Kangaroot wins Smals framework agreement for Red Hat Solutions for the next 4 years

Kangaroot has won the multi-year framework agreement Smals-BB-001.003/2024 issued by Smals, the IT services organisation supporting Belgian public institutions in social security and healthcare.

Over the next four years, Kangaroot will provide expertise, support and services around Red Hat enterprise-grade open source technologies.

Red Hat technologies

Kangaroot has been a proud Red Hat Premier Business Partner for more than 25 years now. For the upcoming 4 years, Kangaroot will be responsible for delivering, managing, and supporting all Red Hat solutions for Smals & their members. Just naming a few of them:

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL):
  A trusted, stable, and secure operating system for government-critical workloads.
• Red Hat OpenShift:
  The enterprise Kubernetes platform for building, deploying, and managing containerized applications at scale.
• Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform:
  For end-to-end IT automation, configuration management, and consistent infrastructure management.
• Red Hat Satellite:
  Providing lifecycle management for RHEL systems, ensuring compliance and system health.

Kangaroot will offer strategic consulting, technical expertise, managed services incl. 24/7 support, and tailored training on these platforms.

Open Source for the Public Sector

“This public tender reflects the confidence Belgian public services place in open source technologies as a foundation for secure, scalable, and modern IT infrastructure,” said Hans Dillen, Business Development Manager at Kangaroot.

With over 25 years of experience supporting the public sector with Linux and open source, we’re proud to play a central role in this transformation.

Delivering control, efficiency & innovation

By leveraging Red Hat technologies, Kangaroot helps public sector institutions to:
    •    Lower IT costs & reduce vendor lock-in
    •    Accelerate digital innovation through DevOps & containers
    •    Automate infrastructure while enhancing security & governance
    •    Scale seamlessly across hybrid and multi-cloud environments

This collaboration positions Kangaroot as a key player in the modernisation of IT services across Belgium’s government agencies, empowering them with open, future-ready solutions.

Other Frameworks at Smals

Next to this Red Hat tender, Kangaroot supports Smals with their EnterpriseDB Postgres licenses under existing framework BB-001.002-2022-EU Postgres. 

Together with EnterpriseDB as our preferred PostgreSQL partner, we believe to offer several solutions for the existing Smals members. Empower your data with Red Hat and EDB means: deliver secure, scalable, and compliant Postgres solutions built for hybrid and multi-cloud environments. Modernize applications, reduce costs, and drive innovation with confidence.