Dvt Consulting AG

What Dvt Consulting AG does

Dvt Consulting AG is a German planning and consultancy firm specializing in manufacturer-independent design of data centers and IT infrastructure. Founded in 1999 by Jens Dittrich and Uwe von Thienen in Königstein and headquartered in Schmitten (Taunus), the company has built its positioning around 100% independence from equipment vendors and suppliers, and has explicitly avoided external capital since inception. In 2001 it converted to a stock corporation (Aktiengesellschaft), although current commercial register filings list the entity as a GmbH.

The firm's service portfolio is organized into three core pillars: (1) Data Centre / TGA Planning, covering all technical building equipment trades — building technology, electrical engineering, HVAC/refrigeration, passive networks, fire protection, and security technology with N+1 redundancy for power and cooling; (2) Network Planning, encompassing passive and active networks and Wireless LAN; and (3) Planning / Project Management, including project control, emergency manuals, operating manuals, and HOAI-based project planning. Engagement is structured as project-based professional services with multi-year contracts and scope-driven pricing; revenue is not publicly disclosed.

Dvt serves enterprise and public-sector clients across banking and insurance (Deutsche Bank, ECB, Deutsche Bundesbank, DZ Hyp, DWS, ERGO, Talanx, TK, Targo Bank), IT services (Atos, DATEV), industry and automotive (Continental, Daimler, Valeo, Viessmann, Jungheinrich), healthcare (LMU Klinikum, Klinikum Nürnberg, Philips), public sector and research (ESA/ESOC, DARZ, DESY, TU Darmstadt, Fraport), and education. The firm holds leadership positions in international data center standardization bodies (DKE GK 719, CENELEC TC 215 WG3, ISO/IEC JTC1 SC39 WG3) and operates four offices across Germany (Schmitten HQ, Günding, Regensburg, Hamburg). It won the German Data Center Prize 2015 for the DARZ project.

Name

Dvt Consulting AG

Legal name

dvt Consulting GmbH

Website

https://dvt-ag.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Dvt Consulting AG is a German manufacturer-independent planning and consultancy firm that designs data centers and IT infrastructure for enterprise and public-sector clients including banks, insurers, ESA, automotive OEMs, and healthcare providers across four German offices.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Data Center & IT Infrastructure Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

DevOps, SRE & Platform Engineering Consulting (BPAHAEAK)

Keywords

• Data center planning
• IT infrastructure consulting
• Technical building equipment
• Network infrastructure design
• Data center project management

Headquarters

HQ city

Schmitten

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Planning and Consulting Services: Professional consulting and planning services for data centers and IT infrastructures. Services include analysis, consulting, and implementation support for projects.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Dvt Consulting AG provides manufacturer-independent planning and consulting services for data centres and IT infrastructures. Its portfolio spans all technical building equipment trades — building technology, electrical engineering, HVAC/refrigeration, passive networks, fire protection, and security technology — together with network planning and full project management. Services cover the complete project lifecycle from initial analysis and consulting through to implementation, construction supervision, and acceptance testing, delivered under HOAI-based phased planning.

Product overview

Dvt Consulting AG is a planning and consultancy firm offering manufacturer-independent consulting services for data centres and IT infrastructures. The company operates as a unified service portfolio organized into three core service areas: (1) Rechenzentrums-/TGA-Planung covering all technical building equipment trades including building technology, electrical engineering, climate/ventilation systems, passive networks, fire protection, and security technology; (2) Netzwerkplanung encompassing passive networks, active networks, and Wireless LAN planning; and (3) Planung/Projektsteuerung including project control, emergency manuals, operating manuals, and project planning. All services are delivered with a manufacturer-independent approach to ensure optimal solutions without external influences.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Data Centre/TGA Planning (Rechenzentrums-/TGA-Planung) Comprehensive manufacturer-independent planning services for data centres covering all technical building equipment trades including building technology, electrical engineering, climate/ventilation, passive networks, fire protection, and security technology. Plans high-availability data centres with N+1 redundancy for power, cooling, and emergency systems.
• Electrical Engineering (Elektrotechnik) Electrical planning for data centres including transformer selection, low-voltage main distribution (NSHV), UPS systems with N+1 redundancy, battery systems, emergency power generators (NEA), and power distribution within server racks using busbar or direct cable connection.
• Climate/Ventilation Technology (Klima-/Lüftungstechnik) Design of air conditioning systems for technical rooms with very high power densities, precision air conditioning, free cooling solutions, high-density solutions with direct rack cooling via chilled water or refrigerant, and integration into building management systems (GLT).
• Passive Network Planning (Passives Netzwerk) Planning of passive network infrastructure connecting main distributors (HV), area distributors (BV), local distribution points (LVP), and external network interfaces (ENS). Manufacturer-independent selection of optimal fibre optic and copper cabling, connector technology, and future expansion potential.
• Fire Protection Planning (Brandschutz) Preventive fire protection planning for data centres including fire detection systems, extinguishing equipment, smoke extraction systems, emergency lighting, rescue route guidance systems, and integration with building fire protection concepts.
• Security Technology Planning (Sicherheitstechnik) Security systems planning for data centres including video surveillance, access control, intrusion detection, fire alarm systems, and integration with secured redundant notification systems for emergency services.
• Building Technology Planning (Bautechnik) Structural planning for new construction and conversion of data centres and building infrastructures, including civil engineering, technical execution planning in AutoCAD, static and building physics calculations, and construction supervision.
• Network Planning (Netzwerkplanung) Comprehensive network planning services covering passive and active data networks, including collision planning to identify overlaps and optimize coordination across all planning details. Supports clients from planning through bidding, construction supervision, and acceptance testing.
• Active Networks Planning (Aktive Netzwerke) Active data infrastructure planning with focus on stability, fail-safety, and maintainability. Solutions using standards such as 802.1x and RADIUS for secure data communication, interpreting networks as universal platforms for all communication types.
• Wireless LAN Planning Wireless LAN planning and implementation including individual solutions for various environments (hospitals, airports, industrial, office), integration with enterprise networks, standard-based interface definitions, and portal-based security concepts.
• Planning/Project Management (Planung/Projektsteuerung) Project management and steering services applying a continuous optimization cycle according to quality management principles, including technical project control, scheduling, quality assurance during construction, and regular project meetings with clients.
• Project Control (Projektsteuerung) Technical project control for data centre construction, ensuring coordination of all trades in confined spaces, monitoring of schedules, cost framework, and execution quality. Includes regular construction meetings and post-project cost analysis.
• Emergency Manuals (Notfallhandbücher) IT emergency planning including identification of potential weaknesses in IT infrastructure, organizational procedures for emergencies, test scenarios for functional verification, and comprehensive IT emergency plans documented and explained to all stakeholders.
• Operating Manuals (Betriebshandbücher) Operating manuals for data centres and IT infrastructures describing technical and architectural requirements, supply engineering, and IT infrastructure. Independent of owners, suppliers, planners, and installers to ensure availability and maintainability.
• Project Planning (Projektplanung) Project planning based on HOAI (Honorarordnung für Architekten und Ingenieure) phases from concept through execution planning, including CAD-based drawings, cost estimates per phase, and preparation of detailed specifications (Leistungsverzeichnisse) for bidding.

Quantifiable outcome

• Awarded German Data Center Prize 2015 for 'Holistic Energy Efficiency in Data Center' for DARZ project
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers26 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• DKE (Deutsche Kommission Elektrotechnik Elektronik Informationstechnik)coreOthers · 1 November 2003Active participation in DKE standardization work. The company has held leadership in standardization of 'Infrastructure of Data Centres' since November 2003. Dvt serves as Chairman of DKE GK 719 'Rechenzentren' (Data Centers).
• CENELEC TC215coreOthersMember of CENELEC TC215 WG1 'Customer Premises Cabling' and Convener of CENELEC TC 215 WG3 'Facilities and Infrastructures Data Centre'. Active involvement in European standardization for data center infrastructure.
• ISO/IEC JTC1 SC39 WG3coreOthersConvener of ISO/IEC JTC1 SC39 WG3, participating in international standardization of data center infrastructure. This position allows dvt to represent customer interests and identify trends early.
• GUK 715.3coreOthersMember of GUK 715.3 'Informationstechnische Verkabelung von Gebäudekomplexen' (IT Cabling of Building Complexes), contributing to national standardization efforts.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• AFRY (ÅF Pöyry): AFRY is a Nordic-headquartered engineering consultancy with European data center and mission-critical infrastructure projects. Comparable to dvt as a multi-discipline engineering consultancy serving enterprise data center builds, though operating at much larger scale.
• Drees & Sommer: Drees & Sommer is a Stuttgart-based engineering consultancy with a strong data center and IT infrastructure practice across the DACH region. Comparable to dvt because it serves similar enterprise and public-sector clients in Germany with overlapping data center and IT infrastructure planning services.

Direct peers

• Uptime Institute: Uptime Institute is the global standard-setter for data center Tier classification and operator certification. Comparable to dvt because both shape and certify/inform data center infrastructure planning, with overlapping customer profiles in financial services and enterprise.
• Faith Group: Faith Group is a US-based consultancy specializing in data center and critical facilities planning, security, and technology design. Comparable to dvt as a niche consultancy offering integrated multi-discipline planning for enterprise data centers.
• Datacenter Group: Datacenter Group is a Dutch-headquartered data center design and consultancy firm serving enterprise clients across Europe. Comparable to dvt as a directly competing specialist consultancy focused on data center planning, design, and implementation.
• Jensen Hughes: Jensen Hughes provides fire protection engineering and life-safety consulting, with a strong mission-critical/data center practice. Comparable to dvt because both serve enterprise data center builds with overlapping fire protection and safety engineering scopes.
• Page (formerly EYP Mission Critical): Page's mission-critical facilities practice (formerly EYP) provides architecture and engineering for data centers and high-performance computing facilities. Comparable to dvt because it delivers holistic data center planning covering electrical, mechanical, and architectural trades for enterprise clients.

Broad incumbents

• WSP: WSP is a global engineering consultancy with a dedicated mission-critical facilities practice serving hyperscale and enterprise data center clients. Comparable to dvt because both deliver multi-discipline planning for data centers, but WSP operates globally with a much broader portfolio.
• AECOM: AECOM is a global infrastructure consultancy with a mission-critical/data center practice serving enterprise, hyperscaler, and government clients. Comparable to dvt as a broader engineering consultancy offering integrated data center planning services at much larger scale.
• Arcadis: Arcadis is a global design and consultancy firm with data center and digital infrastructure advisory practices, particularly strong in Europe. Comparable to dvt because it serves enterprise clients with strategic and technical data center planning services, but across a much wider portfolio.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/dvt-consulting-ag

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

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 →

Frequently asked questions about Dvt Consulting AG