rethink
- Disaster Recovery Journal
- ISACA
- opensource.org
- Hopkins Program for International Education in Gynecology and Obstetrics
- Computer.org
- Southeast Linux Fest
- IEEE
- HIMSS Austin Chapter
- Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS)
- Academy Health
- Association for Healthcare Documentation Integrity
- AAERT
- American Public Media
- NPR
- CentOS
- Florida Justice Technology Center
- ADA American Dental Association
- Drupal.org
- HIMSS Central & North Florida Chapter
- Association of Contingency Planners
Non-Profit Organizations and Charity Involvement
- MRS Equine Sanctuary, Inc.
- Florida Association of Computer User Groups
- Central Florida Computer Society
- Humane Society of Alachua County
- Global Missions Fellowship
- Sumter County Library Systems
- Kids Universe, Inc.
- Thomas E. Langley Medical Center
- Autism Speaks
- Russell Home for Atypical Children
- Make-A-Wish Foundation Central and North Florida Chapter
- Diamonds Are Forever supporting the Muscular Dystrophy Association
- NJABL.org
- State Bar of Georgia
- American Bar Association
- Illinois State Bar Association
Dedicated to Your Success
Jason Coleman
VP of Information Technology, Orlando Magic
"After evaluating a range of managed hosting options to support our data operations, we chose Atlantic.Net because of their superior infrastructure and extensive technical knowledge."
Joseph Nompleggi
VP of Product Development, Complete Healthcare Solutions
"As our reliable Healthcare IT compliance partner for the past ten years, Atlantic.Net continues to deliver advanced IT architectural design and security guidance and support to CHS. With their flexible, customized solutions and high touch approach, we look forward to continuing to grow and work with this distinguished team of professionals."
Gilad Shainer
Senior Vice President of Networking, NVIDIA
(Formerly Vice President of Market Development at Mellanox Technologies)
"Leveraging InfiniBand's performance, efficiency and scalability capabilities, Atlantic.Net is able to provide its customers with a high-performance, reliable and scalable on-demand public cloud hosting platform."
Erin Chapple
General Manager for Windows Server, Microsoft Corp.
"Atlantic.Net's support for Windows Server Containers in their cloud platform brings additional choice and options for our joint customers in search of flexible and innovative cloud services."
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