Akquinet outsourcing ggmbh: ALSTERDORF Data Center

Located in Hamburg-Alsterdorf, Germany, the Alsterdorf Data Center operated by akquinet Outsourcing gGmbH delivers a highly secure, sustainable colocation and managed-IT infrastructure solution. The facility is part of akquinet’s network of four high-availability data centres (Hamburg-Alsterdorf, Hamburg-Rahlstedt, Norderstedt, Itzehoe) and stands out for its dual emphasis on operational reliability and social inclusion: it is managed as an inclusive enterprise with significant staffing of persons with disabilities. With its strong environmental credentials (including “Blue Angel” eco-label) and robust technical design, the site is tailored for enterprises, public-sector, and service-providers seeking German-based, high-compliance infrastructure. 

⚙️ Facility Highlights

• Redundancy & design: The Alsterdorf site is configured as a twin data-centre (with its counterpart in Norderstedt) and built with dual underground floors plus a U-shaped above-ground block, ensuring physical separation, multiple supply paths and high resilience. 
• Infrastructure: The facility features two independent medium-voltage power supplies, redundant UPS + generator systems, and redundant cooling design (2N cooling generation and distribution). Air-cooling is standard for racks up to ~15 kW, with optional direct water cooling. 
• Energy efficiency & sustainability: It operates on 100 % green electricity (renewable sources) and uses its server-waste heat to warm a neighbouring inclusive sports hall. The site holds the German eco-label “Blue Angel” (Blauer Engel) for climate-friendly operation. 
• Scalability & flexibility: While exact maximum power or rack-counts for Alsterdorf are not publicly detailed, the twin-site model allows for distributed operations and expansion across the Alsterdorf/Norderstedt pair. Architectural plans cite ~2,500 m² gross building footprint for Alsterdorf in one reference. 
• Support services: On-site operations staff, 24/7 security & monitoring, remote-hands services, full outsourcing of systems, storage and hosting are offered via the parent akquinet group. 

🔐 Security & Compliance

• Security layer includes 24/7 guarded facility, extensive video surveillance (inside and out), electronic multi-factor access control (including single-person access and man-trap style segregation) and robust structural burglary protection. 
• Certifications: The Alsterdorf site is part of akquinet’s certified data-centre portfolio which includes ISO/IEC 27001:2022 for IT-services, and the twin centre is built to standards such as EN 50600 Availability Class 3 and TÜV NORD TSI.STANDARD V4.6/Level 4 (at least for the Rahlstedt sibling). 
• Fire detection & suppression, environment monitoring (humidity, leak detection) and compartmentalised technical infrastructure are in place as part of the high-availability design. 

🌐 Connectivity & Carrier Access

• Carrier-neutral environment: The data centre offers connections to multiple carriers, and akquinet’s backbone uplinks include major providers (e.g., Deutsche Telekom, TeliaSonera) and peering points such as DE-CIX Hamburg and DE-CIX Frankfurt. 
• Fibre diversity: The twin-site architecture (Alsterdorf + Norderstedt) supports diverse entry routes and resilient network paths for customers requiring distributed or geo-redundant connectivity.
• Cloud/hosting integration: The facility supports housing, colocation, cloud services, and managed hosting via akquinet’s outsourcing business line.

💼 Who It Serves

• Enterprises (including public-sector and regulated industries) that require compliant, high-availability infrastructure in Germany with strong sustainability credentials.
• Cloud providers, hosting and managed-service companies seeking a robust Tier-standard German data-centre location with carrier-neutral access.
• Organisations with social-corporate responsibilities or sustainability goals: the inclusive staffing model and Green Power focus of the Alsterdorf site can align with ESG priorities.
• Businesses needing scalable colocation, hybrid IT or outsourcing of their infrastructure operations to a trusted partner.