About Us
NLXS’s hosting and IT specialists are known for providing smart, reliable IT services to businesses of all sizes. They’re also known for being easy to reach and charging fair prices. But how did this regional IT company get started? We asked IT all-rounder and founder Ken de Keizer.
It was 2002, and I was a 15-year-old student when I landed a job at the service desk of West-Brabant Net (WBN). At the time, it was just a part-time job. But the experience I gained at this Breda-based internet provider led me to choose an IT course after secondary school. Once I’d completed my studies, I worked for several well-known names in the IT industry, including Platani Acers Management and Capgemini. As a consultant, I helped companies with their IT challenges, including Regardz Hospitality Group, Calduran Kalkzandsteen, Interpolis and ASML. However, I missed the creativity and freedom at those large IT companies, so I moved to regional IT firms focused on small and medium-sized businesses.
The rise of the cloud
The launch of Microsoft Business Productivity Online Suite (BPOS) made it clear to me that the future was in the cloud. BPOS was the forerunner of Microsoft 365. With this solution, businesses no longer had to invest in their own infrastructure and system administrators. Instead, they could outsource their IT services on a subscription basis, paying per user. In consultation with my employer at the time, I set up my own hosting service alongside my day job.
Fair solutions at fair prices
I increasingly noticed that IT companies liked to sell large, costly solutions, even when they weren’t always necessary. Drawing on my consulting experience with both large and small businesses, I prefer to offer straightforward IT solutions at fair prices. So I resigned and took the leap into full-time self-employment. NLXS officially came into being in 2012, and since then I’ve provided complete IT services for a fixed monthly fee. And customers can always call me directly. I’ve found they really appreciate that combination.
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