NorthC: Aalsmeer (Amsterdam Region) Data Center

NorthC’s Data Center Aalsmeer, located in the Hornmeer business park in Aalsmeer (within the Amsterdam metropolitan region), sits strategically between Schiphol Airport and Amsterdam.It enjoys direct access to major highways A4 and A9, providing strong logistical connectivity to the Randstad region.As one of NorthC’s four regional sites in the Amsterdam area, Aalsmeer is well-positioned in one of Europe’s key digital hubs and benefits from proximity to the AMS-IX exchange ecosystem.

The facility is operated by NorthC Datacenters, which emerged from the merger of Dutch firms TDCG and NLDC. This site plays a strategic role in NorthC’s regional network by enabling redundant interconnection among Dutch facilities via its “Region Connect Ring.”Additionally, Aalsmeer supports sustainable initiatives: it operates fully on certified green power and participates in a residual heat reuse program (Energy Hub Aalsmeer) that injects waste heat into neighboring buildings (e.g. daycare, swimming pool, horticulture). 

⚙️ Facility Highlights

• Total installed electrical capacity: 14 MW 
• White space / data floor area: 4,600 m² (≈ 49,500 sq ft) 
• Campus footprint / total surface area: 14,700 m² 
• Built to Tier-3 standards 
• Power redundancy: 3 × 10 kV utility feeds (N+1) with Dynamic Rotary UPS (DRUPS) and N+2 backup generation in place 
• and climate control: chilled-water based systems, “free cooling” (ambient cooling) support, cooling redundancy N+1, closed-aisle separation, and heat-cold exchange with neighboring buildings via residual heat recovery 
• Fire safety infrastructure: double-knock detection, aspiration systems, and HI-FOG water mist extinguishing system 

🔐 Security & Compliance

• Physical security & layered access: fenced site, gate access, secured perimeters, multi-factor entry (access pass + biometrics) 
• 24/7 CCTV surveillance (internal and external) 
• Onsite professional security personnel available 24/7 
• Digital monitoring & operational oversight: NOC and monitoring via CIMS portal, proactive environment monitoring 
• Certifications & compliance:
• • ISO 27001 (information security)
• • ISO 9001 (quality) 
• • ISO 14001 (environment) 
• • ISO 22301 (business continuity) 
• • PCI DSS 
• • NEN 7510 (Dutch healthcare information security) 
• • ISAE 3402 (audit assurance)

🌐 Connectivity & Carrier Access

• Carrier- and cloud-neutral facility 
• Redundant connectivity architecture: A and B meet-me rooms for path diversity 
• Access to broad partner ecosystem: cloud service providers, network service providers, managed services, etc. 
• Interconnection & peering options: AMS-IX, NL-IX, other Internet Exchanges likely via local carriers (per OCOLO listing) 
• Carrier list (examples): includes Afiber, AT&T, Cogent, Eurofiber, GTT, KPN International, BT, Colt, Verizon, etc. 
• Network interlinking across NorthC’s ecosystem: “Region Connect Ring” provides fiber links to interconnect NorthC’s other Dutch data centers, enabling internal traffic routing across sites

💼 Who It Serves

• Cloud & SaaS providers seeking low-latency access into the Amsterdam/Netherlands region
• Enterprises and e-commerce platforms requiring resilient colocation close to the Dutch digital core
• Telecommunications and network operators wanting peering and interconnection presence
• Media, content delivery, streaming services that need proximity to AMS-IX and local bandwidth
• Healthcare, life sciences, and regulated sectors (benefiting from NEN 7510 compliance)
• Sustainability-minded organizations looking for data infrastructure powered by 100 % green electricity and with heat recovery usage