OVH Cloud: BHS3 Data Center
About BHS3 Data Center
The BHS3 Data Center is part of OVHcloud’s flagship Beauharnois campus in Québec, one of the largest hyperscale data center campuses in Canada. Located approximately 40 kilometers southwest of Montréal, the facility leverages Québec’s abundant, low-cost hydroelectric power and naturally cool climate to deliver high-performance, energy-efficient cloud and bare metal infrastructure.
As one of multiple buildings within the Beauharnois (BHS) campus, BHS3 supports OVHcloud’s global cloud platform, including public cloud, private cloud, hosted private cloud, and bare metal services. The site is engineered for large-scale compute environments and high-density deployments while maintaining OVHcloud’s vertically integrated approach — from proprietary server design to custom cooling technologies.
Designed for resilience, scalability, and sustainability, BHS3 plays a key role in OVHcloud’s North American infrastructure footprint and global availability zones.
⚙️ Facility Highlights
- Located within OVHcloud’s Beauharnois (BHS) campus in Québec
- Powered primarily by renewable hydroelectric energy
- Designed to support hyperscale cloud and bare metal deployments
- Proprietary server and rack architecture developed by OVHcloud
- High-density compute environments
- Integrated into OVHcloud’s global backbone network
- Supports public cloud, private cloud, hosted private cloud, and bare metal services
🔌 Power Infrastructure
- Sourced from Québec’s hydroelectric grid (Hydro-Québec)
- Redundant electrical infrastructure for continuous availability
- Designed for high power efficiency and large-scale IT loads
- Energy-optimized architecture aligned with OVHcloud’s sustainability model
❄️ Cooling Infrastructure
- Proprietary water-cooling technology developed by OVHcloud
- Free cooling leveraged through Québec’s cold climate
- Optimized for energy efficiency and reduced PUE
- Designed to support high-density server deployments
🌐 Connectivity & Carrier Access
- Direct integration with OVHcloud’s global private backbone network
- Multiple fiber routes into the campus
- Low-latency connectivity to Montréal, Toronto, and U.S. Northeast markets
- Supports hybrid and multi-cloud connectivity architectures
🔐 Security & Compliance
- 24/7 on-site security operations
- Multi-layer physical security controls
- Controlled access points and CCTV monitoring
- Designed to meet international compliance standards (ISO certifications and data protection frameworks applicable to OVHcloud services)
💼 Who It Serves
- Enterprises deploying public or private cloud infrastructure in Canada
- SaaS and technology companies requiring scalable cloud environments
- AI, analytics, and compute-intensive workloads
- Organizations requiring Canadian data residency
- Businesses expanding across North America and Europe using OVHcloud’s global network