Arvato Systems: DC3 Data Center

The DC3 facility of Arvato Systems is located at 200 An der Autobahn (or part of the campus at 18 Reinhard-Mohn-Strasse), Gütersloh, North-Rhine Westphalia, Germany. Operated by Arvato’s infrastructure and hosting arm, this data centre forms part of a resilient dual-site deployment (DC1 & DC3) delivering enterprise-grade colocation, cloud infrastructure and managed hosting services. The site is positioned to support high-availability, sovereign IT workloads for customers requiring German-based infrastructure and certified reliability.

What makes DC3 stand out is its certification to the European standard DIN EN 50600 (Availability Class 3) — giving it strong credentials for mission-critical IT landscapes in regulated sectors. 

⚙️ Facility Highlights

• The DC3 facility is certified to Availability Class 3 under EN 50600, meaning all active components and supply chains are designed for concurrent maintainability. 
• Power capacity: According to third-party listing the DC3 site offers ~1.2 MW of power capacity. 
• Cooling & infrastructure: Uses a combination of air- and water-based cooling systems for optimal environmental control. 
• Scalability: As part of the Arvato Systems campus in Gütersloh (DC1 & DC3), the site supports modular expansion, enabling clients to grow rack/cage deployment over time within a certified framework.
• Support services: Arvato offers full hosting, managed cloud (private, hybrid, public), outsourcing and infrastructure services from these data centres — enabling customers to leverage managed services integrated with the colocation footprint. 

🔐 Security & Compliance

• The DC3 facility meets EN 50600 security, power, construction, telecommunications cabling and operational management standards (Audit report “505.031.175” dated April 14 2025).
• Physical security includes 24/7 operations, monitored access, restricted zones, surveillance and separation of critical infrastructure. 
• Compliance: The combined DC1/DC3 campus has undergone certification to EN 50600, which covers building, power distribution, environmental control, cabling infrastructure and security systems — providing assurance for regulated workloads.
• Fire detection & suppression, redundant power systems and environmental monitoring are built into the design for high-availability operations.

🌐 Connectivity & Carrier Access

• The DC3 site is part of the Arvato Systems German infrastructure network, enabling connectivity into Arvato’s cloud/hosting services and the broader multi-cloud ecosystem.
• While specific public listings of fibre carriers at DC3 are limited, the listing notes “multiple fibre connections” for high-speed reliable data transfer. 
• Because the site is integrated into Arvato Systems’ infrastructure services, clients gain the benefit of managed connectivity, hybrid cloud interconnects and access to a broad IT-services portfolio.

💼 Who It Serves

• Enterprises with mission-critical IT workloads requiring high-availability infrastructure, especially those subject to German data-sovereignty, regulatory compliance or high security demands.
• Service providers, SaaS platforms and cloud operators who require a certified infrastructure base (EN 50600) and managed-services integration.
• Organisations pursuing hybrid IT / cloud transformation, looking to offload data-centre operations while retaining performance, reliability and compliance.
• Regulated industries (finance, public sector, manufacturing, logistics) where uptime, security and certified operations are essential.