Following a previous expansion into Italy, OVHcloud establishes a foothold in Germany. OVHCloud aims to position itself as a European alternative to American hyperscalers.
The French cloud provider OVHcloud expands its European infrastructure with a new cloud region featuring three availability zones (3-AZ) in Berlin. It is the company’s first such region in Germany, and the third in Europe following earlier launches in Paris and Milan.
New Region in Berlin
With the new region in Berlin, OVHcloud aims to address the growing demand for digital sovereignty, security, and resilience within the European market. The infrastructure is designed for critical applications requiring high availability. OVHCloud positions itself as the main European alternative to American cloud services with the promise that it can provide true sovereignty.
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The cloud region consists of three physically separated data centers within the same region, each with independent power supply and network infrastructure. This design ensures IT service continuity, even during incidents or outages.
European Ambitions
OVHcloud has been active in Germany since 2005 and already manages two data centers there. With the addition of the Berlin region, the company aims to further strengthen its position in Germany. The expansion to Berlin fits within OVHcloud’s broader strategy to offer a European alternative to non-European cloud infrastructure.
Organizations in regulated sectors such as finance, energy, healthcare, and the public sector form a key target audience. The cloud provider offers over eighty products from its data centers, with a significant portion located in Europe.
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According to founder and CEO Octave Klaba, the deployment of multiple regions is essential for the digital transformation of the European economy. OVHcloud plans to develop similar infrastructures in other European cities. The company states that digital sovereignty on the continent cannot be achieved by individual players, but through collaboration between organizations that can operate at scale.