Virtus Data Centres: Virtus Berlin 2
About Virtus Berlin 2
Virtus Berlin 2 is part of the state-of-the-art Virtus Marienpark Campus located in Berlin, Germany — a major expansion of Virtus Data Centres’ European footprint under ST Telemedia Global Data Centres. Designed as a hyperscale-ready, carrier-neutral site, Berlin 2 complements Berlin 1 within the same Marienpark ecosystem, collectively forming one of Germany’s most advanced digital infrastructure hubs.
Strategically situated close to central Berlin and Berlin Brandenburg Airport, the facility provides direct access to Germany’s dense fibre backbone, key enterprise corridors, and the capital’s growing technology and AI sector. Virtus Berlin 2 reflects the company’s focus on sustainability, scalability, and operational excellence, addressing the increasing demand for cloud, AI, and high-performance compute capacity in Central Europe.
⚙️ Facility Highlights
- Built as one of four interconnected data centres on the Marienpark Campus with an expected IT load of approximately 14.4 MW per building.
- Part of a combined campus infrastructure offering roughly 57.6 MW of total power, ensuring redundancy, scalability, and resource efficiency.
- Engineered for Tier III+ resiliency with concurrent maintainability and fault-tolerant design principles.
- Designed with a Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) target below 1.2, leveraging advanced cooling and power distribution systems.
- Incorporates sustainable innovations such as waste-heat recovery into Berlin’s district-heating grid and use of 100 % renewable energy sources.
🔐 Security & Compliance
- Multi-layered physical security including biometric authentication, 24/7/365 on-site personnel, CCTV surveillance, vehicle-trap entry and perimeter fencing.
- Adheres to ISO 27001 (Information Security), ISO 50001 (Energy Management), and ISO 14001 (Environmental Management) frameworks as part of Virtus’s European operational standards.
- Built to comply with German and EU data-centre regulations for availability, environmental impact, and energy efficiency.
- Continuous infrastructure monitoring with full redundancy in power, cooling, and network paths to ensure uptime SLAs above 99.999 %.
🌐 Connectivity & Carrier Access
- Fully carrier-neutral facility offering diverse fibre entry points and direct connectivity to national and international network providers.
- Integrated into Virtus’s low-latency European network fabric, supporting direct cloud on-ramps, inter-data-centre connectivity, and hybrid-cloud deployments.
- Provides cross-connect options between Berlin 1 and Berlin 2 for seamless scalability within the Marienpark Campus.
- Designed to host hyperscale cloud, AI, and HPC ecosystems with high-bandwidth availability and flexible network configurations.
💼 Who It Serves
- Hyperscalers and global cloud platforms seeking sustainable, high-capacity data-centre infrastructure in Germany’s capital region.
- AI, machine-learning and high-performance computing enterprises needing power-dense environments and scalable data halls.
- Enterprises, SaaS, and fintech companies requiring secure, compliant, and energy-efficient hosting within the EU.
- Telecommunications and interconnection providers expanding their presence in Berlin to meet rising network-edge demand.
