ValorC3 Data Centers Launches Valor Cloud — A Private Cloud Platform Built for Enterprises Moving Beyond VMware and Public Cloud Instability
Data Infrastructure / Infrastructure Management | 4 min read
ValorC3 Data Centers (formerly Tonaquint), a modern colocation, cloud, and connectivity provider headquartered in St. George, Utah, has launched Valor Cloud — a new enterprise-grade, fully managed private cloud platform. Built on Platform9's managed OpenStack technology with integrated data protection from Veeam, Valor Cloud is designed as a high-performance, open-architecture alternative for enterprises facing two converging pressures: rising VMware virtualisation licensing costs and unpredictable public cloud spend. The platform delivers predictable long-term infrastructure economics, restores operational control, and eliminates the complexity of DIY private cloud environments — while positioning enterprises to support both legacy applications and next-generation AI workloads on a single architecture.
"Enterprises are facing a turning point where shifting licensing structures and unpredictable public cloud fees are hindering innovation and growth. We engineered Valor Cloud to give infrastructure leaders a clear path forward, allowing them to bring workloads back under their control while supporting both legacy applications and next-generation workloads. With a secure, sovereign foundation and predictable cost model, our customers can scale on their terms without disruptive platform changes."
— Jim Buie, CEO, ValorC3 Data Centers
What Valor Cloud Delivers
Valor Cloud is structured around five enterprise infrastructure priorities that address the most acute pain points in the current cloud market:
- • VMware exit path — a seamless, phased migration away from legacy virtualisation and escalating licence costs, allowing enterprises to move without a disruptive full-stack overhaul
- • Predictable cloud economics — fixed-cost, transparent pricing that eliminates "bill shock" from hyperscaler variable fees, enabling stable infrastructure budgeting
- • AI-ready open architecture — built on Platform9's managed OpenStack, supporting both legacy business applications and high-performance compute and AI workloads on the same platform without architectural compromise
- • Fully managed operations — automated operations reduce DIY cloud complexity, freeing enterprise IT teams to focus on innovation rather than infrastructure troubleshooting
- • Integrated Veeam data protection — enterprise-grade backup, recovery, and ransomware resilience built into the platform from day one, not added as an afterthought, with sovereign data residency within ValorC3's secure data centres for regulatory compliance
About ValorC3 Data Centers
ValorC3 (formerly Tonaquint) is a portfolio company of CVC DIF — the infrastructure pillar of CVC Capital Partners, a global private markets manager with over €200 billion in cumulative assets under management. CVC DIF itself manages over €19 billion in assets. ValorC3 owns and operates mission-critical, carrier-neutral data centres across the Western United States, with active expansion into additional US markets underway to support growing enterprise demand. With 15 years of service excellence and infrastructure ownership, the company serves complex and regulatory-driven industries — and is uniquely positioned to support high-performance compute and AI workloads through low-latency networks and extensive expansion capabilities. Valor Cloud is available from ValorC3's concurrently maintainable, carrier-neutral data centres, enabling enterprises nationwide to access secure, high-performance cloud infrastructure at stable, predictable price points.
Key Takeaways
- • ValorC3 Data Centers has launched Valor Cloud — a fully managed, enterprise-grade private cloud platform built on Platform9's managed OpenStack technology, with integrated Veeam data protection, targeting enterprises facing rising VMware licensing costs and unpredictable public cloud spend.
- • Valor Cloud's five pillars: a seamless VMware exit path, predictable fixed-cost cloud economics, AI-ready open architecture (supporting legacy and HPC/AI workloads), fully managed automated operations, and integrated Veeam data protection with sovereign data residency for regulatory compliance.
- • The platform is hosted in ValorC3's concurrently maintainable, carrier-neutral data centres across the Western US — giving enterprises the performance of a dedicated environment with cloud flexibility and transparent, stable pricing, free from hyperscaler "bill shock."
- • ValorC3 (formerly Tonaquint) is a CVC DIF portfolio company — backed by the infrastructure pillar of CVC Capital Partners (€200B+ cumulative AUM, €19B+ CVC DIF AUM) — providing the financial stability and investment backing required to support demanding enterprise and regulatory environments.
- • The launch reflects a broader enterprise infrastructure trend: as VMware licensing costs escalate post-Broadcom acquisition and public cloud bill unpredictability grows, organisations are actively reassessing their cloud strategy — and managed private cloud platforms with open architecture and predictable economics are filling the gap.