Enjoy the best of both worlds

Based on Microsoft Azure Confidential Computing, Azure Arc and Proximus NXT’s U-flex technologies, this hybrid cloud solution enables customers to deploy Azure-native services in an on-premises environment (U-flex), with data hosted and processed in Luxembourg.

Based in Luxembourg and operated by Proximus NXT, U-flex is a private and regulated IT outsourcing platform. Today, U-flex serves numerous customers in Luxembourg and internationally who have chosen to migrate and fully outsource their IT infrastructure.

Azure Arc is a set of technologies that brings Azure security and cloud-native services to hybrid and multicloud environments. It enables customers to secure and govern their infrastructure and applications anywhere, build cloud-native applications faster using familiar tools and services, and run them on any Kubernetes platform. It also helps modernize your data estate with Azure data and machine learning services.

By combining Azure and U-flex with Azure Arc, Proximus NXT and Microsoft make it possible to deliver cloud-native services in a sovereign and regulated environment. “The combination of U-flex and Azure Arc offers customers the best of both worlds, as they can now benefit from Azure-native capabilities while keeping their data in a secure and regulated environment,” says Gérard Hoffmann, CEO of Proximus NXT Luxembourg.

“We are convinced that this new hybrid value proposition, based on Azure, Azure Arc and Azure Confidential Computing, brings significant added value to the market, as it enables customers to benefit from the secure capabilities of Azure cloud-native services in both public and private cloud environments. With Azure Confidential Computing, we provide end-to-end encryption capabilities for data and applications in the public cloud,” adds Didier Ongena, Managing Director of Microsoft Belgium and Luxembourg.
It should be noted that this solution is available to any company in Europe wishing to benefit from Azure innovation combined with data privacy, sovereignty and localization.