Data centers in the Brussels market
The Brussels market, as defined here, takes in every listed facility within 40 km of Brussels: 25 data centers in 7 towns and cities, led by Brussels (11), Zaventem (4), Aalst (1) and Erembodegem (1). That is 49% of the listings in Belgium.
The operators with the most listings are Datacenter United (4), Digital Realty (3) and LCL (2), out of 12 named operators.
The three operators with the most listings hold 36% of them; 9 of the 12 named operators have a single listed facility here. Published power figures for single buildings add up to 6 MW of utility power across 1 building; buildings that publish no figure are not counted. 3 facilities hold an Uptime Institute Tier certification (3 Tier III). Tier III: Nexus Data Centre, LCL Brussels-West Data Centre, Aalst Phase 2 and LCL Brussels-North 5 Data Centre, Days 1 and 2.
About the Brussels market
The directory lists 25 data centers in the Brussels market, 56th among the 64 markets it covers and 49 percent of all listings in Belgium. They are run by 12 operators. Brussels itself holds 11 of them, 44 percent of the market, and Zaventem 4, while Aalst, Erembodegem and Machelen have one listed site each.
No operator has more than a few sites. Datacenter United has the most listings, 4, followed by Digital Realty with 3 and LCL with 2. Colt DCS, EdgeConneX and Microsoft each have one. Colocation sites account for 9 of the records and enterprise facilities for 3.
Digital Realty is the only operator here that publishes size figures. Its BRU1 in Zaventem is the only building with a published utility supply, at 6.4 MW. By floor area, Digital Realty BRU4 in Zaventem is the largest listed building, at 159,000 square feet, ahead of BRU1 at 112,000 square feet.
Only 2 listed facilities are recorded as operational and the other 23 carry no status in the data; none is listed as under construction or planned. 3 facilities hold an Uptime Institute certification, all at Tier III.
Towns and cities
Brussels (11) · Zaventem (4) · Aalst (1) · Erembodegem (1) · Flanders (1) · Machelen (1) · Wezembeekstraat bus Zaventem (1)
Facilities
Operators
| Operator | Facilities |
|---|---|
| Datacenter United | 4 |
| Digital Realty | 3 |
| LCL | 2 |
| Colt DCS | 1 |
| DC Green B.V. | 1 |
| EdgeConneX | 1 |
| Infrabel NV | 1 |
| Louis Beke | 1 |
| Microsoft | 1 |
| Telenet Group NV | 1 |
| Unix-Solutions BV | 1 |
| VUB | 1 |
Largest facilities by floor area
| Facility | Operator | Floor area, sq ft |
|---|---|---|
| Digital Realty BRU4 | Digital Realty | 159,000 |
| Digital Realty BRU1 | Digital Realty | 112,000 |
| Digital Realty BRU3 | Digital Realty | 66,500 |