Scaleway Elements: DC3 – Paris

Scaleway DC3 is a published Scaleway data center facility located at 61 Rue Julian Grimau, 94400 Vitry-sur-Seine, France, in the southern Paris metropolitan area. Scaleway presents DC3 as its “Paris — DC3” Cloud Campus, while third-party interconnection records also identify the site as OPCORE - DC3 / PAR3 in Vitry-sur-Seine, confirming the facility’s role in the wider Paris market.

The site is positioned less than 0.5 miles from the 225 kV Chevilly-Larue grid substation, giving it strategic access to major power infrastructure within one of Europe’s most important cloud, enterprise, and interconnection hubs. Scaleway describes DC3 as combining hyperscale edge capacity with a major interconnection hub, supporting enterprise readiness, resilience, scalability, and regional connectivity across Greater Paris.

⚙️ Facility Highlights

1. Official site address: 61 Rue Julian Grimau, 94400 Vitry-sur-Seine, France.
2. Officially described by Scaleway as a Cloud Campus combining hyperscale edge capacity with a major interconnection hub.
3. Total surface area: 10,000 m².
4. Fit-out model: turn-key and build-to-suit.
5. Floor type: raised floor.
6. Floor load capacity: more than 2 tons per m².
7. Utility feeders: 2 x 12 MW.
8. UPS configuration: distributed redundant.
9. UPS redundancy: N+1.
10. UPS power distribution: 2N.
11. Backup power: continuous-rated low-voltage diesel engine generators.
12. Backup power redundancy: N+1 via catcher.
13. Fuel autonomy: 72 hours at full load.
14. Cooling power: 5,957 kWf.
15. Cooling technology: chilled water system.
16. Cooling redundancy: 2N on central plant and N+2 on CRAHs.
17. Cooling configuration: high-efficiency closed-loop dry system with trim chillers.
18. Containment: cold aisle.
19. PUE: 1.36 TTM.
20. Energy sourcing: 100% powered by renewable energy.
21. SLA: 100% uptime SLA.
22. Density profile: high-density ready.
23. Deployment options: dedicated cages and private data halls.
24. Operational support: 24/7 Remote Hands services.
25. Additional on-site amenities include storage room, secure parking, and meeting room.

🔐 Security & Compliance

1. 24/7 on-site security presence.
2. 3 m high perimeter fence with controlled site access.
3. Vehicle trap, pedestrian turnstile, and man trap.
4. Key cards and biometric scanners for access control.
5. Secured loading dock.
6. Perimeter and interior CCTV coverage.
7. Fire detection: VESDA multipoint system.
8. Fire suppression: Marioff HiFog water mist system, noted as FM and VdS/OH1 certified.
9. ISO 27001:2013.
10. ISO 50001:2018.
11. HDS 1.
12. Code of Conduct.
13. APSAD.
14. Tier III design (Uptime Institute, 2014).
15. Scaleway states its colocation services adhere to GDPR and EU data protection standards.

🌐 Connectivity & Carrier Access

1. Officially described as a carrier-neutral data center.
2. Scaleway states more than 30 international operators are available on site.
3. Access to major internet exchanges is published on the official brochure.
4. Dual MMR and dual telco room architecture.
5. Satellite dish roof space is available.
6. PeeringDB lists the facility as OPCORE - DC3 / PAR3 with 25 networks present.
7. PeeringDB lists 3 local exchanges at the site: France-IX Paris, Hopus, and nine.
8. PeeringDB lists carriers including Arelion, euNetworks, IELO, moji, nine, and Orange Wholesale International - EVPL.
9. Scaleway’s colocation offering for Paris-region data centers includes shared rack units, full racks, private cages, custom bandwidth, and remote hands.

💼 Who It Serves

1. Financial services.
2. Domestic and international carriers.
3. Public cloud environments.
4. Hybrid cloud and private cloud providers.
5. Healthcare companies.
6. Enterprises requiring Paris-region colocation, interconnection, and sovereign infrastructure deployment.