Webaxys: DC1 Rouen

DC1 Rouen is operated by Webaxys and serves as the company’s Rouen-area data center in Sotteville-lès-Rouen, within the Rouen metro, France. Webaxys identifies Rouen as DC1, states that the facility has been operational since 2011, and positions it as the first building in its French data center footprint. Located in Normandy, the site benefits from proximity to Rouen, one of northern France’s key economic and logistics centers, with access to regional business activity and connectivity corridors linking the Paris basin, Le Havre, and Caen.

Webaxys presents the facility around themes of sovereign hosting, operational resilience, energy efficiency, and responsible infrastructure design. The operator highlights measured efficiency performance, multi-operator connectivity, and interconnection with its other French facilities, making the site relevant for enterprise hosting, continuity planning, and regulated data environments.

⚙️ Facility Highlights

1. Operational since 2011.
2. Presented by Webaxys on the basis of a Tier III modeling approach.
3. Published availability rate: 99.982%.
4. Measured PUE: 1.2.
5. Cooling design uses air cooling 96% of the time.
6. Webaxys states the site operates with 0% water consumption for cooling.
7. Cooling system is described as developed in-house for energy optimization.
8. Webaxys highlights heat recovery / heat valorization as part of the site’s efficiency model.
9. Colocation inquiry options for DC1 include 1U, 2U, 3U, quarter rack, half rack, full rack, and multiple 47U racks.
10. Support options referenced by Webaxys include 24/7 assistance, PCA, and PRA.

🔐 Security & Compliance

1. ISO 27001 certified.
2. HDS certification for health data hosting.
3. Webaxys positions the site around secure and sovereign hosting in France.
4. French-hosted infrastructure aligned with French and European data jurisdiction.

🌐 Connectivity & Carrier Access

1. Multi-operator connectivity.
2. Dark fiber links to Caen and Le Havre.
3. Part of Webaxys’s interconnected four-data-center platform in France.
4. Webaxys operates its own fiber network.
5. Connectivity offerings published by Webaxys range from 10 Mbps to 10 Gbps.
6. Positioned for enterprise interconnection, continuity architectures, and distributed hosting across Normandy and other French regions.

💼 Who It Serves

1. Enterprises and professional organizations.
2. Institutions and public-sector style environments.
3. Organizations requiring sovereign hosting in France.
4. Customers needing PCA, PRA, and 24/7 supported hosting environments.
5. Regulated workloads, including health data hosting use cases supported by HDS certification.