New platform developments, growing community engagement and ecosystem collaboration highlight increasing momentum behind Leaseweb’s sovereign cloud initiatives
March 31, 2026 – Leaseweb, a leading cloud services and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) provider, today highlighted the growing momentum behind Europe’s sovereign cloud initiatives through new developments in its European Cloud Campus project, part of the Important Projects of Common European Interest on Cloud Infrastructure and Services (IPCEI-CIS) program.
Over the past year, Leaseweb has expanded its cloud infrastructure platform while actively engaging the developer and partner ecosystem, showcasing how European industry is moving from policy discussions to building practical, sovereign cloud infrastructure. The company has made significant progress in creating a flexible and scalable sovereign cloud for Europe, with the public cloud compute layer now supporting autoscaling and load balancing, and storage over a private network completed to enhance security and efficiency. Architectural improvements, including programmable virtual overlay networking, are underway to increase network flexibility. Leaseweb also released its initial compute API with open definitions, alongside a Terraform provider, enabling automation and developer integration. Platform monitoring, management tools, and an internal management interface have been rolled out and are continuously expanding.
In addition to technology development, Leaseweb actively engaged with the broader cloud and infrastructure community throughout 2025. The company hosted and participated in several industry events, including the Leaseweb Tech Summit, Cloud Resilience Roundtable, and World Open Innovation Conference 2025, bringing together partners, developers, and infrastructure experts to discuss the future of European cloud and digital sovereignty. The 58 open-source contributions on various open-source projects in 2025, highlighting the growing momentum behind sovereign cloud initiatives and the importance of collaboration between industry stakeholders and technology providers.
“Over the past year, we’ve made significant progress in turning the vision of a sovereign European cloud into reality,” said Robert van der Meulen, Director Product Strategy at Leaseweb. “From expanding our compute and container platforms to releasing open APIs and developer tools, these efforts demonstrate how industry and technology are coming together to build flexible, secure, and scalable cloud infrastructure for Europe. Looking ahead, we remain committed to advancing automation, network flexibility, and ecosystem integration, ensuring that Europe’s digital sovereignty is supported by practical, world-class infrastructure.”
About Leaseweb
Leaseweb is a leading sovereign hybrid cloud services provider supporting customers – from small and medium-sized businesses to large enterprises and public sector organisations – with reliable and scalable cloud and hosting solutions.
Founded in the Netherlands in 1997, Leaseweb has a global presence with offices in 10 countries. Its global infrastructure spans 28 strategically located data centres and provides a robust foundation for mission-critical websites, applications, and data storage. The Leaseweb portfolio includes sovereign and hybrid Cloud, Dedicated Servers, Colocation, Content Delivery Network (CDN), and a broad range of managed services.
Digital sovereignty and independence are core principles across all of Leaseweb’s products and services, ensuring that customers retain full legal and operational control over their data and applications.
Leaseweb is the only Dutch cloud provider that participates directly in the European innovation program IPCEI-CIS, which aims to strengthen Europe’s cloud and edge infrastructure. Through this initiative, the company contributes to the continued development of the cloud industry in the Netherlands and across Europe.
For more information, please visit: www.leaseweb.com
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