Enter the new hyper-connected and sustainable Data Center in Milan

Data Center

Located in via Bisceglie, within the Municipality of Milan in the area with the highest density of Data Centers and optical fibers, Avalon 3 is built just over 4 km away from the data rooms of Avalon 1 in via Caldera to which it is connected via a large number of optical fibers on different physical paths.

Avalon 3 has been designed according to the international ratings Rating 4 – ANSI / TIA-942 and Tier IV-Uptime Institute (in progress). They certify the highest level of availability of a data center with 99.99% uptime per year.

Thanks to the modern interconnection architecture, the distributed meet-me-room, companies, operators and public administrations who are in Avalon 3, can interconnect with the over 165 Carriers, OTTs, Cloud providers and content delivery platforms already hosted in the other rooms of the Avalon Campus, as if they were in a single extended room.

Layout

3,500 sqm
Ground floor 1,500 kg/sqm
Hot/cold isles
Staging room & Storage room
Cages & Private Suites

Certifications

Certified ANSI/TIA 942 – Rated 4 and Uptime Institute – Tier IV.
Environmental sustainability certification according to LEED Core&Shell GOLD.

Avalon 3 features

Hyperconnected hub

Avalon 3, together with Avalon 1 and Avalon 2, forms a single virtual Data Center, covering approximately 13,000 sqm (140,000 square feet) with a total capacity of over 2,600 racks.

At the heart of Italian Internet

In Avalon 3 companies can host their own equipment or entire data centers to reach more easily their final customers or to access advanced digital services, by taking advantage of the networks of the over 165 Operators already hosted in the Avalon Campus, to which they can interconnect with a simple fiber cross connect.

Cloud Exchange

In Avalon 3 Customers may have direct access to public clouds. Avalon Campus is, in fact, the Italian regional gateway for Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud and AWS (AWS via MIX).

Certified at the highest levels

Avalon 3 complies with the highest international standards: Rating 4 – ANSI / TIA-942 which evaluates the resilience of a data center, that is its ability to guarantee the continuity of the provided services; Tier IV – Uptime Institute which is the highest level of availability a data center can offer, providing 99.99% uptime per year. Avalon 3 is completely redundant in terms of electrical power, cooling and network systems.

Monitoring h24

Avalon 3 is protected 24/7 by security guards. The entire Data Center is equipped with an advanced video surveillance system with motion detection.
The Data Center network infrastructure is monitored 24 hours a day by the IRIDEOS NOC.

State-of-the-art

Avalon 3 has been designed with the most innovative technologies to guarantee the highest performance:
3.2 MW of IT power, redundant electric generators and UPSs, sustainable and redundant cooling system, innovative fire protection system with zero environmental impact

100% sustainable

Powered by 100% renewable energy, Avalon 3 has been designed to reduce the use of energy for cooling, reaching a Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) of 1.3.
The building hosting the Data Center, named FRAME, and Avalon 3 itself, are LEED Core & Shell certified. The Gold standard achieved guarantees sustainability not only in terms of energy and water usage, but also in terms of materials and construction processes.

Discover all Avalon facilities

Avalon 1

Via Caldera, Milan

Located in Milan Caldera, in the area with the highest density of IP networks in Italy, crossroads of the Italian Internet traffic, Avalon 1 is the heart of the Avalon Campus.

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Avalon 2

Settimo Milanese

Located in Settimo Milanese, less than 3 Km from Avalon 1 in via Caldera, Avalon 2 is the first expansion of the Avalon Campus.

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AVALON CAMPUS is a brand of IRIDEOS SpA
37, L. Bodio Street - Bodio 3 - 20158 Milan (Italy)
TIN/VAT: IT09995550960 - R.E.A. di MI 2126652