Tedra: Digital Realty Madrid MAD4 (Madrid, Spain)

Digital Realty Madrid MAD4 is a Digital Realty data center facility located at Calle de Alfonso Gómez 4, 28037 Madrid, Spain. Digital Realty positions MAD4 as a carrier-neutral and cloud-neutral colocation site within its Madrid campus, designed to support scalable deployments ranging from single cabinets to multi-megawatt suites.

MAD4 is located in Madrid’s eastern technology corridor (San Blas–Canillejas), and is marketed as part of an interconnected metro platform where cloud providers, network operators, and enterprise customers interconnect across the Madrid campus using redundant fiber connectivity.

⚙️ Facility Highlights

1. Carrier-neutral / cloud-neutral colocation positioning.
2. Facility address (operator-published): Calle de Alfonso Gómez 4, Madrid, 28037, Spain.
3. Total building size (operator-published): 380,000 ft² (35,000 m²).
4. UPS redundancy (operator-published): 2N.
5. Cooling redundancy (operator-published): N+1.
6. High-density positioning: operator states “configuración de alta densidad de potencia eléctrica” (no numeric rack density published).
7. Backup generation (operator-published): Generators N+1, with fuel supply guaranteed in 4 hours (operator statement).
8. Availability claim (operator-published): SLA 99.999% (operator statement).
9. Campus interconnection: operator states a redundant dark-fiber ring connecting the four Madrid data centers.
10. Customer operational features (operator-published): 24x7 onsite technical support, customer portal, staging/warehouse services, work/rest/meeting rooms, Wi-Fi, and KVM.

🔐 Security & Compliance

1. Access control: controlled access via card readers with two-factor authentication (operator statement).
2. Security staffing: 24x7 security guards (operator statement).
3. Physical security: operator states multi-layer physical security and CCTV.
4. Monitoring: operator states continuous infrastructure monitoring via BMS.
5. Fire detection: operator states VESDA early smoke detection.
6. Fire suppression: operator states gas-based suppression.
7. Operator-published security summary: onsite security personnel, biometric/photo badge access, and CCTV with 30-day backup.

Compliance & standards (operator-level / site-supported):

1. ISO 20001, ENS, SOC 1, SOC 2, PCI-DSS, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 27001, ISO 22301 (listed on the MAD4 facility page).
2. LEED Gold and 100% renewable energy are listed on the MAD4 facility page.
3. Facility-specific certificate IDs and certification scopes: Not publicly disclosed.

🌐 Connectivity & Carrier Access

1. Connectivity ecosystem (operator-published): “+220 proveedores de red, cloud y servicios IT” across Madrid facilities (operator statement).
2. Public cloud on-ramps (operator-published): direct connections to AWS, Azure, Google, IBM, Oracle, OVH.
3. Interconnection platform (operator-published): virtual connections via ServiceFabric™.
4. Campus fiber design (operator-published): redundant dark-fiber ring connecting the four Madrid sites.
5. Facility record (third-party): PeeringDB lists Digital Realty Madrid MAD4 with Local Exchanges: 0 (public record).

The facility does not operate an Internet Exchange (IX).

The presence of exchange points, peering platforms, or carrier interconnection at a site does not constitute IX operation by the facility.

💼 Who It Serves

1. Enterprises and multinational organizations requiring large-scale colocation in Madrid with scalable deployment options.
2. Cloud providers and cloud-adjacent platforms leveraging direct cloud on-ramps and private interconnection services.
3. Network operators / ISPs / service providers seeking carrier-neutral presence in Madrid’s connectivity corridor.
4. Organizations implementing hybrid IT and multi-site architectures across Digital Realty’s Madrid campus footprint.