On March1, 2022, the group Blue Soft opened its first office in Belgium, in Brussels: Blue Soft Belgium. Six months later, let's take a look at this subsidiary, its market and its expertise with its manager Joël Van Hoolandt.
Why did you choose Brussels for Blue Soft Belgium?
The creation of an agency in Belgium was a long-standing project for the two leaders of the group Blue Soft (Ludovic Hayat and Thierry Boccara). It was in March 2022 that the project became a reality in Brussels with Joël. For this native of Brussels, there was no other alternative in Belgium. He knows the city well and reminds us of its status as the Capital of Europe, a metropolis with flourishing economic and commercial activities but also rich and bubbling.
In addition to this potential of companies and organizations, he also emphasizes the need for the group to support its customers locally "for certain French customers, but who have a truly European footprint, it is important to have a local service. The linguistic division remains a reality in Belgium. We are internationally known for that. And so, approaching the Flemish market from Paris seems to me to be something unfeasible. And then, we have our own little peculiarities, just as you have yours and every country has them.
Switching to cloud and modernization: the problems of the Belgian market are similar to those of the French market
When asked about the particularities of the Belgian market regarding IT issues, Joël answers: "I think the Belgian market is not very different from the French market. Cloudification, technological modernization in certain public services, whether regional or national." He also mentions the sometimes immense technological debts, the reluctance to change and a lack of vision for certain managers who should sometimes perhaps dare more.
Multiple expertise to respond locally
In order to respond to these issues, the agency offers 4 local expertises that can be found globally within the group Blue Soft :
- Infrastructure and transition to cloud, whether hybrid, private or public
- Data storage, coupled with connected objects that generate a lot of data
- Consulting, which will allow, once the data is collected, to give it a meaning and make an analysis to bring a layer of understanding and intelligence to the data for decision makers
An antenna with a benevolent climate within a structured group
Joining our Brussels agency means choosing a benevolent, relaxed environment, as Joel says, "with a lot of humor for people who know us, but just as much requirement". It also means joining a structured group that offers cross-functional projects, including
- Project Indigo : a collaborative program integrating associations proposed by employees
- Awareness programs for the inclusion of people with disabilities, including membership in the #activatorsofprogress charter
- Workshops dedicated to the well-being of employees such as the week of well-being in the company
- A committed company that builds its CSR charter with its employees
Want to join us? Check out our job offers in Belgium!
