10 Minute IT Jams: An update from Leaseweb with Pieter Kraan
On this episode of IT Jam, host Tom welcomes Peter CR, Managing Director for Asia Pacific at Leaseweb, a leading infrastructure-as-a-service provider serving over 20,000 customers globally from SMBs to large enterprises. Peter discusses Leaseweb's extensive portfolio, including cloud and private cloud solutions, VMware, elastic compute, VPS, object storage, dedicated servers, cybersecurity offerings, and managed private networks. He highlights the recent strategic shift from a hosting-focused to a cloud-driven portfolio and ongoing investments in development and M&A. The conversation delves into Leaseweb’s customer base, primarily IT professionals in industries ranging from SaaS, gaming, and fintech to ecommerce, AI, and media, and their need for reliable infrastructure to drive cost savings and business growth. Peter explains their go-to-market strategy, spanning direct sales and strong partnerships with local and global resellers, as well as Leaseweb’s commitment to local market expertise in APAC with dedicated teams and multi-location data centers in Sydney, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Japan. The discussion wraps up with trends in automation, containerization, and AI, the challenges of data center capacity in the fast-growing APAC markets, and how enterprises can engage directly with Leaseweb’s cross-regional support teams.
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