GDS Ltd: Shanghai Data Center (SH12)

Shanghai Data Center SH12, developed by GDS Holdings Ltd, is a hyperscale-grade, high-density digital facility located in the economic heart of Eastern China. Built to meet the evolving infrastructure demands of cloud providers, AI platforms, fintech enterprises, and content delivery networks, SH12 provides secure, compliant, and energy-efficient data hosting in one of the most strategically connected areas of Shanghai.

As part of GDS’s metro interconnected platform, SH12 is optimized for hybrid and multi-cloud architectures, offering direct access to major network carriers, cloud exchanges, and GDS’s high-speed fiber backbone.

• Location: Strategically positioned within Shanghai’s industrial tech park, near commercial, financial, and carrier hotel zones.
• Facility Design: Multi-level structure with modular deployment capabilities, seismic resilience, and dedicated infrastructure for AI and enterprise environments.
• Power Infrastructure:
• Dual utility power feeds with N+1 UPS redundancy
• Diesel generator backup with full-site support
• Rack support up to 30kW+, tailored for GPU-intensive and AI workloads
• Smart grid-ready power architecture with real-time usage analytics
• Cooling Systems:
• Precision chilled water and containment-based airflow design
• AI-optimized cooling zones with thermal load balancing
• Liquid cooling compatibility for advanced compute environments

• 24/7 staffed facility with biometric access control, CCTV, and anti-tailgating infrastructure
• Segregated tenant zones for enterprise and regulated industries
• Built to meet stringent compliance requirements for financial and public sector clients

• ISO/IEC 27001 – Information Security
• ISO/IEC 20000 – IT Service Management
• ISO 9001 / 14001 – Quality & Environmental Management
• Uptime Institute Tier III (Design Certified)
• GB50174 / GB/T 22239 – Chinese national standards for cybersecurity and critical IT environments

• Carrier-neutral with multiple fiber routes, cloud on-ramps, and IXP access
• Interconnected with GDS’s Shanghai metro ring and national data center network
• Ideal for hybrid, multi-cloud, DR, and AI platform interconnection
• Peering-friendly environment supporting content delivery, fintech, and SaaS workloads

• AI/ML compute clusters and inference hosting
• Financial services infrastructure and disaster recovery
• High-availability SaaS platforms and hybrid IT
• GPU-intensive HPC and cloud-native app deployments
• Data compliance and mission-critical enterprise hosting

Shanghai Data Center SH12 is a scalable, secure, and ultra-connected facility built to empower innovation across Shanghai’s rapidly digitizing business ecosystem. Backed by GDS’s operational excellence, SH12 offers a future-proof platform for organizations seeking infrastructure reliability at the heart of China’s financial capital.