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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