Microsoft

A New Chapter in Luxembourg’s Cloud Landscape

Microsoft Brings Cloud to Luxembourg

Press Release
17/12/2024
Cloud
Luxembourg is becoming a strategic hub for cloud innovation with the launch of Azure in the country. This local infrastructure combines power, security, and scalability to support businesses and institutions in their digital transformation journey.
 
Driving Digital Evolution in Luxembourg

In a world where digital transformation is key to competitiveness, businesses and institutions are looking for solutions that combine performance, security, and compliance. In this context, Microsoft is launching an Azure solution in Luxembourg. This new cloud ecosystem, strategically and physically located in the Grand Duchy, offers advanced cloud infrastructure to meet growing local data management and processing needs.

What Does This New Azure Region Offer?

This solution provides a range of cutting-edge services tailored to meet the diverse needs of businesses:

  • Computing Power: Virtual machines, virtual desktops, and Kubernetes for flexible and efficient operations.
  • Secure Storage: Blob, disk, and file storage solutions to manage growing data volumes.
  • Advanced Networking: Virtual networks, load balancers, and VPN gateways to ensure reliable connectivity.
  • High-Performance Databases: SQL Database, Cosmos DB, and MySQL for optimized critical data management.
  • Business Continuity: Backup and disaster recovery (BCDR) services to safeguard against unexpected disruptions.

By leveraging data centers located in Luxembourg, this new cloud region ensures local data residency while enhancing compliance with European regulations like GDPR and other local standards.

Proximus NXT: A Strategic Partner

As a strategic partner of Microsoft, Proximus NXT plays a key role in driving adoption of these new technologies:

  • Managed Services: Monitoring and maintenance of cloud environments to ensure optimal performance.
  • Expert Consultation: Planning and executing migrations to Azure, tailored to each client’s specific needs.
  • Continuous Optimization: Cost analysis, configuration adjustments, and implementation of best practices to maximize the value of cloud investments.

With Proximus NXT, businesses have accelerated their migration to public cloud solutions and modernized their IT systems while maintaining control and minimizing uncertainties.

Familiar Microsoft Tools

By leveraging services like Azure Active Directory and compatibility with others such as Azure DevOps, Microsoft’s cloud platform provides tools and services widely used and already familiar to most businesses in their existing IT infrastructures. 

Affordable Services with High Business Value

With access to Azure’s Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) offerings, combined with tailored Azure pricing, gaining access to affordable IT services and systems has never been easier.

Simplified Access to Innovative Technologies

Providing businesses with innovative solutions and services simplifies the transition to microservice-oriented architectures and the delivery of global content on a local scale. Microsoft Azure offers a multitude of services to small and large businesses alike. With Proximus NXT as an integrator and managed services provider, your business will benefit from Azure's innovation and advantages.

Use Cases and Perspectives

The localized Azure platform in Luxembourg is more than just a technical solution—it’s a catalyst for innovation, with use cases adapted to various sectors:

  • Finance: Secure client data management, regulatory compliance facilitation, and process automation.
  • Healthcare: Advanced medical data analysis to improve diagnostics and treatments.
  • Industry: Optimization of supply chains through IoT and artificial intelligence.

These solutions enable Luxembourg-based businesses not only to optimize their operations but also to strengthen their competitive positioning on a global scale.

Why Now?

The launch of an Azure platform in Luxembourg marks a decisive milestone for the country, reaffirming its status as a technological hub in Europe. Proximus NXT invites businesses to seize this opportunity to fully leverage the potential of the cloud with personalized support and state-of-the-art tools.

Learn More:

Discover how Proximus NXT can support your cloud transformation:
https://www.proximusnxt.lu/en/microsoft-azure 

About Proximus NXT

Proximus NXT Luxembourg supports all organizations in their digital transformation, by providing holistic ICT & Telecommunication solutions, as well as tailored managed services. With our partners and customers, we co-create opportunities and enable growth in a secure and sustainable manner. As a result of our unique expertise in next-gen IT services, mobile and advanced connectivity, we help our customers achieve their ambitions and realize their vision. Together with them and our partners we implement sovereign and trusted solutions that make people work smarter. www.proximusnxt.lu