DATA4 Group

Created in 2006 by Colony Capital, DATA4 is the European specialist in the construction and operation of ultra-secure data centers for French and international companies in the digital, manufacturing, service and banking and insurance sectors, who are seeking to outsource their data.

DATA4 manages flexible, high-performance and carrier- and cloud-neutral data centers, offering solutions from one colocation rack all the way through to purpose-built, dedicated facilities.

DATA4 Group operates data centers in France, Italy and Luxembourg, with a total net technical area of 22,000m² of IT rooms and more than 32 MW of IT power.

Company History:


2006: Creation of DATA4, joint venture between Alcatel, French telecommunications giant, and Colony Capital, international investment fund.

2007: The first client is hosted on the Paris campus

2009: The third building comes on line

2010: The fourth building comes on line

2011: The fifth building comes on line

2012: The sixth building comes on line and incorporates a high-density room.

2012: Acquisition of 3 data centers in Luxembourg, from Secure IT

2013: Creation of the Milan campus

2014: The first client from Milan is hosted

2015: A new executive committee is appointed to support the Group's growth targets.

2015: Second and third buildings in Milan comes on line

DATA4 Group Data Center Map

DATA4 Group Locations

Data4, in partnership with BT Immo, has been selected to develop a €5 billion ($5.86bn) data center campus at the former Usinor steelworks site in the Soufflantes industrial park, Escaudain.

This facility is a part of Data4's Athens Campus in Paiania, near Athens, Greece.

Data4 is developing a third data center building at its Alcobendas Campus (MAD01) in Madrid, Spain. When completed, the 15,000 sq m, 3-floor building will host 6 computer rooms.

European data center operator Data4 is building a second Spanish campus outside of the capital city, Madrid.

In 2023, Data4 Group opened their first Polish data center in the campus located in Jawczyce, near Warsaw, on a 4 hectares site.

Data4’s second data center at its Jawczyce campus near Warsaw is a 10MW facility, expanding the multi-phase site toward a planned 60MW, four-building development on a 4-hectare campus.

Launched in 2020, the Madrid MAD01 campus is located at Avenida de la Industia 15 in Alcobendas. At full-build out, the eight-hectare campus will host six buildings.

The second building of DATA4's Madrid-Alcobendas campus was completed in 2022, offering approximately 3,000 m² of white space.

The €300 million ($331m) ATH1 site sits on 7.5 hectares. The first of two buildings is due to go live in early 2027.

The DATA4 PAR02 campus is part of the massive 133-hectare Paris-Saclay site. Specifically, PAR02 is situated at 15 Rue Angiboust in Marcoussis, occupying a 1-hectare area.

European data center operator Data4 is building a second Spanish campus outside of the capital city, Madrid.

European data center operator Data4 is building a second Spanish campus outside of the capital city, Madrid.

The DATA4 Paris-Saclay site is a large campus consisting of 9 individual data center buildings. The campus can be expanded to support a total of 25 buildings and 100 megawatts.

DATA4 Group Data Center Photos (See all)

Battery Room
Source: Baxtel
Aerial View of DATA4 Paris Campus
Source: DATA4
DATA4 Paris Features Water Feature and Foot Bridges
Source: Francois Amiot
Fresh Coat of Snow
Source: Francois Amiot
Entrance to DATA4 in Marcoussis
Source: Baxtel
Colocation Floor Area
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English sign on a French data center campus
DATA4 Sign
Source: Baxtel

English sign on a French data center campus

Generators at Paris-Saclay
Source: Baxtel
DATA4 Group's Facility on 8 Rue Henri M. Schnadt
Source: Baxtel
Rendering of Data4 PAR03 Campus in Paris
Source: Data4
DATA4 Madrid MAD01 Campus in Alcobendas
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Data4 Alcobendas Project in Madrid
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Data4's second data center building of Alcobendas Campus in Madrid
Source: Cap Ingelec
Rendering of Data4's San Agustin del Guadalix Campus in Madrid
Source: Data4
First Building of Data4's Warsaw 1 Campus in Poland
Source: Data4
Rendering of Data4's Warsaw-1 Campus at full buildout
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Rendering of Data4's Warsaw-1 Campus at full buildout
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Rendering of Data4's Frankfurt Campus in Germany
Source: Data4
Rendering of Data4's Athens Campus in Paiania, East Attica, Greece.
Source: Data4

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