Marty Puranik

Marty Puranik is the founder, president, and CEO of Atlantic.Net, a global leader in cloud hosting and managed services headquartered in Orlando, Florida. Puranik co-founded Atlantic.Net in 1994 from his dorm room at the University of Florida, where he earned a business degree with a concentration in computer science. His early vision and technical acumen helped transform the company from one of Florida’s first commercial ISPs into a recognized innovator in cloud computing, with a presence in eight data centers across four countries and customers in more than 100 nations.

Under Puranik’s leadership, Atlantic.Net has been repeatedly recognized for excellence and innovation, including recent honors such as the 2025 Artificial Intelligence Excellence Award and the 2024 Customer Service Excellence Award, both from the Business Intelligence Group. Puranik has steered the company through significant industry shifts, leading 16 acquisitions and pivoting from dial-up Internet to advanced cloud and AI-powered solutions. Atlantic.Net is now renowned for its secure, healthcare-compliant, 24 / 7 live customer service and cost-effective cloud infrastructure, serving a diverse global client base.

Puranik’s leadership style blends strategic foresight with a hands-on approach, emphasizing thrift, discipline, and customer-centric innovation. He is a University of Florida Alumni Hall of Fame inductee and a finalist for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award.

About Atlantic.Net

Established in 1994, Atlantic.Net is a privately owned, global cloud services provider that delivers innovative and reliable hosting solutions. Focusing on security, compliance, and customer support, Atlantic.Net offers a wide range of services. Atlantic.Net provides mission-critical services from eight global data center regions located in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Asia.

Atlantic.Net’s portfolio includes cloud platforms (Windows, Linux, FreeBSD), dedicated hosting, GPU hosting, HIPAA and PCI-compliant hosting, and managed services. Atlantic.Net continues to invest in artificial intelligence, machine learning, and high-performance computing, and it offers solutions for remote work, automation, and cybersecurity.

In short, Atlantic.Net started by helping customers get online, then enabled them to conduct commerce online, and now it makes sure they stay secure and compliant online.

Tomorrow’s computing happens today with Atlantic.Net.