Provide Group

Name

Provide Group

Legal name

Provide Managed Services B.V.

Website

https://provide.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Provide Group is a Dutch ICT services firm delivering managed cloud, digital workplace, SIEM/SOC security, support, and nearshoring software development to large SMB and enterprise clients across Benelux and DACH. Following a 2025 merger with telecom specialist Kreuze, the combined entity operates under the Kreuze brand.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Managed IT Services

NAICS

Computer Facilities Management Services (541513), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (5182)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Services-Computer Programming Services (7371), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Cloud Managed Services (M365/Azure/AWS/GCP) (BPAEABAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Cloud Managed Services (Operations, Monitoring, Patching) (BPAEACAF), Cloud Operations Outsourcing (Cloud Managed Operations) (BPAEAMAC), Cloud, DevOps & Infrastructure Staffing (BPACADAD)

Keywords

• Managed cloud services
• IT outsourcing services
• Managed cybersecurity
• Digital workplace solutions
• Nearshoring development teams

Headquarters

HQ city

Utrecht

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Managed Services (Outsourcing): IT infrastructure outsourcing including managed cloud services, digital workplace management, security monitoring (SIEM/SOC), and network management. Provided on a subscription basis with monthly per-user fees. The MSP activities were sold to Eshgro (TSH) in September 2022 but the company continues offering managed services.
2. IT Consulting / Staffing: Provision of ICT specialists for project-based work directly within client ICT organizations. Covers support staff, administrators, and specialists for ICT design, management, and migration projects. Uses technologies including Microsoft Server/Client software, Citrix, Cisco, VMware, Hyper-V, Office365, Azure, and storage components.
3. Nearshoring Services: Dedicated nearshore software development teams for Enterprise and SMB organizations. Teams are built with .NET, React, and QA specialists and operate as permanent, dedicated teams that integrate with existing client teams.
4. Pay Per Use / Usage-Based: BOAL case study references a 'Pay Per Use-model' where clients pay for what they use, consolidating previously fragmented services under a single provider.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Provide Group delivers managed IT services to Enterprise and large SMB organizations, structured around five pillars: managed cloud services (private, hybrid and multi-cloud on Azure, AWS and on-premise), a managed digital workplace (Provide 365 built on Microsoft 365), 24/7 SIEM/SOC security monitoring, outsourced IT management and support (Beheer & Support), and dedicated nearshore software development teams. The services are sold on subscription/managed-service contracts with per-user monthly billing and supplemented by project-based consulting and nearshoring engagements.

Product overview

Provide Group is an ICT services company offering a portfolio of managed IT services organized around five core pillars: Managed Cloud Services (private, public, hybrid, multi-cloud), Provide 365 digital workplace (Microsoft 365-based modern workspace with virtual desktops and adoption support), SIEM & SOC (24/7 security monitoring and threat response), Beheer & Support (outsourced ICT management and multi-line support), and Nearshoring (dedicated nearshore development teams). Supporting these, it offers a Microsoft 365 Adoption Program to drive user engagement and Applicatieontwikkeling for custom software development and cloud modernization. The company operates primarily in the Dutch market serving Enterprise and large MKB organizations across government, financial services, manufacturing, and business services sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Provide 365: Microsoft 365 managed services offering including migration, implementation and management of digital workplace solutions
• Provide SIEM SOC
• Provide Managed Services

Products and services

• Managed Cloud Services Managed private, public, hybrid and multi-cloud infrastructure and application services across Microsoft Azure, AWS, Google Cloud and on-premise environments, including migration, management, optimization and 24/7 support for Enterprise and large SMB clients.
• Provide 365 (Moderne Werkplek) Provide-branded managed digital workplace solution built on Microsoft 365, delivering always-available, secure managed work environments including Windows, Office apps, Teams, email, virtual desktops and adoption support.
• SIEM & SOC 24/7 Security Operations Center providing SIEM (Security Information and Event Management) with automated collection, correlation and analysis of security events plus SOAR-driven anomaly detection and incident response, billed per user per month.
• Beheer & Support Outsourced ICT management and support covering infrastructure, networks, servers, and end-user first-, second- and third-line support with SLA-based service delivery and co-sourcing options.
• Nearshoring Dedicated nearshore software development teams (based in Spain, referenced also as Valencia) providing .NET, React and QA specialists that operate as permanent, dedicated teams integrated with client engineering organizations.
• Applicatieontwikkeling (Application Development & Cloud Modernization) Custom software development spanning back-office systems to consumer and business apps on tablets and smartphones, including cloud migration and modernization strategies (rehosting, refactoring, rearchitecting, rebuilding).

Quantifiable outcome

• Server migrations to private cloud completed in a single weekend with zero disruption to operations (Gemeente Vught case)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

AI capability1 record

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and minor.

• KreuzemajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2025Effective May 1, 2025, Provide Managed Services B.V. and Kreuze officially combined forces under one name: Kreuze - Strong People, Solid ICT. This integration represents a shared ambition to become THE ICT partner for entrepreneurial Netherlands. Kreuze brings telecom expertise while Provide contributes deep IT expertise in workplace management, servicedesk, networks, databases, and security. Together they form a powerful one-stop-shop for IT AND telecom solutions. The combined company relocated to Amerikalaan 14 in Maastricht.
• Eshgro (Total Specific Hosting)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 September 2022Eshgro, which recently joined Total Specific Hosting (TSH), acquired Provide's managed services activities. This transaction included approximately 40+ MSP employees and transferred MSP knowledge of SMB+ segment, high service level (XLA) for end-users, and full scope ICT outsourcing services package. Provide retained its consulting and nearshoring operations. TSH is a group of collaborating Dutch ICT outsourcing companies founded by Strikwerda Investments (SI), a family investment firm focused on healthy, ambitious mid-sized and large SMB companies.
• ICT-Fund B.V.coreOthers · 15 February 2021ICT-Fund is an innovative financing mechanism where the fund purchases the rights of managed services contracts for their entire duration. Because the rights are pledged, ICT-Fund ensures that in case of bankruptcy of a connected ICT service provider, activities are continued to realize the collateral. This provides customers with continuity guarantees when outsourcing IT management to the cloud.
• MicrosoftcoreTechnology or IntegrationMicrosoft Tier 1 Gold Partner, the highest partnership level. Provides Microsoft 365, Azure, and related Microsoft technology implementations. The company delivers Provide 365 based on Microsoft 365 and implements Azure cloud solutions.
• OraclecoreTechnology or IntegrationOracle Gold Partner with certified expertise in Oracle database and cloud solutions for enterprise clients.
• FujitsucoreTechnology or IntegrationFujitsu Infrastructure Partner of the Year award recipient. Provides infrastructure hardware and related solutions as part of Provide's technology ecosystem.
• Desko KantoormeubelenminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership for ergonomic home workplace solutions. Desko helps organizations set up ergonomic home workplaces while Provide delivers ICT advice for remote working. Together they developed an online ordering platform where employees can order office furniture at discounted rates.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• ilionx: Dutch managed services and hybrid cloud provider focused on Azure, M365, and managed workplace, serving a comparable mid-market and enterprise customer base across the Netherlands.
• Detron: Dutch ICT services provider with managed cloud, workplace, and connectivity offerings targeting business customers and government, broadly comparable to Provide on hybrid cloud and servicedesk delivery.
• SLTN: Dutch managed services provider offering cloud, workplace, security, and servicedesk outsourcing to enterprise and mid-market clients in the Netherlands, directly overlapping Provide's core service portfolio.
• ACC ICT: Dutch managed services and cloud provider serving mid-market customers with workplace, cloud, and security solutions, operating with a similar scale and customer focus to Provide in the Benelux region.
• Eshgro: Dutch managed services provider that acquired Provide's MSP activities in 2022 via the TSH group, directly competing for outsourced IT workloads in the Dutch SMB and mid-market segment with comparable cloud, workplace, and servicedesk offerings.

Broad incumbents

• Computacenter: Large European managed services and infrastructure provider with deep Microsoft partnership, competing with Provide on enterprise managed cloud, workplace, and security services but at materially greater scale.
• Sopra Steria: Large European IT services firm active in the Netherlands across cloud, digital workplace, and managed services for government and financial services clients, competing for higher-end enterprise mandates where Provide also operates.
• KPN: Dutch incumbent telecom and IT services company bundling connectivity with managed cloud and workplace services, increasingly competing with Provide on integrated IT-telecom outsourcing for mid-market Dutch accounts.
• T-Systems: Major European IT services and managed cloud subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom, competing for the same regulated, multi-country enterprise and government workloads that Provide targets but with much broader geographic and capability breadth.

Regional players

• Proximus: Belgian incumbent telecom and IT services provider expanding into managed cloud and workplace across the Benelux, comparable in vertical mix and customer profile to Provide though primarily Belgium-based.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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