earthDATAsafe

Name: earthDATAsafe
Address: Höhkogel 1, Kapfenberg, 8605, AT

Höhkogel 1, Kapfenberg, 8605, AT

Metro: Pötschach, AT Country: Austria Region: Europe

Carriers on-net

Colocation space

370

m²

A wartime arms bunker holds earthDATAsafe: the SYENIT complex at Höhkogel 1 in Pötschach, a locality of Kapfenberg in Styria, cut for Böhler-Edelstahl in 1943 and 1944 as four working and four transport tunnels, 1,150 metres long and 4,650 m2 in area. DCCS fitted the data centre into it in eleven months and went live in November 2003. About 370 m2 of server floor is in use today, against roughly 4,000 m2 that could be built out inside the tunnels. Standby power is two diesel generators, 315 kW and 800 kW, on 18,000 litres of buried fuel, and fire protection is nitrogen suppression with particle detection the operator states will pick up a cable fault around three hours before it burns. Operation passed from DCCS to Kapsch BusinessCom on 1 July 2008; Kapsch became K-Businesscom, CANCOM SE acquired it in June 2023, and the site has traded as CANCOM Austria since January 2024. Four networks are present and no internet exchange.

Facility Specifications

Site information

Colocation space: ~370 m2 of server floor in use, ~4,000 m2 buildable in the tunnels

Power & cooling

Redundancy: Two diesel generators, 315 kW and 800 kW, on 18,000 L of buried fuel

Network ecosystem — 4 carriers on-net

Anexia (AS42473)ANX (AS47147)Drei Austria (AS25255)next layer (AS1764)

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Location

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Frequently asked questions

What was the earthDATAsafe bunker originally cut for?

Arms production. Böhler-Edelstahl drove the SYENIT tunnels in 1943 and 1944, and the complex runs to 1,150 metres of tunnel over 4,650 m2.

How much of the Pötschach tunnel system is fitted out?

About 370 m2 of server floor, against roughly 4,000 m2 that the tunnels could hold.

Which operator runs earthDATAsafe today?

CANCOM Austria. Kapsch BusinessCom took operations over from DCCS on 1 July 2008 and was renamed K-Businesscom; CANCOM SE acquired that business in June 2023 and the Austrian arm took the CANCOM name in January 2024.

How is the site backed up for power and fire?

Two diesel generators of 315 kW and 800 kW draw on 18,000 litres of buried fuel, and nitrogen suppression sits behind particle-detection early warning.