Leafcloud notes that the Netherlands' new cybersecurity and critical-infrastructure rules, including the Cybersecurity Act (Cbw) and the Resilience of Critical Entities Act (Wwke), have now been in force since 15 August 2026.
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“The Netherlands’ new cybersecurity and critical-infrastructure rules are now in force.”
— Leafcloud team
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Leafcloud
Sovereign and Sustainable Public Cloud - run workloads that produce hot showers
- Industry
- Technology, Information and Internet
- Location
- Amsterdam, NL
- Company size
- 12 employees
Leafcloud-sustainable, sovereign cloud infrastructure — proudly rooted in Europe. Our mission is simple but bold: to provide powerful, planet-friendly cloud computing that puts your data, privacy, and performance first. 🌱 What sets us apart: Truly green through waste heat reuse: Our servers are housed in nursing homes, apartment complexes, and pools in Dutch cities, dramatically lowering carbon emissions EU-based & GDPR-compliant: your data stays in Europe — outside the reach of the U.S. CLOUD Act Transparent pricing with no surprises — ideal for teams leaving AWS/Azure as credits run out 🚀 Key Milestones 2020 – Founded in Amsterdam with a vision for a greener, fairer cloud 2021 – First distributed datacenter pilot launched, heating homes with server warmth 2022 – Achieved full GDPR and ISO27001 compliance across operations 2023 – Doubled compute capacity; used by startups, researchers & media orgs across Europe 2024 – Recognized as one of Europe’s most sustainable tech infrastructures 2025 – Became a go-to post-hyperscaler alternative for companies exiting AWS/Azure 100+ clients all across Europe Contact us - hello@leaf.cloud
Founded 2020