What The Datacenter Group does

The Datacenter Group, operating under the NorthC Datacenters brand, is a Netherlands-headquartered regional colocation and connectivity provider founded in 2007. The company operates an interconnected network of approximately 25 carrier-neutral datacenter facilities spanning three European countries — the Netherlands (Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Eindhoven, Groningen, Almere, Aalsmeer, Oude Meer, Delft, Nieuwegein), Germany (Berlin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Munich, Nuremberg), and Switzerland (Biel/Bern, Münchenstein/Basel, Winterthur/Zürich). Service lines center on colocation (full rack and flexible per-rack-unit), carrier-neutral connectivity, Cloud Connect private links to public cloud providers, professional migration services, and Region Connect, a proprietary inter-datacenter ring providing uniform access to cloud and service providers across every NorthC site. The underlying technology is physical infrastructure rather than software: ISO 27001-certified facilities running on 100% green electricity, with a stated target of full CO2 neutrality by 2030.

The business model is built on long-term managed-service colocation contracts with quote-based, non-publicly-disclosed pricing, billed primarily on multi-year terms. Distribution runs through direct enterprise field sales for full-rack deployments, complemented by an Alliance Partner Program and rack-unit reseller channel for smaller and SMB deployments. The customer base is segmented across six verticals: ICT, AI & Hightech, and Government as primary, with Research & Education, Healthcare, and IT/Managed Cloud Service Providers as secondary segments. Reported employee count is 11–50, which likely reflects the legacy The Datacenter Group entity rather than the consolidated NorthC operating group given the physical scale of operations. No revenue figures, ownership disclosures, or management team details are publicly available on the company website, limiting visibility into financial performance and corporate structure.

The company's strategic posture combines regional density, carrier-neutrality, and sustainability as primary differentiators. By aggregating multiple connectivity providers and major public cloud on-ramps at each site and linking sites via Region Connect, NorthC positions itself as a connective tissue for European enterprise, government, and IT service provider IT estates — competing on local presence, ecosystem breadth, and green-energy credentials rather than on hyperscale scale or low-cost power.

Name

The Datacenter Group

Legal name

NorthC

Website

https://thedatacentergroup.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Datacenter Group, operating as NorthC Datacenters, is a Netherlands-based regional colocation provider operating roughly 25 carrier-neutral datacenters across the Netherlands, Germany, and Switzerland, serving enterprises, governments, and IT service providers with colocation, cloud connectivity, and migration services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Data Center Services

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518210), Wired and Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite) (51711)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Retail Colocation (Multi-Tenant Data Centers) (HDABACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Modular & Prefabricated Data Centers (HDABACAH), Network Interconnection & Data Center Meet-Me Services (MMRs, carrier hotels, interconnect fabrics) (HDAIAEAK)

Keywords

• Colocation services
• Datacenter infrastructure
• Cloud connectivity
• Carrier-neutral facilities
• Managed datacenter services

Headquarters

HQ city

Amsterdam

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices19 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Infrastructure, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Colocation: Colocation services where customers house their own servers in NorthC's regional datacenters with guaranteed safety and continuity standards.
2. Colocation per Rack Unit: Flexible colocation options from individual rack units through quarter and half racks, offered through partner relationships for smaller space requirements.
3. Cloud Connect Services: Private connectivity services linking customer IT environments to public cloud providers with guaranteed bandwidth and security.
4. Migration Services: Professional services guiding customers through safe and efficient migration of their IT infrastructure to NorthC datacenters while ensuring business continuity.
5. Region Connect: Cross-datacenter connectivity enabling uniform access to cloud and service providers across all NorthC locations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Datacenter Group operates regional carrier-neutral datacenter facilities providing colocation, connectivity, private cloud connections, and IT infrastructure migration services to enterprise, government, IT, and managed cloud service provider customers across the Netherlands, Germany, and Switzerland. The proprietary Region Connect ring interlinks all locations to provide uniform cross-site access to cloud and connectivity providers.

Product overview

NorthC Datacenters is a regional datacenter provider offering a unified portfolio of colocation and connectivity services. The core offering includes full-rack colocation and flexible partial rack solutions, supported by cloud-neutral connectivity access and Cloud Connect for private public cloud connections. Additional services include migration support and the Region Connect ring that interconnects all NorthC facilities across the Netherlands, Germany, and Switzerland. The company serves businesses, IT providers, managed cloud service providers, institutions, and government organizations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Colocation

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% green electricity across all datacenters
• +2 more outcomes

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Public Cloud ProviderscoreTechnology or IntegrationNorthC provides Cloud Connect services enabling private connections to all major public cloud providers from within their datacenters. This allows customers to securely and efficiently connect their IT environments to public cloud infrastructure.
• Connectivity Providers (Carriers)coreTechnology or IntegrationNorthC operates carrier-neutral datacenters hosting multiple connectivity providers. The company maintains a carrier list of available providers per location and actively facilitates bringing new providers into their facilities when customers request them.
• Alliance Partner ProgramcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNorthC maintains an Alliance Partner Program for partners who resell or distribute their datacenter services, particularly for smaller deployment options like individual rack units.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• AtlasEdge Data Centers: European edge-focused data center operator built from Digital Bridge and Liberty Global assets, targeting regional and edge workloads that overlap with NorthC's regional positioning.

Broad incumbents

• Equinix: Global colocation and interconnection leader with dense European footprint (including Amsterdam); competes with NorthC for enterprise and carrier customers but operates at much larger scale and broader geographic scope.
• Iron Mountain Data Centers: Global colocation provider with European facilities, competing for the same compliance-sensitive and enterprise customers that NorthC serves in regulated verticals.
• Colt Data Centre Services: European-focused colocation and connectivity provider with major facilities in Frankfurt, Amsterdam, and other DACH cities, offering similar carrier-neutral and enterprise services to NorthC.
• Digital Realty: Global data center REIT with significant DACH presence (including former Interxion assets), serving the same enterprise and cloud customers as NorthC but with a much larger global platform.
• Vantage Data Centers: Hyperscale-oriented data center operator expanding aggressively in EMEA, competing for AI/Hightech and large enterprise workloads that NorthC also targets in the DACH region.
• Telehouse: International colocation provider with carrier-neutral facilities across Europe, serving similar enterprise connectivity and cloud-on-ramp use cases as NorthC.
• CyrusOne (GDS): Large global colocation operator (now part of GDS) serving enterprise and hyperscale customers in Europe, competing for the same AI/Hightech and regulated-vertical workloads as NorthC.

Direct peers

• Maincubes: Regional DACH colocation provider with carrier-neutral facilities in Germany and the Netherlands, directly comparable to NorthC in footprint, sustainability positioning, and target customer base.
• e-shelter (NTT Data): German-headquartered colocation operator (now part of NTT) with major Frankfurt and DACH presence, competing head-to-head with NorthC for enterprise and hyperscale-adjacent workloads in the same regional corridor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/northcdatacenters
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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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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