Datacenter United: Powering Belgium’s Sovereign Cloud Revolution
In today's hyperconnected world, cloud services have become synonymous with hyperscalers like AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud. While these giants have undeniably revolutionized cloud computing, the reality is that hyperscaler clouds may not always meet the specific needs of local businesses, especially when data sovereignty, predictable costs, and operational control are paramount.
In today's hyperconnected world, cloud services have become synonymous with hyperscalers like AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud. While these giants have undeniably revolutionized cloud computing, the reality is that hyperscaler clouds may not always meet the specific needs of local businesses, especially when data sovereignty, predictable costs, and operational control are paramount.
Enter the Belgian Sovereign Cloud, a groundbreaking initiative led by Belgian innovators and businesses that challenges the notion that cloud infrastructure must always be tied to global giants. This truly Belgian-made cloud, built on collaboration, local expertise, and European values, offers businesses a secure, scalable, and compliant alternative—right here at home.
What is the Belgian Sovereign Cloud?
The Belgian Sovereign Cloud is more than just infrastructure; it’s a commitment to local control, data sovereignty, and operational excellence. It’s a cloud solution built by Belgian businesses, for Belgian businesses, where data never leaves Belgian borders. The cornerstone of this initiative is a consortium of forward-thinking companies, such as whitesky.cloud and Datacenter United, working together to create a trusted and high-performance cloud environment that prioritizes compliance, cost control, and flexibility.
One standout example of the success of the Belgian Sovereign Cloud is Exalate, a Belgian software company that made the move from Google Cloud to whitesky.cloud, hosted at Datacenter United’s Tier 4 datacenter in Belgium. By doing so, Exalate not only improved data sovereignty but also achieved remarkable cost savings. Their cloud expenses dropped by more than 50%, and they now benefit from predictable invoices, a stark contrast to the often unpredictable and fluctuating costs associated with hyperscalers.
Datacenter United: The Foundation of Belgium’s Cloud
At the heart of this sovereign cloud lies Datacenter United, a leading datacenter company with 13 state-of-the-art facilities spread across Belgium. Among these, their Tier 4 datacenter—the only one of its kind in Belgium—sets the gold standard for reliability and uptime.
A Tier 4 datacenter guarantees the highest level of redundancy, fault tolerance, and security, ensuring uninterrupted service even during unexpected failures. This makes it the ideal foundation for businesses like Exalate, whose operations demand the highest reliability to support mission-critical software.
Datacenter United focuses exclusively on the Belgian market, providing a trusted environment for companies that demand local control over their infrastructure. Whether for compliance with GDPR or simply the assurance that their data remains within Belgian borders, Datacenter United ensures a secure and reliable home for cloud services.
whitesky.cloud: Redefining Cloud Control
While Datacenter United provides the infrastructure, whitesky.cloud brings the cloud platform that enables businesses to harness the power of their own private clouds. Unlike hyperscalers, whitesky.cloud gives customers complete control over their cloud environments:
• Data Sovereignty: All data is stored, processed, and accessed within Belgium, ensuring compliance with local regulations.
• Customer Ownership: Businesses retain ownership of their hardware, network, and datacenter, giving them unparalleled control over their cloud infrastructure.
• Flexibility: From IaaS to Kubernetes-as-a-Service, whitesky.cloud enables organizations to build customized cloud environments that grow with their needs.
• Cost Predictability: As evidenced by Exalate, businesses can avoid the unpredictable billing of hyperscalers and achieve transparent, predictable invoices for their cloud usage.
• Cost Efficiency: Exalate not only achieved predictable costs but also reduced their cloud expenses by over 50% after migrating from Google Cloud to whitesky.cloud.
Together, whitesky.cloud and Datacenter United are proving that businesses don’t need to compromise on performance, scalability, or innovation when choosing a local cloud provider.
Why a Sovereign Cloud Matters
1. Data Compliance and Locality:
With stricter regulations like GDPR and a growing focus on data sovereignty, businesses are under increasing pressure to ensure their data remains within EU borders. The Belgian Sovereign Cloud meets these needs head-on by ensuring that data never leaves Belgium, providing peace of mind for industries like finance, healthcare, and telecom.
2. Cost Efficiency:
Hyperscaler cloud costs are often unpredictable and can quickly spiral out of control. With whitesky.cloud and Datacenter United, businesses like Exalate have demonstrated that moving to a local cloud can dramatically reduce expenses while ensuring predictable billing. This financial predictability is essential for businesses looking to scale sustainably.
3. Resilience Against Geopolitical Risks:
Relying on hyperscaler clouds often means entrusting critical business data to foreign entities, which could expose companies to political or legal risks beyond their control. A sovereign cloud eliminates these concerns by keeping all operations firmly rooted in Belgium.
4. Local Expertise and Support:
With a consortium of Belgian partners like Datacenter United and whitesky.cloud, businesses benefit from local expertise, faster response times, and solutions tailored to the unique needs of Belgian companies.
5. True Ownership and Control:
Unlike hyperscalers, where customers rent space in a global infrastructure, the Belgian Sovereign Cloud gives businesses full ownership of their cloud environments. This ensures total control over data, costs, and performance.
A Call to Action for Belgian Businesses
The success of companies like Exalate shows that the Belgian Sovereign Cloud isn’t just a concept—it’s a thriving reality. By choosing the Belgian Sovereign Cloud, companies are not only investing in a secure, compliant, and high-performance solution—they’re also supporting a vision of cloud computing that prioritizes local values, independence, and collaboration.
By leveraging whitesky.cloud, hosted at Datacenter United’s Tier 4 datacenter, businesses like Exalate have not only achieved significant cost savings but also ensured compliance and operational stability. This partnership is a testament to the fact that cloud infrastructure doesn’t have to be controlled by global hyperscalers. Instead, it can be trusted to local experts who understand the unique needs of Belgian businesses.
It’s time to rethink how we view the cloud. With partners like Datacenter United and whitesky.cloud, the future of Belgian cloud computing is already here—sovereign, reliable, cost-efficient, and built on the foundation of trust.
About Exalate
Exalate, headquartered in Antwerp, Belgium, is a leading provider of integration software that enables seamless data transfer between various work management systems, such as Jira, ServiceNow, and more. With over 10 years of experience in the market, Exalate powers integrations for over 2,500 customers globally, supporting smooth workflows without requiring additional user accounts across platforms. Exalate’s Script Mode is designed to handle even the most complex integrations, making it the preferred solution for both internal and cross-company use cases. Additionally, the recent introduction of AI Assist, an AI-driven feature, further enhances the user experience by generating sync scripts directly within the Exalate user interface, simplifying the integration process and reducing manual work.
About whitesky.cloud
whitesky.cloud (GIG.tech N.V.), headquartered in Lochristi, Belgium, is a European cloud service provider specializing in custom, sovereign cloud environments tailored to the specific needs of its clients. With whitesky, customers retain full ownership of their hardware, datacenter facilities, and network connections, all delivered in an as-a-service model that ensures flexibility without compromising control. Serving diverse clients across the Americas, Europe, and Africa, whitesky.cloud offers a powerful alternative to traditional on-premise virtualization solutions (such as VMware, HyperV, Nutanix, OpenStack, …) and hyperscaler clouds. By giving clients control over both budget and data sovereignty, whitesky.cloud enables organizations to build and manage their own private, secure, and scalable cloud environments with European innovation at the core.
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