What is "iomart"

iomart Group is an information technology and cloud computing company that was founded in 1998 by entrepreneur Angus MacSween.

The group takes its name from a derivation of the Gaelic word "iomairt" meaning enterprise. iomart offered the first UK consumer broadband connection and was the UK’s first broadband reseller through its Madasafish brand. Headquartered in Glasgow, iomart operated a call centre in Stornoway which today is still operating and owned by Talk Talk. The company was floated on the London Stock Exchange's Alternative Investment Market AIM in 2000.

Iomart Group has expertise in Vendor, platform and technology agnostic cloud hosting. , iomart owns and manages data centres in eight locations across the UK. iomart Group operates a number of different brands including Melbourne Server Hosting which serves the SME market, Backup Technology which provides cloud backup, disaster recovery and business continuity, as well as Easyspace, RapidSwitch and Redstation.

, iomart employs more than 360 staff, two thirds of whom are based at its offices on the West of Scotland Science Park in Glasgow.