Vianova: Vianova Data Center – Pisa

The Vianova Data Center – Pisa is a carrier-neutral colocation facility operated by Vianova S.p.A., an Italian ICT and telecommunications provider headquartered in Pisa, Italy. Located in the Tuscany region, the facility serves enterprises and service providers requiring secure, resilient digital infrastructure in central and northern Italy, and offers connectivity options across Vianova’s proprietary national backbone. Vianova’s data centers, including the Pisa site, are part of a network of facilities interconnected via high-capacity fiber across Italy to support continuity, redundancy, and low-latency services.

⚙️ Facility Highlights

1. Designed for enterprise-grade colocation and continuity of critical IT services in a protected environment.
2. Redundant power infrastructure with multiple independent power feeds and static UPS systems.
3. Backup diesel generators ensure power continuity in the event of grid failure.
4. Climate-controlled hot-aisle/cold-aisle design to maintain stable operating temperatures and humidity.
5. The facility is part of a geographically redundant pair with the Vianova Massarosa (Lucca) data center, connected by a 100 Gbps+ fiber ring supporting disaster recovery and high-availability configurations.
6. A large fleet of racks (at least 287 cabinets available) supports both 20U and 42U formats for customer equipment.
7. Dual-feed, redundant PDUs (power distribution units) per rack enable monitoring and safety.

🔐 Security & Compliance

1. Multi-layer physical security with controlled perimeter access and electronic badge authentication required for cabinet access.
2. Continuous 24/7 surveillance and monitoring systems covering the entire facility.
3. Access to individual customer racks is only allowed with a reserved electronic badge.
4. Active fire prevention systems, including oxygen-reduction and specialty detection, prevent combustion by maintaining oxygen levels below ignition thresholds.
5. The facility is located in a low-seismic region and built with anti-flooding and anti-seismic criteria to withstand significant natural events.
6. At the group level, Vianova’s data centers (including Pisa) are part of a management system certified to ISO 27001 (Information Security), ISO 22301 (Business Continuity), and ISO 9001 (Quality), and the overall group is qualified to QC2 standards by the Italian National Cybersecurity Agency (ACN) for public administration use.

🌐 Connectivity & Carrier Access

1. Carrier-neutral connectivity model allowing customer access to multiple network and transit providers via Vianova’s infrastructure.
2. Strong connectivity to Vianova’s national fiber backbone, interconnecting Pisa with Massarosa (Lucca), Turin, Milan, and Rome via multiple Points of Presence (PoPs).
3. High-capacity fiber rings support redundant IP/MPLS network architecture and enable low latency with diverse routing.
4. Direct peering with major italian and international exchange points (e.g., MIX Milan, NaMeX Rome) via interconnected transport rings.
5. While the facility enables carrier interconnections and peering via Vianova’s network, there is no indication that Pisa itself operates an Internet Exchange point hosted there. Vianova’s network reaches major IXs via transport but does not self-host an IX in the Pisa site.

💼 Who It Serves

1. Enterprises and multinational organizations requiring secure Italy-based infrastructure
2. Managed service providers and system integrators hosting client equipment
3. Telecom operators leveraging Vianova’s transport and colocation for regional presence
4. Regulated industries with compliance, continuity, and data sovereignty requirements
5. Organizations implementing enterprise hybrid IT, disaster recovery, or multi-site architectures