ScaleUp: NUE1 Data Center

NUE1 is the newest data center from ScaleUp Technologies, officially launched in mid-2025, located in the Nuremberg-Fürth region of Germany. The facility is designed to support modern, sustainable, open-compute infrastructure and serves as both a commercial colocation/data-center site and a dedicated “OCP Experience Center,” where clients and developers can test open-hardware and cloud infrastructure under real operating conditions.

⚙️ Facility Highlights

1. The center features carrier-neutral colocation, and supports not only traditional rack and cage deployments, but also Open Compute Project (OCP) hardware and custom bare-metal infrastructure.
2. The design prioritizes energy efficiency and sustainability: the reported PUE (Power Usage Effectiveness) is ~1.2 — meaning most of the power goes into computing rather than overhead.
3. The facility runs on 100% green electricity, reflecting ScaleUp’s commitment to sustainable operations.
4. Modern cooling solutions are implemented — including what ScaleUp calls their “CoolW@ll®” technology and extensive use of free-cooling when external conditions permit. According to their announcement, ~87% of cooling is achieved via free cooling thanks to local climate advantages in Nuremberg.
5. Flexible service offerings: clients can rent standard racks, custom bare-metal servers (including OCP gear), managed hosting, or full IaaS/Cloud hosting — all supported by ScaleUp’s infrastructure across their data-center network.

🔐 Security & Compliance

1. All ScaleUp data centers — including NUE1 — are certified under ISO/IEC 27001 for information security.
2. The facility supports carrier-neutral connectivity and meets high standards for physical and network security, consistent with Tier-3 class data-center operations per ScaleUp’s published criteria.
3. 24/7/365 support and on-site operations staff ensure that customers have immediate access to technical support and maintenance when needed.

🌐 Connectivity & Carrier Access

1. NUE1 is carrier-neutral, offering access to multiple network and peering operators via ScaleUp’s backbone and peering/partner ecosystem.
2. As part of ScaleUp’s network of interconnected data centers across Germany (Berlin, Hamburg, Düsseldorf, and more), customers have the option to build geo-distributed or hybrid deployments, crossing locations for redundancy or performance optimisation.
3. Infrastructure plans support both colocation and cloud/IaaS — meaning clients can combine low-latency dedicated hardware with scalable cloud resources within the same provider ecosystem.

💼 Who It Serves

1. Businesses and enterprises needing energy-efficient, sustainable hosting infrastructure in Germany — especially those sensitive to power costs or carbon footprint.
2. Companies looking for open-hardware / open-compute stack deployments (e.g., OCP servers, Hyperscale-style infrastructure) with a partner experienced in open cloud and bare-metal hosting.
3. Organizations needing redundant, distributed infrastructure — for example, those building hybrid-cloud stacks, DR sites, or multi-location deployments across Germany.
4. Cloud/SaaS providers, ISPs, or managed-service providers that require carrier-neutral connectivity, privacy, and compliance (ISO 27001), while maintaining flexibility between bare-metal and cloud.
5. Tech-savvy customers — such as AI/ML users, developers, or open-source advocates — who value transparency, custom hardware, and a modern, sustainable infrastructure environment.