OVH Cloud: GRA2 Data Center

The GRA2 Data Center is part of OVHcloud’s Gravelines campus in northern France, one of the company’s flagship hyperscale locations. Strategically positioned near Dunkirk and close to major European connectivity corridors, the facility benefits from proximity to the UK, Belgium, the Netherlands, and key subsea cable landing points, making it a critical infrastructure hub for Western Europe.

As part of OVHcloud’s vertically integrated model, GRA2 supports public cloud, private cloud, bare metal, and hosted infrastructure services within a secure and energy-efficient environment. The facility is engineered using OVHcloud’s proprietary design standards, emphasizing operational control, water-based cooling innovation, and high-density compute environments tailored for enterprise, SaaS, AI, and digital-native workloads.

Designed for scalability and resilience, GRA2 operates within a multi-building campus that enables customers to deploy infrastructure with geographic redundancy while maintaining low-latency access to major European markets.

⚙️ Facility Highlights

1. Located in Gravelines, France, near major European fiber routes
2. Part of OVHcloud’s multi-building Gravelines campus
3. Supports Public Cloud, Private Cloud, Bare Metal, and Hosted Infrastructure
4. Designed using OVHcloud’s proprietary data center architecture
5. Scalable infrastructure for enterprise and hyperscale workloads
6. Integrated operations aligned with OVHcloud’s vertically controlled supply chain

🔌 Power Infrastructure

1. Redundant power architecture designed for high availability
2. Utility power sourced from the French national grid
3. UPS-backed systems ensuring continuous power delivery
4. Backup generator infrastructure supporting operational continuity
5. Engineered to support high-density server deployments

❄️ Cooling Infrastructure

1. OVHcloud’s proprietary water-cooling technology
2. Energy-efficient cooling systems optimized for performance and sustainability
3. Designed to reduce PUE through direct liquid cooling methodologies
4. Optimized airflow management across server environments

🌐 Connectivity & Carrier Access

1. Carrier-neutral connectivity model
2. Access to major European fiber networks
3. Low-latency connectivity to France, UK, Benelux, and broader EU markets
4. Cross-connect and private networking options for hybrid deployments
5. Direct integration with OVHcloud’s global backbone network

🔐 Security & Compliance

1. Multi-layer physical security controls
2. Controlled access to data halls
3. 24/7 monitoring and surveillance
4. Compliance alignment with European data protection frameworks
5. Supports GDPR data sovereignty requirements

💼 Who It Serves

1. Enterprises expanding across Western Europe
2. SaaS and digital-native companies
3. AI and high-performance computing workloads
4. Organizations requiring EU data residency
5. Hybrid and multi-cloud deployments leveraging OVHcloud services