Amsterdam, June 25, 2025 – KubeDNA, a specialist in automated Kubernetes management, and Leafcloud, the Dutch CO₂-negative cloud provider, today announce a strategic partnership. This collaboration enables municipalities and other public organizations in the Netherlands to easily transition to a fully managed Kubernetes infrastructure, hosted entirely within Dutch borders and built with maximum sustainability in mind.
This new joint offering combines technical simplicity with data sovereignty and environmental impact, providing a viable alternative for public institutions that want to move away from dependency on U.S.-based cloud providers.
Choosing Digital Sovereignty
The Netherlands is facing a pivotal decision: will we continue relying on foreign tech giants for our digital infrastructure, or seize the opportunity to innovate in a sovereign and sustainable way? At KubeDNA and Leafcloud, we believe Dutch organizations, especially those in the public sector, can have both.
Public institutions are under growing pressure to digitize responsibly and protect citizen data. Yet, fast adoption of foreign platforms introduces new risks. We offer a different path: rapid deployment of modern cloud infrastructure, hosted on Dutch soil and aligned with Dutch values.
Why the Public Sector Chooses This Dutch Partnership
This partnership delivers four key benefits for public sector organizations in the Netherlands:
- Dutch Data Sovereignty: All sensitive data remains within national borders, protected by Dutch and European law. There is no reliance on U.S. tech giants or exposure to foreign jurisdictions. Leafcloud’s Amsterdam-based infrastructure ensures full control over public data.
- Technical Simplicity: KubeDNA eliminates the complexity of managing Kubernetes, fully aligned with the Dutch Generic Digital Infrastructure (GDI) standards. Public sector teams can deploy applications without specialized knowledge, benefiting from automated updates, built-in security, and effortless scalability. This results in up to 70% lower migration costs and up to 90% less downtime.
- Lower Operational Burden on IT Teams: Municipal IT departments can focus more on strategic initiatives. KubeDNA’s fully automated platform removes the need for specialized maintenance and manual updates, while actively preventing vendor lock-in.
- Unmatched Sustainability: Leafcloud is not just carbon neutral, it is truly CO₂-negative. By reusing server waste heat to warm buildings and water, every computation reduces fossil fuel use. No other cloud provider delivers this level of environmental impact.
“Dutch public data deserves Dutch protection,” says Martijn van Zoeren, CEO of Leafcloud. “KubeDNA makes Kubernetes management as easy as pushing a button, while public institutions benefit from the world’s most sustainable cloud infrastructure. Together, we make this possible, without complexity or performance trade-offs.”
A Shared Vision for the Future of Dutch IT
KubeDNA and Leafcloud share a fundamental belief about the future of IT infrastructure. Both companies are committed to sustainability, champion open-source over proprietary technology, and believe that Dutch data should be hosted in the Netherlands.
“At KubeDNA, we see every day how organizations get stuck in complex, expensive, and closed cloud systems from foreign providers,” says Frank Broeze, Co-Founder of KubeDNA. “We believe in a fundamentally different approach: automation, simplicity, and full control through open-source technology. This makes Kubernetes both accessible and manageable for every public organization. Through our partnership with Leafcloud, we can now offer this solution on Dutch soil, with a platform that not only works smarter but also supports digital sovereignty and sustainability.”
A Dutch Partner for Dutch Ambitions
Municipalities, provinces, ministries, and other public organizations in the Netherlands want to modernize their IT infrastructure without the risks of cross-border data transfer. Institutions that aim to future-proof their digital operations benefit most from a partner that is Dutch, sustainable, and easy to work with.
This joint solution is purpose-built for the public sector, free from reliance on U.S. cloud giants, yet fully equipped with modern, intelligent infrastructure that supports climate and sustainability goals.
Availability
The joint solution from KubeDNA and Leafcloud is available immediately to public sector organizations across the Netherlands. For more information, please contact the parties listed below.
The Netherlands now has a unique opportunity to lead in sovereign, sustainable IT—and we look forward to shaping that future together with public institutions.
About Leafcloud
Leafcloud is the CO₂-negative cloud provider based in Amsterdam. It uniquely repurposes server waste heat for building heating, delivering an environmentally positive, GDPR-compliant, and sovereign alternative to traditional cloud platforms.