OVIO a.m.

OVIO operates Armenia’s largest and most advanced data-centre facility, located in Abovyan (approximately 16 km from the capital Yerevan). The facility is built to Tier III standards and supports a full range of digital infrastructure services, uniquely positioning OVIO to serve large-scale enterprise, government and cloud workloads within Armenia and the region. Its strategic significance lies in its integration with OVIO’s national fibre-optic and telecom backbone (reaching ~80% of Armenia) and offering clients a locally sovereign infrastructure option with robust compliance and connectivity.

⚙️ Facility Highlights

• Total IT load capacity of 2 MW across the Abovyan data-centre. 
• ~216 server racks available within the facility.
• Dual high-voltage substations and a redundant UPS/backup genset architecture (e.g., Mitsubishi diesel generators) for high availability. 
• Cooling and infrastructure systems built for Tier III reliability and N+1 redundancy. 
• Modular design offering colocation racks, blocks, and cloud infrastructure (virtual servers, storage) on-site. 
• Service portfolio includes IaaS/virtual infrastructure, storage (S3 protocol), backup/disaster-recovery capabilities. 

🔐 Security & Compliance

• Physical security measures include 24/7 monitoring, biometric access, facial recognition systems, CCTV with full coverage. 
• Built in compliance with international standards: ISO 27001, 27017, 27018, PCI DSS and Tier III design. 
• Services certified for PCI DSS v4.0.1 covering both colocation and cloud services. 
• Infrastructure resilience for continuous operation during maintenance or service updates, supporting data integrity and uptime. 

🌐 Connectivity & Carrier Access

• Fully carrier-neutral environment with access to OVIO’s national fiber-optic network spanning ~80% of Armenia. 
• Fiber connectivity to international transit routes (Iran, Georgia, Europe) via OVIO’s network infrastructure. 
• Interconnection services offered from within the data centre (dedicated inter-client links, data transmission channels) and a self-service portal for cloud management. 
• Support for dedicated internet access, backup connectivity options, and data-centre cross-connects facilitating low-latency regional services. 

💼 Who It Serves

• Government and public-sector agencies needing sovereign domestic infrastructure and compliance aligned with national regulation.
• Enterprises (local & international) requiring colocation, cloud-infrastructure, dedicated racks/blocks, and DR/BaaS solutions in Armenia.
• Telecom and cloud service providers leveraging OVIO’s regional fiber backbone and data-centre interconnect to deliver managed services.
• High-performance workloads, backup/disaster-recovery use cases and customers who require secure, high-availability data-centre services with compliance.
• Businesses aiming for regional expansion or edge infrastructure in the South-Caucasus region, capitalizing on OVIO’s strategic location and connectivity.