IS Group

What IS Group does

IS Group operates as a private, for-profit hosting and cloud services provider headquartered in Purmerend, Netherlands. Founded in 1996, the company employs between 251 and 500 people and operates the internedservices.nl domain. Its core offering is cloud services infrastructure, and it targets Dutch business customers with hosting, cloud, connectivity, and security products.

The company's growth through the 2014-2016 window was driven primarily by acquisition rather than organic expansion: IS Group completed five deals in that period, acquiring WideXS (June 2014), RDC Xtended (January 2015), Net Ground (December 2015), and Redbee BV and Fortytwo BV simultaneously (April 2016). All deal values were undisclosed. This M&A cadence suggests a roll-up strategy aimed at consolidating the fragmented Dutch hosting market into a single scaled operating entity.

No financial data — revenue, funding, valuation, or ARR — is disclosed in the available sources, and the most recent documented strategic event dates to April 2016. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. The company holds no listed patents, trademarks, awards, or named customer logos in the input dataset. Consequently, the financial trajectory, customer concentration, and current competitive positioning of IS Group cannot be fully assessed from the available evidence. Note: a substantial portion of the aggregated product and segment data in the input references KPN's KPN Zakelijk business portfolio (mobile, fiber, IoT, security, cloud, multicloud), which appears to be data sourced from a different entity and may not reflect IS Group's actual product surface; readers should treat product-level claims with caution absent first-party confirmation.

Name

IS Group

Legal name

KPN

Website

https://internedservices.nl

Company type

Public

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

IS Group is a Dutch hosting and cloud services provider based in Purmerend, Netherlands, serving business customers with 251-500 employees since 1996.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Purmerend

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Infrastructure, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

IS Group is a Dutch hosting and cloud services provider selling infrastructure and cloud-based solutions to business customers. The company has expanded through acquisitions of multiple Dutch hosting and IT services firms (Redbee BV, Fortytwo BV, Net Ground, RDC Xtended, WideXS) and operates from Purmerend, Netherlands.

Product overview

KPN Zakelijk offers a comprehensive portfolio of business telecommunications and ICT solutions. The core offerings include business mobile services (KPN Zakelijk Mobiel), internet connectivity including fiber (KPN Zakelijk Internet), business television (KPN Zakelijk Televisie), and fixed telephony (KPN Zakelijk Vaste Telefonie). For SMBs, KPN EEN MKB provides a complete ICT solution with secure internet as the foundation. For large organizations, KPN Grootzakelijk delivers custom ICT solutions and smart combinations of integrated services. Security products encompass Internet Security, Mobile Security, Cybersecurity, Email Security, Identity and Privacy, and Security Advisory. Cloud services enable secure and flexible multicloud work environments, while Internet of Things solutions support business operations with international M2M connectivity.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hosting and Cloud Services

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• MicrosoftcoreTechnology or Integration
• SamsungminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor
• AppleminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• Worldstream: Worldstream is a Dutch-based IaaS provider offering dedicated servers, cloud, and colocation services primarily to enterprise customers. Comparable to IS Group as a Dutch-headquartered infrastructure provider targeting business customers with cloud and managed-hosting products.
• Leaseweb: Leaseweb is a Dutch-founded hosting and cloud infrastructure provider (IaaS, dedicated servers, managed hosting) headquartered in the Netherlands and serving enterprise and SMB customers across Europe. Comparable to IS Group as a direct competitor in the Dutch/European managed hosting and cloud infrastructure market.
• Yourhosting: Yourhosting is a Dutch hosting provider offering shared hosting, VPS, managed hosting, and domain services to Dutch SMBs and resellers. Comparable to IS Group as a domestic Dutch competitor serving similar small-business and mid-market segments.
• TransIP: TransIP is a major Dutch domain, hosting, and VPS provider serving SMBs and self-employed professionals in the Netherlands. Comparable to IS Group given its shared focus on Dutch SMB cloud and web-hosting services with a similar target segment.
• Denit: Denit is a Netherlands-based managed hosting and cloud services provider focused on mission-critical applications and high-availability hosting. Comparable to IS Group as a Dutch-headquartered competitor offering managed hosting, private cloud, and managed services to mid-market and enterprise customers.

Broad incumbents

• OVHcloud: OVHcloud is one of Europe's largest cloud infrastructure providers offering hosting, dedicated servers, and public cloud services globally. Comparable to IS Group as a much larger incumbent in the same European hosting and cloud infrastructure category.
• Microsoft Azure: Microsoft Azure is the global hyperscale public cloud platform competing with Dutch and European managed-cloud providers for the same enterprise and mid-market workloads. Comparable to IS Group as the broadest incumbent in the cloud infrastructure space where IS Group operates.
• KPN (KPN Zakelijk): KPN is the incumbent Dutch telecom operator offering, through KPN Zakelijk, a full portfolio including business cloud, connectivity, security, and managed services to Dutch SMBs and enterprises. Comparable to IS Group given overlapping Dutch business cloud and managed-services offerings, though KPN is substantially larger and broader in scope.

Regional players

• Scaleway: Scaleway is a European cloud provider (France-headquartered) offering IaaS, bare-metal, and managed services with a focus on European data sovereignty. Comparable to IS Group in cloud infrastructure IaaS offerings though operating primarily outside the Dutch market.
• PCextreme (theFactor.e): PCextreme is a Dutch cloud and hosting provider serving SMBs, developers, and resellers with VPS, shared hosting, and managed cloud offerings in the Netherlands. Comparable to IS Group in Dutch SMB cloud and hosting services.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/KPN
• Facebookfacebook.com/onlineondernemen
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kpn
• Xx.com/IS_NL

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A5 records

Investments

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

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