Netmagic Solutions

Netmagic Solutions, now operating as a key part of the NTT global framework, stands as a significant player in India's IT infrastructure services market. The company was established in 1998 by Sharad Sanghi, an entrepreneur with extensive experience in internet backbone infrastructure and a vision to create a leading managed hosting service provider in India. Before founding Netmagic, Sanghi cultivated a deep technical background with roles at AT&T Bell Labs, IBM Global Network, and helped design wide area networks for financial institutions like Merrill Lynch, providing him with a robust foundation in network architecture and systems development.

The company's journey began by addressing the nascent demand for data center services in India. Over the years, Netmagic successfully navigated the evolving technology landscape, securing several rounds of venture capital from notable investors including Nexus Venture Partners, Fidelity, Cisco Systems, and Nokia Growth Partners, which fueled its expansion. A pivotal milestone occurred in 2012 when Japan's NTT Communications acquired a 74% majority stake, a strategic move to combine Netmagic’s local leadership with NTT's global reach. This acquisition provided an exit for its venture investors and integrated Netmagic into NTT's 'Global Cloud Vision', enabling it to scale and enhance its service offerings. Sharad Sanghi continued to lead the company as CEO post-acquisition, ensuring continuity and driving its growth under the new ownership structure.

Netmagic's core business revolves around providing managed hosting, data center colocation, and hybrid multi-cloud solutions to a client base of over 2,000 enterprises globally. Its customers span a wide array of sectors, including banking, financial services, e-commerce, healthcare, and manufacturing. The company operates multiple carrier-neutral data centers in key Indian business hubs like Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, and Noida. The business model is centered on delivering comprehensive IT infrastructure lifecycle management, from planning and design to migration and ongoing support for mission-critical applications. Revenue is generated through a suite of services that includes colocation in racks and cages, Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS), managed security, disaster recovery, and specialized cloud services. As a Google Cloud Premier Partner, it also offers tailored migration, operational support, and management for the Google Cloud Platform, providing clients with a unified view of their hybrid cloud environments through a proprietary management portal.

Keywords: managed hosting, data center, cloud infrastructure, hybrid cloud, colocation, IT services, disaster recovery, managed security, network services, cloud management