Paul Seiler, our CEO, recently published the following post on LinkedIn, after reflecting on the AWS announcement about opening in New Zealand, and the media coverage that followed.

On True Sovereignty
Sovereignty extends far beyond data location or legal structures. It's about operational independence, decision-making autonomy, and freedom from offshore dependencies. For eleven years, Catalyst Cloud has been genuinely New Zealand-owned and operated—from our Hamilton data centres to our Wellington headquarters. Our local teams control every layer of our infrastructure: hardware procurement, security protocols, feature development, and strategic direction. When you work with us, you're working directly with the people who built and run the platform. This is true sovereignty.

On Smart Scaling vs. Hyperscale
While others chase hyperscale metrics, we've optimised for New Zealand reality. We maintain capacity for current customers plus strategic growth headroom and hardware redundancy—because right-sizing isn't just financially prudent, it's environmentally responsible. Our OpenStack foundation delivers enterprise-grade capabilities that scale with your needs, not against them, while maintaining the agility that gives local organisations competitive advantage. This is smart scaling.

On Environmental Leadership
Over-provisioning infrastructure isn't a badge of honour—it's wasteful. True sustainability comes from architectural excellence, operational efficiency, supplier selection, and making hard choices about what we build and why. We've designed our platform for optimal resource utilisation while delivering the reliability and performance that New Zealand businesses have depended on for over a decade. Our full business operations are certified net carbonzero. This is environmental leadership.

What Eleven Years Has Proven
We've delivered battle-tested reliability serving government, enterprise, and high-growth organisations. Our deep technical expertise in open-source cloud technologies addresses New Zealand's unique requirements. We offer direct accountability—customers can walk into our offices and meet the people running their infrastructure. Most importantly, we've demonstrated operational excellence with proven uptime, security, and performance under real-world conditions. This is time-proven credibility.

The New Zealand cloud market is mature enough for genuine choice. The question isn't just where your data lives—it's who controls your digital future and how quickly they can respond when your business needs change.