KPN CloudNL: providing customers with full say and control over their data and applications
KPN,
the
largest
infrastructure
provider
in
the
Netherlands,
offers
a
high-performance
fixed-line
and
mobile
network
in
addition
to
enterprise-class
IT
infrastructure
and
a
wide
range
of
cloud
offerings,
including
Infrastructure-as-a-Service
(IaaS)
and
KPN,
the
largest
infrastructure
provider
in
the
Netherlands,
offers
a
high-performance
fixed-line
and
mobile
network
in
addition
to
enterprise-class
IT
infrastructure
and
a
wide
range
of
cloud
offerings,
including
Infrastructure-as-a-Service
(IaaS)
and
Security-as-a-Service.
Drawing
on
its
extensive
track
record
of
success
providing
VMware
Cloud
Verified
services
and
solutions,
KPN
is
now
one
of
a
distinguished
group
of
providers
to
have
earned
the
VMware
Sovereign
Cloud
distinction.
“With
the
exceptionally
strong,
high-performance
network
we
offer,
this
is
truly
a
sovereign
cloud.
Government
agencies,
healthcare
companies,
and
organizations
with
highly
sensitive
and
confidential
data
can
confidentially
comply
with
industry-specific
regulations
such
as
GDPR,
Government
Information
Security
Baseline,
Royal
Netherlands
Standardization
Institute,
and
the
Network
and
Information
Security
Directive,”
said Babak
Fouladi,
Chief
Technology
&
Digital
Officer
and
Member
of
the
Board
of
Management
at
KPN.
“KPN
places
data
and
applications
in
a
virtual
private
cloud
that
is
controlled,
tested,
managed,
and
secured
in
the
Netherlands,
without
third-party
interference.”
KPN’s
sovereign
cloud,
CloudNL,
reflects
a
rapidly
changing
landscape
in
which
many
companies
need
to
move
data
to
a
sovereign
cloud.
Reasons
why
include
a
dramatic
increase
in
remote
or
hybrid
work,
evolving
geopolitical
events
and
threats,
and
fast-changing
international
regulations.
“The
more
you
digitize
an
enterprise,
the
greater
the
variety
of
data
and
applications
you
must
manage,”
says
Fouladi.
“Each
requires
the
right
cloud
environment
based
on
the
required
security
level,
efficiency,
and
ease
of
use.
On
the
one
hand,
this
might
include
confidential
customer
information
that
requires
extra
protection,
and
which
must
remain
within
the
nation’s
boundaries.
Just
as
importantly,
the
information
must
never
be
exposed
to
any
foreign
nationals
at
any
time.
On
the
other
hand,
you
have
workloads
that
are
entirely
appropriate
for
the
public
cloud
and
benefit
from
the
economy
and
scale
the
cloud
offers.”
Fouladi
stresses
that
this
is
why
so
many
organizations
are
embracing
a
multi-cloud
strategy.
It’s
a
strategy
he
believes
is
fundamentally
enriched
with
a
sovereign
cloud.
Based
on
VMware
technologies,
CloudNL
is
designed
to
satisfy
the
highest
security
requirements
and
features
stringent
guarantees
verified
through
independent
audits.
All
data
and
applications
are
stored
in
KPN’s
data
centers
within
the
Netherlands
–
all
of
which
are
operated
and
maintained
by
fully-vetted
citizens
of
the
Netherlands.
ValidSign,
a
KPN
CloudNL
customer,
is
a
rapidly
growing
provider
of
cloud-based
solutions
that
automate
document
signings.
ValidSign’s
CEO
John
Lageman
notes
that
the
company’s
use
of
a
fully
sovereign
cloud
in
Holland
is
particularly
important
for
the
security-minded
organizations
the
company
serves,
among
them
notaries,
law
firms,
and
government
institutions.
“The
documents,
permits,
and
contracts
that
we
sign
must
remain
guaranteed
in
the
Netherlands,”
says
Lageman.
“Digitally
and
legally
signing
and
using
certificates
used
to
be
very
expensive.
Moving
to
the
cloud
was
the
solution,
but
not
with
an
American
cloud
provider
–
our
customers
would
no
longer
be
sure
where
the
data
would
be
stored
or
who
could
have
access
to
it.
With
CloudNL
they
have
that
control.”
The
Bottom
Line
There
are
many
reasons
to
move
data
to
a
sovereign
cloud,
among
them
an
increase
in
remote
or
hybrid
work,
changing
geopolitical
events,
or
fast-changing
international
regulations.
KPN
CloudNL
empowers
enterprises
to
handle
these
challenges
with
ease
by
incorporating
sovereign
cloud
into
their
multi-cloud
strategy.
Learn
more
about
KPN
CloudNL
here
and
its
partnership
with
VMware
here.
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