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OVH Cloud: BHS1 Data Center

OVH Cloud BHS1 Data Center is located at 50 Rue de l'Aluminerie, Beauharnois, Québec J6N 0C2, Canada. The gross building size for this location has not been provided. The gross colocation space is not available for this data center. No power information has been offered for this location. We found 100 data center locations within 50 miles of this facility. No certifications are specified for this location.
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Bare Metal
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IaaS

About BHS1 Data Center

The BHS1 Data Center is part of OVHcloud’s flagship hyperscale campus in Beauharnois, Québec — one of the largest cloud-dedicated data center sites in North America. Strategically located approximately 40 kilometers southwest of Montréal, the facility benefits from Québec’s abundant hydroelectric power, competitive energy pricing, and strong connectivity into major North American markets.

Housed within a former hydroelectric power station along the St. Lawrence River, BHS1 is engineered to deliver large-scale cloud, bare metal, and colocation infrastructure with a strong emphasis on sustainability and energy efficiency. The Beauharnois campus is purpose-built to support OVHcloud’s global public cloud, private cloud, hosted private cloud, and bare metal offerings.

Designed for high availability and operational scalability, BHS1 supports enterprise, SaaS, AI, and web-scale workloads requiring cost-efficient power and resilient infrastructure in Canada.

⚙️ Facility Highlights

  1. Located in Beauharnois, Québec, near Montréal
  2. Part of OVHcloud’s flagship Beauharnois hyperscale campus
  3. Powered primarily by Québec hydroelectric energy
  4. Designed for large-scale cloud and bare metal deployments
  5. Modular, scalable infrastructure architecture
  6. Integration with OVHcloud’s global network backbone
  7. On-site technical operations and monitoring

🔌 Power Infrastructure

  1. Sourced from Hydro-Québec’s renewable hydroelectric grid
  2. High-capacity utility feeds supporting hyperscale environments
  3. Redundant electrical architecture with UPS and generator backup
  4. Energy-efficient design aligned with OVHcloud sustainability initiatives

❄️ Cooling Infrastructure

  1. Water-cooling technologies optimized for high-density workloads
  2. Free cooling capabilities leveraging Québec’s climate
  3. Energy-efficient cooling design to reduce overall PUE
  4. Environmental monitoring systems across IT halls

🌐 Connectivity & Carrier Access

  1. Direct connectivity into OVHcloud’s global backbone network
  2. High-capacity fiber routes to Montréal and major North American hubs
  3. Carrier-neutral connectivity options
  4. Private interconnects for hybrid and multi-cloud architectures
  5. Direct connectivity to OVHcloud public and hosted private cloud platforms

🔐 Security & Compliance

  1. Multi-layer physical security controls
  2. 24/7 monitoring and access control
  3. CCTV surveillance throughout the facility
  4. Role-based access management
  5. Compliance alignment supporting enterprise and regulated workloads
  6. Canadian data residency for customers requiring local data sovereignty

💼 Who It Serves

  1. Enterprises deploying public and private cloud workloads
  2. SaaS and web-scale application providers
  3. AI, big data, and high-performance computing environments
  4. Developers and startups leveraging OVHcloud infrastructure
  5. Organizations requiring cost-efficient, renewable-powered infrastructure in Canada