Varaždin is 80 km north of Zagreb, and DC North is the reason a Croatian buyer might look there rather than at the capital: the Uptime Institute has certified it at Tier III twice over, once on the design documents and once on the finished building, the only such pair in the country outside the Zagreb area. The building at Ivane Brlić-Mažuranić 30 opened on 24 November 2023 after €17 million of investment, with 2,000 m² of technical space divided into six rooms of 104 racks apiece, 624 in all, on a 4 MW grid connection. Four generators and 26,000 litres of diesel stand behind that. Three diverse optical routes leave the site toward Slovenia, Hungary and Austria, and CIX, the Croatian Internet Exchange operated by SRCE, is on the floor alongside six networks - which makes Varaždin a genuine second peering point rather than a satellite of the capital. The structure was engineered for a milder seismic zone than Zagreb's and rated to magnitude 9. ISO 27001 and ISO 20000 are claimed by the operator.
Facility Specifications
Site information
Colocation space
2,000 m2
Power capacity
4 MW
Power & cooling
Redundancy
Four generators with 26,000 litres of diesel on site
Compliance
Uptime Tier III Design DocumentsUptime Tier III Constructed Facility
Uptime Institute Tier III for both design documents and the constructed facility, awarded to DC North d.o.o. ISO 27001 and ISO 20000 are stated by the operator itself.
What does the DC North rack layout look like?
Six technical rooms of 104 racks each, 624 in all, across 2,000 m² of space on a 4 MW connection, with 800x1200 racks throughout.
Which exchange can be reached inside DC North?
CIX, the Croatian Internet Exchange run by SRCE, is present on site alongside six networks.
Why would a buyer choose Varaždin over Zagreb?
Diverse fibre toward Slovenia, Hungary and Austria, a milder seismic zone than the capital's, and certified Tier III space outside the Zagreb cluster.
When did the Varaždin facility open?
24 November 2023, after a €17 million build by DC North d.o.o., the company associated with the Croatian IT firm Cratis.