ICT Hub Luxembourg - Chambre de Commerce · Why Luxembourg Means Business Strategic position at the...
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ICT Hub Luxembourg
David FOY – TERALINK Solutions
• Strategic location in the heart of Europe,
surrounded by Belgium, France and Germany
The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Luxembourg Structure
surrounded by Belgium, France and Germany
• Constitutional monarchy (Grand Duke Henri
as head of state, Xavier Bettel as prime minister)
• Population: c. 562,000 (45.9% foreigners)
• Official languages: Luxembourgish, French,
German
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Why Luxembourg Means Business
Strategic positionat the heart of
Europe and highlyreputable regulator
Pro-active andbusiness-friendlyenvironment andeasy access to decision-makers
Political, economic, social and tax stability
First Europeancountry and secondlargest player in the
Attractive and
The ideal gateway to the European market
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Competitive business costs
and easy to set upa business
Highly skilled and multilingual workforce withhigh productivity
largest player in the World in terms of
assets under management
Attractive andstable tax environment
InvestmentIncentives(SME, R&D,
Environment, etc.)
Full range of diversified andInnovative
financial services
Flexible approach adopted by government
and tax authorities
Tale of the tape - Country
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48.32 Millions
1,141,748 km2
0.54 Million
2,586 km2
Population
Area
Tale of the tape - Soccer
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World Ranking
- 141
Tale of the tape - Innovation
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Daniel Cuartas … Henri Tudor
Tale of the tape - Music
Shakira
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Shakira
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Toxic René
Eco-Cycle
Client ProtectionEvolution
ReversibilityGovernance
Regulation
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DatacentersConnectivityOffice spaceTransport
Governance
MaturityDiversityAgile
Competitive
Value
Regulation
Excellence vs Trust
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• Trust needs proof
• International Standards
• 6 Datacenters are Tier IV design certified
• 2 Datacenters are Tier IV construction facility certified
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• International Standards
• Sectorwide buy-in
• Audit/Improvement cycle
Global Playground
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Infrastructure - Foundations
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Ultra Connected
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Ultra Connected
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What is service?
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What is service?
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What’s outside of the box?
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Standards in Service
• Hand in Hand go to market
• From blank sheet to Core outsourcing
• Consultancy• Consultancy
• Design, Build, Run
• Mitigation of risk, not control
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Standards and Regulation
• NIST and CSA guidelines
• Very active regulator
• Internal and External Audits
• Proactive legislation
• Data protection and reverseability
• Regulated Archiving
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The result…
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CUSTOMER
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