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European cloud & hosting alternative based in Netherlands.
Leaseweb is a Dutch infrastructure-as-a-service provider delivering dedicated servers, cloud, colocation, and network services to businesses worldwide — built around high-bandwidth bare metal and a global backbone with built-in DDoS protection. Customers provision GPU servers, storage clusters, VMware, Kubernetes, and multi-CDN through a single portal and API.
The platform spans 28 data centres across Europe, North America, Asia, and Australia, interconnected by a proprietary 15 Tbps network with direct peering at more than 25 internet exchanges. Services cover dedicated servers, public and private cloud, object and block storage, floating IPs, private networks, and Acronis- and Veeam-based backups.
Key benefits:
- Dedicated and GPU servers with custom configurations and rapid provisioning
- Global backbone peered at 25+ IXPs for low-latency, high-bandwidth transit
- Built-in DDoS protection included on all services at no extra cost
- Colocation options from rack units to private cages in 28 data centres
- Public and private cloud plus Managed Kubernetes and VMware
- Object and block storage with Acronis and Veeam backup integrations
Leaseweb is headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands, founded in 1997 by Con Zwinkels and Laurens Rosenthal. Its data centres hold ISO 27001, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, PCI DSS, SOC 1 Type 2, and ISAE 3402 certifications, and the company operates under full GDPR and Dutch data protection law.
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