DC Connect

What DC Connect does

DC Connect B.V. is a Netherlands-based specialist in datacenter whitespace infrastructure, headquartered in Hillegom and operating as a private limited company (KvK 76313301). The team has 18 years of accumulated experience in designing, building, and managing the physical layer of datacenters, computer rooms, and technical facility environments, with a stated focus on the Benelux, Nordics, and DACH regions. The company positions itself as a single point of contact across the full whitespace lifecycle, combining in-house design, certified field engineers, and a project-based delivery model.

Its core offering spans structured data cabling (fiber and copper), power cabling and busbar systems, server racks, rack PDUs, cable management, hot/cold aisle containment, cages, airflow management, DCIM and facility monitoring, security/CCTV, earthing, server lifts, and professional cleaning. Services cover whitespace design, installation, project management, racking and stacking, IT migration, and ongoing maintenance. DC Connect supports this stack with a technology partnership ecosystem of approximately 30+ manufacturers, including Schneider Electric, Rittal, Eaton, Minkels, Panduit, Corning, Legrand, Datwyler, and AKCP, enabling multi-vendor integration. Notable product capabilities include a proprietary ROI calculator for airflow management energy savings and modular, free-standing Cooling Alley solutions that allow live-environment modifications.

DC Connect serves commercial datacenter operators, enterprise datacenters, managed service providers, and facility environments, with a named customer base that includes ABN AMRO, ING, Rabobank, BT, VodafoneZiggo, CyrusOne, Edge ConneX, NorthC, Iron Mountain, Reykjavik DC, Amgen, Red Bee Media, ENGIE, and Sentia. The revenue model combines hardware resale and professional services sold on a project-specific, quote-based pricing model under multi-year contracts, delivered through direct sales engineers. The company employs approximately 10-12 staff, is founder-owned with no disclosed institutional investors or M&A activity, and is actively building out its European sales coverage, including a January 2023 hire of a European Account Manager for Benelux and the Nordics.

Name

DC Connect

Legal name

DC Connect B.V.

Website

https://dcconnect.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

DC Connect B.V. is a Netherlands-based specialist in datacenter whitespace infrastructure, designing, supplying, installing, and maintaining structured cabling, server racks, power distribution, containment, and airflow management for commercial and enterprise datacenters, managed service providers, and facility environments across Europe.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Hillegom

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Professional Services and Project Work: Design, planning, implementation, project management and maintenance of whitespace infrastructure. Services include datacenter fit-out, migration, racking & stacking, and professional cleaning.
2. Product Sales: Supply and installation of datacenter products including structured cabling, server racks, rack PDUs, airflow management solutions, cable management, and security systems.
3. Managed Services / Maintenance: Ongoing maintenance and support services for datacenter whitespace infrastructure.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

DC Connect is a full-service datacenter whitespace infrastructure specialist based in Hillegom, Netherlands. The company designs, builds, and manages datacenter whitespace infrastructure for commercial datacenters, enterprise datacenters, managed service providers, and facility environments across Europe. Core offerings include the supply and installation of structured data cabling, power cabling, server racks, cold/hot aisle containment, rack PDUs, airflow management solutions, cable management, cages, DCIM/monitoring, and security systems, complemented by design, project management, racking & stacking, IT migration, and professional cleaning services delivered by certified in-house field engineers.

Product overview

DC Connect is a full-service datacenter infrastructure specialist offering a comprehensive portfolio of physical datacenter products and services. The company provides end-to-end whitespace infrastructure solutions for commercial and enterprise datacenters, managed service providers and facility environments. The core offering combines hardware products (structured data cabling, power cabling, server racks, rack PDUs, airflow management solutions, cages, and cable management systems) with installation services (design, project management, racking & stacking, IT migration, professional cleaning, and DCIM monitoring). All products and services are designed to complement each other, allowing customers a single point of contact for complete datacenter whitespace setup. The company operates primarily in Europe serving customers across Benelux, Nordics, and Germany.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Structured Data Cabling Design, supply, install and certify of data cabling infrastructure including fiber and copper cabling, from patch cables to complete infrastructure for datacenters.
• Power Cabling & Busbar Systems Design, supply and install of power cabling and busbar systems for datacenter racks, remote power panels (RPP) and main/sub-distribution boards.
• Server Racks Supply and install of server and data racks including associated hot and cold aisle containment solutions for datacenter whitespace.
• Cold & Hot Aisle Containment Solutions for separating cold and hot air flows in datacenters to improve cooling efficiency, including free-standing sliding door portals and transparent roof panels.
• Rack PDUs Supply and install of rack Power Distribution Units (PDUs) of all brands, including modular solutions from manufacturers like Schleifenbauer and Ratio Electric.
• Airflow Management Solutions Solutions for airflow optimization including hot and cold aisle containment, brush strips, grommets, blanking panels and accessories to separate cold and hot air in datacenters.
• Cable Management Systems Design, supply and install of cable support systems and cable management solutions including cable trays and cable routing for datacenters.
• Datacenter Cages Design, supply and install of datacenter cages with closed panels, secure access doors, and mesh panels for securing customer IT environments.
• Server Lifts & Tech Carts Equipment for lifting and moving servers during installation and migration projects, including ServerLIFT solutions.
• DCIM & Monitoring Solutions Design, delivery and installation of facility and IT related software and hardware solutions from patch management to asset management, including security and CCTV systems.
• Whitespace Design and Project Management Complete design and project management from planning through supplier coordination, installation and maintenance of datacenter whitespace infrastructure.
• Racking & Stacking Services Installation service for racking and moving servers and switches, and patching cabling, powered by ServerLIFT equipment.
• IT Migration Services Migration of IT infrastructure including hardware and architecture, facilitating change management and support in installing and configuring software.
• Professional Cleaning Services Professional cleaning services including contamination and dust control, periodic cleaning and ESD control for datacenter environments.

Quantifiable outcome

• Complete datacenter installation completed within 3 weeks
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers20 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Datwyler: Swiss-headquartered datacenter infrastructure specialist offering cabling, power and rack solutions plus integration services across Europe. Closest functional peer to DC Connect in scope, customer base and project-based delivery model.
• Minkels: Dutch datacenter rack, containment and infrastructure solutions provider (part of Legrand). Operates in the same Benelux market and is both a DC Connect technology partner and a competitor for whitespace fitout projects.
• Chatsworth Products (CPI): Global specialist in physical IT infrastructure (cabinets, cabling, power and monitoring) with integrator network. Comparable product portfolio and channel-based delivery model to DC Connect.

Broad incumbents

• Schneider Electric: Global leader in datacenter power, cooling, racks and DCIM, with a large services arm delivering integrated whitespace solutions. Competes with DC Connect both as product vendor and integrator for large European projects.
• Vertiv: Critical digital infrastructure provider offering power, thermal and IT management solutions plus deployment services for datacenters. Overlaps with DC Connect's whitespace fitout and PDU business across Europe.
• Eaton: Major power management vendor with a strong datacenter rack PDU and busway portfolio plus field services. Competes with DC Connect for power cabling and rack PDU scope on whitespace projects.
• Legrand: Global electrical and digital building infrastructure group (parent of Minkels, Raritan, Zucchini). Competes directly with DC Connect on power distribution, cabling and rack/containment for European datacenters.
• Rittal: German enclosure, rack and power distribution specialist with significant IT infrastructure business. Competes with DC Connect on server rack and containment deployments, especially in DACH.
• Panduit: Global physical infrastructure vendor for cabling, connectivity and cabinet systems. Both a DC Connect partner and indirect competitor on structured cabling scope of whitespace projects.
• ABB: Swiss-Swedish power and automation major with growing datacenter services capability, including power distribution and busway. Increasingly competes for integrated whitespace design-build mandates in Europe.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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