We are USN (Unix Support Nederland), the Linux and Unix specialists. With 30 years of experience, we deliver practical, effective IT solutions. Our team of 20 professionals is backed by a network of more than 100 experts, known as the Friends of USN. Whatever the IT challenge, we offer solutions of the highest calibre.
How it began.
USN, Unix Support Nederland, started in 1991 with a group of technical people who met at The Hague University of Applied Sciences. Twenty nerds and one nerdette, as they called themselves, who had no appetite for salaried employment once they finished their studies. So what do you do instead, when you share a passion for technology? You find yourself a space where you can work with open source every day, purely out of love for Unix. And to pay the rent and earn a living, they started out in contract staffing.
From basement to office, gaming station included.
The USN nerds no longer keep systems running from a basement. That now happens from our offices in Amstelveen and Maarssen. The character still fits the basement spirit, though. There’s a gaming station, a coffee bar and a record collection. Not your average office. What hasn’t changed is the same drive and passion for technology. Everyone except Harry and Rob works with open source and Linux every day. Those two explain to clients why Linux is such a good fit, and why USN is the right partner for their question or problem. They do it rather well, judging by the client portfolio USN has built up.
Large clients with demanding questions.
USN’s clients are large clients, often larger than we realise ourselves. We have good relationships with every one of them, which is not only pleasant but necessary. Because you, our engineer, often work with a client for a long stretch, a good rapport matters enormously. Naturally we work for clients with technically demanding, enjoyable and sometimes quite unusual assignments. We’re not modest on that front: we stand behind the quality, expertise and experience of our team. No job is too complicated or too large. If we don’t have enough experience in-house, we can draw on a warm and valuable network of hundreds of engineers, the Friends of USN, who stand alongside us. We bring them in to talk things through, to contribute ideas, or to check one last time that everything is right. Because who checks your work when you’re already the best at it? The Friends of USN are a reassuring backup. It’s often not even needed, but knowing it’s there is enough.
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