Exaion is a product of the EDF Pulse Incubation intrapreneurship programme and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the EDF Group. It draws on the expertise of EDF’s DSIT and R&D, as well as its own technicians, engineers and developers, offering a turnkey solution to players developing large-scale Web3 projects (3D Cloud, Blockchain, Edge Computing) with an eco-responsible, sovereign and entirely secure approach.
One of the major challenges of the cloud is to protect data of a strategic nature, which can be compromised if hosted abroad. To address this issue, Exaion’s datacentres are located in France and managed directly by our local teams. Your data is therefore subject to enhanced protection under French and European Union legislation.
Exaion's Bellevue data centre is a 4,000 sq ft Tier II facility in the former gymnasium of the Petites Sœurs de la Sainte-Famille motherhouse in Sherbrooke, part of the Humano District redevelopment. It opened in February 2024 and supplies heat to about 600 homes in the district. MARA acquired a majority stake in Exaion, then an EDF Group subsidiary, in 2025.
October 25, 2021 Quebec Province
Just two years ago, Quebec had just 39 data centers; now, this number has shot up to 50. So, what’s driving this growth? Well, the Canadian city offers vast amounts of low-cost and green energy, generated mainly from hydro dams, which gives it the big green tick. Of course, while it’s no...
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