Leaseweb & ITQ team up for VMware Cloud Foundation

Leaseweb has partnered with ITQ to provide VMware Cloud Foundation services across Europe. Under the agreement, Leaseweb becomes the infrastructure partner for ITQ's services within Broadcom's VMware cloud service provider programme.

Customers using VMware as a cloud service through ITQ will run on Leaseweb's infrastructure platform. The agreement also covers ITQ's Broadcom VMware VCSP partners in Europe, giving existing providers a way to maintain their current market offer while building VMware Cloud Foundation environments.

The deal follows Leaseweb's elevation to VMware VCSP Pinnacle Partner status, a designation within Broadcom's partner structure for VMware cloud service providers. That status underpins the partnership, with ITQ selecting Leaseweb to support VMware Cloud Foundation services delivered through the VCSP programme.

For customers, the partnership combines ITQ's advisory and migration services for VMware environments with Leaseweb's data centre and cloud infrastructure footprint. The companies are positioning the arrangement around private cloud deployments, continuity for service providers, and European data location requirements.

European focus

Both companies have roots in the Netherlands and operate across several European markets. Leaseweb has offices in 10 countries and infrastructure across 28 data centres, while ITQ has offices in the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, France, Sweden, Denmark and Norway.

This European focus comes as organisations review where their cloud services are hosted and which providers support them, particularly when regulated data or local compliance requirements are involved. Digital sovereignty is central to Leaseweb's market position, and the ITQ agreement supports VMware-based cloud services delivered through European infrastructure.

ITQ's role centres on VMware consulting, migrations, and professional services. Leaseweb provides the underlying platform, giving ITQ a named infrastructure partner for VMware Cloud Foundation deployments tied to the VCSP programme.

The companies also presented the agreement as an option for Broadcom VMware VCSP partners whose existing arrangements are changing. In practice, this places the partnership within a broader reshaping of the VMware ecosystem as customers and partners reassess infrastructure, licensing, and route-to-market choices.

Leaseweb Co-Chief Executive Officer Lex Boost said the partnership would give customers access to VMware Cloud Foundation through an authorised service model hosted on infrastructure designed to meet sovereignty requirements.

"VMware Cloud Foundation represents the future of private cloud infrastructure, and this partnership ensures our customers have access to it through an authorised and sovereign hybrid cloud solution," said Lex Boost, Co-Chief Executive Officer at Leaseweb. "ITQ's expertise in VMware environments is widely recognised, and their decision to select us as their exclusive VCF infrastructure partner reflects the strength of our expertise and commitment to excellence."

Partner continuity

ITQ described the partnership as covering all Broadcom VMware VCSP partners in Europe that it works with. The combination is intended to support providers seeking continuity in their current offer, as well as organisations planning VMware VCF 9.x deployments and broader VMware Cloud Foundation strategies.

"We are partnering with Leaseweb for all Broadcom VMware VCSP partners in Europe. Our combination of knowledge, expertise and scalable IaaS platforms is truly unique. Together we offer a safe haven for all non-renewing Broadcom VMware VCSP partners seeking continuity in their market offering, and all parties looking to build out VMware VCF 9.x and their VMware Cloud Foundation Strategy," said Francisco Perez van der Oord, Founder and President of ITQ.

The partnership adds to Leaseweb's effort to strengthen its position in the European cloud market around hosted VMware services and infrastructure with local control. For ITQ, it provides a delivery platform for VMware Cloud Foundation services that aligns with the partner framework used by many European VMware service providers.

Leaseweb's wider business spans cloud, dedicated servers, colocation, content delivery, and managed services. ITQ focuses on hybrid cloud, cloud-native platforms, and digital workspace technology, alongside support for modern applications, private AI, and cyber resilience.

Together, the companies are targeting organisations that want to keep VMware-based environments in place while changing where and how those environments are hosted. In practice, the partnership creates a channel through which European customers and service providers can source VMware Cloud Foundation services backed by ITQ's advisory work and Leaseweb's infrastructure footprint.