Run your critical workloads with full control and flexibility
As organizations run more critical workloads in the cloud, the need for control, security and compliance continues to grow. Private cloud provides a dedicated environment that ensures sovereignty, security and full control. With Business Cloud and U-Flex, Proximus NXT offers two private cloud solutions aligned with different infrastructure and operational needs.
Depending on how you want to manage your infrastructure and operations, Proximus NXT delivers different approaches to private cloud. The comparison below helps you understand how our Business Cloud or U-Flex solution can support your specific needs.
| Business Cloud (a self-managed private cloud) | U-Flex (a managed private cloud) | |
|---|---|---|
| How it works | Run your servers, applications and data on a self-managed Infrastructure-as-a-Service platform. | Run workloads on a fully managed private cloud platform, designed to integrate with hybrid environments. |
| Who manages it | Manage your infrastructure and configurations with your own IT team. | Rely on Proximus NXT experts to manage infrastructure, operations and security. |
| Infrastructure & capabilities | Use virtual infrastructure resources to host and scale workloads across multiple data centers. | Use an integrated platform combining compute, storage, networking, security and managed services, operated by Proximus NXT with local expertise and European hosting. |
| Scalability & flexibility | Scale infrastructure up or down based on your needs while maintaining full control over capacity and configuration. | Scale infrastructure and services on demand, aligned with your workload needs and supporting hybrid and cloud-native environments. |
| Security & data protection | Protect your environment with secure infrastructure, daily backups and recovery points up to 30 days. | Protect your data with advanced security controls, backup services and ransomware protection. |
| Operations, governance & support | Monitor your environment and rely on technical support while managing operations yourself. | Benefit from monitoring dashboards, KPIs, service reviews and a governance model with dedicated service management roles. |
| Cost model | Benefit from predictable monthly costs without upfront infrastructure investments. | Consume infrastructure and services on demand with a flexible pay-as-you-use model. |
| When is it best suited? | If you want full control and prefer to manage your own infrastructure. | If you want to outsource operations, ensure compliance and run complex workloads with expert support. |
Business Cloud gives you full control over your infrastructure in a secure and scalable private cloud environment. You manage your own setup while relying on a robust platform designed for performance, availability and predictable costs.
Thierry Van Nuffelen, Private cloud expert at Proximus NXT
With U-Flex, Proximus NXT delivers a complete private cloud service that combines infrastructure, managed services and governance in one platform. This structure supports every stage of the service, from how you consume resources to how your environment is operated and supported.
Ayoub Bulaich, Private cloud expert at Proximus NXT
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A private cloud is a dedicated cloud environment used by a single organization. It allows you to run applications, store data and manage infrastructure with full control over security, performance and data location.
In enterprise environments, private cloud is often used to support critical workloads while maintaining strict control over how infrastructure is configured and operated.
Public cloud resources are shared across multiple organizations, while private cloud is dedicated to your business.
Private cloud offers:
Public cloud offers:
If control and compliance are key, private cloud is often the preferred model.
Private cloud is a strong fit if your organization:
Private cloud helps enterprises:
Private cloud offers greater control over security because:
Security also depends on how the environment is managed, monitored and updated over time.
Private cloud allows organizations to store and process data in specific locations, such as Belgium or the EU.
This helps meet:
Working with a local provider such as Proximus NXT can help ensure data remains within the required geographic boundaries.
In a self-managed private cloud (like Business Cloud), your internal IT team manages the infrastructure and operations.
In a managed private cloud (like U-Flex), a provider takes care of:
Choosing between both depends on how much control and operational responsibility you want to retain.
Private cloud costs depend on:
Flexible pricing models, such as subscription or usage-based consumption, help keep costs predictable and aligned with business needs.
For a tailored estimate, it is often useful to discuss your setup with a cloud expert.
