The French cloud company OVHcloud further expands its infrastructure in Europe with the opening of its first data center in Italy. The location near Milan will also be the company’s first 3-AZ region outside of France.
OVHcloud will soon open a new data center in Milan. This strengthens the company’s presence in Southern Europe. It is the group’s 44th data center worldwide and the 27th in Europe.
3-AZ
The new site will be OVHcloud’s first in Italy. Simultaneously, a new three Availability Zone (3-AZ) is being set up. It consists of three separate data centers, each at a short distance from each other, with separate power supplies and network access. It is expected to be completed by the end of 2025 and is focused on the Italian region of Lombardy.
This 3-AZ infrastructure is aimed at organizations with high demands for availability, security, and compliance. Think of sectors such as finance, healthcare, and government services. With this setup, OVHcloud aims to respond to the growing demand for resilient and locally compliant cloud solutions in Europe.
Growth with European Focus
The investment in Italy is part of a broader international growth strategy. Recently, OVHcloud added locations in Mumbai, Toronto, and Sydney, among others. Since its IPO in 2021, the company has invested approximately one billion euros in infrastructure. During that period, it opened ten new data centers and 28 Local Zones worldwide.
The company plans to open more than fifty new Local Zones and four additional 3-AZ regions in Europe, North America, and Asia-Pacific in the coming years. In 2026, Local Zones will be added in Bogotá, Tallinn, and Johannesburg, among others.
With these expansions, OVHcloud aims to continue responding to the growing need for local data processing and customizable cloud services, aligned with regional regulations and market needs. OVHcloud is seizing the momentum as a European cloud player and is rapidly expanding its footprint, including announcements about AI and its own Data Platform. The company consistently emphasizes its French, and thus European, DNA, in contrast to the large American players.