eww ITandTEL: Austria Wels Data Center

Located at Knorrstraße 10, 4600 Wels, Austria, the eww ITandTEL Wels data centre is part of the broader eww Group’s IT and communications business unit. 

As one of Austria’s “modernsten Rechenzentren”, the facility boasts high levels of security, availability and connectivity and specifically targets enterprises seeking Austrian-based data sovereignty.

Its strategic position in Upper Austria (Oberösterreich) provides businesses with good regional access to dynamics in Central Europe, while being linked to the eww fibre backbone and Austria’s major Internet exchange and cloud access points. With both primary-data-centre and backup-data-centre capability, this site is designed to support high-availability workloads and resilient architectures. 

⚙️ Facility Highlights

• Certified to ISO/IEC 27001 and EN 50600 standards, ensuring rigorous information-security and infrastructure resilience. 
• Redundant power supply architecture: dual separated UPS systems with diesel generator backup to support continuous operation even in the event of grid failure. 
• Free-cooling plus energy-efficient climatic systems designed for optimal thermal management and improved PUE (Power Usage Effectiveness). 
• Data-housing exclusively in Austria, with multiple redundant data-line paths and carrier-neutral connectivity. 
• “Housingfläche” available from ¼ rack up to full rows, enabling flexible colocation engagements from small to large scale. 

🔐 Security & Compliance

• Continuous 24/7 monitoring and secure access controls, including logged access, surveillance video, man-trap or equivalent entry control and biometric/card systems. 
• Fire-protection infrastructure including early-warning detection, gas-based fire suppression and water-leak detection. 
• Compliance framework anchored in ISO/IEC 27001 (information security management) and EN 50600 (data-centre design, operations, energy & infrastructure) standards. 
• Data sovereignty assurance: customer data remains physically in Austria, under Austrian jurisdiction. 

🌐 Connectivity & Carrier Access

• Operated by eww ITandTEL, which maintains a high-capacity fibre backbone (>400 Gbit/s) across Austria, supplying the data centre with strong connectivity and redundant links. 
• Carrier-neutral colocation environment, enabling clients to choose from multiple connectivity providers and transit/peering arrangements.
• Direct linkage to major internet exchange points and cloud endpoints, supporting hybrid-cloud and multi-cloud models including direct connectivity to Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services, etc.
• Robust data-line diversity: redundant data paths, multi-route entries, and high-speed inter-site connectivity supporting enterprise-grade distributed architecture. 

💼 Who It Serves

• Enterprises (mid-market and large) in Austria and Central Europe requiring secure colocation, high-availability infrastructure, and Austrian-based data jurisdiction.
• Cloud service providers, SaaS vendors and managed services companies seeking a regional footprint with strong connectivity into the Austrian and German market.
• Organisations with critical IT workloads (financial services, healthcare IT, industrial control systems) that need rigorous compliance, security and redundancy.
• Companies pursuing hybrid-cloud or multi-cloud strategies, looking for a strong partner and connectivity into major cloud providers with local Austrian presence.
• Businesses that value sustainability and energy-efficient data-centre operations within Austria, backed by a regional vendor with deep infrastructure and service-capability.