Situated in France and financed with the assist of the Ardian debt fund and main business banks, this formidable challenge stems from the acquisition of an current Tier-3 information centre campus. Presently, the info centre provides 15MW of IT load, spanning 50,000 m² throughout 14 hectares in Grenoble (Eybens) and Lyon (Villefontaine).
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DataOne’s carrier-neutral campus and AI-agnostic buyer infrastructures are interconnected by way of devoted darkish fibre and 100G+ DWDM wavelengths. That is made doable by a sturdy ecosystem of seven connectivity suppliers, with plans to onboard extra.
By 2028, DataOne will ship 400MW of AI-compatible infrastructure, turning into the biggest information centre in Europe. The power will combine renewable vitality sourced from EDF’s hydroelectric energy, complemented by nuclear vitality backup, making certain zero-carbon operations at scale.
Deployment Timeline
• April 2025: Launch of 80MW capability, following 16 weeks of transformation work, establishing Europe’s largest AI-focused information centre. The power will probably be able to internet hosting buyer supercomputers and competing with world benchmarks.
• This fall 2026: Enlargement to 200MW capability.
• Late 2028: Completion with 400MW operational capability.
Tailor-made to the calls for of present and next-generation GPU applied sciences, DataOne will function direct liquid-cooled Amenities Distribution Models (FDUs) able to internet hosting heterogeneous AI infrastructures with energy densities starting from 60 to 250KW per rack. The info centre’s design achieves a Energy Utilization Effectiveness (PUE) of 1.06–1.15, considerably surpassing European regulatory requirements.
DataOne additionally embodies BSO’s zero-carbon imaginative and prescient via:
• Renewable Power: Utilising 100% renewable vitality sources.
• Warmth Recycling: Repurposing waste warmth (50°C water) to learn native industrial and business communities.
• Power Transparency: Offering prospects with real-time entry to efficiency metrics by way of an built-in portal.
DataOne is spearheaded by Charles-Antoine Beyney and Michael Ourabah, each seasoned entrepreneurs with many years of expertise. Charles-Antoine, identified for founding and efficiently exiting Etix In every single place (bought to Vantage in 2020), is dedicated to driving a sustainable future for information centres.
“DataOne represents a daring imaginative and prescient for the way forward for AI infrastructure in Europe – a sustainable, high-performance hub that units a brand new customary for the trade,” mentioned Charles-Antoine Beyney, Co-Founding father of BSO and CEO of DataOne.
