Wortell and Uniserver connect Dutch private cloud with Microsoft Azure
More grip on data and IT, with room for innovation
For more and more organizations, it is becoming important to make conscious choices about where their data is located and who has access to it. Geopolitical developments and regulations such as NIS2 and DORA reinforce this need. At the same time, organizations want to continue to benefit from the flexibility and innovation opportunities of the public cloud, for example in the field of data and AI.
In practice, this combination is not always easy. Organizations often work with different IT environments, each of which is managed and secured in its own way. This makes it more difficult to keep an overview, increases complexity and entails extra costs and security risks.
With the collaboration, Wortell and Uniserver offer organizations the opportunity to bring these environments together. This way, they don't have to choose between more control over their IT and the space to keep innovating.
One hybrid cloud environment, with the freedom to choose
Within the collaboration, Uniserver will supply the private cloud infrastructure from Dutch data centers. Wortell connects this environment to Microsoft Azure via Azure Arc. This allows organizations to manage, monitor, and secure their servers and applications in both environments according to the same policies.
This offers the freedom to determine which environment suits best for each application. For example, sensitive data and business-critical systems can remain in the Dutch private cloud, while organizations use Azure for applications where scalability, flexibility or AI play an important role.
For example, a healthcare organization can choose to house client data in the private cloud and at the same time use analytics capabilities in Azure. Organizations can also adapt their IT environment as their needs change, without having to set up a completely new management and security structure.
"Organizations want more control over their data and IT, but at the same time want to keep the room to innovate," says Lourens Siderius, Director Cloud & AI Platforms at Wortell. "With Uniserver, we combine the best of both worlds. Business-critical applications and sensitive data can remain in a Dutch private cloud, while organizations make optimal use of the possibilities of Azure. With Azure Arc, we bring management and security together. This gives organizations the freedom to make the right choice for each application and to let their IT environment grow with new developments."
"Our strength lies in reliable cloud infrastructure under Dutch control," says Martin Olij, CCO at Uniserver. "Through our collaboration with Wortell, we connect that infrastructure to the Microsoft environment that many organizations use every day. This means that private cloud will not become a separate environment, but a fully-fledged part of their broader cloud strategy."
One partner for the entire IT foundation
The collaboration with Uniserver is in line with the further expansion of Wortell's services. From 1 January 2027, Wortell will also offer data centre services in addition to cloud, workplace and network services.
This allows organizations to place their entire IT infrastructure with one partner, from their own IT environment and private cloud to Microsoft Azure and the digital workplace. Wortell not only takes care of management and security, but also helps organizations to continuously improve their IT environment and prepare it for new applications in the field of data and AI.
About Wortell
Wortell is an AI-driven Microsoft Managed Services Provider with approximately 600 specialists and the status of Azure Expert MSP. Wortell helps organizations to set up their IT environment securely, scalably and future-proof and continues to manage and develop it continuously. Based on the promise We make AI work , Wortell helps organizations to actually use the possibilities of AI, with attention to safety, manageability, costs and concrete value for the organization.
About Uniserver
The Netherlands deserves digital autonomy. That is why Uniserver has been providing private and sovereign cloud solutions for organizations that want to keep a grip on their digital infrastructure, data and continuity for more than 26 years. We do this from a fully sovereign Dutch infrastructure. With secure, reliable and scalable cloud solutions, we support the digital facilities that the Netherlands cannot do without. From healthcare and government to the financial sector and industry. This is how the Netherlands builds on our cloud.