Brussels
Your Digital Hub in the Heart of Brussels
“Ideal for large multinationals, domestic enterprises, wholesale and cloud providers”
Tier III
The KevlinX data centre is designed to meet TIER III Uptime Institute standards, in addition we comply with various internationally recognised accreditations
Setting new standards
The data centre campus will set new standards in Belgium when it comes to quality, connectivity, cloud access, security and sustainability.
Brussels-Capital-Region
- Located in the heart of one of the most powerful economic regions of Europe
- Home to many regional, EU and global corporate headquarters
- The capital city of Belgium and the European Union, home to over 500 million European residents
- Hosting the major political institutions of the European Union and other major institutions such as NATO
Brussels data centre market
- Located in the middle of Frankfurt, London, Amsterdam and Paris “FLAP” – the four largest and most interconnected data centre hubs in Europe
- Its strategic location – all four cities are within two hours – makes Brussels an important interconnectivity hub
- Global and national connectivity: the vast majority of global and all national carriers have their networks in the Brussels-Capital region
Brussels Data Centre Specs
Building
- > 50,000 sqm of available space
- Industry-leading < 1.20 PUE
Power
- 68 MW of power
- N+1 redundancy with 99.999% availability service agreement
- Fully redundant A & B power feeds to every rack, delivered via distributed redundant MV UPS systems
Cooling
- Highly efficient indirect evaporative cooling (IEC)
- N+1 redundancy with 99.999% availability service agreement
- Hot aisle containment (no raised floors)
- Supports 1-25 kW per rack
Network and Cloud Access
- 6 diverse and separate fibre entrances
- Multiple Tier one global, regional and local carriers
- Connectivity into Europe’s major Internet exchanges
- Direct access to numerous network, cloud and IT service providers
Security
- 7 levels of security
- Multi-layered access control
- 24/7 On-site manned security
Management Systems
- 24/7 manned Network Operations Centre (NOC)
- Environmental & mechanical monitoring through modern Building Management Systems (BMS)
- Data Centre Infrastructure Management (DCIM) for monitoring data centre performance
Quality Management & Compliance
The facility has stringent quality standards and will be compliant with key international standards including:
- ISO/IEC 27001:2017 for information security management systems
- ISO9001: 2015 for quality management systems
- ISO14001: 2015 for environmental management systems
- ISO45001: 2018 for occupational health and safety management systems
- PCI-DSS Chapter 9 for vulnerability management
- SAS70 standards, SSAE16 standards
- Green Grid Membership
- Member of the European Code of Conduct for Data Centres
Key Benefits Brussels Data Centre
1. Tier III
- Designed to meet TIER III Uptime Institute standards
- Compliance with internationally recognised accreditations
2. Located in the Brussels-Capital-Region
- Only 11 minutes from Brussels Airport and 35 minutes from the main train station
3. Flexible offering
- Customers can choose from flexible colocation deployments, from a single rack and room to dedicated wholesale space (fully fitted or powered shell)
4. Unparalleled network connectivity
- Direct access to numerous network, cloud and IT service providers
5. World-class front-of-the-house
- Over 1,000 sqm of office & disaster recovery space for customers
- Various meeting & conference rooms
- Multi-purpose auditorium
6. Highly sustainable facility
- Constructed with the latest energy saving technologies
- Designed to meet the lowest PUE targets (<1.20)
