stackit

STACKIT is the cloud-and-colocation provider of the Schwarz Group (the parent company of retail brands such as Lidl and Kaufland) and positions itself as a sovereign European cloud alternative.

Focused on data sovereignty, compliance and localized hosting, STACKIT operates data centres in Germany and Austria and is building further capacity to serve regulated industries and enterprises seeking cloud, hybrid and colocation services under European-jurisdiction standards. 

Their strategic significance lies in the combination of cloud platform services, colocation offerings, and network/hosting services, all designed for German/Austrian markets (and wider Europe) where data protection, sovereignty and regulatory compliance are critical.

⚙️ Facility Highlights

• Colocation data centres (for example DC01 in Neckarsulm, Germany) certified with ISO 27001 and other standards.
• Modular colocation offering with redundant power, emergency power supply (UPS + diesel generators) as noted in their colocation page. 
• Hybrid service model: cloud + colocation + connectivity, enabling workloads to reside on-premises, in colocation or in sovereign cloud.
• Multi-location across Germany and Austria, enabling distributed deployment or backup/disaster recovery scenarios.

🔐 Security & Compliance

• Data centres certified according to ISO 27001 and compliant with GDPR for data storage and processing in Germany/Austria. 
• Infrastructure designed for regulated industries: STACKIT emphasises sovereign cloud, open-source technologies, and operations exclusively within European data centres. 
• Transparent control over data location and access: customer data remains under EU jurisdiction and clients retain sovereignty. 

🌐 Connectivity & Carrier Access

• Fully carrier-neutral colocation + cloud facility offering for enterprises in Germany/Austria. 
• Ability to integrate cloud services with colocation infrastructure and interconnection options (though specific carrier numbers are not detailed publicly).
• Locations in major German/Austrian hubs, enabling regional interconnection and lower latency inside Europe.

💼 Who It Serves

• Enterprises and organisations in regulated industries (finance, health, public sector) requiring data sovereignty and compliance in Europe.
• Companies based in Germany/Austria (or operating there) who prefer a European cloud alternative rather than global hyperscalers.
• Workloads that require hybrid deployment: part-cloud, part-colocation, part-on-premises, with regional backup/disaster recovery.
• Organisations seeking to host their infrastructure in Germany/Austria with certified, secure data-centre services and colocation.