Growth, Recognition, and Strategic IT Solutions

Gouda, August 7, 2025 – The first half of 2025 clearly illustrates what ServerDirect stands for: focused growth, technical expertise, and an unmatched commitment to reliability. In a market rapidly evolving under the influence of AI, data complexity, and shifting customer demands, ServerDirect continues to strengthen its position as a strategic server partner both domestically and internationally. In this article, we reflect on recent milestones and look ahead.

Organizations That Choose Us for Their Infrastructure

More and more companies and institutions are entrusting their IT infrastructure to ServerDirect. Here are a few examples of recent collaborations in the first half of 2025:

• SURF & Nikhef selected ServerDirect through a European tender as their supplier and integrator for complete server and storage infrastructure.
• University of Brussels (ULB) runs on a powerful virtualization environment that we designed and delivered tailored to their needs.
• Astron uses our high-performance compute solutions for industrial simulations and data processing.

Global Delivery Built on Trust

ServerDirect provides solutions across the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Spain, France, the United Kingdom, and the United States. At the same time, our approach remains local, direct, and personal.

Our multi-vendor strategy is at the core of our strength: we select the best solution regardless of the brand. In collaboration with partners such as Dell Technologies, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Supermicro, and Gigabyte, we build infrastructures that perfectly align with each client’s goals and applications.

Through our proprietary XLA model (Experience Level Agreement), we offer more than standard service. We combine speed, global delivery, and expert knowledge with ownership, commitment, and direct support—even in critical situations. This is how we make a difference at every step, from the first request to global installation and DEDICATED support.

Fouad El Youssoufi, CEO of ServerDirect:

In a time when technology plays an increasingly decisive role in organizational success, it’s not just about delivery. It’s about understanding, adapting, and always thinking ahead. Whether it's a fast quote or designing a complete infrastructure: speed, control, and quality are embedded in every step of our process. That’s what DEDICATED means to us—in service, in expertise, and in how we work with our clients every single day.

Recognition for Our Strategy

ServerDirect’s approach is gaining attention in the market. Several leading organizations have expressed their appreciation. In the first half of 2025, we are proud of the following recognitions:

• Fouad El Youssoufi, CEO of ServerDirect, was nominated as a Top ICT Executive at the 2025 Computable Awards.
• ServerDirect was selected as a partner for the Dell Breakthrough Partner Award, recognizing our technical expertise and proactive collaboration.
• The FD Gazellen International Award confirmed that ServerDirect is among the fastest-growing internationally active companies in the Netherlands.

These recognitions confirm what our customers already experience: ServerDirect delivers not just technology, but dependable solutions.

The Market Evolves and ServerDirect Evolves With It

The world of server, networking, and storage solutions is evolving faster than ever. Organizations are demanding more control and seeking infrastructure partners who not only deliver but also think ahead.

At ServerDirect, we observe the following trends:

• AI infrastructures are becoming central to more organizations. The introduction of NVIDIA’s Blackwell Ultra and Rubin architectures accelerates this trend.
• High-performance computing is expanding beyond the academic world—into medical data analysis, industrial simulations, and more.
• A shift toward high-performance, scalable, and energy-efficient storage that is tightly integrated with compute.
• A rapidly growing demand for networks capable of processing vast volumes of data with minimal latency. Organizations are investing in low-latency switching and high-bandwidth hardware to support HPC, AI, and data-intensive workloads.

Siu Hong Fung, CTO of ServerDirect:

Infrastructure is not a one-size-fits-all product. It’s the backbone of your organization. We deliver custom solutions down to the component level—technically, strategically, and operationally aligned.

Looking Ahead: Continuing to Build DEDICATED

In the second half of 2025, ServerDirect remains focused on growth. Closer to the customer. Smarter connections between hardware and business objectives. And an even greater emphasis on combining performance, sustainability, and transparency in everything we do.