en.Wedoany.com Reported - Synaforce has completed the acquisition of Dutch IT service provider Fairbanks International Group, which specializes in open-source cloud and storage infrastructure.
Synaforce acquired Berlin-based IT service provider HNS in early June 2026, and less than a week later, with the support of investor Afinum, pushed forward the acquisition of Fairbanks. Fairbanks offers enterprises open-source VMware alternatives, including virtual machine migration and ongoing support for applications on new virtualization platforms, primarily targeting companies unwilling to continue paying high licensing fees to Broadcom. Synaforce's customers can also benefit from this acquisition to break free from VMware dependency.
Fairbanks International Group provides the Ceph open-source distributed storage system, which uses object storage similar to S3 storage in AWS cloud services. Combined with open-source solutions such as the Linux operating system, the OpenStack platform including Kubernetes and Apache CloudStack, Fairbanks offers an alternative comparable to VMware software.
Founded in 2004, Fairbanks has become a significant managed service provider in the Netherlands through multiple acquisitions (e.g., acquiring 42on in 2019), serving customers including telecom operators, hosting providers, software companies, IT service providers, educational institutions, government agencies, financial services firms, and e-commerce enterprises. Following this acquisition, 35 Fairbanks employees will join Synaforce, and founder and CEO Ruud Harmsen will continue to lead the company independently for the time being. Harmsen stated that becoming part of Synaforce represents a combination of technology, strategy, and culture, and he looks forward to serving more customers with the group's support.
Synaforce CEO Andreas Braidt noted that through the acquisition of Fairbanks, the company has gained technical expertise, a team with deep open-source DNA, and a well-regarded presence in a market where digital sovereignty, AI infrastructure, and European cloud strategies are increasingly important. The Netherlands is a strategically significant growth market for Synaforce, and leveraging Fairbanks' knowledge in open source and digital sovereignty, Synaforce can win new customers in the Netherlands, Germany, and Austria. Synaforce has been operating in Germany and Austria since its acquisition of ServerBase AG in July 2025.
The acquisitions of HNS and Fairbanks are not Synaforce's final acquisitions in 2026. Strategic investor Afinum plans to continue acquiring more companies for it in the data center sector. As of mid-June 2026, Synaforce employs approximately 250 people across eight locations in three countries.
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